[CyberAnt]

I have no idea what “classical liberalism” is nor do I care. I don’t see anywhere in history that liberalism did anything good for America .. but instead it only lives to serve itself.

“, ... if it doesn’t affect your life, rights or property, you ought to have a limited interest in it.”

That statement is truly amazing. I cannot believe anybody who claims to be a liberterian would ever make such a totally ignorant statement. Like I said, liberalism has only one goal - itself - therefore the interests of anyone else is of no value to a liberal - so after they take your neighbors property will you finally wake up and realize - YOU’RE NEXT!

Good grief!

[Bokababe]

"I have no idea what “classical liberalism” is nor do I care

Well, that explains everything. Thanks!

[djsherin]

Classical Liberalism is what America was founded on. That was a time when being liberal WAS a good thing and there’s your example of when liberalism was good for the country. Somewhere along the way liberalism became distorted and evolved into what it is today.

[Xenophon450]

What you term liberalism was once called Socialism. As you very well know, socialists/communists war with words. As precisely stated by Phillip K. Dick (like him or not). I believe this is a almost a perfect summary of the Socialist strategy.

"The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words."

Words hold power, and one of the biggest victories won by socialists world wide is the adoption of their collectivist mumbo jumbo under the guise of Liberalism, when in fact, their philosophy has nothing to do with Liberty.

Another almost equally spectacular victory for the left has been the ability to dupe the unsuspecting public that Hitler was a Right wing extremist, when in fact he was a Socialist, and an ardent collectivist.

Classic Liberalism rejects collectivism and embraces free markets and individuality, as well as private property with minimal government intrusion into the lives of those who dwell within its confines. Modern Liberals(socialists) favor abolition of private property or at very least, wealth redistribution. They long for morbidly obese, all intrusive government, whereas classic Liberalism is diametrically opposed to such a thought.

[RKV]

FYI, classical liberalism is the political philosophy of the founders of our country.