I have to agree. In general these labels bore me but looking at the following I have to say that if the Economist is liberal, then so is the current administration:
- gay marriage <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_marriage>: "Why should one set of loving, consenting adults be denied a right that other such adults have [...]?" [2]<http://www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2459758> - legal prostitution <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution>: "People should be allowed to buy and sell whatever they like, including their own bodies." [3]<http://www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?story_id=3151258> - legalizing drugs <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drugs> such as marijuana <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marijuana> - reducing agricultural <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture> subsidies <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidy> in developed nations<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developed_nation> - turning Britain into a republic, (October 1994) - 2003 war in Iraq<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_invasion_of_Iraq> - immigration <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration> into western countries, (see, for example, the March 11, 2000 and July 2005 issues, among others) - stronger gun control <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_control> laws in the United States <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States> [4]<http://www.economist.com/agenda/displaystory.cfm/none/PrinterFriendly.cfm?Story_ID=1936029> - Turkey <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey>'s application for membership of the European Union<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union> - space exploration by private organisations such as Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaled_Composites_SpaceShipOne>, instead of by NASA <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA> or the ESA<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Space_Agency> - regulation by governments where an efficient market cannot or does not exist (e.g. environmental) - charitable donations by private individuals and governments but condemns most financial charity by companies<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_Social_Responsibility>as "borrowed virtue" ( e.g. they support the fact that Bill Gates<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates>, not Microsoft <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft>, is the world's most charitable non-governmental body<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%26_Melinda_Gates_Foundation>) - education vouchers <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_voucher>. [edit<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Economist_editorial_stance&action=edit§ion=3> ] Opposition It has opposed: - the death penalty <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment> - affirmative action <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirmative_action> - the 35-hour workweek <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/35-hour_workweek> - the establishment of a minimum wage<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage>in Britain - the economic policies of Venezuela<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela>'s President Hugo Chávez <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Ch%C3%A1vez> - the election and policies of Silvio Berlusconi<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvio_Berlusconi> - Robert Mugabe <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mugabe>, Zimbabwe<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwe>'s president - the European Constitution<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Constitution> - torture <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torture> of any kind in any circumstance. On 12/19/05, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Sam wrote: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist_editorial_stance > > > > So you would say a libertarian is a lefty? As your link says, > > "The Economist's roots [are derived from] classical liberalism, > opposing government interference in either social or economic > activity" > > In this country that's called libertarian - that is, far right. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:188844 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
