2. What's wrong with America's definition of liberal? We can call them what we want.
You can call people whatever you want, but then you can also call a tree a rock, if you want. Regardless, my main problem is a) with the tendency to assume that liberal = left wing and that left wing = liberal and b) that this is increasingly common outside the U.S.Languages evolve, not a big deal.
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At no point did I argue in favour of turning people into drones of the state. At no point did I argue against the achievements of individuals*. I am opposed to individual
ism, not to the existence of the individual. I actually think there are serious problems in drawing a strict line between the individual and the collective, but this is about isms.[/quote]
Oh sure, but many would argue that, for the most part, individualism benefits the collective. Look at ancient Athens, a hub of culture, philosophy, and science in its time. They began to prosper when they instituted a very liberal (for the time) system of government.