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peacebird

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1. I self identify as a very liberal progressive....

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Thu Dec 20, 2012, 10:35 AM

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Liberal or Progressive [View all] Riftaxe Dec 2012 OP

I self identify as a very liberal progressive.... peacebird Dec 2012 #1

That has me scratching my head Riftaxe Dec 2012 #2

Your whole post has me scratching mine. Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #5

Folette and uren Riftaxe Dec 2012 #22

apparently we have to choose sides Riftaxe Dec 2012 #3

Liberal, because... LAGC Dec 2012 #4

I am aware of their history Riftaxe Dec 2012 #6

Also some progressives want to ban porn - as a liberal I find bans disgusting banned from Kos Dec 2012 #10

You know if you dunk someone in water and they cry out, they are liberal! el_bryanto Dec 2012 #7

I think "progressive" is a re-naming of "liberal" Evergreen Emerald Dec 2012 #8

I suspect it not as clear cut as that Riftaxe Dec 2012 #11

Liberal was successfully turned into a dirty Evergreen Emerald Dec 2012 #39

I agree with you. I find the these to terms Skidmore Dec 2012 #36

Let me know which group believes current military spending is fucking insane think Dec 2012 #9

Cut military spending by 80% Riftaxe Dec 2012 #12

All Progressives are also Liberal but not all Liberals are also Progressives. JaneyVee Dec 2012 #13

Lord, i only took a course in phiosophy Riftaxe Dec 2012 #15

I'm both MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #14

The problem I have with the word "liberal" gollygee Dec 2012 #16

Left over from the age of enlightment Riftaxe Dec 2012 #17

Liberals believe in free markets and free trade banned from Kos Dec 2012 #18

On this we do agree Riftaxe Dec 2012 #19

Socialism vs regulated economy zipplewrath Dec 2012 #20

The distinction is a very important one Riftaxe Dec 2012 #23

'Extremely/Strongly anti-nazi'. Mc Mike Dec 2012 #21

Liberal mean right-wing economic policy outside the US. Progressive is more historically accurate. Selatius Dec 2012 #24

Anti-authoritarian leftist or left libertarian, I think works for me. TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #25

In the end, i suspect progressives and liberals Riftaxe Dec 2012 #26

JFK's Remarks... Liberal... K & R !!! WillyT Dec 2012 #27

A repost fron one of your earlier ones Riftaxe Dec 2012 #29

"Progressive" is the label the phoney, Third-Way types adopted to distance themselves Romulox Dec 2012 #28

Having voted for Bill twice Riftaxe Dec 2012 #30

Not even progressives zipplewrath Dec 2012 #31

+1 leftstreet Dec 2012 #34

That's the way I see it too. forestpath Dec 2012 #35

Yep. nt raouldukelives Dec 2012 #38

I appreciate this post and this type of post. MrYikes Dec 2012 #32

Chinese Restaurant Menu slackmaster Dec 2012 #33

Most of us should learn to be more pragmatic. nt Comrade_McKenzie Dec 2012 #37

Your post got hidden because you falsely accused another DUer of thinking 'fuck the homeless' muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #40

Your OP needs some rewording. ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #41

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