> On Oct 21, 2015, at 9:57 PM, frank theriault <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote: > > "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.” > xxxxxxxxx > There are so many straw men in there, the Wizard of Oz is wondering > which one to give the brain to… > xxxxxxxxx
Mark! > LOL > > cheers, > > frank > > On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 8:57 PM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> > wrote: >> >> >> 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. > > > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- > 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.
