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Understanding the Liberal Mindset

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I tend to view the term progressive more positively since the term has actual meaning. Of course I'm progressive. Why isn’t everyone? This term means you favor change that improves society. Change and progress to a conservative are dirty words. They might threaten their position of dominance.
Yes. I think one of the criticisms that is levelled against it is that it is about change for change's sake, without thought for consequences. That's not real progressivism in my opinion (no true progressive...).

I've often said that Liberal is not the opposite of Conservative. Liberal is the opposite of Authoritarian. Progressive is the opposite of Conservative. Which is why the suggestion of "Liberal Authoritarians" is so absurd.
 
Ah...

I've just looked up the wiki article which explains 'Liberalism' and it clearly states that it spans both sides of the centre, i.e. centre-left and centre-right, termed as social-liberalism and conservative-liberalism.

This would explain why, to me, some 'liberal' stuff appears to be right-wing, and others, 'looney right-wing'.
There is nothing liberal that is right-wing, "looney" or otherwise. Your understanding of what is right-wing must be distorted.
 
There is nothing liberal that is right-wing, "looney" or otherwise. Your understanding of what is right-wing must be distorted.
I dunno about that. It used to be the liberal position that no one should be discriminated against because of their race or sex. That view is now apparently right-wing and fascist.
 
I dunno about that. It used to be the liberal position that no one should be discriminated against because of their race or sex. That view is now apparently right-wing and fascist.

Even though I'm a registered republican, I also consider myself a liberal/progressive, and I don't agree with you, because I'm still of the same mind that no one should be discriminated against because of their race or sex.

Obviously, you didn't talk to every liberal/progressive, and thus, your opinion is based on insufficient data, but that's just my opinion too.

Your mileage may vary of course.
 
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I dunno about that. It used to be the liberal position that no one should be discriminated against because of their race or sex. That view is now apparently right-wing and fascist.
There is a difference between recognizing that people of certain races and that females have been discriminated against for centuries and continue to be. And that it is only reasonable to help them overcome that history.

But it is wonderful to hear about how white males are oppressed in American society.
 
There is a difference between recognizing that people of certain races and that females have been discriminated against for centuries and continue to be. And that it is only reasonable to help them overcome that history.

But it is wonderful to hear about how white males are oppressed in American society.
And there it is. The progressives' acceptable bigotry. So, yeah, the idea that no one should face discrimination because of their skin hue is now indeed fascist.
 
So, you think if anyone but a white male is hired, then it's discrimination. Got it.
Just amazing how ferociously progressives hate white guys.

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Well since I'm a white male, why would I do that?

FYI, I love myself.

I wonder how many DEI hires were questioned to see if they weren't qualified.

I'll bet that the opinion that DEI hires were based on a discrimination against white guys (like me) and not qualifications is based on insufficient data too
 
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