Please laugh

Japanese liberals aren’t American/Western liberals. They believe in strict immigration policies

W ealth redistribution: The LDP generally supports a market-based economy with limited government intervention. They may not actively promote wealth redistribution but focus on economic growth to benefit all citizens.
Raised wages: The LDP has been known to support policies that encourage businesses to raise wages, but their primary focus is on economic growth and job creation.
Clean, sustainable energy: The LDP has shown commitment to promoting renewable energy sources and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. They have set goals for increasing the share of renewables in Japan's energy mix.
Foreign worker rights: The LDP has introduced policies to attract and retain foreign workers in Japan, particularly in industries facing labor shortages. They have also taken steps to improve working conditions and provide support for foreign workers.
LGBTQ rights: The LDP's stance on same-sex marriage is conservative, but they have been more progressive on other LGBTQ rights. They have supported the passage of anti-discrimination laws and the promotion of education and understanding of LGBTQ issues.
Covid relief: The LDP has implemented various measures to support individuals and businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, including financial assistance, tax breaks, and public health initiatives

Sounds good to me. Not perfect, but barring any better alternatives, a party like that would have my vote

They’re more libertarian than liberal…..but just more nationalist. They love their libertarian ethnostate. I love Japan.

Sounds like my kinda party.

Great! I will tell Donald that you are on board!

You will receive your red hat within 4-6 weeks (2 days if subscribed to amazon prime or walmart plus)

Wow you didn’t even read your own article. It says here that the LDP regularly appeals across the political spectrum. You don’t need to support Trump to like it, nor do you need to like Biden.

All in all, sounds like an effective political party, being able to stay in power for almost 80 years at this point

The LDP is BEST described as "conservative to moderate"...aka Republican.

DJT thanks you in advance for your vote in November.

And here you are trying to pass yourself off as a left wing extremist!
😄

Is saying obviously false things like a drug to you or something? Or maybe you think you’re making me mad or something with your childish antics

99.9% conviction rate.

Because major crime is rare and they tackle lower crime like crazy.

Kind of like broken window theory.

It's adorable that you two think that that's why.

Blue cities are not prosecuting petty crime at all. They are playing catch and release.

Giuliani got crime down, by letting criminals know that the city was tough on crime at every level.

Now come on with bbbbut Giuliani!!!

"If the GOP was like this Conservative Party, perhaps I could get behind it"

That's okay. While I don't speak for the GOP, I imagine they wouldn't want you if they have to prostitute their beliefs like that.

Selling out may be common for liberals, but for people with solid foundational beliefs, it doesn't hold much appeal. Of course, a lot of Republicans are sellouts, too.

Well of course. By definition, a political party’s job is to get their candidates elected, and if their positions are unpopular to the majority of their electorate, they can’t get elected, no matter how steadfast they are in their beliefs. If the GOP doesn’t want to appeal to a broader audience, then that’s their choice, but may be their downfall.

And I must note that your quote wasn’t word-for-word what I initially typed. It’s a largely insignificant nitpick, sure, just wanted to point that out

And they are liberal in name only. They are very nationalistic and conservatives. The LDP is a very very conservative group.

There isn't a liberal from any period in time (classical or Progressive which are polar opposites) in any country who is as insane as the liberals are today. Well then, I take that back. Progressive liberals an America supported Lenin, Stalin, Mussolini and Hitler. They thought those men were the "men of the future". So maybe it's a tie.

BTW Classical liberals, like Thomas Jefferson, are called conservatives and libertarians today.

Liberalism died when Marxism got into its ranks.

The American Communist Party called themselves progressive and were hated, so they started calling themselves liberal. Then they infiltrated the Democrat party. That happened around 1900.

Wow, all of the reply hyperlinks for you are mostly gone.

Anyway

"I am afraid many will see it as TLDR."

I think you're right. It's probably true of most of my comments. A lot of people here are much more concise and can say more in less words than me. I wish I could be more concise.

The info was valid. I read it and understood it, because it is important that at least some get it.

I studied it in the '90s, everything I trad from reputable sources is buried so deep on the internet that only Univac can access it.

The site only allows replys so far down.

Univac, Issac Asimov's short, The last question, 1956.

BTWN TLDR was not a criticism!
It was a comment on the average leftist's commitment to actually learning anything.

I didn't take it as a criticism. I knew what you meant. Leftist's attention span is very short. The best they will do is read two sentences and after that they're done.

“Progressive liberals an America supported Lenin, Stalin, Mussolini and Hitler. They thought those men were the "men of the future".”

Whoa what alternate timeline did I step into where this is the case

You should read more.

I am literally an English/Political Science major reading is basically my full-time job

Then you should know this. Hitler was literally Time magazines man of the year.

Yes, and if you read that article, you’d realize they weren’t praising him. He got that because of his influence on world politics, and not in a good way

Actually it was in a good way. Find the original unedited version. They praised him because he turned around the depression of the German economy and industrialized Germany.

Why would conservatives embrace a far left dictator.

And he went from that to the Man of the Century for the Far Right, since, well, BEFORE Time Magazine,,,

And he went from that to the Man of the Century for the Far Right, since, well, BEFORE Time Magazine,,,

You should be reading a lot more. Read a lot about modern progressive concepts like eugenics and how much the progressive movement in America inspired Hitler.

Eugenics is not a progressive concept, and even if you can twist it in a way that makes it look progressive, I do not support it.

And you realize that the National Socialist Worker’s Party was socialist only in name, right? Aside from the name, they were a far-right nationalist group, who DID use Eugenics as a core part of their movement

You’re joking?

I didn’t asked you whether you support it or not ….obut ok.

Nope. Eugenics is a terrible thing, and I would never support it

@959 so you are anti abortion? Planned Parenthoodxs patron Saint is Margaret Sanger.

But you have read all of this.

And here we thought you were a middle schooler on spring break.

Nope. Eugenics is a terrible thing, and I would never support it

Ask Margaret Sanger what she felt about eugenics? How she believed that inferior people could be bred out of existence through abortion and birth control.

Ask George Bernard Shaw what he thought about asking people to "justify their existence". And if they could not do so then they should be killed but in a human way.

Ask H.G. Wells why he called himself a "Liberal Fascist".

Our education system has been tremendously screwed up since the Progressive history revisionists got into our colleges and universities. History revisionism begin under Woodrow Wilson. Wilson hated the Constitution as much as he hated blacks. He was one of the worst presidents we have ever had.

By the time the 60's came around the misinformation was firmly entrenched in our entire school system.

And that idiotic left-right scale that puts communists and socialists on the extreme left and fascists and Nazis on the extreme right is just insane. It makes absolutely no sense at all.

It makes the founding fathers Nazis and fascists, which could not be any farther from the truth. It causes the left to constantly mislabel the right.

It doesn't matter hat once Hitler got power, his narcissism took over and he stopped following a strict socialist creed. It doesn't matter that Mussolini saw that the Soviet Union nearly starved to death it's first year because the farm owners were kicked off of their land and "expert" central planners ran the farms. So Mussolini decided to avoid that and let those who knew how to run their businesses keep ownership. But they would be very heavily controlled.

Stalin called Mussolini a right-winger as an insult because he left business owners keep running their countries.

This did not mean that fascists were right-wingers. They, and Nazis, are every bit the authoritarian control freaks that all of the other little socialists and communists narcissists are.

All total government control systems are on the extreme left. Anarchy is on the extreme right. The scale has always been about the amount of freedom the individual has. Leftist believe the individual must be controlled. Anarchists don't want any controls, including a government.

Constitutionalists, like me, want the government to take of a small laundry list of things enumerated in the Constitution and for everything else, stay out of our lives.

The Progressives have changed our government for the much, much, much worse. We have very little freedom today.

Well stated, Sir.

I am afraid many will see it as TLDR.

🙂 a Monday morning giggle for you.

That made sense because they didn't have the power of the 14th amendment yet. There was nothing the federal government could do to end slavery until they took an enormous amount of power away from the states and nearly killed the 10th amendment.

Democrats are so obsessed with the power that the 14th gave them that now if you talk about states rights they call you a racist. Some will even say you are trying to bring back slavery. They say that because they are, what we call in polite society, stupid. Dumber than a bag of hammers. What their controllers love having that kind of power and only want more and more power.

More distorted history!

More parroted nonsense!

More severe allergic reaction to truth!

😄 Be at least you have already stated that you identify as Republican voter!

DJT for you and me! 🇺🇸

DJT for you and me! 🇺🇸

DJT for you and me! 🇺🇸

Oh, I know, perhaps you shouting about a certain ideology that fights injustice actually enables said injustices in a fit of holding onto your view of the world contrary to your beliefs? How many times have you done that now?

Oh my gosh you’ve actually snapped. What should I look for to identify you in the news?

Not everyone is good at their job

Or making things up.

I literally do not believe you.

Makes sense that you are allergic to speaking the truth.