I don't understand why the word Liberal is viewed so negatively by the U.S. and Europe. My definition of a Liberal is someone who believes in individual freedom and choice.
A Liberal is also someone who believes people are intrinsically good and that everyone should lead their lives without judging or being judged, independent of sex, religion, race, sexual orientation.
A Liberal believes in helping his fellow man/woman either through charity or through government and doesn't believe that they have to be mutually exclusive of each other.
A Liberal believes that economic prosperity and government are just tools for the betterment of society and not ends in themselves.
A Liberal doesn't like the status quo and tries to change things for the better.
A Liberal is not afraid of change and believes that humanity needs to take more chances in order to better itself.
I could go on and on, but in the end, aren't the things I just described good?
2006-07-05
07:14:54
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