Are liberals hypocritical?
963409
I am not liberal or a conservative, but I do think that it is wrong to teach children that there is a difference in peoples sexual preferences.  Children at that age should not know anything about what adults do.  I know it is hard to keep them from hearing everything, but there is no reason to put it right in front of them.  The schools should teach acceptance of all people despite race, gender, etc.  I think that in this day and age it is hard for us to protect our children from all the harsh realities of life.  Your son will be exposed to this at some point in the future but it is up to you to teach him what you want him to know.  And, you have to be ready for your child to make his own decision on how he feels when he is older.  His best friend may end up being gay or something you don't like.  I think that you have every right to raise your son how you want to, but you need to be ready for him to rebel in some way, or to just not have the same convictions as you.  I know that my parents are proud of me even though I don't have the same beliefs as they do.  My parents never tried to force their beliefs on me, but they did try to influence my decision by telling me what they thought was right.  \n \nDon't try to understand the agends of the political world.  The basic thing is to make the other guy look bad so you will always look good.  It is all a bunch of crap anyway.  Go with your feelings and forget the rest of the junk.\n\n\nI would also like to ask a question:  Why does being gay have to be an issue?  Is a gay person not still a person just because he is gay?  Why do we have to fight over gay rights?  I thought that as a person we already had all the rights we needed to be allowed to live.  " the right to life, liberty, and the persute of happiness"  How does being gay change those rights?  If being gay is what makes a person happy then they have the right to be gay without being treated differently.
739309
Sounds pretty good to me, that must be why I'm a liberal.\n\nhttp://www.m-w.com/dictionary/liberalism
985124
Nope.  I'm not gonna report you.  I am a liberal and I rarely have reported anyone.  If I do I am more than happy to tell them (pedophile questions are the ones I have reported on here).\n\nNow I have a question for you.  Why do you generalize?  Why do you ask "why are Liberals....?"  Why can't your question be "Why do some people...?"
900899
For me, the root of liberalism is the belief that all people are fundamentally good, but can be made bad; while conservatism stems from the belief that evil is inherrent in humans, and they must be guided (by laws or religioin) to being good.\n\nIn their extremes, both positions are wrong. Humans are a little of both.\n\nThe charicature of the "bleeding-heart liberal" (which is a stupid phrase), believes that all social problems are a result of environmental conditions (poverty, child abuse, lack of opportunity) ... hence the emphasis on using government to address these social conditions. The same extends to foreign policy ... the first instinct when someone attacks us is to try and understand *why* ... what are the social conditions that led to them hating us?\n\nThe charicature "heartless conservative" (also a stupid image) believes that evil is inherrent ... that if people are poor or criminals it is their own fault ... that we need religion to guide us away from our evil ways ... and laws to protect good people from bad ... that punishment is more effective than reform. Along those lines, the instinct with foreign policy is that when someone strikes us, we punish them by striking back harder.\n\nNeither position is correct. In the extreme. To believe that you can appease criminals and terrorists leaves you vulnerable to them. But to believe that you can simply punish criminals or terrorists into submission is also futile, and almost always leads to more criminals and terrorists, and a progressively bleaker world.\n\nSo balance between the two approaches is absolutely necessary. An all-Democrat government would be just as bad as an all-Republican government.\n\nSo people really have to stop demonizing the other side. Liberals should *stop* thinking that all conservatives are fascists trying to reduce our freedoms. And conservatives have to *stop* thinking that all liberals are communists trying to weaken our country. And especially, all Americans have to stop despising ... literally *hating* other Americans. That's not just a "let's all get along" speech ... I think it is THE ONLY WAY that terrorists are going to succeed ... to get us to tear *ourselves* apart ... the way they have gotten the Sunnis and Shiites to tear each other apart in Iraq.\n\nSo to your question ... why do I tend to lean more liberal? Just because it better suits my temperament. I prefer to see the fundamental good in people than the fundamental evil. Does that make me more vulnerable to evil people? Perhaps. But I'd rather die believing I'm living in a decent world, than live in daily fear of an evil world.
41984
Of course I would - I wouldn't be a hypocrite like the liberal Democrats in this country who claim that they are for diversity in America. They are only for diversity if the person agrees with the way they think - anyone else has sold out their race. \n\nAnother example of liberal Democrat's "tolerance" for black candidates in America is shown in this excerpt from an article about Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele in his bid for the U.S. Senate : "During the 2002 campaign, Democratic supporters pelted Mr. Steele with Oreo cookies during a gubernatorial debate at Morgan State University in Baltimore."\n\nThat's one of many reasons why liberals are hypocrites....
629648
Hypocrat? Is that some new kind of democrat?
1087102
Its not ... Conservatives think everything is left-wing biased and Liberals think everything is right-wing biased ... the simple fact is that humans are incapable of presenting facts in a completely objective way ... thank god some of us have the intellectual ability to develop our own opinions.
712885
Why is that a liberal can't be moral? Everybody has different sets of morals and beliefs, that doesn't make anyone morally inferior. Conservatives do care about the people and that is why they use churchs to create programs to help the poor. I'm not a liberal or conservative but don't like the political stereotypes people give to liberals and conservatives.
548138
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.
962166
Well, I agree with what you have said. \n\nI look forward to a response from someone who considers themselves Liberal to address each of your points, not just one. Two responders never addressed any. Unfortunately that is what tends to happen most of the time when you ask them direct questions.  \n\nThis is the perfect opportunity for them to explain their viewpoints.
1135191
No, they aren't racist. Just illogical and eager to twist the facts. Here's some examples of how conservatives 'debate' with liberals:\n\nor.... "Arguing without Listening" \n\nLiberal Lie: "We rushed to war on false pretenses." \nEducated Response: "You Hate America!" \n\nLiberal Lie: "The Constitution isn't a political tool." \nEducated Response: "Read the Bible!" \n\nLiberal Lie: "The Clear Skies Initiative raises pollution." \nEducated Response: "America Hater!" \n\nLiberal Lie: "There is no link between Iraq and al-Qaeda." \nEducated Response: "Traitor!" \n\nLiberal Lie: "The tax cuts clearly benefit the wealthy." \nEducated Response: "Stop hating America!" \n\nLiberal Lie: "They turned a surplus into a deficit." \nEducated Response: "It's Clinton's fault!" \n\nLiberal Lie: "The 2000 Election was a sham." \nEducated Response: "You hate, Hate, HATE America!" \n\nLiberal Lie: "I don't hate America." \nEducated Response: "Flip-Flopper!" \n\nRemember, it's not about being right.... it's about winning!
550078
I think most people do.  I'm fairly liberal in most respects, but the Bush folks' lies convinced me in the run-up to the Iraq war it might be justified.  I'm in favor of social programs, but I don't particularly like taxes.  I'm pro-choice, but I understand the moral dilemma abortion raises.  \n\nThe real problem is that both liberals and conservatives have used their political positions as a way to react to issues in knee-jerk brainless types of ways.  We need to stop seeing the world through the lens of conservative and liberal and instead start trying to construct genuine solutions to the problems of our world.  Instead of using ideology to see the world, we need to use rationality.
340346
I don't know, will liberals like you still think they're open-minded while they insult everyone who doesn't think like them?
281727
I think its hypocritical.
920217
As a registered Republican for the last 27 years I do not qualify as a liberal, no matter what radical fundamentalist may claim.\n\nAs far as Rev Haggerd, anyone who is happy about the situation is being small and petty.  I do find a certain amount of ironic amusement watching people who rail against behavior in public be exposed as participating in that behavior in private.
566496
One of the greatest questions ever put on Yahoo! Answers, a place unfortunately infected with liberalism.\n\nYour points have already raised the ire of the liberals who cannot see their own hypocrisy, especially those like "ProfessorAdam" who is one of the worst examples of how a bitter partisan can ruin a thing like Yahoo! Answers.\n\nOne thought I have is that while liberals are certainly the most hypocritical people around the Republicans in Congress aren't very far behind at this point, getting elected preaching fiscal restraint and then going on a spending orgy that makes even Senator Kennedy jealous.\n\nBut it is funny that liberals, who have WASTED trillons of dollars on social programs in their five decades of deficit budgets, show how hypocritical they are when Bush submits a budget that calls for a deficit and then scream that he's failed as President.\n\nMe thinks it's time to bring about another Newt revolution!
466036
yes, liberals are full of crap...\n\nIm kidding...no, but seriously they are.