Posted on 05/03/2014 6:31:48 PM PDT by PingPongChampion
During the Enlightenment Movement, liberalism was what defined freedom from oppression and helped break the hold of monarchy. Since then, liberalism in America has shifted to an ideology of control and oppression. Free thought and personal liberty are no longer what define liberalism. Liberalism has done a u-turn in America and become a platform for moving backwards toward the same policies that were successfully escaped in the 18th century. The worst part of this is that Americans from all walks of life are embracing such intrusive and outrageous policies.
Today's liberalism is something else entirely, making the need for a new definition or word for the real principles of freedom essential. Here is a list of current liberal policies that aim to limit individual choice and freedom and would shock and disgust the founding fathers of enlightenment.
(Excerpt) Read more at poletical.com ...
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