05-18-2015, 09:57 PM
(05-18-2015, 09:33 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: Trusting people to handle their own stuff is what a classical liberal is.... A progressive wants a heavy gov hand.
http://www.ontheissues.org/green_party.htm
Other than legal abortions.... Not sure there is one classic liberal policy listed.
Then you're not understanding what classical liberalism is about. This isn't uncommon because most people don't think about the base ideals as applied to modern day issues. It's a bit more difficult to look through that lens.
But to be fair, there is a thread of classical liberalism through all parties in the U.S. because our country was founded upon those ideals.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
