Ideology:
Left
Left
of Center, Liberal, Ultra-Liberal, Progressive
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What
Does It Mean To Be A Liberal?
You
are concerned
with individual rights & liberties. You are often
in favor of government intervention and government programs
(pro-regulation). You lean
toward the monitoring of business. You get excited by
new government initiatives like sending man to Mars.
A
left of center or "liberal" individual
tends to philosophically believe in a majority
of these political positions:
- Abolition
of the death penalty
- Believe
in affirmative action
- Belief
in reinstating the Fairness Doctrine
- Disapprove
of teacher-lead prayer in classrooms & school sponsored
religious events
- Equal
opportunities for men and women in the military
- Favor
equal opportunity & denial of gender differences
- Government-rationed & taxpayer-funded
medical care (example: Universal Health Care Coverage)
- Government
spends big on social programs (also higher taxes to
fund these programs)
- Income
redistribution (through progressive taxation)
- Legalizing
abortion & pro-choice
- Legalizing
same-sex marriages
- Oppose
an American foreign policy of continuous intervention
- Oppose
domestic wire-tapping & other intrusive acts (as
authorized in the Patriot Act)
- Oppose
full private property rights
- Support
protection of our environment
- Support of labor
unions
- Support
Globalism ("one world government")
- Support
obscenity and pornography as our First Amendment right
- Support
teaching comprehensive sexual
education programs in schools (as opposed to abstinence-only
programs)
- Support
a "Living
Constitution" reinterpreted for modern times (not
how it was originally written & intended)
- Support
disarmament treaties
- Support
gun control laws
- Support
government programs to rehabilitate criminals in society
- Taxpayer-funded
public education system
Try
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- Take the Liberal
Ideology Quiz and find out
whether you're a Peace Patroller, Eco-Avenger, Social Justice
Crusader, Working Class Warrior, Reality-Based Intellectualist,
or New Left Hipster.
Resources:
- About.com : What is a liberal?
Is
liberal a bad word? You might think so if you listen
to political banter, but liberals will tell you that
the term really denotes open-mindedness and the hope
for equality for all...
- Conservapedia
- Wikipedia
Liberalism
in the United States is a broad political and philosophical
mindset, favoring individual liberty,
and opposing restrictions on liberty, whether they come
from established religion, from government regulation,
or from the existing class structure. Liberalism in
the United States takes various forms, ranging from classical
liberalism to social liberalism to neoliberalism.
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