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A '''liberal''' (also '''leftist''') is a proponent of greater regulation and government intervention in political and economic aspects of society, and, in the United States, is usually associated with Democratic Party. Liberalism is one pole of a political dichotomy present in many governments with conservative values occupying the other end of this spectrum; likewise, liberalism stresses change from older customs to new ones whereas conservative ideals favor adherence to current or past modes.  While liberalism is often correlated with non-Christians, self-proclaimed Christians make up a very large portion of the liberal community. <ref>As one liberal website candidly observes, "Obama is a shallow narcissist, not a believer in any cause higher than himself. Every American president has had a healthy ego, but none has ever been as purely motivated by vanity as the childishly self-loving [[Barack Obama]]."[http://www.opednews.com/articles/Barack-Obama-s-ego-driven-by-Christopher-Calder-091210-804.html]</ref> Liberalism began as a movement for individual liberties, but today is increasingly [[statist]] and, as in Europe, [[socialist]]ic.  

A '''liberal''' (also '''leftist''') is someone who rejects logical and biblical standards, often for self-centered reasons. Some may pretend to be Christians, but they are not, they practice [[Cafeteria Christianity]]. There are no coherent liberal standards; often a liberal is merely someone who craves attention, and who uses many words to say nothing.<ref>As one liberal website candidly observes, "Obama is a shallow narcissist, not a believer in any cause higher than himself. Every American president has had a healthy ego, but none has ever been as purely motivated by vanity as the childishly self-loving [[Barack Obama]]."[http://www.opednews.com/articles/Barack-Obama-s-ego-driven-by-Christopher-Calder-091210-804.html]</ref> Liberalism began as a movement for individual liberties, but today is increasingly [[statist]] and, as in Europe, [[socialist]]ic. Liberalism has changed over the years and degenerated into corruption. 

For example, [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] firmly believed in private sector unions, but vehemently opposed and condemned public sector unions, stating that the idea of collective bargaining can't be transferred to the public sector, as that would result in the government being unable to carry out its duties.  Yet today, decades later, [[Democrats]] and liberals are almost in cahoots with public sector unions, as they "donate" money to the re-election campaign in exchange for more taxpayer money in their wallets and fluffed up pensions. Roosevelt's convictions, however, are mixed as is demonstrated by a quote by the late president, "A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward."

For example, [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] firmly believed in private sector unions, but vehemently opposed and condemned public sector unions, stating that the idea of collective bargaining can't be transferred to the public sector, as that would result in the government being unable to carry out its duties.  Yet today, decades later, [[Democrats]] and liberals are almost in cahoots with public sector unions, as they "donate" money to the re-election campaign in exchange for more taxpayer money in their wallets and fluffed up pensions.

 

Polling data over several decades has consistently shown more Americans identify themselves as conservative than liberal, by a ratio of 2-1.<ref>http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1042/winds-of-political-change-havent--shifted-publics-ideology-balance</ref>  A liberal generally supports many of the following political positions and practices:

Polling data over several decades has consistently shown more Americans identify themselves as conservative than liberal, by a ratio of 2-1.<ref>http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1042/winds-of-political-change-havent--shifted-publics-ideology-balance</ref>  A liberal generally supports many of the following political positions and practices:

* Spending money on public programs (spending which is, by some, considered irresponsible)

* Spending money the United States does not have

* State intervention in many affairs<ref>http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs</ref>

* Government solving every problem<ref>http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs</ref>

* Belief that terrorism may be a manipulated threat and that the primary cause of Muslim discontent with the U.S. is poor foreign policy <ref>http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs</ref>

* Belief that terrorism isn't a huge threat and the only reason Muslims hate us is because of bad foriegn policy <ref>http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs</ref>

* Taxpayer-funded and/or legalized [[abortion]]

* Taxpayer-funded and/or legalized [[abortion]]

* Removal of teacher-lead [[prayer]] in classrooms and school sponsored events

* [[Censorship]] of teacher-lead [[prayer]] in classrooms and school sponsored events

* Support for [[gun control]]

* Support for [[gun control]]

* Reverse Discrimination<ref>http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs</ref>

* Reverse Discrimination<ref>http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs</ref>

* Support of obscenity, pornography and violence in video games 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>

* Support of obscenity, pornography and violence in video games 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>

* [[Income redistribution]], usually through progressive taxation

* [[Income redistribution]], usually through progressive taxation

* Government-funded medical care, such as [[Universal Health Care]]

* Government-rationed medical care, such as [[Universal Health Care]]

* Taxpayer-funded and government-controlled [[public education]]

* Taxpayer-funded and government-controlled [[public education]]

* The recognition of choice in determining gender

* The denial of inherent [[gender differences]]

* Insisting that men and women be allowed the same jobs in the [[military]]

* Insisting that men and women be placed in the same jobs in the [[military]]

* Legalized [[same-sex marriage]] among other forms

* Legalized [[same-sex marriage]]

* Greater taxation (particularly of the wealthy) to be allocated toward public assistance programs

* [[Tax and spend]]

* Regulation.<ref>http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs</ref>

* Overburdening the economy with pointless regulations.<ref>http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs</ref>

* Implementation of [[affirmative action]]

* Implementation of [[affirmative action]]

* [[Political correctness]]

* [[Political correctness]], the opposition of [[free speech]]

* Support of [[labor union]]s

* Support of [[labor union]]s

* View premarital intercourse as a common phenomenon necessitating safe sex education rather than solely teaching [[abstinence]] from sex.<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>

* Teaching acceptance of promiscuity through sexual "education" rather than teaching [[abstinence]] from sex.<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]]" interpreted as the State sees fit (a process responsible for the equal representation of African Americans, women, and other groups as well as policies including Prohibition, Segregation, and Desegregation)

* A "[[living Constitution]]" that is reinterpreted as liberals prefer, rather than how it was intended

* Government programs to [[rehabilitate criminals]]

* Government programs to [[rehabilitate criminals]]

* Abolition of the death penalty

* Abolition of the death penalty

* [[Disarmament treaties]]

* [[Disarmament treaties]]

* [[Globalism]]

* [[Globalism]]

* Among some, opposition to the [[Bible]] and the Judeo-Christian God.

* Opposition to the [[Bible]] and God.

* 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>

* 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>

* Reinstating the [[Fairness Doctrine]]

* Reinstating the [[Fairness Doctrine]]

* In 2005, it was reported by CBS News that [[Theory of evolution and liberalism|liberals were the most likely supporters of the theory of evolution]].

* In 2005, it was reported by CBS News that [[Theory of evolution and liberalism|liberals were the most likely supporters of the theory of evolution]]. The theory of [[evolution]] is a key component of [[atheistic]] ideologies in the [[Western World]].  

* Opposition to domestic wire-tapping as authorized in the [[Patriot Act]]

* Opposition to domestic wire-tapping as authorized in the [[Patriot Act]]

* Opposition of [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]], a major part of the [[War on Terrorism]].

* Opposition of [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]], a major part of the [[War on Terrorism]].

* Withholds certain policies from our armed forces fighting overseas to protect human rights.

* Withholds support to our armed forces fighting overseas to protect their freedoms.

* Supports controversial lifestyles.

* Support of leftist ideologies such as [[socialism]]

* Tolerance of wrongheaded ideas and lifestyles.

* Encouragement of [[Global Warming|global warming awareness/alarm]].

* Supports financially irresponsible policies.

* A fringe group of liberals support [[bestiality]]

* "The long romance of Western leftists with some of the bloodiest regimes and political movements in history is a story not told often enough ...."<ref> [http://www.city-journal.org/2009/bc0605bt.html Dupes by Bruce S. Thornton], City Journal - 5 June 2009</ref>

* Support of leftist ideologies such as [[socialism]] and nazism

* Encouragement of [[Global Warming|global warming alarmism]].

* [[Bestiality]]

According to current dictionaries and their own beliefs, a liberal is "a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties" or "a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets,"<ref>http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=liberal&sub=Search+WordNet&o2=&o0=1&o7=&o5=&o1=1&o6=&o4=&o3=&h=00</ref> or "open-minded or tolerant, especially free of or not bound by traditional or conventional ideas, values, etc." or "favorable to or in accord with concepts of maximum individual freedom possible, especially as guaranteed by law and secured by governmental protection of civil liberties."<ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/liberal</ref>.  In practice, however, liberals are considered to fail in this respect by some.  According to Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - and matched by current observation - liberals are "unchecked by a sense of the decorous, the fitting, or the polite...lacking significant moral restraints" or "... an emancipation from convention, tradition, or dogma that extends from a belief in altering institutions to fit altering conditions to a preference for lawlessness."<ref>''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged'', Volume II; Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Chicago, 1986. (pg. 1303, column 1)</ref>  

According to current dictionaries and their own beliefs, a liberal is "a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties" or "a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets,"<ref>http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=liberal&sub=Search+WordNet&o2=&o0=1&o7=&o5=&o1=1&o6=&o4=&o3=&h=00</ref> or "open-minded or tolerant, especially free of or not bound by traditional or conventional ideas, values, etc." or "favorable to or in accord with concepts of maximum individual freedom possible, especially as guaranteed by law and secured by governmental protection of civil liberties."<ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/liberal</ref>.  In practice, however, liberals are often the most intolerant of people, and frequently are on the side of disorder, chaos, anarchy, and lawbreaking.  According to Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - and matched by current observation - liberals are "unchecked by a sense of the decorous, the fitting, or the polite...lacking significant moral restraints" or "... an emancipation from convention, tradition, or dogma that extends from a belief in altering institutions to fit altering conditions to a preference for lawlessness."<ref>''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged'', Volume II; Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Chicago, 1986. (pg. 1303, column 1)</ref>  

==Liberals and Uncharitableness==

==Liberals and Uncharitableness==

In addition, [[Barack Obama]] has been criticized concerning [[Barack Obama and uncharitableness|his charitable giving]].

In addition, [[Barack Obama]] has been criticized concerning [[Barack Obama and uncharitableness|his charitable giving]].

== Liberalism and bestiality (Near Infinitesimal Minority)==

== Liberalism and bestiality ==

See also: [[Liberalism and bestiality]]

See also: [[Liberalism and bestiality]]

This is not a new finding. In his 1983 book "The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener," skeptic and science writer Martin Gardner cited the decline of traditional religious belief among the better educated as one of the causes for an increase in [[pseudoscience]], cults and superstition. He referenced a 1980 study published in the magazine Skeptical Inquirer that showed irreligious college students to be by far the most likely to embrace paranormal beliefs, while born-again Christian college students were the least likely.<ref>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122178219865054585.html</ref>}}

This is not a new finding. In his 1983 book "The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener," skeptic and science writer Martin Gardner cited the decline of traditional religious belief among the better educated as one of the causes for an increase in [[pseudoscience]], cults and superstition. He referenced a 1980 study published in the magazine Skeptical Inquirer that showed irreligious college students to be by far the most likely to embrace paranormal beliefs, while born-again Christian college students were the least likely.<ref>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122178219865054585.html</ref>}}

== Liberalism in North America Today ==

== Liberalism in North America Today ==

==Original meaning: Classical Liberalism==

==Original meaning: Classical Liberalism==

Liberalism is a political philosophy with freedom as its core value. The term was originally applied to supporters of individual liberties and equal rights, but, in America, the term has come to represent a movement of social change that often conflicts with [[conservative]] values such as Christian moral values and tradition.

Liberalism is a political philosophy with freedom as its core value. The term was originally applied to supporters of individual liberties and equal rights, but, in America, the term has come to represent a movement of social change that often conflicts with [[conservative]] values such as moral values and tradition.

See [[Classical Liberal|Classical Liberalism]]. Compare [[Libertarianism]].

See [[Classical Liberal|Classical Liberalism]]. Compare [[Libertarianism]].

''See also:'' [[Infamous liberals]]

''See also:'' [[Infamous liberals]]

*[[Joseph Stalin]] was an [[atheism|atheist]], [[communism|communist]], and [[evolution|evolutionist]] dictator who was responsible for the deaths of tens of millions. Joseph Stalin was an instrumental character in the founding of Communism (an extreme form of Socialism) in Russia and foundation of the U.S.S.R..  Stalin's economic policies are considered more attune with liberalism while his policies toward minority groups and dissent are the antithesis of liberal values.

*[[Joseph Stalin]] was an [[atheism|atheist]], [[communism|communist]], and [[evolution|evolutionist]] dictator who was responsible for the deaths of tens of millions.  

* [[Mao Tse Tung]] - atheist and communist dictator responsible for the deaths of tens of millions.  Similar to Stalin.

* [[Mao Tse Tung]] - atheist and communist dictator responsible for the deaths of tens of millions.

* [[Margaret Sanger]]

* [[Margaret Sanger]]