Fair question, Ohioan.
I would not say that “liar” and “liberal” are synonyms, but I certainly do believe lots of liberals are liars because their ideology is wrong and can only be defended by wrong arguments. On the other hand, I do believe there is such a thing as being sincerely and honestly wrong, and some liberals fall into that category. Also, as we’ve all found out the hard way, some conservatives lie, too.
The issue is broader than ideology. The government of a free republic has no business lying to its people because the people, as the voters, are supposed to be the bosses.
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http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dr-Pam-Barlow-for-Congress/146322055382308
exactly as shown above with attribution added -— it was too good not to give you credit for it!!!
Thanks for letting me share it!!!
I would only add this: Those whom you refer to as "liberals," who fall into the category of being "sincerely & honestly wrong," are among the victims of those who actively promote the war on reality, which is at the core of ideology that you & I both deplore. Here the only answer--that is to rescue such victims--is in challenging the false premises that are being instilled by a corrupt new Academic/Media orthodoxy that has focused the perspective of so many students in recent decades on a Collectivist/Egalitarian fantasy based on those false premises.
William Flax