you are a liberal if...

[jbm]

...you believe that all people are of equal value.

I'm looking for about 10 or 20 phrases that describe the liberal worldview. I thought I'd print them out and lay them around town. I can't tell you how many times someone has said to me, "I don't know what I am" and I think there are a LOT of people out there who don't really know who they are. People always want to be the good guys though, so I'm hoping some unclaimed souls might stumble across the list and decide that they must be a liberal cause it's nice guy stuff and they see themselves as a nice guy.

I know this probably sounds pretty simplistic,but I think people who are still undecided at this point probably don't pay a lot of attention to politics. Maybe simple is the best approach.

Anyway..I'm looking for phrase suggestions! Any help would be appreciated.

[LisaLynne]

1. You are a liberal if ...

... you believe that diversity in thought, opinion, culture and experience is a good thing.

[newyawker99]

21. Hi LisaLynne!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[anelson]

2. you might be a liberal if...

you believe you can be socially responsible and still make an honest profit.

[Norquist Nemesis]

3. You are a liberal if...

you believe in lifting people up, helping them reach their potential, and believing they, too, will behave in kind making the world a better place. :)

[jbm]

4. You guys are great!!!!!!

Thank you!! :)

edited to add:

and welcome to DU Lisa!! :)

[LisaLynne]

13. Thanks ...

Thanks for the greeting. I've been reading the articles on DU for a long time, but finally was like, "Hey ... forums ...." I'm dense like that sometimes. :)

I've been wanting to clarify what I think being a liberal means, at least to me, for a long time, so this topic is a great help. Thanks for starting it!

[IdaBriggs]

14. Welcome to DU!

I did the same thing! :) Ida

[jbm]

17. I'm glad you decided to jump in!!..n/t

:)

[leftyandproud]

5. but all people aren't of equal value..

I would say the firefighters of 9-11 were worth far more to the world than the terrorists...Losing them was a much bigger loss to humanity.

No, everyone is not equal.

nice thought...but you need to scratch that one.

[jbm]

15. hmmm...

You raise an interesting point, but it gets tricky because I don't think we have the right to make those kinds of value judgements. In your example you're talking about groups of people in specific circumstances. I don't want to disrespect the firefighters at all, but it's quite probable that there were some in the group who I probably wouldn't have admired at all(pre-9/11) if I had known them individually. I think that all people and all groups have positive and negative attributes, and circumstances, environments and personality traits all come together to create who we become.


I don't know. There is something to your argument, but I keep getting an image of a row of newborn babies, and I try to imagine picking out the one that has 'less value'. I can't seem to find a way to do it.

[mr_binklesworth]

6. Hey, great idea!!!

Howsabout this one:

...you believe diplomacy is the first step in conflict resolution, not war.

Cheers,
Binklesworth

[IdaBriggs]

7. you believe in equal opportunity for everyone. nt

[IdaBriggs]

8. you accept responsibility for correcting problems in the environment. nt

[IdaBriggs]

9. you trust people to learn about God without the "help" of the State. nt

[IdaBriggs]

10. you understand the difference between "crime" and "sin." nt

[IdaBriggs]

11. you believe education is a right, not a privilege. nt

[Gregorian]

12. You are a lib if you believe that sensitivity is a strength.

Damn, I used to have a list I made. And I'm braindead, so I don't remember.
You are a lib if-
you treat people the way you would like to be treated.
you avoid war at all costs.

[jbm]

16. Thanks again everybody!! : )

You guys are GREAT!!

[Kat45]

18. you believe health care is a basic human right that every person

is entitled to.

[Kat45]

19. you believe "one for all and all for one," we are a community,

we are all in this together and we help those who are less fortunate than ourselves.

As opposed to what I call the republican (or conservative) view, which is "every man for himself" or "I've got mine; fuck you."

[SoCalDemocrat]

20. if you are tired of conservative defecits

If you're tired of conservatives running up defecits and handing out corporate welfare.