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Goatseye on 14 March 2017
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thismeintiel said:
Normchacho said:

1. Your mistaking Democrat with liberal. The parties have swapped political ideologies more than once in American history and things like the civil rights movement were inherently liberal ideals. You think all the liberals just up and became conservatives after the Jim Crow laws went away?

2. The Nazis weren't a left leaning group. Their economics were largely based on privatization and breaking up labor groups, they were big fans of military spending "duh" and they were very heavily focused on moral standards. All right wing ideals.

3. The Nazis being right wing in the 30's and 40's doesn't really hold much bearing on the alt-right being right wing. Unless you think calling liberals "snowflake SJW cucks" is a term of endearment.

1. The Progressives took over the word liberal because people started not liking the Progressives and their ideas.  Classic liberals are more like the Libertarians of today.  So, yes, classic liberalism played a part in the Civil Rights movement.  As did many Republicans and Conservatives, as well as a few Democrats who weren't prejudice.

2.  The government having complete control over the ends and outs of the economy and businesses are exactly what many Socialists are about and is what the Nazis wanted, too.  All done in the name of the common man.  They allowed businesses to function normally as long as they supported them.  The second you started opposing them, you were gone.  And don't be silly, Socialist countries are big into military/police spending, too.  How do you think they keep their people in line?  Control dissent?  Also, focused on morals standards?  What political party doesn't try to use moral standards to push their agenda?  Here's a hint, none.  Hell, the point of Socialism is supposed to be about "equality" for all and for the greater good.

3. Really missing the point of this one.  Either I'm too tired or you worded this weird.

I am going to have o cut the convo here, though.  It's late here, but more importantly, we probably should get back to what this thread was actually about.  Some guy.

Progressivism is a term that encompasses a wide spectrum of social movements that include environmentalism, labor, anti-poverty, peace, anti-racism, civil rights, women’s rights, animal rights, social justice and political ideologies such as anarchism, communism, socialism, social democracy, and liberalism.

 

You should stop looking at parties and label their political by their name; instead, look at their policies.