I really must write a thing about what I mean by 'liberal' because conceptions of it vary so greatly especially across the Atlantic.
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Those considerably to the left of me accuse me of wanting to maintain the status quo which (bizarrely) they see as conservative. Those significantly to the right of me accuse me of wanting to further fuck up a system which has been going wrong for some time.
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This is why some of us chose the title "Classical" Liberal, because it separates from American progressivism, modern regressivism. Liberty for self and others, accepted and expected self-responsibility is the foundation of it all. The details are chop on a deep current.
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I go with 'Enlightenment' liberalism now. I used to use 'classical' liberalism but people kept thinking I favoured libertarian economics, which I don't.
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/me nods. That label, a verbal shortcut, also avoids the latest well poisons and is evocative of a thoughtful reflectiveness.
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How does one hold onto liberal values without falling off the deep end (meaning the extreme left)?
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That you are even asking this question means you won't fall off the deep end
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I think I phrased my question wrong... I know I won't fall off the deep end. What I meant was how does one maintain liberal values without them being usurped by the extreme left?
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This doesn't make much sense tho. It is by maintaining liberal values that you avoid extremism.https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/liberal …
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Ok, I see. I think some of the rhetoric is what is confusing me then.
I'll keep reading. Thank you!
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Not me. Also, you were great in Portland. Love, ya.
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I mainly support people who argue correctly (based on logic and/or evidence), and whose aim is improvement (either personal or societal). Labels are too shifty, and discourage nuance
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