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Old 03-15-2007, 06:37 AM   #1
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Read the selection on the Patriot acts... too funny!!!
Did they take it down?
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Old 03-15-2007, 07:19 AM   #2
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Liberal is a term used in US politics to describe a person who generally is left-wing in his attitudes towards the government, establishment, and many other laws. The term was first used in reference to a political opinion c. 1801 A.D., in the aftermath of the French Revolution, when it meant "tending in favor of freedom and democracy" — at that time the liberal party was the party of individual political freedoms.[1]

The term liberal is used in the United States to characterize the following set of beliefs:

support of gun control
taxpayer funding of abortion
prohibiting prayer in school
equal rights for men and women, including participation by men and women in the military
distributing wealth from the rich to the poor
government programs to rehabilitate criminals
same-sex marriage
amnesty for illegal aliens
teaching of evolution
increased taxpayer funding of public school
protection of all of God's creation
taxpayer-funded rather than private medical care
increased power for labor unions
disarmament treaties
increased taxes
support of government programs such as welfare
reduction of military expenses
support of affirmative action
government-sponsored education about human reproduction

Liberals in the US typically align themselves with the Democratic Party. Note, that liberal in the European context refers to moderate and center-right parties, often with a pro-business stance.[2] The same holds for many liberal parties throughout the world.[3]. The US definition of liberal is much more similar to the politics of European socialist or social democratic parties.[4].

An alternative definition of liberal is anything that is not conservative. For example, the American Heritage Dictionary includes this definition of "liberal":[5]

Not limited to or by established, traditional, orthodox, or authoritarian attitudes, views, or dogmas ...
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Old 03-15-2007, 07:31 AM   #3
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I was thinking we should do a parody thread but it looks like that won't be necessary.
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Old 03-15-2007, 07:59 AM   #4
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I was thinking we should do a parody thread but it looks like that won't be necessary.
I think you're right.
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The Patriot Act (formally, the `Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001') was an act passed by the Republican congress following the 2001 attacks on World Trade Center. It removed a certain number of liberties from American citizens, including such things as the right of habeas corpus and the requirement for a search warrent, since of course freedom might be used by terrorists against America, and hence freedom is the enemy of security.

Long ago patriots said things like "Give me liberty, or give me death", but today we say "take away my liberties, that's ok, patriotism means security not liberty."

The Patriot Act seems to indicate that safety holds a higher value than liberty, which is a very strong argument in favor of gun control, something that followers of the Patriot Act seem strangely opposed to
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Old 03-15-2007, 12:48 PM   #5
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Read the page on Earth's moon if you feel like a hearty laugh
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Old 03-15-2007, 01:09 PM   #6
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Old 03-15-2007, 06:02 PM   #7
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That's awesome.
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Old 03-15-2007, 06:58 PM   #8
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Old 03-16-2007, 01:53 PM   #9
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Read the page on Earth's moon if you feel like a hearty laugh
It's kind of fun editing the pages there!

My contribution:

1 moon; 1 earth = 1 God?

1 web site; one nutcase writer = 1 screwed up view of the world.
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