Vic
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Originally posted by: Tab
Originally posted by: Vic
Heh. I love the Europeans' proper perspective on politics. Here in the US, the conservatives cast gun control as being MORE liberal, not less. Sigh...
What am I missing here?
The root of liberal is liberty. A truly liberal position is any that advances human rights over government. So in truth, support of individual gun rights is a liberal position (which is why Atheus said gun control 'makes us less liberal'). In the US, it's also a conservative position too, because of our country's history of gun rights. To support gun control, however, is NOT a liberal position.
To put in perspective, the Liberal Party in England is similar to the Libertarian Party here in the US. I've said it a million times here, libertarianism is a liberal philosophy.