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Related: About this forumIf Establishment Democrats can say they are liberal, the Koch Brothers can say they are liberal
Because establishment Democrats seem to show that you only need to be liberal / progressive on social issues to be able to claim to be a liberal / progressive, and that's similar to the Koch Brothers:
Im basically a libertarian, and Im a conservative on economic matters, and Im a social liberal, Koch said in a forthcoming interview with Barbara Walters that was previewed on This Week Sunday.
- http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/koch-brother-im-social-liberal
Of course the Kochs give a lot of money to socially conservative groups, of which the Koch Brothers have this answer:
But he conceded that views on abortion and marriage equality doesnt actually dictate his political activism or choice of candidates. What I want these candidates to do is to support a balanced budget, he said. Im very worried that if the budget is not balanced that inflation could occur and the economy of our country could suffer terribly.
But it seems that Hillary has shown that you can be pro-black even though you have contributed to their suffering, and you can be pro-hispanic while continuing imperialist policies in Latin America.
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If Establishment Democrats can say they are liberal, the Koch Brothers can say they are liberal (Original Post)
AZ Progressive
Mar 2016
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"Social progressive" + "fiscal conservative" equals "I'd like to help, but I won't."
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Mar 2016
#2
If a white male decades serving congressman can say hes not establishment....nt
LexVegas
Mar 2016
#5
Trust Buster
(7,299 posts)1. If the Sanders crowd can call themselves the base of the Democratic Party,
then the Tea Party can call themselves moderate Republicans......LOL
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,595 posts)2. "Social progressive" + "fiscal conservative" equals "I'd like to help, but I won't."
Libertarians are conservatives who like to smoke pot.
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)3. Koch Bros funded the DLC, which was founded by the Clintons and Al From.
JTFrog
(14,274 posts)4. That's some pretty stupid logic.
Anything starting off with an assumption that stupid is never gonna be taken seriously.
But I think grasping at straws is all that some folks have left.
LexVegas
(6,101 posts)5. If a white male decades serving congressman can say hes not establishment....nt