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Originally Posted by irateplatypus
if you'll read my post i clearly advise that democrats make a choice between radical liberalism and a return to their historical values.
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What you call "radical liberalism" is what I call the essence of the liberal philosophy. So I simply
cannot agree that your suggestion that Democrats move away from that is anything other than the denunciation of the liberal philosophy. That is exactly what this thread is arguing
against.
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liberalism and the democratic party are not interchangeable terms. i referred to the democratic party deliberately for that exact reason.
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I agree that they are not interchangeable terms. Democrats are too right-wing.
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i'm only going to say it once more: i don't claim to be a centrist, just that my decidedly conservative position is often a more attractive alternative to radical liberalism for moderates who (by virtue of a limited range of viable political parties) are often forced to make a choice.
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You said: "We here in the nation's center see..."
I don't know what that could mean other than a claim of being in the center.
Regardless, the statement that your position is more attractive for moderates - well, as we now know this is true of the voting public. That your position is more attractive for the slim majority of the voting public does not tell me anything about the opinions of the entire populace. And I have described my opinion of the entire populace: they are typically more liberal.