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Question: When did liberal become a "bad" word!? I thought the word came from "Liberty" and "Freedom"!. Please clarify!?
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"Liberal" became a "bad" word when the conservative candidate got the brilliant idea to attack, demonize & alienate at least half of the voter base!.

Beats me what he (or his advisors) were thinking, but I'm glad it appears to be backfiring!. :-)

<edit re: "liberals cursing America": I assume you can give an example of this that doesn't have to be mangled to heck & back in order to be interpreted that way!?>Www@QuestionHome@Com

Tough question !. !. !. but I'll take a shot at it!.

Regardless of the origins of the word "liberal," it now stands in contrast to "traditional" ideas in American life!.

"Culture Warrior," by Bill O'Reilly details this difference far better than I!. Indeed, he really spells it out for anyone truly interested in understanding the difference between a "liberal" and a "traditional" point of view, both in America and elsewhere!.

If you're life is too busy to allow reading time, this book is available in audio, as well as print, so you can listen as you drive!.

It really is a great read!

Hope this helps !. !. !.

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Liberal means "I am doing it my own way", and ignoring morality!.
For example: Liberals kill babies, and this is not morality, this is unmoral people doing it "my own way!."
Republicans stand up for morals and unity in morality not "I am doing it my on liberal way"!.
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To the ignorant it is just another big word!. Just like conspiracy, and agenda, they don't really know what it means!. John F!. Kennedy was proud to call himself a liberal!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

So many things that were once thought to be good are now becoming blurred to the point where no one knows what means what!. These are confusing times and the only thing to listen to is your inner voiceWww@QuestionHome@Com

When the people who clam they are liberal started cursing and despising America and all we stand for!. According the the radicals we are evil Www@QuestionHome@Com

when its taken up as a word to describe a member from a partisan party!.!.!.I don't use that word to describe myself anymoreWww@QuestionHome@Com