AmericanPatriot29 said:
I just don't understand it. How can someone support liberalism? It is the definition of lunacy and defies all common sense. It really is some type of a disorder. I see how liberal the world is becoming and I just get depressed and hope I wont live to see how bad it will get. So why are you liberal? What makes you liberal? What is the indoctrination of the media, schools, and hollywood? Was it a specific event? Is it because you dont have a grasp of history? What?
AP
Depends on the color of your shades. Personally,
I used to think I was conservative at least partly; I don't think I've changed but consider myself a liberal now.
I am a liberal because:
I believe in the rule of law.
I think that the Govt should not borrow from our future but tax before it spends or cut spending before it cuts taxes.
I believe in the Constitution, and concepts like innocent until proven guilty and due process and the right of an accussed to a trial.
I disapprove of our Govt torturing people and locking people away indefinitely without due process.
I believe that the government has some obligation to provide for regulation and basic welfare to protect against the abuses of laizze-faire capitalism.
I believe that clean air and water are just as important as corporate profits.
I think the wealthy, who have by their hard work have been able to take advantage of the opportunities given to them by this country, should pay a greater share of the tax burden than folks struggling to make ends meet.
I believe the US, as a founding nation of modern democracy and human rights, should set an example for the international community and be a shining beacon on the hill.
I believe that the US should be a good international citizen and therefore not throw its weight around like a bully because we happen to have the most powerful armed forces.
I am against the concentration of corporate power and wealth into fewer and fewer hands.
I believe in individual liberty and with it privacy -- even at the cost of some greater risk to security, because freedom isn't free.
I believe that folks who receive a large inheritance should have to pay taxes on that income just like folks who work for a living have to pay taxes on their income.
I believe in the right of families to make their own decisions, not the government, which is why I support abortion, at least early in the pregnancy. I am against the government dictating family decisions to my family.
I believe a strong publicly available educational system that provides the opportunity for an education for all, even those without wealth, is an important element of a democracy.
Just some of the things off the top of my head.