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To: Jacques Chitte who wrote (46243)	7/21/1999 3:07:00 PM
From: coug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Again quickly, I am basically independent.. Heres how I have come down on recent issues.. On Health, Education and welfare issues....Liberal side. On abortion... I am for choice.. Liberal side. gun control.. Conservative side, except I don't think we need AK-47s or the cops either. Kosovo.. Conservative side.. I was against it. Impeachment of Clinton.. I don't think BJ's are Impeachable but I would vote for impeachment for the undeclared brutal war. Basically, I'm with the constitution... but the "Liberal Press" IMO is an oxymoron.. Thanks for your response.. Coug

To: Jacques Chitte who wrote (46243)	7/21/1999 3:45:00 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Excellent point. The term "liberal" has changed significantly during this century. I generally consider myself a "classic" liberal -- that is, a liberal as the label was usually applied up to about 1960. A believer in individual freedom and responsibility. A beliver in societal responsibility for those unable (not merely unwilling) to care for themselves. A believer in the sanctity of human life. An opponent of militarism and nationalism. Those, IMO, were core values of classic liberalism. Most of those values have been abandoned or perverted by contemporary "liberals," and some have even been taken over by the "conservative" movement. The lables don't mean what they once did.