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The progressive left and the Democratic Party have undergone many transformations over the last century. They’ve masterfully spun American understanding of language and labels to the point that history has been in a constant state of being rewritten to conform to their machinations. One of the most perverse examples of this is how they now claim the mantle of “liberalism.”
Sadly, those who embrace Natural Rights, limited government, and individualism have been forced to amend our label as liberals to become “classical liberals” for the sake of escaping confusion. Most Americans today would assume if we call ourselves “liberals” that we must be big fans of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
This video by classical liberal Dave Rubin at The Rubin Report breaks it down in less than two minutes.
Liberty-loving proponents of personal responsibility and self-governance have had our label taken from us. Today, a liberal is a progressive. It’s like saying a hamburger is a vegetable, but that’s the state of American understanding today.
This is, of course, part of the political war. Words have meaning, as leftists love to say, so they’ve done everything they can to change the meaning of many words. “Liberal” is one of them. They started with a lie and repeated it over and over again until it became… politics.
Over the next few weeks I’ll be going into much more detail about the ideology of classical liberalism, its history, and how it should play a role in modern politics. We’ll be asking (and answering) important questions surrounding the resurging movement, including:
- Should classical liberals attempt to retake the “liberal” moniker from leftists?
- Why true liberals should embrace limited government
- Is classical liberalism really making a comeback or has it been here all along?
- Why the progressive “liberal” left is neither liberal nor champions of progress
- How did liberalism, born to defend individualism, become synonymous with collectivism?
Is it possible to wrest the “liberal” label away from leftists? Is it necessary? Would it simply add more confusion to the polarized political atmosphere in America? Would that be a bad thing?
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Because I’m old enough to know this definition is mostly correct. I’d take exception due to the overwhelming abuses of “collective” bargaining and Social Security. But generally, everyone except career politicians resented government. Everyone supported defense by superior force. Nobody approved of entitlements — except Social Security.
But the socialist movement subsumed the democrat party and the term “liberal” was redefined. As we’ve seen with dozens of common English language terms, once redefined, they never lose their stink. No conservative would ever again identify with the liberal notions for fear of being stained by socialist ideology. Sorry democrats. If you don’t like the current stink, join the libertarian or independent party.