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* Liberalism tends to be directly at odds with [[Conservatism]] on many issues | * Liberalism tends to be directly at odds with [[Conservatism]] on many issues | ||
* Liberals in the United States tend to be [[The United States Democratic Party|Democrats]] | * Liberals in the United States tend to be [[The United States Democratic Party|Democrats]] | ||
| + | ==Notes== | ||
| + | From [[David Brin]] [http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2006/08/worst-habit-of-liberalism-handing-karl.html]: | ||
| + | {{quoteon}}Won’t you try this little ''mental experiment'' yourself? Start by listing a dozen or so “standard liberal positions.” For example you expect a liberal to: | ||
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| + | * oppose the Iraq War | ||
| + | * welcome [[US immigration|immigrants]] | ||
| + | * support the undiluted right to [[abortion]] | ||
| + | * oppose Arctic or offshore drilling | ||
| + | * oppose [[nuclear power]] | ||
| + | * oppose tax cuts | ||
| + | * support [[gay marriage]] | ||
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| + | ... and so on. | ||
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| + | If you don’t like my list, write one of your own! Make your own list of positions you deem important. I’ll wait. | ||
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| + | Now try this. Imagine a person who holds ''all'' of the correct views ''except one''. Suppose - on just that one issue - a person strongly takes the ''opposite view''. Not quietly, but openly, and vigorously. Now picture how that person would be received in most liberal gatherings. | ||
| + | What name would they be called? | ||
| + | {{quoteoff}} | ||
| + | A longer list of "knee-jerk liberal" positions might be useful; the above is certainly a good start. (Are any of these "core" liberal positions? Are there other "core" liberal positions which should be listed?) | ||
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- Liberalism tends to be directly at odds with Conservatism on many issues
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Notes
From David Brin [1]:
Won’t you try this little mental experiment yourself? Start by listing a dozen or so “standard liberal positions.” For example you expect a liberal to:
... and so on. If you don’t like my list, write one of your own! Make your own list of positions you deem important. I’ll wait. Now try this. Imagine a person who holds all of the correct views except one. Suppose - on just that one issue - a person strongly takes the opposite view. Not quietly, but openly, and vigorously. Now picture how that person would be received in most liberal gatherings. What name would they be called? |
A longer list of "knee-jerk liberal" positions might be useful; the above is certainly a good start. (Are any of these "core" liberal positions? Are there other "core" liberal positions which should be listed?)