It amazes me how many people call themselves "Liberals" now who are nothing of the sort.
A real "Liberal" would be someone who wants to hear the points of view of other people, whether they agree with them or not.
You're not a Liberal just because you label yourself one.
If you're prejudice against groups of people, you're not a Liberal.
(For example, prejudice against other political groups, against racial groups, against religious groups, against AGE groups).
If you don't want to hear WHY someone has a different point of view than you do, you're not a real Liberal.
No, you're NOT a real Liberal just because you SAY you are. *
If you are adamant in all of your beliefs and opinions, and think anyone who disagrees with you, or has different beliefs than you is WRONG, dumb, crazy, or bad, you're DEFINITELY NOT a "real Liberal".
If you think all rich people are "bad", you're not a real Liberal. That's the same as thinking all poor people are "bad", or all working or middle-class people are "bad".
(If you don't understand this, try harder.)
If you think it's okay to make fun of the way people look, or that it's okay to pick on people or publicly criticize them or gossip about them because you don't agree with them, or you think they're not cool enough, then you are so far from being a REAL Liberal it's not even funny.
If you think you're ALWAYS RIGHT, and you think your opinions and your beliefs are the "right ones' because you FEEL like they're RIGHT, you're probably calling yourself a Liberal, but you're not actually a real Liberal, sorry.
If you LIKE IT when OTHER PEOPLE get rules and laws placed on them, but you're always rebelling and proving how cool you are by breaking rules, or you're always making excuses for breaking rules or not following laws, then no, you're so not a real "Liberal".
If you think you're NOT a "Rich Person" (you're struggling, right?) because you're not a Billionaire, but you can afford a new car, or more than one car, and a house, or two houses; you don't worry about being able to buy groceries, you go to restaurants and do recreational things on a regular basis, you think going to the salon on a regular basis is part of "normal life", and on top of all of that you think buying shoes for a hundred dollars or more a pop is just how everyone lives (except for really poor people), you're DELUSIONAL, forget about politics.
If you put groups of people on a pedestal as if they're all martyrs, saints, or innocent children, and forget (ignore) that they are individual adult human beings in that group who are different from one another and autonomous, with fully working minds just like you and just like people you don't like, you're not a real Liberal.
See the definition for "Liberal" below
*(TO 'CONSERVATIVES': WHY are you going along with using the label "Liberal" to describe Statists and Authoritanists?! Are you really "conservatives"? You know full well the use of the term is bogus, why do you continue to go along with it? Seems like there's a double agenda here, one group trying to make themselves look innocent and intellectual, and the other going along with it in order to ruin what the REAL word MEANS. Sound paranoid? Grow up. That's what's going on, and you know it. Pretend-conservatives are control freaks and have always wanted to stifle REAL Liberalism, because it exposes their control agenda, no different than their "opponents". Political Left Wing and Political Right Wing are the SAME where it matters: obsession with control, power, desire for superiority, and self-righteousness.)
A real "Liberal" would be someone who wants to hear the points of view of other people, whether they agree with them or not.
You're not a Liberal just because you label yourself one.
If you're prejudice against groups of people, you're not a Liberal.
(For example, prejudice against other political groups, against racial groups, against religious groups, against AGE groups).
If you don't want to hear WHY someone has a different point of view than you do, you're not a real Liberal.
No, you're NOT a real Liberal just because you SAY you are. *
If you are adamant in all of your beliefs and opinions, and think anyone who disagrees with you, or has different beliefs than you is WRONG, dumb, crazy, or bad, you're DEFINITELY NOT a "real Liberal".
If you think all rich people are "bad", you're not a real Liberal. That's the same as thinking all poor people are "bad", or all working or middle-class people are "bad".
(If you don't understand this, try harder.)
If you think it's okay to make fun of the way people look, or that it's okay to pick on people or publicly criticize them or gossip about them because you don't agree with them, or you think they're not cool enough, then you are so far from being a REAL Liberal it's not even funny.
If you think you're ALWAYS RIGHT, and you think your opinions and your beliefs are the "right ones' because you FEEL like they're RIGHT, you're probably calling yourself a Liberal, but you're not actually a real Liberal, sorry.
If you LIKE IT when OTHER PEOPLE get rules and laws placed on them, but you're always rebelling and proving how cool you are by breaking rules, or you're always making excuses for breaking rules or not following laws, then no, you're so not a real "Liberal".
If you think you're NOT a "Rich Person" (you're struggling, right?) because you're not a Billionaire, but you can afford a new car, or more than one car, and a house, or two houses; you don't worry about being able to buy groceries, you go to restaurants and do recreational things on a regular basis, you think going to the salon on a regular basis is part of "normal life", and on top of all of that you think buying shoes for a hundred dollars or more a pop is just how everyone lives (except for really poor people), you're DELUSIONAL, forget about politics.
If you put groups of people on a pedestal as if they're all martyrs, saints, or innocent children, and forget (ignore) that they are individual adult human beings in that group who are different from one another and autonomous, with fully working minds just like you and just like people you don't like, you're not a real Liberal.
See the definition for "Liberal" below
*(TO 'CONSERVATIVES': WHY are you going along with using the label "Liberal" to describe Statists and Authoritanists?! Are you really "conservatives"? You know full well the use of the term is bogus, why do you continue to go along with it? Seems like there's a double agenda here, one group trying to make themselves look innocent and intellectual, and the other going along with it in order to ruin what the REAL word MEANS. Sound paranoid? Grow up. That's what's going on, and you know it. Pretend-conservatives are control freaks and have always wanted to stifle REAL Liberalism, because it exposes their control agenda, no different than their "opponents". Political Left Wing and Political Right Wing are the SAME where it matters: obsession with control, power, desire for superiority, and self-righteousness.)
Liberal Definition
adj. adjective
- Not limited to or by established, traditional, orthodox, or authoritarian attitudes, views, or dogmas; free from bigotry.
- Favoring proposals for reform, open to new ideas for progress, and tolerant of the ideas and behavior of others; broad-minded.
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of liberalism.
"NOT LIMITED TO OR BY ESTABLISHED, TRADITIONAL, ORTHODOX OR AUTHORITARIAN ATTITUDES... etc."
DOES NOT MEAN BEING AGAINST EVERYONE ELSE'S BELIEF, OR TEARING DOWN ANYONE WHO IS NOT "BEING A REBEL", JUST LIKE YOU.
YOU'RE NOT A LIBERAL BECAUSE YOU REBEL AGAINST CHURCH.
YOU WOULD BE A LIBERAL IF YOU WERE INTERESTED IN HEARING ABOUT WHY OTHER PEOPLE GO TO CHURCH, OR SYNAGOGUE, OR MOSQUE, OR ARE BUDDHIST, OR HINDU.YOU ARE DEFINITELY NOT A REAL LIBERAL IF YOU REBEL AGAINST ETHICS AND MORALITY BECAUSE YOU THINK YOU'RE BEING COOL OR SMART, OR REBEL AGAINST ANY KIND OF "ESTABLISHED" ANYTHING JUST BECAUSE IT'S "ESTABLISHED", OR BELONG TO A POLITICAL PARTY AND "TOW THE LINE", OR DEFEND EVERYTHING YOU DO AND SAY AS IF YOU ARE ALWAYS PERFECT, ALWAYS RIGHT, AND ALWAYS INNOCENT, OR SAY THAT YOU DO DRUGS AS A POLITICAL STATEMENT, OR DO "HATING" OF OTHER GROUPS WHO AREN"T JUST LIKE YOU.
To be an ACTUAL "Liberal", you would have to WANT to hear about other people's points of view, you would have to WANT to understand where they're coming from, and WHY; you would have to WANT to understand and gather as much information about a topic as possible BEFORE YOU MADE some kind of "POLITICAL STAND", and you would be OPEN to CHANGING your stance when you found out more information that you didn't previously have or understand.
THERE ARE NO SET POLITICAL "STANCES" FOR A REAL LIBERAL EXCEPT FOR A ONE BASIC THING: FREEDOM.
FREEDOM TO SPEAK, FREEDOM OF INFORMATION, FREEDOM OF BELIEF, FREEDOM TO THINK, FREEDOM TO LEARN, FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, FREEDOM TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS, FREEDOM FROM HARASSMENT, FOR EACH PERSON.
