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The left's betrayal of liberal ideals
on Jan 21, 2007 in Books International Politics Iraq Middle East anti-war conservative Iraq left liberal Nick Cohen politics right socialist UK War A must-read excerpt from UK journalist Nick Cohen's new book, What's Left: How Liberals Lost Their Way: Why is it that apologies for a militant Islam which stands for everything the liberal left is against come from the liberal left? Why will student...
TroubledSoul or a DumbSoul
on Apr 10, 2007 in DumbSoul woman cry hurt abuse WOW YEY man heart TroubledSoul left love friend OMG Days have passed since I last posted, and the reason is very simple I was very confused what to write.Well lets be simple, she left him (again) and was feeling very bad about that, as always I was the supportive friend.Let me tell you one thing ones...
Moderates
on May 6, 2007 in center liberals moderate right conservatives left centrist politics moderates Righty: I've reached the conclusion that a moderate is just a liberal without a backbone. Of course, we never know what moderates really believe because they're too jelly-legged to stand up and say anything worth remembering. At least Lefty knows the...
Workers' Rights and Lefts
on Apr 23, 2008 in SNP Labour John Swinney petrol left Grangemouth Alex Salmond solidarity pension It's often said that the SNP is well placed to take on the mantle of centre-left social democracy deserted by Labour in its quest for power.The SNP can be quite lefty when the issue is one that sets it apart from Westminster with little consequence,...
Middle of the Right
on Jun 29, 2008 in General beliefs bush left middle of the right right Here’s who I am. I was brought up in a very Christian, very Republican environment. I came to think that, if I really was a Christian, if I really loved God, if I really believed what I claimed to believe in, then I had to have conservative po...