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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 09:10 AM Original message |
How can the RW say being a liberal is a bad thing? |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 09:13 AM Response to Original message |
1. One of the synonyms of "liberal" is "generous" |
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Trajan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 09:13 AM Response to Original message |
2. Because they have gotten away with this demonization for decades |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
3. ah, but see, you're trying to approach it logically |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 09:16 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Not to mention that "liberal" is sometimes a code word for "Jew" |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 09:18 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Do you know more of the history of this? |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 09:24 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. It's sort of a blanket hate/paranoia thing |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 09:27 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. okay, so it ties in with the "liberal media" and "elite" shit..... |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
4. Because They Say It's Bad |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
7. It's one of those buzzwords, like "socialism"... |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
9. For 20 years, hate radio and Fox News have used "liberal" as a synonym for |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
11. ack in '04 I googled "Why is liberal a dirty word" & this DU article was the first hit: |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 01:19 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. In the six years since that was posted, however... |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 01:30 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. When you think about it, the right for a citizen to own a gun is a very liberal idea. |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
13. JFK Answered this question: |
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