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The Democratic Party. People in the party are Democrats. Ghavrel Send a noteboard - 09/02/2010 09:22:00 PM
and for that matter in the Republican Party (obviously - they're hardly that different). But when people just throw it out like that, it doesn't exactly inspire much confidence, because it has become an empty insult in the more popular, non-academic political discourse in the US.


Also true. Though the elements in the Democrat Party are more in line with what Marx thought should come immediately after the Revolution, and the Republican elements are more in line with what Marx saw as wrong with Capitalism and would lead to the Revolution.
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Why does the American interpretation of "liberal" differ from the European? Artsapat - 09/02/2010 09:15:39 AM 983 Views
For the last century or so liberal has meant the same in the UK as in the US. Liam - 09/02/2010 09:30:07 AM 805 Views
Especially from the more outspoken Republicans... Artsapat - 09/02/2010 09:45:35 AM 615 Views
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Using that word "marxist" really undermines the credibility of your post. *NM* Legolas - 09/02/2010 10:25:42 AM 230 Views
Only to people who don't understand Marxism in the slightest! *NM* MightyYT - 09/02/2010 02:32:39 PM 234 Views
Eh, obviously you can point to elements of Marxist influence in the Democratic Party... Legolas - 09/02/2010 02:52:34 PM 618 Views
True... MightyYT - 09/02/2010 08:50:21 PM 613 Views
The Democratic Party. People in the party are Democrats. Ghavrel - 09/02/2010 09:22:00 PM 621 Views
Anytime the people who object to an ideology are permitted to define it... Dannymac - 09/02/2010 10:56:46 PM 576 Views
To some extent I agree with you. PhotoJim - 09/02/2010 12:36:28 PM 629 Views
If the term Big Business MightyYT - 09/02/2010 02:38:33 PM 619 Views
John Locke! OMFG Lost! ironclad - 09/02/2010 10:06:16 AM 642 Views
I think it's because in America it means "socially liberal" Tom - 09/02/2010 01:44:48 PM 650 Views
I'm with Tom, here. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 09/02/2010 07:34:46 PM 281 Views
Because they got offended when they were called socialist and progressive didn't stick *NM* random thoughts - 09/02/2010 02:09:10 PM 244 Views
Hah. Progressive wasn't dirty-sounding enough for the other side to go along with it *NM* lord-of-shadow - 09/02/2010 07:35:35 PM 281 Views
no were just not willing to let them soil another word random thoughts - 09/02/2010 08:18:58 PM 584 Views
And to think, the antonym to Pro is Con... MightyYT - 09/02/2010 08:52:30 PM 626 Views
1988. george bush vs. michael dukakis moondog - 10/02/2010 03:37:13 AM 625 Views
Sorta like "racist" is used by the left. *NM* beckstcw - 14/02/2010 06:31:50 PM 242 Views
no. not even close. moondog - 14/02/2010 08:19:33 PM 581 Views
In America we typically now refer to true liberals (i.e. Locke) as "classical liberal(ism)" Cannoli - 12/02/2010 05:06:38 AM 708 Views
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