Classical liberalism was always opposed to the protectionist Toryism
Yeah, but that has no bearing on the current debate. Left/right is always going to be imprecise but I don't agree that it is useless. I have no problem with calling classical liberalism right wing. I am a liberal but I am not a libertarian so it is understandable that I react uneasily to attempts by the party I vote for to capture the libertarian wing of the Tory Party.
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Re: Also, in response to your headline:
Date: 2008-Sep-16, Tuesday 12:29 (UTC)Yeah, but that has no bearing on the current debate. Left/right is always going to be imprecise but I don't agree that it is useless. I have no problem with calling classical liberalism right wing. I am a liberal but I am not a libertarian so it is understandable that I react uneasily to attempts by the party I vote for to capture the libertarian wing of the Tory Party.