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rob05c  ·  3534 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How the language police are perverting liberalism

Well, what they're supporting isn't liberalism, it's socialism. Liberalism requires free speech. Socialism does not. The nanny-state aspect of socialism espouses that the masses are sheep which must be protected from propaganda and sugary drinks.

Notwithstanding, I don't think most people believe in socialism or liberalism. I don't think most people believe in freedom. People believe in their freedom. Write a controversial article supporting their beliefs and they cry 'free speech.' Write an article contradicting their beliefs and they cry 'think of the children' and 'national security.'