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Old 02-07-2006, 10:49 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by JustJess
To me, socially liberal means that I believe strongly in the right to privacy. Am I gay? Am I having an abortion? No. But it's not my business if someone else is, as long as it's not socially irresponsible. (i.e. keep medical procedures safe, etc.).
I'm a Practical Idealist - I want to take care of our people, but not indebt ourselves carrying the lazy. Can that be a new term? Practical Idealist?
Thant makes perfect sense to me. I can understand that POV. perhaps I confuse socially liberal with "huge amounts of government funded programs" that just doesn't go with being fiscally conservative. A more libertairian view is definitely understood.
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