Paul via phone
> On Oct 21, 2015, at 8:28 PM, Eric Weir <eew...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > >> On Oct 21, 2015, at 12:15 AM, Brian Walters <supera1...@fastmail.fm> wrote: >> >> Interesting how political terminology can vary between countries. >> >> Here 'Liberal' means the absolute opposite to the definition of the term >> in North America. Our 'Liberals' are the conservatives; Labor (no 'u") >> are the (somewhat) leftish group. > > What are called liberals everywhere else assumes that a minimum of government > is sufficient to insure liberty. And U.S. Liberalism dictates that government should be involved in every aspect of one's life and dictate proper behavior based on a code of political correctness. U.S. Liberals worship at the church of secular humanism and can't imagine why that might not work for everyone. > What are called liberals in the US assumes that sometimes something more is > required, that simply “leaving people alone” doesn’t necessarily guarantee > their freedom. Totally private healthcare vs. the assumption that no > one—children of poor parents, e.g.—should be denied healthcare because they > can’t pay for it. At least as good a sense of “liberal” as the other use is > an imperfect sense. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Eric Weir > Decatur, GA USA > eew...@bellsouth.net > > “[I]t is a sign of great inner insecurity to be hostile to the unfamiliar.” > > - Anais Nin > > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
