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These so-called liberals

Lyaiera · 2013-08-16 00:14:19

This phrase always annoys me, "these so-called liberals." It doesn't have to be "so-called liberals," it can be used with any group. On the face of it it's calling out hypocrisy, but it never really is. It's used as a way to dismiss people's beliefs. It's always seems to imply that the group it's being aimed at is so…

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#32 16-08-2013 5:20pm
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mango salsa wrote: »

It particularly annoys me how people see liberalism as left wing - Economic liberalism is certainly not left wing

Eh, was taking the piss.

Tbh I don't care about either one. I think I'm somewhere in the middle. I think everyone should be treated fairly and equality, but besides that I wouldn't know where I stand economically or on anything else because I'm honestly clueless about the stupid labelling system.

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