"What do you think modern liberalism is committed to?" Social justice, government intervention in personal decisions, and state control of what we used to call free enterprise. Isn't it obvious?
"Abolishing gay marriage? The 'right to choose'? loyalty pledges? Conformity?" I see where you are going with the first two. They are often associated with Republicans. They are a no win proposition for any party. And I am not trying to argue that Republicans are traditional liberals. Closer than Democrats, but no where near as close as Libertarians. The second two are straight out of modern day liberalism. Ever heard of "card check"? That's 2010. You should also check out the Sedition Act of 1918: The Sedition Act of 1918 was an Act of the United States Congress signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on May 16, 1918. It forbade the use of "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" about the United States government, its flag, or its armed forces or that caused others to view the American government or its institutions with contempt. The act also allowed the Postmaster General to refuse to deliver mail that met those same standards for punishable speech or opinion. It applied only to times "when the United States is in war." And people bitch about George W Bush. "Philosophy is *way* more powerful than people give it credit for being." I believe it's very powerful, especially when manipulated like it was in the early 20th century. J - While we are followers of Jefferson, there is one principle of Jeffersons which no longer can obtain in the practical politics of America. You know that it was Jefferson who said that the best government is that which does as little governing as possible . But that time is passed. America is not now and cannot in the future be a place for unrestricted individual enterprise. - Woodrow Wilson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:328533 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
