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Re: Reagan... not exactly libertarian, but close
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 4 Apr 2000 21:56:40 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
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> > Gosh, what will everyone think when a *real* liberal shows up?
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> What do 'real' liberals believe?
Ummmmm, you were supposed to laugh! Extreme right wingers excoriate Clinton
for being this rabid liberal, but if you strung out all liberals in a line,
you'd find him over on the right-hand side. The further south you go, the
milder the democrats go on the liberal scale. It's hard to win in certain
states if you are a strong left-winger. "Real" was just a
relative juxtaposition next to Clinton's "wimpy" liberalism. :-)
> As I think of it, at some point on the
> leftward scale you become a communist in favor of maximal wealth
> redistribution. Is wealth distribution the crucial factor in everyone else's
> mind, or is that just me?
It's just you.
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> If I'm generally correct, what is the historical difference?
In regards too....?
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> thanks,
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> Chris
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| (...) What do 'real' liberals believe? As I think of it, at some point on the leftward scale you become a communist in favor of maximal wealth redistribution. Is wealth distribution the crucial factor in everyone else's mind, or is that just me? If (...) (27 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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