Theos-Talk Archives (August 2002 Message tt00044)

Larry F Kolts wrote:
> Sorry Bart, but I'm more confused now than I was before. Is it that you
> are using a purist definition of liberalism and those modern politicians
> who classify themselves as liberal, i.e. Ted Kennedy, Hillary Clinton,
> etc, are really something else? They certainly advocate more government.
> I have always been taught that liberals WERE left wing, and pro
> government control. Conservatives are the ones who advocate less
> government and more individual responsibility. What am I missing here?

Liberals are left of center, but not as far left as "left wing", just
as conservatives are right of center, but not as much as "right wing"
although a lot of left wingers call themselves "liberals" and a lot of
right wingers call themselves "conservatives". 

Bart Lidofsky