The "L" Word
How the hell did the word “liberal” get messed up with connotation of being anti-American, unpatriotic, and fascist. Let’s look up the word “liberal” in the dictionary, shall we:
Not limited to or by established, traditional, orthodox, or authoritarian attitudes, views, or dogmas; free from bigotry.
Favoring proposals for reform, open to new ideas for progress, and tolerant of the ideas and behavior of others; broad-minded.
Wow…. that’s horrible stuff now, isn’t it? Man, I can just see the American founding fathers turning in their grave. You know those same ones who rebelled against the established, traditional, authoritarin attitudes of the British? Yup, those same ones who wanted to reform the government and had this new idea to create a democracy for the progress of civilization.
Oh wait… say it isn’t so! Our founding fathers were gasp LIBERALS! Man, sometimes I wonder how the political right can even sleep at night.