Why have Most Liberals Become What They Hate?

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This applies somewhat to the Republicans, but they have almost always been straight laced, so that comes without argument. My question is, where have all the civil liberals gone? It seems like liberals not only want to control your money, but your life too, unless you are a protected class. Just look at the contrast between pot users and gay rights activist. Who gets more attention from the Dems? Or what about polygamy, or free internet activist? To me, I am for the most part turned off by both parties, and I wish more people were.

You should read the book "Liberal Fascism" by Jonah Goldberg. He identifies the Progressive movement in the U.S.A as the precursor to the thing that riles you. Long before FDR and the New Deal the Progressive were formulating a role for government that would regulate ever facet of our lives, (for our own good, of course). You can see it in the Teddy Roosevelt Administration and Woodrow Wilson. In 1912 the income tax amendment was passed and in 1913 the Federal Reserve Bank which controls the currency was formed.

In the early days of the Progressive Movement thugs like Mussolini were hailed as a "good thing" for Europe. Hitlers 24 point program outlined in Mein Kampf was identical to the Progressive Agenda in all but five point, the racist items on Hitlers menu. Laws existed in the U.S. for sterilizing the "unfit" and was backed by the Progressive. Margret Sanger was 100 percent for birth control for Negroes.

And so on and so on. You are seeing the logical consequences of the Progressive Movement coming to pass. The Liberal Chickens are coming home to Roost. And the Republicans, these days are no better. Dick Nixon was an outspoken Keynsian for example. And George Bush and his buddies engineered the Big Bailouts for the Capitalist Cronies.

Ruveyn

I know that the right is often authoritarian, but the Democratic Party for the most part is (with the exception of Mark Udell and Sen. Wyden). Why can't there be more Wydens and Kucinichs in congress? I would vote for them before I would most Republicans. That is my point.

If you consider the Democratic Party representative of liberalism you are very mistaken. Much in the same way that the current incarnation of the GOP doesn't seem very conservative. I admire Dwight Eisenhower as a president and he was conservative but simultaneously actually made sense. Current GOP and Tea Party "conservatism" have little in common with Eisenhower who imo was the last great Republican president

Why have Most Liberals Become What They Hate?

Easy, their guy got elected, and suddenly all the bad things W did don't seem quite so bad now that it's Obama doing them. Anyone seen the anti-war left lately?