Liberalism

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Reference

• Wikipedia

Related Articles

• Liberalism tends to be directly at odds with Conservatism on many issues
• Liberals in the United States tend to be Democrats

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: oppose the Iraq War welcome immigrants support the undiluted right to abortion oppose Arctic or offshore drilling oppose nuclear power oppose tax cuts support gay marriage ... 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?)