Liberal Bizarro World

Daily Beast Liberal defines "personal freedom":

There is a fine line between "liberal" and "libertarian" when it comes to personal freedom. Both are defenders of personal freedom and both are opposed to the right-wing. Yet liberals believe in equality, which means personal freedom can not take away the rights of other people. Libertarians believe they have superior rights and have no qualms about taking away other people rights.

What in the hell? Never, EVER, heard a libertarian argue in this way. Ever. They defend rights more consistently and more passionately than any conservative or liberal does. They bitch slap liberals when it comes to maintaining their beliefs and principals. Liberals are horrid in that they hate the very things the opposite side does until their guy does it then all is fine. 

The modern liberal/progressive doctrine is BUT about taking other people's rights away in an arbitrary manner. They support the nanny-state which in of itself takes away personal rights.

Gun-control, affirmative action programs, health care, anti-smoking crusades, free contraception, subsidies of various kinds etc.

These are all example of liberals supporting the collective OVER the individual.

Quebec is a prime example of the left-wing's take on "individual liberty." It's hideous.

Just like now they're claiming conservatives are "race obsessed" they now argue they are defenders of personal rights? I left the liberal camp BECAUSE of its position on big government. You have rights on condition in their world.

It's the bizarro world. Man, these people are special.

 Responses:

"...It means if you don't do what a liberal wants, like give the liberal free contraceptives or photograph her wedding ceremony you have denied the liberal her rights."

"...In the US Liberals (a noticeably different breed from liberals) are all about the Nanny state -- ban this, prohibit that, it's all for the common good, think of the chilllldren! To a Liberal, freedom is important until it gets in the way of whatever emotion-driven crusade they are on, then it imply HAS to go.

Libertarians are more like the liberals everywhere else on the planet. To a Libertarian, freedom s more important than anything else -- yours, mine, everyone's."