re: So I think I finally lost my friend to the disease of liberalism

There are always those "men" who make the long walk away from the Light of individual liberty to the DARK maternalism of State coercion and control. The Nanny State appeals to those who need a nanny. These are usually man-boys who can no longer get an erection if their wife's boyfriend isn't in the room. Take him to Vegas, give him a cialis and get him laid, preferably by a woman with big blonde hair and enormous breasts, and he stands a 50-50 shot of regaining his senses.