Posted by
James Biga on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 7:23:41 PM
I am tired of hearing Democrats, especially Barack Obama labelled as Liberals. JFK was a Liberal. Harry Truman was a Liberal. Thomas Jefferson was a Liberal. The present day Democrat is NOT a Liberal.
Liberalsim:
Pronunciation: \'li-b(?-)r?-?li-z?m\
Function: noun
Date: 1819
1: the quality or state of being liberal
2a often capitalized : a movement in modern Protestantism emphasizing intellectual liberty and the spiritual and ethical content of Christianity b: a theory in economics emphasizing individual freedom from restraint and usually based on free competition, the self-regulating market, and the gold standard c: a political philosophy based on belief in progress, the essential goodness of the human race, and the autonomy of the individual and standing for the protection of political and civil liberties d: capitalized : the principles and policies of a Liberal party.
Many would argue that definition 2a applies to the modern Democrat. Seeing as the Democrats have taken in many non Christians as well as atheists the argument would be vacuous.
Definition b definitely doesn't fit Barack Obama nor his party. The modern Democrat wants to punish the successful person through taxes and give this money to the non-productive.
The argument could be made in support of definition c, though I have a few questions. Progress towards what? What in today's world would make a person believe in the essential goodness of the Human race? The Middle East? Africa? China? Russia?
As for protection of civil liberties this only applies to those that are in the minority. If you believe that gay's shouldn't be allowed to get married or that Islamists should be destroyed you are a mere bigot.
Pronunciation: \'so-sh?-?li-z?m\
Function: noun
Date: 1837
1: any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods 2a: a system of society or group living in which there is no private property b: a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state 3: a stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done
Carefully read this definition. This is where the modern democratic party is going.