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True Blue Door

(2,969 posts) Tue Sep 30, 2014, 06:46 AM Sep 2014

The Mission of a Liberal [View all]

1. To solve problems in such a way as to avoid perpetuating them - i.e., first do no harm. (As distinct from leftism)

2. To create new opportunities without compromising existing ones. (As distinct from libertarianism)

3. To ensure absolute equality of rights, and practical equality of opportunities. (As distinct from conservatism)

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The Mission of a Liberal [View all] True Blue Door Sep 2014 OP

although I like your definitions- general as they are cali Sep 2014 #1

Those who thnk that political purity s more important than progress baldguy Sep 2014 #2

there's some accuracy in that as there is in this: cali Sep 2014 #3

Like it or not, leftism has an ideological element that cares more about form True Blue Door Sep 2014 #4

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