tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145942.post4653512231355143682..comments2023-05-31T08:16:14.047-07:00Comments on Armchair Intellectual: A Debate on Government (and the Nature of Man)Gideonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02806423185226885594noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145942.post-22794645703646332472011-03-27T14:27:18.635-07:002011-03-27T14:27:18.635-07:00The term liberal is definitely a misnomer for reas...The term liberal is definitely a misnomer for reasons anonymous stated; but progressive is worse; it's far too kind. Leftist ideals are not new, nor do they hold anticipation of promise. Socialist, is a more appropriate name, for all I hear coming out of the left is regurgitated bromides of collectivism huddled around the premiss of altruism. The only progress the left can offer is casting Anonymoushttp://www.raveler.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145942.post-19333522129565073372011-03-11T15:54:14.682-08:002011-03-11T15:54:14.682-08:00We need to start calling them progressives instead...We need to start calling them progressives instead of liberal. The word liberal has connotations from a previous historical meaning, while the term Progressive was coined with the same meaning it has today. As a bonus, they are willing to call themselves Progressives, so it sounds like neutral language if we use it to describe them as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com