Talk:Norberto Bobbio

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[edit] Radical liberal?

I keep seeing this phrase in various wikipedia articles. What on earth does it mean? It's a contradiction in terms. Shouldn't it just be "radical" or "leftist" or "progressive activist"? How does liberalism come into the picture?

Adam Holland 00:44, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

• I fail to see this as a contradiction in terms. It all depends on how one interprets the term "liberalism", and to be a "radical liberal" is, in my view, perfectly possible. That said, I don't know if Bobbio can be thought of as being radically liberal, but that's another question. It's better to leave things as is, than to label Bobbio as a "radical" (whatever that means) or "leftist". Besides, "radical", "leftist" and "progressive activist" are hardly synonymous. 201.37.185.130 01:47, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

There is classical liberalism, which is what modern day Republicans are generally. They believe in limited gov't, separation of church and state (at least they used to), and many of those other principles that caused the U.S. to break with England. Radical liberalism corresponds generally to Democrats who also believe in those principles, but also believe that the governmemt has an obligation to its citizens to intervene in the economy in their interest. Another big difference in these two cultures is that while New Deal type of reforms help adults and children, usually classical liberals only support such proposals if they only help children.

Greg Bard 02:25, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

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