No need to gush, Stanley. Frank’s comment is a clever turn of words but meaningless, in that I was not debating anything or offering any kind of argument. I merely made an observation, based on my experience, as others have done in this thread. Of course, my words inflamed all the lefties, but that was expected. No straw men here, other than Frank’s diversion.
> On Oct 22, 2015, at 9:37 AM, Stanley Halpin <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >> On Oct 21, 2015, at 9:57 PM, frank theriault <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> "And U.S. Liberalism dictates that government should be involved in >> every aspect of one's life and dictate proper behavior based on a code >> of political correctness. U.S. Liberals worship at the church of >> secular humanism and can't imagine why that might not work for >> everyone.” >> > xxxxxxxxx >> There are so many straw men in there, the Wizard of Oz is wondering >> which one to give the brain to… >> > xxxxxxxxx > > Mark! > >> LOL >> >> cheers, >> >> frank >> >> On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 8:57 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Paul via phone >>> >>>> On Oct 21, 2015, at 8:28 PM, Eric Weir <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Oct 21, 2015, at 12:15 AM, Brian Walters <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Interesting how political terminology can vary between countries. >>>>> >>>>> Here 'Liberal' means the absolute opposite to the definition of the term >>>>> in North America. Our 'Liberals' are the conservatives; Labor (no 'u") >>>>> are the (somewhat) leftish group. >>>> >>>> What are called liberals everywhere else assumes that a minimum of >>>> government is sufficient to insure liberty. >>> >>> And U.S. Liberalism dictates that government should be involved in every >>> aspect of one's life and dictate proper behavior based on a code of >>> political correctness. U.S. Liberals worship at the church of secular >>> humanism and can't imagine why that might not work for everyone. >>>> What are called liberals in the US assumes that sometimes something more >>>> is required, that simply “leaving people alone” doesn’t necessarily >>>> guarantee their freedom. Totally private healthcare vs. the assumption >>>> that no one—children of poor parents, e.g.—should be denied healthcare >>>> because they can’t pay for it. At least as good a sense of “liberal” as >>>> the other use is an imperfect sense. >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> Eric Weir >>>> Decatur, GA USA >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> “[I]t is a sign of great inner insecurity to be hostile to the unfamiliar.” >>>> >>>> - Anais Nin >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> >> -- >> "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
