From: gts (gts_2000@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue May 13 2003 - 20:42:07 MDT
Damien Sullivan wrote:
> The terms can be used to label particular positions on the spectrum,
> or the more general attitudes "open to change" and resistant to change.
I agree with this.
Strictly speaking, liberals are proponents of change. FDR's "New Deal" and
LBJ's "Great Society" come to mind. These were supposed to be changes for
the better. Also Bill Clinton's original campaign platform was all about
"change."
Conservatives don't want change unless it comes in the form of a tax-break.
:)
In terms of the news media I think we are using the definitions that pertain
to positions on the political spectrum. When I type "liberal" I am usually
thinking something like "bleeding heart liberal" which has an additional
meaning beyond that of someone who merely wants to change the status quo.
The two definitions of liberalism have blended together in American politics
probably because most changes advocated by liberals have been of the
bleeding heart type.
-gts
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