It started with John Locke. At the time it was believed that there should be a hereditary privelige.
John Locke stated that each man has a [b]right to life, liberty and property[/b]. The Declaration of Independence stated these rights in our break from Great Britain..
The legacy continued with the following key activities. Theodore Roosevelt in which he broke up the monopolies through anti-trust legislation which was followed up by President Taft.
After the Recession, President Franklin Roosevelt initiated the "New Deal". Social Security ensured that the elderly were not left without any resources because the very nature of families was different in the United States. The young did not take care of their elderly but formed a nuclear unit of members. The members that had served their country were receiving education benefits and forming and participating in Professional Unions.
After John (Jack) Kennedy's Assassination President LB Johnson promoted the Great Society. The Civil Rights legislations were passed. The Economy Act of 1964 which declared a war against poverty. Medicare Air and Water Quality Acts. Consumer Product protections Voter Rights Acts which terminated literacy tests. The National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities. Head Start for pre Elementary education
This is a legacy to be proud of and the definition of our nation was primarily carved by these legislations.
Let's keep the insults aside.
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But you don't live in the U.S., right ? Liberalism has a long history here. People have only recently started referring to themselves as libertarian, and many of them are socially conservative, so it's probably [i]not[/i] the same thing at all.
oh i am sorry if my foreignness offends your liberal view point .. but i think you will find that we had a liberal party long before there was a united states of america
@maxlaff: Yeah, and you're probably among those who consider those Americans arrogant who presume to be in the know about your country's politics ? Just saying it goes both ways.
@bijouxbroussard: pot calling the kettle black ..... how dare you make assumptions on my view of Americans i happen to have a lot of friends state side and grew up with American family's on base
@maxlaff: Well, you made the point by slapping me with "liberal" as an epithet during our conversation; you couldn't help yourself. So obviously you [i]don't[/i] get the point of the story and don't understand the scope of what Liberalism covers---you proved it. And I've no doubt you're probably great friends with conservatives here.
@bijouxbroussard: some conservatives some libertarians and some classical liberals but to be honest i find most modern liberals rude and offensive when confronted with a view point they dont hold most rational people can discuss alternative views politely with out making assumptions and insults about other people in the debate
