# Common misconceptions about liberalism

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [September 8, 2026, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-misconceptions-about-liberalism/1032905 "2026-09-08T21:01:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 9, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-misconceptions-about-liberalism/1032905/21 "2026-09-09T00:28:21Z")

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> [@HMS\_Irruncible](#):
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> I think you really need to start coming up with examples of someone who both professes to be a liberal and also claims to hold radical positions like “I want to ban all religion” or “I want unrestrained unaccounted open borders.”

You know what, I’m dropping this. I may have overstated, and I don’t care to go hunting for quotes from extremists.

I still think it’s likely that there are liberals out there who do hold these views, but they are probably few in number, and on the fringes.

Instead of saying “The reality is that, yes, certainly, there are _some_ liberals,” I should have said, “It’s possible that there are _a few_ liberals,” or whatever.

This whole thing is derailing the thread anyway. I’m out.

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