Comments on: Liberal Definition of “Liberal” http://pleadthefirst.com/2006/02/13/liberal-definition-of-liberal/ Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of an unnecessary blog, or prohibiting the free posting therein. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:25:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Brenda Bowers http://pleadthefirst.com/2006/02/13/liberal-definition-of-liberal/#comment-3520 Brenda Bowers Sun, 16 Jul 2006 01:24:20 +0000 http://pleadthefirst.com/2006/02/13/liberal-definition-of-liberal/#comment-3520 Like all labels that get volleyed around the ones mentioned have no validity at all. People have opinions and most people are so-called liberal in some areas and so-called conservative in others. The only people who fit the mold smoothly are non- thinkers. Of course, sadly we do have a lot of those. Well I’ll be darned, I just demolished my supposition didn’t I? Lot of non-thinkers= people who smoothly fit mold= lot of liberals. Or, lot of non-thinkers=people who fit mold=lot of conservatives. Or, lot of non-thinkers=people fit mold=lot of people who wear brown shoes. Wow! I think I hit on something here. We could keep this up and get everybody categorized in nice neat little groups! Like all labels that get volleyed around the ones mentioned have no validity at all. People have opinions and most people are so-called liberal in some areas and so-called conservative in others. The only people who fit the mold smoothly are non- thinkers. Of course, sadly we do have a lot of those.
Well I’ll be darned, I just demolished my supposition didn’t I? Lot of non-thinkers= people who smoothly fit mold= lot of liberals. Or, lot of non-thinkers=people who fit mold=lot of conservatives. Or, lot of non-thinkers=people fit mold=lot of people who wear brown shoes. Wow! I think I hit on something here. We could keep this up and get everybody categorized in nice neat little groups!

]]> By: PotatoStew http://pleadthefirst.com/2006/02/13/liberal-definition-of-liberal/#comment-3404 PotatoStew Thu, 13 Jul 2006 04:54:54 +0000 http://pleadthefirst.com/2006/02/13/liberal-definition-of-liberal/#comment-3404 Hi Michael, thanks for the reply. I'm sure it does cut the other way too. I would guess that Greenwald focused on the issue the way he did because, A) With Bush's approval ratings as low as they are, there are probably quite a few more Bush-disapproving-conservatives getting labeled "Liberal" than there are Bush-approving-liberals getting labeled "Conservative", and B) Greenwald's personal experience involves being labeled as a liberal for his criticisms of Bush. Hi Michael, thanks for the reply. I’m sure it does cut the other way too. I would guess that Greenwald focused on the issue the way he did because, A) With Bush’s approval ratings as low as they are, there are probably quite a few more Bush-disapproving-conservatives getting labeled “Liberal” than there are Bush-approving-liberals getting labeled “Conservative”, and B) Greenwald’s personal experience involves being labeled as a liberal for his criticisms of Bush.

]]> By: Michael Worley http://pleadthefirst.com/2006/02/13/liberal-definition-of-liberal/#comment-3344 Michael Worley Wed, 12 Jul 2006 11:30:39 +0000 http://pleadthefirst.com/2006/02/13/liberal-definition-of-liberal/#comment-3344 What Greenwald fails to mention (what a shock!) is that the same also applies to liberals who accuse anyone who doesn't bash Bush on a regular and ongoing basis as a "Neo-Con" or conservative. I have been accused of being conservative on many occasions, based solely on my support of Bush in matters of National Security. It's kind of ironic, when you consider the fact that I disagree with Bush on practically every other issue. Abortion, Gay Marriage, "Morality"... So, this affliction of accusing someone of some affiliation simply based on disagreement is not the sole perview of Republicans or conservatives. Many on the left do the exact same thing. Strange that Greenwald fails to mention this, eh?? Michale What Greenwald fails to mention (what a shock!) is that the same also applies to liberals who accuse anyone who doesn’t bash Bush on a regular and ongoing basis as a “Neo-Con” or conservative.

I have been accused of being conservative on many occasions, based solely on my support of Bush in matters of National Security. It’s kind of ironic, when you consider the fact that I disagree with Bush on practically every other issue. Abortion, Gay Marriage, “Morality”…

So, this affliction of accusing someone of some affiliation simply based on disagreement is not the sole perview of Republicans or conservatives. Many on the left do the exact same thing.

Strange that Greenwald fails to mention this, eh??

Michale

]]> By: PotatoStew http://pleadthefirst.com/2006/02/13/liberal-definition-of-liberal/#comment-322 PotatoStew Wed, 01 Mar 2006 05:26:22 +0000 http://pleadthefirst.com/2006/02/13/liberal-definition-of-liberal/#comment-322 Hi Emily... thanks for the comment! "completely disagree with you on that i’ve taken numerous amounts of test and i am a liberal..but i support bush 100 percent." That's not really at odds with what Greenwald is saying though. He's saying that people who don't support everything Bush does are being labeled "Liberals" without regard to their actual stance on any of the typically defining issues. If I'm not mistaken, I don't think Greenwald says that you can't be liberal and still support Bush. Though I personally would question what you mean by "support". If you mean that you support his conservative policies (100% of them, no less), then that sort of makes you a de facto conservative. What "liberal views" of your own do you love, and how do those views square with the conservative actions of the Bush administration? Hi Emily… thanks for the comment!

“completely disagree with you on that
i’ve taken numerous amounts of test and i am a liberal..but i support bush 100 percent.”

That’s not really at odds with what Greenwald is saying though. He’s saying that people who don’t support everything Bush does are being labeled “Liberals” without regard to their actual stance on any of the typically defining issues. If I’m not mistaken, I don’t think Greenwald says that you can’t be liberal and still support Bush. Though I personally would question what you mean by “support”. If you mean that you support his conservative policies (100% of them, no less), then that sort of makes you a de facto conservative.

What “liberal views” of your own do you love, and how do those views square with the conservative actions of the Bush administration?

]]> By: emily http://pleadthefirst.com/2006/02/13/liberal-definition-of-liberal/#comment-321 emily Wed, 01 Mar 2006 03:01:36 +0000 http://pleadthefirst.com/2006/02/13/liberal-definition-of-liberal/#comment-321 completely disagree with you on that i've taken numerous amounts of test and i am a liberal..but i support bush 100 percent. bush is for the environment, for the well being of ppl...as are liberals... i luv bush but i luv my liberal views at the same time completely disagree with you on that
i’ve taken numerous amounts of test and i am a liberal..but i support bush 100 percent.
bush is for the environment, for the well being of ppl…as are liberals…
i luv bush but i luv my liberal views at the same time

]]> By: PotatoStew http://pleadthefirst.com/2006/02/13/liberal-definition-of-liberal/#comment-247 PotatoStew Wed, 15 Feb 2006 03:01:16 +0000 http://pleadthefirst.com/2006/02/13/liberal-definition-of-liberal/#comment-247 "Well, reading Daily Kos is your first clue." Heh heh ... Maybe so. Some might say scoring somewhere near Gandhi on the political spectrum is a good indicator as well. :) "Happy V-Day to you and the missus." Thank you, and the same to you and your family! “Well, reading Daily Kos is your first clue.”

Heh heh … Maybe so. Some might say scoring somewhere near Gandhi on the political spectrum is a good indicator as well. :)

“Happy V-Day to you and the missus.”

Thank you, and the same to you and your family!

]]> By: Cara Michele http://pleadthefirst.com/2006/02/13/liberal-definition-of-liberal/#comment-246 Cara Michele Tue, 14 Feb 2006 22:55:48 +0000 http://pleadthefirst.com/2006/02/13/liberal-definition-of-liberal/#comment-246 <i>"What does it take to be considered a 'liberal'?"</i> Well, reading Daily Kos is your first clue. LOL. ;) Happy V-Day to you and the missus. “What does it take to be considered a ‘liberal’?”

Well, reading Daily Kos is your first clue. LOL. ;)

Happy V-Day to you and the missus.

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