On Oct 2, 2009, at 6:55 PM, SA wrote:
> So I agree, the left needs to stop thinking of liberals as the
> Other. But that has to come in the context of some movement that
> would allow the left to actually exert some gravitational pull.
I vote that the folks who really care start calling themselves conservatives and take back the meaning of the word.
Simply put conservative means measure twice, cut once. Very defensible position, applicable to most social solutions. If a society works better when everyone has enough, and a conservative wants the society to function most efficiently, then assuring that everyone has enough is a conservative goal.
Why puzzle over the meaning of liberal, when conservative works better. It's not their exclusive word. Turn social conservatives to conservative socialists.
martin