tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post5982556106749916311..comments2023-11-05T22:35:31.766+00:00Comments on Neil Clark: Blog off, Tony, into your open-top submarineNeil Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10479041156190090119noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-11481187991128396882007-06-16T09:54:00.000+01:002007-06-16T09:54:00.000+01:00Neil is certainly a liberal (albeit not a classica...Neil is certainly a liberal (albeit not a classical one) in one very important sense - he is against the proposed invasion of dozens of countries, and "pre-emptive" (i.e. unprovoked) nuclear strikes against at least one (this morally despicable policy is now supported by about half of all Democratic presidential candidates and all Republicans bar the excellent Ron Paul). I'd happily wear an unreconstructed socialist, certainly more "liberal" than any murderous lunatic who agitates for the destruction of national sovereignty, nuclear holocaust, and the Brave New World.Nguyen Van Minhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01644427933526402910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-41646528081201604362007-06-14T14:16:00.000+01:002007-06-14T14:16:00.000+01:00Right then, let's me having a post from Neil about...Right then, let's me having a post from Neil about press freedoms in Putin's Russia or Belarus. Shall I hold my breath?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-22789401288617242322007-06-14T10:47:00.000+01:002007-06-14T10:47:00.000+01:00Attitudes towards the forthcoming smoking ban are ...Attitudes towards the forthcoming smoking ban are also another good litmus test....Neil Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479041156190090119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-64766365604709148662007-06-14T10:44:00.000+01:002007-06-14T10:44:00.000+01:00I am not an economic 'liberal', if by that we mean...I am not an economic 'liberal', if by that we mean a belief that 'free' markets should be pre-eminent, but in terms of freedom of speech, and the freedom to hold and express 'unfashionable' opinions which go against the interests of the power elite of the day, I most certainly am. And in case you're referring to my support for the death penalty, John Stuart Mill, commonly regarded to be the father of English liberalism, was a staunch supporter too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-29172682146588790342007-06-14T10:33:00.000+01:002007-06-14T10:33:00.000+01:00Neil, you're in no way liberal.Neil, you're in no way liberal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com