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| | [[Image:Liberal Brain.jpg|thumb|230px|top|<center>A satirical conception of the liberal brain.</center>]] | | [[Image:Liberal Brain.jpg|thumb|230px|top|<center>A satirical conception of the liberal brain.</center>]] |
| − | | + | A '''liberal''' is a believer in many of the following political positions: |
| − | Liberalism encompasses a wide variety of philosophies and ideologies which value individual liberty, freedom of thought and equality of opportunities. A '''liberal''' can be a believer in many of the following political positions:
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| | * Tax and spend government | | * Tax and spend government |
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| | * Government-rationed and taxpayer-funded medical care | | * Government-rationed and taxpayer-funded medical care |
| | * Taxpayer-funded "free" [[public education]] | | * Taxpayer-funded "free" [[public education]] |
| − | * The denial of inherent [[gender differences]] and wanting men and women to have the same access to jobs in the [[military]] | + | * The denial of inherent [[gender differences]] and wanting men and women to have the same jobs in the [[military]] |
| | * [[Same-sex marriage]] | | * [[Same-sex marriage]] |
| | * [[Affirmative action]] | | * [[Affirmative action]] |
| | * [[Political correctness]]<ref>[http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/27429.html Politically Correct Terrorism] ''The Conservative Voice'', August 21, 2007</ref> | | * [[Political correctness]]<ref>[http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/27429.html Politically Correct Terrorism] ''The Conservative Voice'', August 21, 2007</ref> |
| | * [[Censorship]] of [[prayer]] in classrooms and school sponsored events | | * [[Censorship]] of [[prayer]] in classrooms and school sponsored events |
| − | * [[Labor union]]s | + | * Labor [[union]]s |
| | * 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> | | * 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. |
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| | * Government programs to [[rehabilitate criminals]] | | * Government programs to [[rehabilitate criminals]] |
| | * Abolition of death penalty | | * Abolition of death penalty |
| − | * [[Environmentalism]]<ref>[[Greenpeace]], for example.</ref> | + | * [[Environmentalism]]<ref>[[Greenpeace]] engages in environmentalism.</ref> |
| | * [[Disarmament treaties]] | | * [[Disarmament treaties]] |
| − | * [[Globalism]] | + | * [[Globalism]]<ref>See also [[Republican in name only]]</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 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> |
| | * 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> | | * 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> |
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| | * Limiting [[conservative]] talk radio by reinstating the [[Fairness Doctrine]] | | * Limiting [[conservative]] talk radio by reinstating the [[Fairness Doctrine]] |
| | * Promoting [[liberal deceit]] if it advances their goals, or at least tolerating it | | * Promoting [[liberal deceit]] if it advances their goals, or at least tolerating it |
| − | * Opposition to domestic wire-tapping as authorized in the [[Patriot Act]] | + | * Support of the formation of a secular police state {{fact}} |
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| − | * [[Conservapedia:Articles about liberals|Articles about liberals]]
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| − | * [[Classical liberal]]
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| − | * [[Drinking Liberally]]
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| − | * [[Godless liberal]]
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| − | * [[Hollywood values]]
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| − | * [[Last wordism]]
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| − | * [[:Category:Liberal activists|Liberal activists]]
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| − | * [[Liberal arts]]
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| − | * [[Liberal Arts college]]
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| | * [[Liberal Bias]] | | * [[Liberal Bias]] |
| − | * [[Essay:Liberal celebrity obsession|Liberal celebrity obsession]] | + | * [[Liberal Hypocrisy]] |
| − | * [[Essay:Liberal Behavior on Conservapedia|Liberal Behavior on Conservapedia]] | + | * [[Essay:Liberal Style]] |
| − | * [[Liberal Christianity]] | + | * [[The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness]] |
| | + | * [[Conservative Links]] |
| | + | * [[Liberal denial]] |
| | + | * [[Liberal hypocrisy]] |
| | * [[Liberal deceit]] | | * [[Liberal deceit]] |
| − | * [[Liberal Democrats]] | + | * [[Liberal quotient]] |
| − | * [[Liberal denial]]
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| − | * [[Liberal Elite]]
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| − | * [[Essay: Liberal Falsehoods|Liberal Falsehoods]]
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| − | * [[Liberal Fascism]]
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| − | * [[Liberal friendship]]
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| − | * [[Liberal Gloss]]
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| − | * [[Liberal grading]]
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| | * [[Liberal hate speech]] | | * [[Liberal hate speech]] |
| − | * [[Liberal Hypocrisy]]
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| − | * [[Essay:Liberal hysteria|Liberal hysteria]]
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| − | * [[Liberal ideology]]
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| − | * [[Essay:Liberal Intellectualism|Liberal Intellectualism]]
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| − | * [[Liberalism and art]]
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| − | * [[Liberal labels]]
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| − | * [[Slander: Liberal Lies About the American Right|Liberal Lies About the American Right]]
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| | * [[Liberal logic]] | | * [[Liberal logic]] |
| − | * [[The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness|Liberal Mind]]
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| − | * [[Liberal Myths]]
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| − | * [[Liberal obfuscation]]
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| − | * [[Liberal Party]]
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| − | * [[Liberal quotient]]
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| − | * [[Liberal supremacist]]
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| − | * [[Essay:Liberal Style|Liberal Style]]
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| − | * [[Liberal tools]]
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| − | * [[Liberal tricks]]
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| − | * [[Liberal values]]
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| − | * [[Massachusetts Liberal]]
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| − | * [[Professor values]]
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |
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| | [[Category:Politics]] | | [[Category:Politics]] |
| | [[Category:Political ideologies]] | | [[Category:Political ideologies]] |
| | + | [[Category:Deceit]] |
| | + | [[Category:Liberals]] |