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Friday, November 21, 2008 12:00 AM

Is it OK to be liberal again, instead of progressive?

Come out of the closet, liberals. Stop using the fashionable euphemism "progressive" and relaunch the old, tarnished L-word.

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  • Friday, November 21, 2008 03:18 AM

    Why liberal?

    Fairly simple:

    I think, therefore I am a liberal!

    And that thinking has also led to other things:

    I think social justice is desirable, hence I am a socialist.

    Well aware that the American Joe Blow think that socialism is the same as communism, but readily embracing any fascist or neo-nazi, for these are much more like himself.

    And you wonder why Americans really are so often ridiculed, despised and disliked, - not as individuals, but as a nation?

    It will take more than electing Obama to regain respect and affection, because as a nation, Americans are nothing more than a nation of war criminals that are not brought to justice!

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