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Doctor_J

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11. to be precise, the du apologists no longer call themselves liberals.

Reply to newthinking (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2015, 09:51 AM

Nov 2015

But it's true that people like Krugman, who still considers himself a liberal, has abandoned liberalism for Obama and now Clinton. Good read

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It’s not just Fox News: How liberal apologists torpedoed change, helped make the Democrats safe [View all] newthinking Nov 2015 OP

Thomas Frank is always the smartest person hifiguy Nov 2015 #1

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Nov 2015 #2

Center-left? Nah. Scuba Nov 2015 #3

The wording is just sad, liberal apologists? On what planet? Rex Nov 2015 #4

There are only two viable political parties sulphurdunn Nov 2015 #5

If he's right, there's no point pscot Nov 2015 #6

big K and R. bbgrunt Nov 2015 #7

There is a growing group SadWingsOfDestiny Nov 2015 #8

Everything you described is exactly what liberals are for. Skeeter Barnes Nov 2015 #9

The link does nothing for me. SadWingsOfDestiny Nov 2015 #10

to be precise, the du apologists no longer call themselves liberals. Doctor_J Nov 2015 #11

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #12

So we're liberals this week? Last week we were leftists. hobbit709 Nov 2015 #13

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