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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.
By Michael Lind

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  • Friday, November 21, 2008 08:05 PM

    Think about it: Isn't there some valid reason why "knee jerk liberal" has become part of the lexicon?

    Are you still willing to think for yourself?

    Is government the answer to all of our problems?

    What about our failing urban public schools?

    Do liberal-progressive politicians have any realistic solution to continuing generations of illiterates and drop outs?

    What ever happened to the notion of accountability?

    What about class warfare?

    Is this really such a good idea?

    If the rule is "whatever it takes to win and keep power," can't that approach lead to the same horrors we have seen before when the ends justified the means?

    Now that you guys are in control, what can you do for all of us?

    Are you thinking?

    Are you taking unintended consequences into account?

    Have you learned from the horrible failures of the past like welfare?

    What's up, my dear Libral frems?

    What's up?

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