While I’m not taking offense at the remark that “…Eric was no liberal and was willing to fight for what he believed in”, I dispute your characterization of liberals as people unwilling to fight for their beliefs. Granted, liberals seem to defend their beliefs with pickets, mass marches and demonstrations, but I would characterize those actions as working within a system to change it as peacefully as possible, rather than an unwillingness to fight. The view that liberals are unwilling to fight is a key perceptual error of those on the right and a misreading of reality. FYI, I’m in the U.S. if that makes any difference in this debate.
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