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**vipluka** · 03-04-2009, 12:12 AM

Three points

Point 1
Educated doesn't automatically equal 'liberal'. The actual meaning of the 'Taliban' is actually a group of educated scholars. They just happen to be 7th Century reactionaries. Most of the fascist and imperial powers of the last century were quite educated, yet I wouldn't ever call any of them 'liberal'.

Point 2
Liberal can also mean anything from leftist to libertine. What it means in Europe vs. the US is in part to people misusing the label for three quarters of a century. The same is true of 'conservative'. Both labels are used too broadly in this country to the point they've lost most of their meaning.

Point 3
pelhamhall is right about Deval trying to distract everyone from the financial issues he won't fix with reform so he once again passing the cost of ineffective government on to the public.

03-04-2009, 12:12 AM	#14
vipluka Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 380 Senior Member	Three points Point 1 Educated doesn't automatically equal 'liberal'. The actual meaning of the 'Taliban' is actually a group of educated scholars. They just happen to be 7th Century reactionaries. Most of the fascist and imperial powers of the last century were quite educated, yet I wouldn't ever call any of them 'liberal'. Point 2 Liberal can also mean anything from leftist to libertine. What it means in Europe vs. the US is in part to people misusing the label for three quarters of a century. The same is true of 'conservative'. Both labels are used too broadly in this country to the point they've lost most of their meaning. Point 3 pelhamhall is right about Deval trying to distract everyone from the financial issues he won't fix with reform so he once again passing the cost of ineffective government on to the public.
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