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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: rich4eagle who wrote (222685)	1/28/2002 12:36:22 AM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769667

One example of how far the dictionary definition is from moderal liberalism in American politics. dictionary.com lib·er·al·ism (lbr--lzm, lbr-) n. The state or quality of being liberal. A political theory founded on the natural goodness of humans and the autonomy of the individual and favoring civil and political liberties, government by law with the consent of the governed, and protection from arbitrary authority. often Liberalism The tenets or policies of a Liberal party. An economic theory in favor of laissez-faire, the free market, and the gold standard. Liberalism A 19th-century Protestant movement that favored free intellectual inquiry, stressed the ethical and humanitarian content of Christianity, and de-emphasized dogmatic theology. A 19th-century Roman Catholic movement that favored political democracy and ecclesiastical reform but was theologically orthodox.

To: rich4eagle who wrote (222685)	1/28/2002 1:32:55 AM
From: Dan B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Yeah, it says so in the dictionary. And, a certain very liberal Jewish H.S. teacher I once had put it exactly that way to our class. I was peeved. After all, liberal programs typically seek to protect, well, you name it, from competition. This creates economic stagnancy. CLASSIC laissez faire liberalism(now morphed to economic conservatism), would allow businesses to falter under the weight of competition foreign or domestic. A conservative government might no have no power(all power to the people, thank-you) to protect anyone from competition, thus engendering great and flowing change in accordance with the demands of free consumers, and the abilities of free producers(and justice sees cheaters to jail). Freedom Works, is a conservative tenant, and promotes change far more than an economy based in governmental spending decisions ever could, hands down. Long live change, Dan B