I never use the word “Liberal”, in truth, they are leftists.
I’m with you, that’s how I refer to them - leftists.
“Liberal” has its origin in “liberty”, which inherently means INDIVIDUAL liberty.
These people are collectivists, which is the antithesis of individual liberty.
Progressives are too Conservative to Like Capitalism
http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2004/12/progressives_di.html
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Today’s conservatives are yesterday’s classic liberals. (See Hayek) Contemporary liberals are yesterday’s Marcusian Marxists. (They support free speech for everyone except classic liberals, whose voices they consider to be “inauthentic”, and as such, must be silenced.) (Google Herbert Marcuse on Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road_to_Serfdom
F.A. Hayek - The Road to Serfdom
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http://jim.com/ This is a condensed and abridged version