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Line 97: ** In Britain the current concepts are fairness and progressiveness. Every policy of the Tory party in government is fair and progressive. Every policy of the Labour party in opposition is fair and progressive. The only way to tell them apart is that the Tories will occasionally throw in "[[For Great Justice\|justice]]" for good measure. * During the bloody period of [[The French Revolution]], the phrase 'for the people!' or 'for France!' was used to justify repression, mass murder, and ill-thought out wars that sent France's economy down the toilet. ** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_techniques Well technically], "for the people" is a populist appeal, while "for France" is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag-waving flag-waving]. Cheap concepts are technically glittering generality. But it does a very similar thing in practice. * John Stuart Mill supported freedom. G.W.F. Hegel supported Freedom. What is meant by freedom in each case is VERY different from the other. This sometimes leads to leads to political [[Blue and Orange Morality]] between the two factions. * Many who oppose Obama contend that his famous slogans of "Hope" and "Change" and "Yes We Can" were a little too vague.