Posted on 05/19/2008 10:01:00 AM PDT by oswegodeee
American liberals are getting increasingly frustrated with the use of the term “democratic socialism.” But I’m getting increasingly fed up with the improper use of the term “liberal.” John McCain is a liberal. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, like all modern Democrats, are something quite different.
For the record, the term “liberal” originally referred to people like Thomas Jefferson, indicating their undying reverence for “individual liberty” and “personal freedom” above all other notions and their opposition to government power.
People who believe in empowering government to strip liberty and freedom from individuals in the name of some greater common good are not “liberals,” they are in fact “socialists.” And if they use democratic processes, the “will of the people,” to achieve a state of socialism, they are “Democratic Socialists.”
Those who still deny or seek to conceal the reality of Democratic Socialism in America must study the Democratic Socialists of America organization, its policy initiatives and member rolls, and how many members they already have seated in powerful congressional offices via the Democrat Party.
(Excerpt) Read more at newmediajournal.us ...
Third time is a charm!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;q=quick;s=Purchasing%20Democratic%20Socialism%20in%20America
I urge everyone to mash the link and read the whole article. I'm printing it out to send to my liberal friends (actually acquaintances....enemies of the state are not my friends).
This article is so explanatory of the Democrat Socialist Party and the dangers of a Hillary/Obama presidency that it's breathtaking. Please take the time to read it down to the end and you'll thank me for the recommendation. You'll become SO informed on what's at stake in November.
I hope this article is posted and reposted right up to election day.
Leni
Obama is a Marxist; Clinton is a conservative Marxist
If you print it out and read it when you have time on your hands, you will be enlightened.. Thanks for the post.
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