[DMCForum] realpolitik?

[Farrar Hudkins <fhudkins@xxxxxxx>]

According to my dictionary, "liberal" is an adjective meaning:

1. Not limited to or by established, traditional, orthodox, or 
authoritarian attitudes, views, or dogmas; free from bigotry.
2.  Favoring proposals for reform, open to new ideas for progress, and 
tolerant of the ideas and behavior of others; broad-minded.
3. Of, relating to, or characteristic of liberalism.
4. Of, designating, or characteristic of a political party founded on or 
associated with principles of social and political liberalism, 
especially in Great Britain, Canada, and the United States.

So I don't get why the word "liberal" is now an insult.

It would seem to me that the republic known as the United States of 
America was created to foster a liberal society. If I wore the word 
"liberal" as a badge, I would wear it proudly.

Then again, these days the word "liberal" might as well be a yellow 
patch on your shirt.

--Farrar

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