Conservatives were "classical liberals", and the liberals of
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Posted by gsw_hoops on 2012-02-24 13:11:49
In Reply to: I've been saying for years that the old terminology has no meaning any more. posted by Earl j. Slick on 2012-02-24 09:10:10
today were called "progressives". When progressives were more or less pushed to the background, they re-emerged in the 60s as liberals as Buckley,Goldwater types emerged as conservatives. Now that the word "liberal" is a bad word again, the liberals are now trying "progressive" again.
No matter what they're called, it's still a battle over big government versus small.--------------------------------
"Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice." -Thomas Paine
The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government."
Patrick Henry
- DC Warrior 2012-02-23 19:06:55 (86 views)
