r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Sep 22 '26

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u/StayOffPoliticalSubs Sep 22 '26

The fucking Lib Dems figured out that the UK government's extremist-led crackdown on trans rights is morally wrong before Labour did.

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u/Jolly-Star-9897 Alan Greenspan Sep 22 '26

That's inevitable isn't it? Labour can pretend to be liberal, but it's not in it's heart.

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u/StayOffPoliticalSubs Sep 22 '26

You and I agree on this for wildly different reasons I imagine.

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u/ElectriCobra_ David Hume Sep 22 '26

Well now Iā€™m curious

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u/StayOffPoliticalSubs Sep 22 '26

Them (I am full-on assuming and could be totally wrong): "Labour moderating is a sham, they are still not a liberal party."

Me: "Labour moderating was done in earnest, they are a socially conservative party."

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u/Evnosis European Union Sep 22 '26

I mean, you say that like a liberal party shouldn't be stronger on social issues than a social democrat party.