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In reply to the discussion: Liberalism in Europe 'facing its biggest fight' against the far-right and 'the politics of fear' [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(101,149 posts)29. Yes, as I said, they are not socialists, and neither is the US Democratic party
They're not a party with many links to the unions, unlike Labour, but they're not looking to limit them, unlike the Tories. Lib Dem policies are not libertarian - they are in favour of heavy government involvement in environmental protection, for instance. They proposed a top income tax rate of 50% when Labour were in power with the top rate at 40%; eventually, Labour adopted it.
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pampango
Mar 2015
OP
I suppose the collective memory of the evil of fascism is dying with that generation passing away.
pampango
Mar 2015
#2
The liberals are "misguided" but not the far-right? The latter simply reflects "reasonable fear"?
pampango
Mar 2015
#7
OK, I'm trying to find your Tower Hamlets segregated swimming pool story
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2015
#21
And that is what we need to address. These things are fearful but FDRs words ring even truer today
jwirr
Mar 2015
#26
Most liberals in Europe do believe in markets though they have tempered that with strong safety
pampango
Mar 2015
#8
"I don't think you will find that any European liberals are pro-union." Really?
pampango
Mar 2015
#13
Mercantilism is not 'competition among nations'. It is economic policy to benefit one country over
pampango
Mar 2015
#19
That certainly proves that nazis din't believe in the 'free market'. Nationalism and militarism
pampango
Mar 2015
#15
Yes, as I said, they are not socialists, and neither is the US Democratic party
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2015
#29
The EU exists only to further neoliberalism and capital run amok so I hope it busts.
TheKentuckian
Mar 2015
#12
Let's hope that the income equality and overall prosperity in Europe does not go bust
pampango
Mar 2015
#16
The whole agenda of the EU is to undo income equality, strip away those protections,
TheKentuckian
Mar 2015
#22
If that were true, Europe would not have the world's best income equality and would have lost
pampango
Mar 2015
#25
No, I meant what I said not what you want to jump off on. Why do you just put words in people's
TheKentuckian
Mar 2015
#27