11-24-2007
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City Council Member
the roser
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Member Since: Oct 2007
Location: Chicagoland
Posts: 150
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Re: What Does Thanksgiving Mean To Liberals?
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Originally Posted by mudwhistle
Liberal, Socialist, Communist, Facist, there is little difference. JFK would be a Republican compared to the Democrats of today. That's how far left they are now.
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Liberalism-
1 The quality or state of being liberal
2 a movement in modern Protestantism emphasizing intellectual liberty and the spiritual and ethical content of Christianity b: a theory in economics emphasizing individual freedom from restraint and usually based on free competition, the self-regulating market, and the gold standard c: a political philosophy based on belief in progress, the essential goodness of the human race, and the autonomy of the individual and standing for the protection of political and civil liberties
Socialim
1: Any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods
2 A system of society or group living in which there is no private property b: a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
3 A stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done
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Communism
1 A theory advocating elimination of private property, A system in which goods are owned in common and are available to all as needed
2 A doctrine based on revolutionary Marxian socialism and Marxism-Leninism that was the official ideology of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics b: a totalitarian system of government in which a single authoritarian party controls state-owned means of production c: a final stage of society in Marxist theory in which the state has withered away and economic goods are distributed equitably,
Fascism
1 A political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition
2: A tendency toward or actual exercise of strong autocratic or dictatorial control
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(from Merriam Webster)
If JFK had been a modern Republican, the Cuban missle crisis would have escalated into WW III. I'm sure we'll hear from folks who think that would have been a good thing.
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