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elleng

(130,942 posts) Wed Mar 2, 2016, 11:24 PM Mar 2016

Why is 'liberal' a bad word? The West Wing Debate

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Why is 'liberal' a bad word? The West Wing Debate (Original Post) elleng Mar 2016 OP

Because media and the nation's two largest political parties worked long and hard to make it bad? merrily Mar 2016 #1

We have two political parties? -none Mar 2016 #2

And democrats haven't made much of effort to defend the word. n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2016 #7

Defend? They helped tear it down. merrily Mar 2016 #8

Kick, kick, kick! Heidi Mar 2016 #3

& Bigredhunk Mar 2016 #4

'Please don't hurt me.' elleng Mar 2016 #5

It's only a bad word when contrasted with "progressive" KamaAina Mar 2016 #6

merrily

(45,251 posts)

1. Because media and the nation's two largest political parties worked long and hard to make it bad?

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Wed Mar 2, 2016, 11:29 PM

Mar 2016

-none

(1,884 posts)

2. We have two political parties?

Reply to merrily (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 2, 2016, 11:35 PM

Mar 2016

Or do we have too many conservatives in both, instead of just one.

Zing Zing Zingbah

(6,496 posts)

7. And democrats haven't made much of effort to defend the word. n/t

Reply to merrily (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 3, 2016, 02:00 PM

Mar 2016

merrily

(45,251 posts)

8. Defend? They helped tear it down.

Reply to Zing Zing Zingbah (Reply #7)

Thu Mar 3, 2016, 02:52 PM

Mar 2016

Heidi

(58,237 posts)

3. Kick, kick, kick!

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Mar 3, 2016, 02:41 AM

Mar 2016

Bigredhunk

(1,350 posts)

4. &

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Thu Mar 3, 2016, 03:59 AM

Mar 2016

elleng

(130,942 posts)

5. 'Please don't hurt me.'

Reply to Bigredhunk (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 3, 2016, 01:25 PM

Mar 2016

NO MORE!

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

6. It's only a bad word when contrasted with "progressive"

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Mar 3, 2016, 01:58 PM

Mar 2016

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