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Matilda

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2. Yes, here "Liberal" is synonymous with "Tory".

Reply to SunSeeker (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 23, 2014, 03:29 AM

Jul 2014

To be accurate, the Liberal Party as founded in 1944 by Robert Menzies, was a very different beast. I doubt he'd be very happy with the Tea Party style of Liberals today. Former Lib PM Malcolm Fraser resigned from the party in disgust some years ago, and now almost qualifies as a Leftie, yet really, he is a Liberal in the sense that Menzies was.

There is possibly some similarity between the evolution of the GOP of yesterday and the party of today - I believe the Republicans weren't always as nutty as they are now?

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I take it "Lib" in Australia has a slightly different meaning than it has in the US. SunSeeker Jul 2014 #1

Yes, here "Liberal" is synonymous with "Tory". Matilda Jul 2014 #2

Correct. The Republican Party of Abraham Lincoln was a completely different animal. SunSeeker Jul 2014 #4

Or to put it another way, Australia doesn't have a debt crisis Fairgo Jul 2014 #3

Apparently Sloppy Joe Hockey Tanelorn Jul 2014 #5