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| | *[http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2008/01/keyness-jew-boy-quickie/220620/ John Maynard Keynes - the pedophile, The Atlantic] | | *[http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2008/01/keyness-jew-boy-quickie/220620/ John Maynard Keynes - the pedophile, The Atlantic] |
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| − | 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. | + | 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. |
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| − | 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. | + | 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." |
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| | 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: |
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| − | * Spending money the United States does not have | + | * Spending money on public programs (spending which is, by some, considered irresponsible) |
| − | * Government solving every problem<ref>http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs</ref> | + | * State intervention in many affairs<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> | + | * 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> |
| | * Taxpayer-funded and/or legalized [[abortion]] | | * Taxpayer-funded and/or legalized [[abortion]] |
| − | * [[Censorship]] of teacher-lead [[prayer]] in classrooms and school sponsored events | + | * Removal 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-rationed medical care, such as [[Universal Health Care]] | + | * Government-funded medical care, such as [[Universal Health Care]] |
| | * Taxpayer-funded and government-controlled [[public education]] | | * Taxpayer-funded and government-controlled [[public education]] |
| − | * The denial of inherent [[gender differences]] | + | * The recognition of choice in determining gender |
| − | * Insisting that men and women be placed in the same jobs in the [[military]] | + | * Insisting that men and women be allowed the same jobs in the [[military]] |
| − | * Legalized [[same-sex marriage]] | + | * Legalized [[same-sex marriage]] among other forms |
| − | * [[Tax and spend]] | + | * Greater taxation (particularly of the wealthy) to be allocated toward public assistance programs |
| − | * Overburdening the economy with pointless regulations.<ref>http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs</ref> | + | * Regulation.<ref>http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs</ref> |
| − | * Trying to impede the freedoms of others
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| | * Implementation of [[affirmative action]] | | * Implementation of [[affirmative action]] |
| − | * [[Political correctness]], the opposition of [[free speech]] | + | * [[Political correctness]] |
| | * Support of [[labor union]]s | | * Support of [[labor union]]s |
| − | * 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> | + | * 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> |
| − | * A "[[living Constitution]]" that is reinterpreted as liberals prefer, rather than how it was intended | + | * 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) |
| | * Government programs to [[rehabilitate criminals]] | | * Government programs to [[rehabilitate criminals]] |
| | * Abolition of the death penalty | | * Abolition of the death penalty |
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| | * [[Disarmament treaties]] | | * [[Disarmament treaties]] |
| | * [[Globalism]] | | * [[Globalism]] |
| − | * Opposition to the [[Bible]] and God. | + | * Among some, opposition to the [[Bible]] and the Judeo-Christian 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]]. The theory of [[evolution]] is a key component of [[atheistic]] ideologies in the [[Western World]]. | + | * 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]]. |
| | * Opposition to domestic wire-tapping as authorized in the [[Patriot Act]] | | * Opposition to domestic wire-tapping as authorized in the [[Patriot Act]] |
| − | * Calling anyone they agree with a "professor" regardless of whether he earned that distinction based on a real peer review of his work (see, e.g., [[Richard Dawkins]] and [[Barack Obama]]).
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| | * 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 support to our armed forces fighting overseas to protect their freedoms. | + | * Withholds certain policies from our armed forces fighting overseas to protect human rights. |
| − | * Promote arrogance through what they consider superior lifestyles. | + | * Supports controversial lifestyles. |
| − | * Tolerance of wrongheaded ideas and lifestyles.
| + | * Support of leftist ideologies such as [[socialism]] |
| − | * Supports financially irresponsible policies.
| + | * Encouragement of [[Global Warming|global warming awareness/alarm]]. |
| − | * Pushing kids to go to the public school with no vouchers or a way out<ref>http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs</ref>
| + | * A fringe group of liberals support [[bestiality]] |
| − | * Following policies which are proven to be incorrect.
| + | * Secularized or nondenominational practices |
| − | * Do not support a free-market economy and support regulation of business.
| + | * "Separation of Church and State" |
| − | * "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>
| + | * Place greater weight in the modern scientific community than other ideologies |
| − | * Support of leftist ideologies such as [[socialism]] and nazism | |
| − | * Encouragement of [[Global Warming|global warming alarmism]]. | |
| − | * [[Bestiality]] | |
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| − | 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> | + | 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> |
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| | 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]]. |
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| − | == Liberalism and bestiality == | + | == Liberalism and bestiality (Near Infinitesimal Minority)== |
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| | See also: [[Liberalism and bestiality]] | | See also: [[Liberalism and bestiality]] |
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| | ==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 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 Christian moral values and tradition. |
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| | See [[Classical Liberal|Classical Liberalism]]. Compare [[Libertarianism]]. | | See [[Classical Liberal|Classical Liberalism]]. Compare [[Libertarianism]]. |
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| | ''See also:'' [[Infamous liberals]] | | ''See also:'' [[Infamous liberals]] |
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| − | *[[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 [[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. |
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| − | * [[Mao Tse Tung]] - atheist and communist dictator 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. |
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| | * [[Margaret Sanger]] | | * [[Margaret Sanger]] |