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**Stovegeothnon** · 03-07-2010, 06:48 PM

So in Australia, a Liberal is really a conservative. You can capitalize the words and get one meaning, or leave them lower case and get a generic or true meaning.

I don't think there's much confusion globally. Liberalism as used in the US, now refers to Social Liberalism. In the past, it meant Classical Liberalism, an entirely different thing.

The poll is running as I expected.

I think the poll is, at its heart, trolling. It is asking who defined themselves by terminology advocated by the extreme left.

1. You don't have to vote.

2. You can vote in secret.

3. You can explain your choice.

Nothing "trolling" about it.

We have seen the posts on WNY that involve the word "Liberal" and it is always devisive, inflammatory, angry, and, often, incoherent. Usually by visitors who label people without knowing anything about them other than from a few posts.

03-07-2010, 06:48 PM	#31
Stovegeothnon Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 508 Senior Member	So in Australia, a Liberal is really a conservative. You can capitalize the words and get one meaning, or leave them lower case and get a generic or true meaning. I don't think there's much confusion globally. Liberalism as used in the US, now refers to Social Liberalism. In the past, it meant Classical Liberalism, an entirely different thing. The poll is running as I expected. I think the poll is, at its heart, trolling. It is asking who defined themselves by terminology advocated by the extreme left. 1. You don't have to vote. 2. You can vote in secret. 3. You can explain your choice. Nothing "trolling" about it. We have seen the posts on WNY that involve the word "Liberal" and it is always devisive, inflammatory, angry, and, often, incoherent. Usually by visitors who label people without knowing anything about them other than from a few posts.
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