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sendero

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2. Or at least not..

Reply to UnrepentantLiberal (Original post)

Thu Apr 25, 2013, 07:06 AM

Apr 2013

.... the caricature of what a liberal is supposed to be.

I am a "liberal" because of economic justice issues and civil liberties issues. There's plenty of stuff that is supposed to come with "liberal" that I can do without.

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Most Democrats are NOT liberals [View all] UnrepentantLiberal Apr 2013 OP

Now LostOne4Ever Apr 2013 #1

Or at least not.. sendero Apr 2013 #2

Like what? UnrepentantLiberal Apr 2013 #8

Depends on your definition of "liberal". From the wiki definition of liberalism, most Democrats are. pampango Apr 2013 #3

The term doesn't mean that in American political discourse. Spider Jerusalem Apr 2013 #5

While I consider myself a social democrat, as most liberals in Europe seem to be, pampango Apr 2013 #9

I'd say there is a significant contingent of liberal republicans who left their no_hypocrisy Apr 2013 #4

Which is why they love Obama so much. UnrepentantLiberal Apr 2013 #7

Unthinkable Fla_Democrat Apr 2013 #6