[OFB Cafe] PD: Something to Fan the Flames... OFB Endorses Candidates

[Fred A. Miller]

Daniel Cassidy wrote:

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> I'm really not sure I agree here. Sure, liberalism is very strong in
> Europe, but when you say liberalism you mean socialism. When Europeans
> say liberalism, they mean classical liberalism, which is closer to
> what you would call libertarianism, i.e. valuing individual social and
> economic freedom. There is a tendency in Europe towards rather large
> welfare states, but the bare-faced authoritarianism seen currently in
> the UK and US has little parallel in mainland Europe.

Semantics can be a problem at times. ;) Yes....."liberalism" here does 
me the "creeping crud"..........socialism. It should see a parallel 
anywhere, nor be the case here or the UK.

Fred

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