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In reply to the discussion: What remains unchanged or has worsened under Obama? [View all]Fire Walk With Me
(38,893 posts)who wonders why none of what I've listed has since been removed from the list.
However, attacking the structure of the OP instead of actually considering any, ANY of the content is quite poor. Attack but do not consider. Lambaste and do not research. Protect Obama no matter what he does, no matter what.
The only amen chorus on DU of which I am aware are those who are incapable of even considering that anything, =anything= Obama does might possibly be anything but walk-on-water pure. And they'll attack anything which might counter their consensus reality using ad hominem, straw man, and other distractions without ever actually addressing the issues presented.
Facts. You can research them. Nothing from RWNJ sites at all.
Define: Liberal
Google:
lib·er·al
/ˈlibərəl/
Adjective
Open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values.
Noun
A person of liberal views.
Synonyms
generous - bounteous - lavish - bountiful - free
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Wikipedia:
Liberalism (from the Latin liberalis) is a political philosophy or worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally they support ideas such as free and fair elections, civil rights, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, free trade, and private property.
Liberalism first became a distinct political movement during the Age of Enlightenment, when it became popular among philosophers and economists in the Western world. Liberalism rejected the notions, common at the time, of hereditary privilege, state religion, absolute monarchy, and the Divine Right of Kings. The 17th century philosopher John Locke is often credited with founding liberalism as a distinct philosophical tradition. Locke argued that each man has a natural right to life, liberty and property and according to the social contract, governments must not violate these rights. Liberals opposed traditional conservatism and sought to replace absolutism in government with democracy and/or republicanism and the rule of law.
The revolutionaries of the American Revolution, segments of the French Revolution, and other liberal revolutionaries from that time used liberal philosophy to justify the armed overthrow of what they saw as tyrannical rule. The nineteenth century saw liberal governments established in nations across Europe, Spanish America, and North America. In this period, the dominant ideological opponent of liberalism was classical conservatism.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism