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| | A '''liberal''' is a believer in many of the following political positions: | | A '''liberal''' is a believer in many of the following political positions: |
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| − | * tax and spend | + | * Tax and spend government |
| − | * taxpayer-funded [[abortion]] | + | * Taxpayer-funded [[abortion]] |
| − | * denial of inherent [[gender differences]] and wanting men and women to have the same jobs in the [[military]] | + | * [[Income redistribution]], usually through progressive taxation |
| − | * [[same-sex marriage]] | + | * Government-rationed and taxpayer-funded medical care |
| − | * [[affirmative action]] | + | * Taxpayer-funded "free" [[public education]] |
| − | * [[political correctness]]<ref>[http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/27429.html Politically Correct Terrorism] ''The Conservative Voice'', August 21, 2007</ref> | + | * The denial of inherent [[gender differences]] and wanting men and women to have the same jobs in the [[military]] |
| − | * [[censorship]] of [[prayer]] in classrooms and school sponsored events | + | * [[Same-sex marriage]] |
| − | * Free [[public education]] at taxpayer expense | + | * [[Affirmative action]] |
| − | * government-rationed and taxpayer-funded medical care
| + | * [[Political correctness]]<ref>[http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/27429.html Politically Correct Terrorism] ''The Conservative Voice'', August 21, 2007</ref> |
| − | * labor [[union]]s
| + | * [[Censorship]] of [[prayer]] in classrooms and school sponsored events |
| − | * elimination of [[abstinence]]-only program funding <ref> [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,286671,00.html Democrats Aim To Kill Abstinence-Only Program Funding], [[Fox News]], Monday, June 25, 2007</ref> | + | * Labor [[union]]s |
| − | * [[income redistribution]], usually through progressive taxation | + | * Elimination of [[abstinence]]-only program funding <ref> [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,286671,00.html Democrats Aim To Kill Abstinence-Only Program Funding], [[Fox News]], Monday, June 25, 2007</ref> |
| − | * a "[[living Constitution]]" that is reinterpreted, thwarting the amendment process specified in the Constitution as written
| + | * A "[[living Constitution]]" that is reinterpreted, thwarting the amendment process specified in the Constitution as written. |
| − | * support for [[gun control]] | + | * Support for [[gun control]] |
| − | * government programs to [[rehabilitate criminals]] | + | * Government programs to [[rehabilitate criminals]] |
| − | * [[environmentalism]]<ref>[[Greenpeace]] engages in environmentalism.</ref> | + | * Abolition of death penalty |
| − | * [[disarmament treaties]] | + | * [[Environmentalism]]<ref>[[Greenpeace]] engages in environmentalism.</ref> |
| − | * [[globalism]]<ref>See also [[Republican in name only]]</ref> | + | * [[Disarmament treaties]] |
| − | * opposition to a strong American foreign policy <ref>Stefaan Walgrave and Joris Verhulst, [http://nicomedia.math.upatras.gr/conf/CAWM2003/Papers/Verhulst.pdf The February 15 Worldwide Protests against a War in Iraq: An Empirical Test of Transnational Opportunities. Outline of a Research Programme](PDF).</ref> | + | * [[Globalism]]<ref>See also [[Republican in name only]]</ref> |
| − | * support of obscenity and pornography as a [[First Amendment]] right<ref>The [[Warren Court]], led by [[liberal]] Justices [[William O. Douglas]], [[Hugo Black]], [[Abe Fortas]], [[William Brennan]] and Chief Justice [[Earl Warren]] issued 36 decisions granting [[First Amendment]] rights to obscenity and pornography. These decisions remain fully supported by liberals today.</ref> | + | * Opposition to a strong American foreign policy <ref>Stefaan Walgrave and Joris Verhulst, [http://nicomedia.math.upatras.gr/conf/CAWM2003/Papers/Verhulst.pdf The February 15 Worldwide Protests against a War in Iraq: An Empirical Test of Transnational Opportunities. Outline of a Research Programme](PDF).</ref> |
| − | * opposition to full private property rights<ref>For example, the liberal wing of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] issued the 5-4 [[Kelo v. City of New London]] decision authorizing the taking of private property by government in order to give the property to another private entity rather than convert it to a public use.</ref> | + | * Support of obscenity and pornography as a [[First Amendment]] right<ref>The [[Warren Court]], led by [[liberal]] Justices [[William O. Douglas]], [[Hugo Black]], [[Abe Fortas]], [[William Brennan]] and Chief Justice [[Earl Warren]] issued 36 decisions granting [[First Amendment]] rights to obscenity and pornography. These decisions remain fully supported by liberals today.</ref> |
| − | * limiting [[conservative]] talk radio by reinstating the [[Fairness Doctrine]] | + | * Opposition to full private property rights<ref>For example, the liberal wing of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] issued the 5-4 [[Kelo v. City of New London]] decision authorizing the taking of private property by government in order to give the property to another private entity rather than convert it to a public use.</ref> |
| − | * promoting [[liberal deceit]] if it advances their goals, or at least tolerating it | + | * Limiting [[conservative]] talk radio by reinstating the [[Fairness Doctrine]] |
| | + | * Promoting [[liberal deceit]] if it advances their goals, or at least tolerating it |
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