Those that like to criticize and correct the use of Liberal when referencing the Democrats in today’s politics, are a lost cause. They keep trying to correct folks in rescue of the word. Sorry, but there’s no rescuing the word after what the Left did to it.
Chalk it up as a rainbow, the term “gay”, or the use of the word progressive.
These are terms of avoidance.
Homosexuality can’t be minimized by associating it with Rainbows. Using the term gay can dismiss the sorrow and misery that came along with this lifestyle. Progressive is not an accurate word, when it comes to rolling back the cloc on over 100 million dead, to praise Communism/Socialism/and Marxism.
Vulgarity is the only accurate description of what was done to these words or entities, in the interest of hiding truth.
I try never to use the term “liberal” for RATS and their ilk.
I much prefer the more descriptive “leftist.”
Or, if I’m among very good friends, “communist.”
We are actually the liberals. Today’s conservatism is about three fourths the classical liberalism of Locke, Adam Smith, Montesquieu, and pretty much all of the Founding Fathers. Mix into this a healthy dollop of classical conservatism as expounded by Edmund Burke, which itself drew heavily from the classical liberal tradition.
Today’s left should never be referred to as “liberals” for the simple reason that they hate liberty — except for the liberty to lord it over regular folks and control every aspect of their lives.
That is, “liberty for me but not for thee.”
Great post.
The word “progressive” implies progress. Calling yourself “smart” doesn’t make you smart. Calling yourself “progressive” doesn’t mean you make progress or are in favor of it.
“Regressive” would be more accurate. “Totalitarian”, “statist”, “power-hungry maniac” would be even more accurate.