well, except that Bush is against gay marriage and in favor of torture. Dana
On 12/19/05, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:188845 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
