LIBERALS - what is the best thing about being us?
959263
Welfare and not having to shave your armpits.
1052808
Liberalism is a mental disorder
1032822
Excellent question and I bet that you will not get an intelligent answer.  If liberals were truly open minded you would have balanced political representation at all Colleges & Universities, instead of the typical 80 - 20% split that currently exisits.  If liberal were truly open minded they would not attack Christianity and defend it like they do other religions.  Liberals are the epitome of doulble standards.
1030259
Conservatives are typically protection-minded, as in typically protective of the country and our way of life. Liberals tend to do a lot of america-bashing, they hate this, they hate that, they have a 'favorite minority of the month' kind of thing, they care more about starving kids somewhere else than starving kids in america, that kind of thing...their focus is more on 'the poor' and some other country than on fixing america....
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We as liberals (for the most part because I can't speak for everyone) are open-minded.  I think if you open your eyes and ears and tune into Fox news, you'll find alot more name calling and stereotyping by neo-cons then you could ever find by liberals.\n\nNow I'm not sure, but I think you have tolerance backwards.  The first amendment says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...".  Liberals don't disagree with religion, as a majority of Jews and Catholics are democrats, but they disagree with many conservative views that religion should play a role in government.  There is nothing in the Constitution honoring one relgion over another, nothing indicating America as a Christian country.  Liberals are tolerant of all religions, thus making sure that one isn't publically favored over another; privately, anything is fair game.  Free exercise has never been attacked by liberals as a whole.\n\nReferring to the south as "stupid" is metaphorical.  Historically, the south has always been slower in technological and economical development than the north.  Aside from that, they are also most easily impressioned by their leaders, a fallacy if you will.  They more believe what they are told and do not question the people who hold similar policital and religious values as they.  The south and "bible belt" are also consistently referred to by many, both liberal and conservative, as the land of red-necks.  All of this is to say that obviously not all of the south is "stupid" just that a majority tend to be very ignorant.  Religion plays a large role in this viewpoint, as many think that supporting something like an undeveloped fetus's rights over a woman's is obsurd.  Or that teaching abstinence rather than safe sex and contraception is just plain dumb.\n\nFocussing on the Iraq war and "brainwashing", let's first look at Germany in the 1930's.  Heinrich Himmer (one of Hitler's henchmen) once said, "The best political weapon is the weapon of terror. Cruelty commands respect. Men may hate us. But, we don't ask for their love; only for their fear."  Sound familiar?  For one second, step down from your viewpoint and think about this quote with an open-mind.  The tactic of using fear played a key role in Hitler's rise to power.  Have you noticed that every corner we turn these days has been plastered with "terrorists", "al-Qaeda", "war on terror", fear, fear, fear, and more fear.  And in doing this, the administration has been given a skeleton key, a free-pass to do anything they want.  Warantless wiretapping?  Don't think for a second that one, single branch of government needs this almighty power to "protect the people against terrorists."  Then the prosecution of our "free press" for reporting this abuse of power to the people?  Everything Bush does happens to be in the name of National Security, but why are we giving him such unlimited power?  If you've read George Orwell's 1984, you would know that it's a very slippery slope towards Big Brother, an all-powerful, controlling, and impressionist government.  The next step, believe it or not, could be something like: halting the mid-term elections in the name of National Security.  We as people shouldn't give up our civil liberties for protection against something that (if you look really hard at it) isn't real.  The threat of terrorism?  If you look really close at what is going on, you'll notice that the threat of terrorism isn't as real as we are told (i.e. brainwashed).  If it was, why would our Republican led government (all three branches) be cutting spending on Homeland Security 7% - from $34.1 bill to $31.8 bill?  It all comes down to reality.  Do you feel better knowing that an unjust war that's profiting private contractors (
1024360
unfortunetly, the Liberals are never FOR anything, they are always AGAINST things.  Look at their bumper stickers....ANYONE but BUSH!   IMPEACH BUSH    BUSH LIED   etc....but when you confront them to back up their statements, they just stammer and spew tripe  about their hatred.  They want us all to be as miserable as they are.  They don't want us to enjoy life.  I do feel sorry for them.  I would like to hear from them WHO and WHY and WHAT their agenda is.  Good question!
315652
There is nothing wrond with being liberal, its the opposite of conservative...  Liberal covers the entire left side of the political spectrum - it's generic for people who believe in individualism, freedom, equality, the social contract and rational evidence-based (as opposed to morality-based) public policy but often disagree on the application of these principles.
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The problem with liberals is they don't have a cohesive philosophy.  They are often well meaning, but they have this childlike belief that everything could be perfect if we could just legislate this a bit more, forbid that, restrict this..... in short, liberals always think they're just a law or two away from creating perfection.\n\nWhat they end up with is a nightmare, and then they get frustrated that all their work seems to be accomplishing nothing.  So, as I stated at the outset, their lack of a clear vision dooms them to failure, and this makes them whiny and petulant.\n\nLet's take some examples from a recent vacation I took to Turkey.   The hotel's restaurant had a small bar.  One of the guys working there must have been about 15.  Liberals would be agast:  "Oh no, you can't have this!  He is too young to work, he can't be serving alcohol......"\n\nThere are often two sides to everything, but in this case, the boy came from a poor family (that's the norm in many overseas countries; wealth is the exception).  He was happy to work a few hours a day.  It helped his family, made everyone in his family happier because they weren't so stressed about money, gave him some valuable work experience, and actually improved his grades at school because now he could see what the working world was like, and this gave him the impetus to make plans for the future.\n\nImagine the same kid in the U.S.  He's sitting at home, bored, playing Play Station and getting fat through zero physical activity.  His grades are in the dumpster because he has no ambition.  Since he has no first hand knowledge of the working world, studying seems like a big waste.  "What am I ever gonna need math for?" is a common refrain.  Well, the Turkish boy knew the answer to that, and he'd probably put the American boy to shame.\n\nRemember this Ronald Reagan quote:  "The government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it."\n\nLiberals have this philosophy of "moral equivalency".  If Reagan had fallen into that trap, he could never have summoned the moral indignation and resolve to fight Communism.\n\nLiberals, especially the ACLU set, don't realize society can't function when everything is controversial; people have to agree on some basic ideas and values.  When everyone can whine about every possible thing that doesn't suit his or her own selfish preferences, you are just creating chaos.  Society can't function like this.  It's like taking fabric and pulling it in every possible direction; it's going to unravel.  There is nothing holding to together.\n\nSo, liberals hate America because, in their minds, we can never do anything good enough.  Take the Afghanistan + Iraq situation:  we are liberating millions of people from tyranny, giving women a chance to live normal lives where they can vote, work, and be educated.  Do liberals ever bring up these points?  No.  Because they only look at the negative.\n\nThat in a nutshell is why liberals hate America.  No matter what we do, they can always find the black cloud but never the silver lining.
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Why do so many liberal wackos hate our country, while living here without making any contribution, only complaints?  I understand many liberal wackos realize they don't contribute and have a lot of self-loathing qualities.  But why blame this on the government?  Make yourself happy is what this country is all about, don't lay-about whining for others to give you more, when you give nothing.  Not good for your ego or morale.
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If you used the dictionary definition of a liberal, most conservatives would want to be liberals, or would think they already are liberals:\n\n"marked by generosity and openhandedness, broad-minded, tolerant, bountiful, munificent" and so forth.  All except the part "lacking moral restraint, licentious" applies equally to conservatives.\n\nGood question, because I don't think a liberal defines himself the way a conservative defines a liberal.  And vice versa.
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In America being a liberal means you think people should have a lot of personal freedoms (abortion, free speech, unions) and that the economy should be closely monitored and modified by the government.\n\nConservatives think that people's freedoms should be more closely monitored and controlled and that the economy should be free from government interference.\n\nNow, this is just what the trend is GENERALLY nowadays, because really the ideals change as time goes on for both types.
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I'm a liberal because I think for myself, believe in true equality for all, and I don't think that a government that bases it's policies on the 'needs' of Big Business has my (or your) best interests at heart. In addition, I value the future as a gift for my daughter, and conservatives only seem to think and plan in four year blocks.
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Americans love themselves the most. We are a most selfish group of people.  So it could be any of the things you have mentioned.  We are the fattest, laziest, most entertained group of people in history.
156556
You're not a Liberalist, if you know nothing about it.\n\nAnyway, I will try to simplify. Liberalism is the believe that the individual should be free of society and government restriction as long as he  (in the earlier liberalism was based on free men; women, children and slaves weren't included) respect and stop at the others' freedom. Liberty is postive freedom. Liberalism is in favour of individualism. Usually Liberalism is seen to include capitalism.\n\nHope that will help.
270902
From what I have seen, liberals are a lot more emotional than conservatives. They seem to get angry a lot easier. I also agree with what tony said. Especially the part about changing their ways when they get out on their own. It reminds me of a quote from Winston Churchill, "Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has no heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains."
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I agree with you, I do not want to live near liberals. I feel like they think they are better than others. They would like the government to take care of everyone who does not take personal resposibility for thier lives. They can not accept that life is not fair and the world is a dangerous place. thier answer is make every one else live by strict pc rules except for them. they are a joke.
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Nope, just better at Capatalizm.\n\n20 yr old are liberal because they can see how easliy things can be improved if people would only work together.... by the time were 40... we give up on the whole (by this time the whole has given up on us) so we look to take care of ourselves, even if it is at the expense of others.