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[sravakavarn]

I have always been wary of liberal dependence on regulation FOR EVERYTHING, but it amazed me that given that they don't make more hey about the fact most of the regulatory agencies are also industry advocation agencies, which means there is an explicit conflict of interest AND a tendency towards cost-disease generating mechanism in the same structure. I literally heard a Slate liberal argue that abolishing or structurally changing ANY federal agency was "against good government" be it ICE, DHS, or FDA. I mean, way to say, "Basically we are the party of bureaucracy first"

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[matrixmann]

I wonder anyway.
Aren't liberals also among the ones which want small government or am I mixing this up with the libertarians?

[sravakavarn]

In Europe, they are liberals. In America, they are libertarians, a sub-branch of liberals. ALthough we use the term liberal to mean "progressives" and "social democrats"

[matrixmann]

Hm... So that might be that there really is a difference in that point of politics overseas...