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> Ignorance is bliss I agree. Hobbits [1] generally care and know less about politics. Perhaps in an ideal world, like the Shire, that would be the way to liv
by mutant_glofish 3y ago
> Ignorance is bliss
I agree. Hobbits [1] generally care and know less about politics. Perhaps in an ideal world, like the Shire, that would be the way to live.
> Liberals are conservative;
I agree with you that the common usage of the word "liberal" is inappropriate, and would be more than happy to reclaim the word.
I disagree with you about using the word "progressive" instead though, as its just a euphemism for "left-winger" (or "communist"). [2]
[1]: https://americanmind.org/salvo/beyond-elves-and-hobbits/ https://americanmind.org/salvo/beyond-elves-and-hobbits/
[2]: https://www.city-journal.org/article/progressive-unh-unh https://www.city-journal.org/article/progressive-unh-unh
- BillyTheMage 3y agoProgressives might reach into leftist territory, but certainly not communist. Progressives are the target of much ridicule by far-left-wingers. They tend to have absolutely no clue about the ideas underlying leftism, they just have a few specific policies they want enacted that happen to match some of the things leftists advocate, but usually for different reasons. Progressives still usually subscribe to the western ideals of Representative Democracy and Capitalism.