[Buddha-l] Re: Silence, conservatism and JPII

[Stanley J. Ziobro II]

On Thu, 7 Apr 2005, Richard P. Hayes wrote:

> On Thu, 2005-04-07 at 19:49 +0200, Michel Clasquin wrote:
>
> > Thank you for the clarification. After the US presidential debates last
> > year, I was under the impression that "liberal" meant "a citizen of
> > Massachussets".
>
> One person I heard being interviewed during those dark days insisted
> that the word "liberal" means *any* Socialist intent on destroying the
> American way of life, not only those who happen to be senators from
> Massachusetts. (You can imagine how relieved I was to learn that I still
> qualify to wear the label, despite the fact that my Socialist
> grandfather defected from Boston nearly 100 years ago.)

Richard,

Was this relief connected with some sense that "liberal" and "Socialist"
both convey meaning, however inadequately?

Stan Ziobro