[lbo-talk] Stalin, democrat

[Travis Fast]

You could, but liberal means something quite different in those 
contexts.  It has a particular meaning when used before the word 
democrat.  Just like "social" means something quite specific when 
followed by democrat.  But keep dancing :)

Travis

martin wrote:


> On Dec 4, 2005, at 11:44 AM, Travis Fast wrote:
>
>> So what you really meant to write must have been "since I am a  
>> democrat" since the status of of the modifier liberal has no  
>> purchase sans a nod to free markets and Bentham.
>
>
> Try this one for 'purchase' ...
>
> 4 given, used, or occurring in generous amounts : liberal amounts of  
> wine had been consumed.
> • (of a person) giving generously : Sam was too liberal with the wine.
>   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> Martin
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