Amen to that

Brian W. Doss in a comments thread at Catallarchy:

I have long denied and rejected the misappropriation of the honorable adjective ‘liberal’ by socialists, authoritarians, and other conservative social controllers of the left. Thus I defiantly reject the need to modify liberal with anything else. Social Democracy is (in 90% of cases) NOT liberal, full-bore socialism is NOT liberal, massive intervention in the US economy to serve top-down goals and objectives is NOT liberal, etc.

Thankfully those folk have now taken to calling themselves “progressives” so there’s hope for a removal of confusion about the term ‘liberal’ in the future….

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[wulfbeorn]

And the Lord be with you!

[Bolersboyo]

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[Frank McGahon]

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