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cthulu2016

(10,960 posts)
21. You are mistaken, as relates to the topic being discussed
Wed Aug 21, 2013, 11:39 PM
Aug 2013

Saying "being a British conservative is hardly right-wing, by our standards" is simply incorrect in the arena of press freedoms, surveillance issues, search and seizure issues.

(Which is the only arena relevant to the argument.)

Even a middle-of-the-road British liberal would fall outside both American parties in his or her view of the issues we in America think of as 1st and 4th Amendment rights.

By international standards, America has an unusually free press and an unusually strong sense of privacy.



That's not being a good Democrat, it's just stupid nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #1
Du rec. Nt xchrom Aug 2013 #2
Being a democrat now appears to be about reflexive wagon circling around Obama whatchamacallit Aug 2013 #3
Unfortunately so DissidentVoice Aug 2013 #11
If he got the nomination I'd vote for him cthulu2016 Aug 2013 #14
No, they're not (doing it and liking it) DissidentVoice Aug 2013 #16
No, the funny part is the people trying to apply the US Constitution to it. jeff47 Aug 2013 #4
No doubt. Pretty loony posts striving to blame Obama Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #5
Not on press freedoms cthulu2016 Aug 2013 #8
I would have agreed if not framed as a contradiction cthulu2016 Aug 2013 #6
Exactly....... When did we defeat them and force our government on them? 4bucksagallon Aug 2013 #17
well, there you have it folks Scootaloo Aug 2013 #28
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Being a Democrat, good or otherwise, has nothing to do with this. frazzled Aug 2013 #9
what does swallowing the Guardian's outright LIES whole make somebody? Just curious. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #10
Dunno. A dull boy? Healthy, wealthy and wise? cthulu2016 Aug 2013 #12
I'll go with Healthy, wealthy and wise, because I have a problem with the unconstitutional RC Aug 2013 #13
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Margaret Thatcher is the definitive British conservative, decidely right wing. By any standards. Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #18
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Are you a British conservative? hrmjustin Aug 2013 #20
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Sorry, it sounded like you were for a moment in the post like you were from the UK. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #24
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I have heard of it, but I only post here. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #26
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You are mistaken, as relates to the topic being discussed cthulu2016 Aug 2013 #21
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