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punky · 02-07-2004, 16:19

I've in trouble with this recently so I better be careful. I think the distinctions need to be made between "do-gooder", "liberal" and "bleeding-heart". They are all different although sometimes people can be more than one. In my mind, a "do-gooder" is someone who can't help helping, but has very short sight. They are so consumed in what they are doing, they don't realise, or wan't to know the consequences of it down the road. Removing "The Three Little Pigs" books to not offend muslims, that kind of thing. Liberal is a pretty open term. Anyone who is left-wing, casual, etc. (Not that liberal, is different from socialist, which is also left-wing). A "bleeding-heart" person is someone who cares about everyone, wether they should or not/deserve it or not.

Interesting someone said that as liberals are do-gooders, are conservatives evil? Well, that is how we are all percieved. If you think liberal, you think of a harmless, happy, hippy, don't you? You think of conservative, you think of a CEO in skyscraper smoking cigars, killing children. Although, nowadays, I tend think of the ELF, etc with liberal, and I think they are way more evil.

I'm kind of suprised by the poll, I thought here the liberal Guardian readers way outnumbered the right-wingers.

02-07-2004, 16:19	#33
punky Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Age: 45 Posts: 14,750	Re: Bleeding-heart liberal do-gooders I've in trouble with this recently so I better be careful. I think the distinctions need to be made between "do-gooder", "liberal" and "bleeding-heart". They are all different although sometimes people can be more than one. In my mind, a "do-gooder" is someone who can't help helping, but has very short sight. They are so consumed in what they are doing, they don't realise, or wan't to know the consequences of it down the road. Removing "The Three Little Pigs" books to not offend muslims, that kind of thing. Liberal is a pretty open term. Anyone who is left-wing, casual, etc. (Not that liberal, is different from socialist, which is also left-wing). A "bleeding-heart" person is someone who cares about everyone, wether they should or not/deserve it or not. Interesting someone said that as liberals are do-gooders, are conservatives evil? Well, that is how we are all percieved. If you think liberal, you think of a harmless, happy, hippy, don't you? You think of conservative, you think of a CEO in skyscraper smoking cigars, killing children. Although, nowadays, I tend think of the ELF, etc with liberal, and I think they are way more evil. I'm kind of suprised by the poll, I thought here the liberal Guardian readers way outnumbered the right-wingers.