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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Maybe. I don't see that, but maybe I am not in a position to. I consider myself a centre-lefty and can't stand the extreme left on a lot of issues, and hate the preachiness and lack of respect and tact that they often display.
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I agree 100% my only political beliefs are not knowing the answer before I've heard the question, and a belief that the best government governs from a position of fear of the populous in both personal and professional concerns.
What I find perplexing is just how skewed politics is today based on how much I hear the term Liberal associated with the left wing.
Being liberal means you're more centrist than anything else. The opposite of conservative is progressive, not liberal. That's why in Canada we had the Liberal Party and the Progressive Conservative party. PC is a contradiction of terms, essentially meaning they're balanced.
The language has been consistently hijacked for decades (mainly in the US) to the point where most people don't even know what they're discussing half the time.
Today people seem to be in a hurry to align their support like they're cheering for a sports team rather than appreciating the complexity of any number of topics.
Maybe this is the case, or maybe in the big party of social media we all are just forced to hear the blowhards louder hollering at the party more than we ever did before.