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8 Recent Examples of Liberals Behaving Illiberally

By SharperIron on Tue, 04/08/14
Society & Culture
Liberalism
Freedom

“Diversity. Tolerance. Open-mindedness. These values have been the benchmarks of American liberalism, until recently.”

HT: Acton Institute

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Larry Nelson

NewHere's a ninth example:

Tue, 04/08/14

Locally, some left-wingers @ the University of Minnesota attempted (unsuccessfully) to prevent Condoleezza Rice’s scheduled appearance on campus:

http://www.startribune.com/local/253814771.html

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Larry Nelson

NewLiberal Tolerance

Tue, 04/08/14

“Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are shocked and offended to discover that there are other views.”

― William F. Buckley Jr.

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rpruitt

NewTolerance?

Tue, 04/08/14

A few years ago, I heard R. C. Sproul say, “It’s hard to find a liberal liberal.” That’s true, for the only conviction that an otherwise convictionless society will hold, is that they will hate those with convictions.

Robert P. Pruitt

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