[[File:Elizabeth Warren 2016 DNC croppedGodwin's Law.jpgpng|thumbnail|right|200px340px|[[Elizabeth Warren]] ]]A '''liberal''' (alternately called a left-winger or [[leftism|leftist]]) in America is someone who advocates an increase in [[government]] spending, power, and control, such as [[ObamaCare]]. Liberals often support the [[censorship]] and [[denial]] of biblical [[Christian]] [[ChristianityFundamentalist]]values<ref>Multiple references:
*Byas, Steve (March 18, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/31774-horowitz-american-left-is-at-war-with-christianity Horowitz: American Left Is at War With Christianity]. ''The New American''. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
* http://www.worldviewweekend.com/worldview-times/article.php?articleid=2062
*Dreher, Rod (October 14, 2019). [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/democrats-versus-traditional-christians-beto-orourke-elizabeth-warren/ Democrats Vs. Traditional Christians]. ''The American Conservative''. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
*Dreher, Rod (October 11, 2019). [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/beto-vs-religious-liberty/ Beto Vs. Religious Liberty]. ''The American Conservative''. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
*Scaliger, Charles (December 26, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/print-magazine/item/34255-the-left-s-abc-anything-but-christianity-syndrome The Left’s “ABC” (“Anything But Christianity”) Syndrome]. ''The New American''. Retrieved December 26, 2019.</ref> and consistently [[conservative]] viewpoints. Liberals Some liberals, who are a part of the [[secular left]] , prefer [[atheism]]/[[agnosticism]] over the Christian [[faith]], as [[atheism]] has no objective morality to hinder their big government plans.<ref>http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/232212/fox-contributor-claims-rolling-stone-uva-story-part-of-liberal-plot-to-romanticize-being-a-victim-of-rape/</ref>
Increasingly, liberals side with the [[homosexual agenda]], including [[same-sex marriage|homosexual "marriage"]]. Liberals favor a [[welfare state]] where people receive endless entitlements without working.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2014/05/23/reform-conservatives-tackle-the-failed-liberal-welfare-state/ Reform conservatives tackle the failed liberal welfare state], [[Washington Post]]</ref> The liberal ideology has degenerated into economically unsound views and [[Liberal bigotry|intolerant ideology]]. All liberals support, in knee-jerk fashion, the opposite of [[conservative]] principles, while lacking an actual ideology or values of their own.<ref>http://eaglerising.com/22901/liberal-crybabies-get-offended-by-caitlyn-jenner-costume/</ref> [[Secular left|Many of them]] [[Secularized Language|cannot understand]] Christian language.<ref>Williams, Thomas D., Ph.D. (December 26, 2016). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/26/religiously-ignorant-liberals-mistake-new-king-at-christmas-for-donald-trump/ Religiously-Ignorant Liberals Mistake ‘New King’ at Christmas for Donald Trump]. ''Breitbart''. Retrieved December 26, 2016.</ref> Liberals are especially prone to believe [[Conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]], particularly those that denigrate people or views they disagree with,<ref>Murdock, Deroy (March 29, 2019). [https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/03/collusion-clingers-and-their-flat-earth-forebears/ Collusion Clingers and Their Flat-Earth Forebears]. ''National Review''. Retrieved March 30, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://video.foxnews.com/v/6020444417001/?playlist_id=5198073478001#sp=show-clips Tucker: Brennan and Comey disgraced themselves]. ''Fox News Video''. March 29, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2019.</ref> and they are [[Liberal intolerance|increasingly intolerant]] of opposing viewpoints.<ref>Folks, Jeffrey (July 30, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/leftists-dont-want-equality-in-america-they-want-revenge Leftists don’t want equality in America. They want revenge.] ''LifeSiteNews'' (from the ''American Thinker''). Retrieved July 30, 2019.</ref> Modern liberals reject [[Classical Liberal|classical liberalism]], which is now a purported aspect of conservatism.<ref>Vance, Laurence M. (December 27, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/print-magazine/item/34256-review-of-for-a-new-liberalism Review of “For a New Liberalism”]. ''The New American''. Retrieved December 27, 2019.</ref>
Polling data has consistently shown that a larger percentage of Americans identify as conservative, rather than as liberal, by a margin of 35% to 26% as of 2017; while the gap between self-identified conservatives and self-identified liberals has been narrowing in recent years,<ref>[https://news.gallup.com/poll/225074/conservative-lead-ideology-down-single-digits.aspx Conservative Lead in U.S. Ideology is Down to Single Digits]</ref> liberals and "progressives" oftentimes falsely claim that liberals outnumber conservatives. Liberals are especially active at secular in universities, however.<ref>Lott, Maxim (January 18, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/socialism-rising-universities-and-radical-profs-helping-steer-leftward-shift-in-politics Socialism rising: Universities and ‘radical’ profs helping steer leftward shift in politics, critics say]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 18, 2019.</ref>
==Political positions and practices of liberals ==
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'''Liberals support the following political positions and practices''':<ref>https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2014/02/21/liberal-students-have-a-funny-definition-of-diversity-n1798157</ref>
*Opposition to , and hatred of, [[Natural Law]], [[unalienable rights]], and [[republicanism]], and [[Americanism]]; support for the [[War on Freedom]]
* Wasting money on ineffective government programs (the significant economic problems in the [[Eurozone]] due to government debt will no doubt increasingly discredit this aspect of liberal ideology and make things more difficult for advocates of liberal economic ideologies)
*Judging people by the color of their skin, rather than the content of their character.<ref>[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-woke-left-vs-martin-luther-king-jr The woke Left vs. Martin Luther King Jr.], ''[[Washington Examiner]]'', January 20, 2020.</ref>
*'''[[Faucism]]'''
*In the [[United States]], the [[Democrat Party]] and liberals have moved so [[far left]] that there are now political figures involved in Democrat politics who are sympathetic to [[Communism]]. For example, [[Anita Dunn]], an American political strategist who served as [[White House]] Communications Director from April through November 2009 in [[Obama Administration]], said that [[Mao Zedong]] was her favorite political philosopher.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2012/10/17/obama-debate-advisor-anita-dunn-mao/ Obama Debate Coach Named Mao as Favorite Political Philosopher] by [[Ben Shapiro]], Bretbart News, 2012</ref> [[Bernie Sanders]], a leading candidate in the Democrat Party's 2016 presidential nomination, although he is an adherent of [[social democracy]], he also has a history of involvement with [[Marxism|Marxist]] organizations.<ref>[http://nypost.com/2016/01/16/dont-be-fooled-by-bernie-sanders-hes-a-diehard-communist/ Don’t be fooled by Bernie Sanders — he’s a diehard communist], New York Post by [[Paul Sperry]], New York Post,January 16, 2016</ref><ref name="IS BERNIE SANDERS A COMMUNIST">[https://www.wnd.com/2016/01/is-bernie-sanders-a-communist/ IS BERNIE SANDERS A COMMUNIST?] by Joseph Farah, WND, 2016</ref><ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/kenneth-d-ackerman/history-lesson-bernie-san_b_9355082.html History Lesson: Bernie Sanders is no 'Communist,' and 'Democratic Socialists' are as American as Apple Pie], Huffington Post, 2012</ref> Sanders shocked his fellow liberals by putting up a [[Soviet Union]] flag in his Senate office.<ref>[http://nypost.com/2016/01/16/dont-be-fooled-by-bernie-sanders-hes-a-diehard-communist/ Don’t be fooled by Bernie Sanders — he’s a diehard communist], New York Post by Paul Sperry, New York Post, January 16, 2016</ref> In 1998, the Congressional Progressive Caucus, which was founded by Sanders, had the song ''Red Revolution'' (a song advocating communist revolution) featured on a website that they shared with the Democratic Socialists of America.<ref name="IS BERNIE SANDERS A COMMUNIST"/>
* In 1993, Hugh E. Rodham, father of [[Hillary Clinton]], made the statement about the Democrat Party, which is a party strongly supported by liberals, “Democrats are one step short of Communism.”<ref name="constitution.com">[http://constitution.com/democrat-party-overrun-communist/ Before his death in 1993, Hugh E. Rodham, father of Hillary Clinton, made the statement, “Democrats are one step short of Communism.”], Constitution.com</ref> In 1988, the Communist Party USA (CPUSA), after decades of running their own presidential candidates, stopped running presidential candidates because the gap between Democrats and American communists had grown smaller.<ref name="youtube.com">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pjFfE1MNFk Communists, the Democrat Party and Snopes]</ref> In 2016, the CPUSA urged people not to vote for Donald Trump even if they disliked Hillary Clinton (an indirect endorsement of Clinton).<ref name="youtube.com"/> Although there are still some very substantial differences between Communists and Democrats/liberals, the line between Communists/Democrats/liberals continues to blur in the United States.<ref name="constitution.com"/> Ironically, the leading Communist country in the world, [[Communist Party of China|Communist China]], has moved farther away from Communism and now has a mixed economy of [[capitalism]] and state -owned enterprises.<ref>[China's The Most Viciously Free Market Economy On The Planet Right Now], Forbes, 2015</ref>
[[File:Hillary Clinton.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[Hillary Clinton]] ]]
* Denial of science<ref>[http://www.postlibertarian.com/2012/09/why-do-liberals-hate-science/ Why Do Liberals Hate Science?]</ref> (especially [[creation science]])while conversely embracing [[pseudoscience]] for political and ideological reasons
* Government's ability to solve economic problems<ref name=studentNews>[http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs Conservative vs. Liberal Beliefs]</ref>
* [[Liberal Hypocrisy|Hypocrisy]]<ref>http://images.sodahead.com/polls/002849963/3038298682_real_verse_liberal_hypocrisy_xlarge.png</ref>
* [[Liberal bigotry|Bigotry]]
* [[Trump Derangement Syndrome]]
* [[Nazi]]-style book burning<ref>Mastrangelo, Dominick (February 17, 2021). [https://thehill.com/homenews/539149-library-staffer-fired-after-being-accused-of-burning-trump-coulter-books Library staffer fired after being accused of burning Trump, Coulter books]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 17, 2021.</ref>
* Advocating incorrect policies<ref>[https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2016/04/liberals-smug-condescending]</ref>
* Encouraging promiscuity and immorality through sexual education rather than teaching [[abstinence]] from premarital sex<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,286671,00.html Democrats Aim To Kill Abstinence-Only Program Funding], [[Fox News]], Monday, June 25, 2007</ref>
* Rejection of logical<ref>[http://www.pjstar.com/article/20140711/OPINION/140719804/2011/OPINION Liberals are illogical, and good at it]</ref> standards
* Attacking people for acting decently merely because they personally don't like them, often smearing them of only seeking attention
* Racism against Cuban-Americans<ref>Quintana, Ana (September 17, 2020). [https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/09/17/the-leftist-medias-unacceptable-bigotry-against-cuban-americans/ The Leftist Media’s Unacceptable Bigotry Against Cuban Americans]. ''The Daily Signal''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><ref>Martel, Frances (November 13, 2015). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2015/11/13/2015-cubans-shouldnt-take-nbcs-racism-longer/ It’s 2015: Cubans Shouldn’t Have to Take NBC’s Racism Any Longer]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><ref>Sopo, Giancarlo (January 5, 2020). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/cnn-screed-exposes-progressives-growing-hatred-for-conservative-cuban-americans-like-marco-rubio The Left's growing hatred for conservative Cuban Americans exposed]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><ref>Fontova, Humberto (November 2, 2012). [https://townhall.com/columnists/humbertofontova/2012/11/02/democraticmedia-axis-again-furious-with-cubanamerican-voters-n974131 Democratic/Media Axis again FURIOUS with Cuban-American Voters!]. ''Townhall.com''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref>
'''Some liberals support:'''
*Crowder, Steven (June 24, 2015). [https://www.louderwithcrowder.com/top-10-things-liberals-want-to-ban/ Top 10 Things Liberals Want to Ban]. ''Louder with Crowder''. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
*Clayson, Dennis (May 16, 2018). [https://wcfcourier.com/news/opinion/clayson/if-liberals-don-t-like-it-they-ban-it/article_8ef54d06-5f65-11df-9f06-001cc4c002e0.html If liberals don't like it, they ban it]. ''The Courier''. Retrieved November 29, 2018.</ref>
*[[Neurodiversity]] and stopping [[autism]] treatments, considering these "torture".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theautismcafe.com/the-dangers-of-the-neurodiversity-movement/|title=Autism and the limits of the neurodiversity movement}}</ref>
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