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If By A Liberal

posted 6 years ago by [deleted]
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If by a "Liberal" they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people - their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights and their civil liberties - someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a "Liberal", then I'm proud to say I'm a "Liberal."

https://www.jfklibrary.org/archives/other-resources/john-f-kennedy-speeches/liberal-party-nomination-nyc-19600914

[–] twinA (4921) 6 years ago

Very well said. I understand that behind the scenes, he was a massive yes man, unwavering towards anyone either opposing his adjectives or trying to approach him reasonably. He was a hard president to talk to because of it.

~~/o/

[–] liscarkat (18886) 5 years ago

Nice job of blowing your loud virtue-signalling trumpet. Congratulations, you're an exemplary human being because you hold all of the approved viewpoints, and everyone who disagrees with you is Hitler.

[–] chilone (18016) 3 years ago

Yeah? The Democrats of today would NEVER elect him.