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Most Americans have no idea about the historical context of Liberalism. The Shrike Send a noteboard - 27/06/2017 06:03:38 PM

I know the NYT, one of the two newspapers of record, always has to explain when talking about a Liberal party in another country not being "liberal" in the US usage of the word. For instance when talking about Australian political parties they will give the explanation. So if the NYT is doing it for its readers, who are usually much more educated than the average reader in the US, then it's not too surprising that the word gets used as it does here.

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Case study of the damage liberalism can do - $15 Min Wage Anonymous2000 - 27/06/2017 01:54:54 AM 1760 Views
Seattle is a poor choice for a case study damookster - 27/06/2017 05:31:18 AM 1153 Views
Well, sure, but many of those non-entry level jobs are being held by baby boomers. Ghavrel - 27/06/2017 06:09:40 AM 1137 Views
That's at least in part because the minimum wage makes automation more cost-effective Cannoli - 27/06/2017 11:04:28 AM 1011 Views
Exactly. If you have to pay people $15/hour as a McDonald's cashier, put in the robots instead. Tom - 27/06/2017 07:18:11 PM 1057 Views
That is an incredibly silly argument. Ghavrel - 27/06/2017 08:56:09 PM 1065 Views
If you assume wages can't go lower... Cannoli - 29/06/2017 04:52:33 AM 1104 Views
Many? damookster - 27/06/2017 12:30:39 PM 1101 Views
Amen. Tom - 27/06/2017 07:21:47 PM 1080 Views
Yes, many. My office is full of them. Ghavrel - 27/06/2017 08:59:55 PM 1017 Views
So is life. damookster - 27/06/2017 09:29:01 PM 1023 Views
Re: So is life. Ghavrel - 27/06/2017 09:49:21 PM 1041 Views
My father worked two jobs his entire working life. damookster - 27/06/2017 09:56:56 PM 1069 Views
We have a 40 hour work week for a reason. Ghavrel - 27/06/2017 10:17:15 PM 1094 Views
That's a piss-poor analogy damookster - 27/06/2017 10:23:04 PM 1021 Views
How is that really relevant, then? Ghavrel - 27/06/2017 11:03:34 PM 998 Views
I am really enjoying this new-fangled "like" feature we have now. *NM* Clover - 28/06/2017 12:13:42 AM 723 Views
*NM* Ghavrel - 28/06/2017 12:25:45 AM 590 Views
Personal choice damookster - 28/06/2017 12:20:47 AM 1126 Views
Re: Personal choice Ghavrel - 28/06/2017 12:32:31 AM 1113 Views
In theory I agree with your ideas about a living wage, however The Shrike - 28/06/2017 12:16:56 PM 1108 Views
Very good questions Tom - 28/06/2017 03:01:02 PM 1053 Views
FULLY AUTOMATED LUXURY SPACE COMMUNISM. Ghavrel - 28/06/2017 07:49:59 PM 1221 Views
Also, curtailing immigration, like keeping the minimum wage low, really only delays the inevitable. Ghavrel - 29/06/2017 11:05:58 PM 1056 Views
damn *NM* damookster - 27/06/2017 09:29:01 PM 669 Views
Just retire already, you luddite! *NM* Ghavrel - 27/06/2017 09:45:46 PM 641 Views
I wish. damookster - 27/06/2017 09:48:02 PM 1077 Views
Bad life decisions lead to bad life consequences random thoughts - 28/06/2017 05:44:58 PM 1042 Views
You also shouldn't respond to it by letting them die. Ghavrel - 28/06/2017 07:53:10 PM 1051 Views
But this same arguement can be flipped by.... Jeordam - 28/06/2017 10:34:25 PM 1124 Views
I feel like you're making my arguments for me here. Ghavrel - 28/06/2017 10:51:38 PM 1165 Views
an apt comparison damookster - 28/06/2017 11:09:25 PM 1019 Views
So everyone who "can't" nossy - 29/06/2017 09:49:41 AM 1062 Views
ummm damookster - 29/06/2017 02:06:54 PM 967 Views
I know. And I disagree with you. nossy - 29/06/2017 04:58:45 PM 1090 Views
Health care and minimum wage are different discussions damookster - 29/06/2017 05:14:07 PM 1108 Views
I think nossy and I are ok with letting lazy people get by... Ghavrel - 29/06/2017 08:11:36 PM 1042 Views
Si nossy - 29/06/2017 09:08:03 PM 1070 Views
Who said that? damookster - 29/06/2017 09:47:32 PM 1137 Views
Who said what? nossy - 29/06/2017 10:32:12 PM 997 Views
There is a huge difference.... Jeordam - 29/06/2017 05:10:05 PM 1061 Views
Hyperbole is all well and good for internet memes but it really doesn' advance your argument. random thoughts - 03/07/2017 04:22:59 PM 999 Views
Why does McDonalds keep coming up in this? Cannoli - 29/06/2017 06:53:46 AM 1232 Views
Nicely said. Or written. *NM* AgentApple - 29/06/2017 09:30:06 AM 627 Views
All right, so what society without minimum wage do you point to as a model? *NM* Ghavrel - 29/06/2017 09:39:12 AM 660 Views
How about "all the ones we had before the 20th century"? Cannoli - 29/06/2017 10:47:30 PM 1209 Views
The ones where hunger and scarcity were widespread? Ghavrel - 29/06/2017 11:04:02 PM 1020 Views
So just to put this out there... Jeordam - 29/06/2017 11:12:47 PM 1003 Views
Re: So just to put this out there... Ghavrel - 30/06/2017 01:34:03 AM 966 Views
Yes, and me being SUCH a fan of urbanization... Cannoli - 30/06/2017 03:39:51 PM 1228 Views
The example for this post was for Seattle, or perhaps King County only. damookster - 29/06/2017 11:49:32 PM 1125 Views
"Attract labor"? Minimum wage labor? I believe you mean, violently repell businesses Cannoli - 30/06/2017 03:31:36 PM 1096 Views
Like anything else not addressed in the Constitution, it should be up to state and local government damookster - 30/06/2017 05:22:51 PM 1117 Views
I for one am entirely unsuprised. Common sense result. *NM* Urza - 27/06/2017 06:23:01 AM 666 Views
Seems like a methodology to identify struggling operations more than one to evaluate... Vodalus - 27/06/2017 10:25:30 AM 1051 Views
But the traffic is the WORST. Clover - 28/06/2017 12:47:13 AM 1185 Views
You are a Husky? TIL clover is one of the Huskies. Roland00 - 28/06/2017 02:26:46 AM 998 Views
Re: But the traffic is the WORST. Vodalus - 28/06/2017 10:38:54 AM 1053 Views
Just to nitpick, Switzerland isn't exactly homogeneous. Legolas - 28/06/2017 10:28:01 PM 1085 Views
Don't say "liberalism" - there's nothing liberal about them. Say "Leftism". *NM* Tom - 27/06/2017 05:07:36 PM 603 Views
I was thinking the same. Even in the US, that's a weird context to use that word in. *NM* Legolas - 27/06/2017 05:50:21 PM 611 Views
Most Americans have no idea about the historical context of Liberalism. The Shrike - 27/06/2017 06:03:38 PM 1032 Views
But even so, surely even in the US the main connotation is with social progressives, not economic? Legolas - 27/06/2017 06:28:54 PM 1029 Views
I think it started to change in the 1980s Tom - 27/06/2017 07:14:26 PM 932 Views
Re: I think it started to change in the 1980s Ghavrel - 27/06/2017 09:05:23 PM 1014 Views
Whether or not their views are shitty is a subjective determination Tom - 27/06/2017 11:15:22 PM 1048 Views
A decade under conservative deans would fix the situation nicely, I think. Ghavrel - 27/06/2017 11:24:41 PM 970 Views
Yes! I wonder what Dean Wormer from Faber is doing these days... *NM* Tom - 28/06/2017 12:03:46 AM 492 Views
So I've been thinking through this whole minimum wage thing.... Jeordam - 28/06/2017 05:47:26 PM 1115 Views
It varies fairly significantly from location to location. MIT has a decent calculator. Ghavrel - 28/06/2017 07:56:41 PM 1572 Views
Re: So I've been thinking through this whole minimum wage thing.... Cannoli - 29/06/2017 05:08:56 AM 1142 Views
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