What does 'liberal' means? What do liberals do? (I don't know anything!)?

Question

Yeah near to 9..But I don't only know liberalite..I know the other and I can speak for hours about them ;-)

I'm not American and I'm Republican..But my English isn't very good..Do liberals want everyone to be free and do everything with no rules, or something like that? Do they want no government to look after people??

Answer 1

I am sure the dictionary will give a much politer version than mine. My definition of a liberal is a f'n idiot. And here are some characteristics of the common, everyday, generic libby:

1. Hates America
2. Criticizes Bush, but offers no plan or better ideas
3. Some are Socialist, while others are Communists disguised as Democrats.
4. Believe in high taxes, and big government
5. Socialized medicine
6. Support over regulation
7. Pro abortion
8 Anti Semetic
9. Against war so much they would offer no defense to our nation. Period.
10. Claim to be "tolerant" but are only tolerant to those that agree with them
11. Pro gay rights/marraige
12. Atheist

There are more, but thats enough for now.

Answer 2

Liberalism is an ideology, philosophical view, and political tradition which holds that liberty is the primary political value. Broadly speaking, liberalism seeks a society characterized by freedom of thought for individuals, limitations on power, especially of government and religion, the rule of law, the free exchange of ideas, a market economy that supports relatively free private enterprise, and a transparent system of government in which the rights of minorities are guaranteed. In modern society, liberals favour a liberal democracy with open and fair elections, where all citizens have equal rights by law and an equal opportunity to succeed.

Answer 3

Liberals are politically to the left of centre. This means that they are more concerned with the welfare of the community, especially those people who are disadvantaged for some reason. To achieve this they believe that a welfare system is required. Republicans on the other hand, believe that everyone should look after themselves and that there should be no welfare. They believe that there should be no government intervention and that the user pays for any services required. They believe that if anyone needs welfare, they are incompetent or lazy.

Now for my rant. These people have usually had a priveleged or sheltered upbrining and never known any misfortune or hardship. They go through life focussing on themselves and fail to see any hardship that others might experience. They are often in positions of power and arrange the system to maintain that power or advantage for themselves or their family.

Answer 4

Liberalism is an ideology, philosophy, and political tradition that holds liberty as the primary political value.[1] Broadly speaking, liberalism seeks a society characterized by freedom of thought for individuals, limitations on power, especially of government and religion, the rule of law, the free exchange of ideas, a market economy that supports relatively free private enterprise, and a transparent system of government in which the rights of minorities are guaranteed. In modern society, liberals favour a liberal democracy with open and fair elections, where all citizens have equal rights by law and an equal opportunity to succeed[2]. Liberalism rejected many foundational assumptions which dominated most earlier theories of government, such as the Divine Right of Kings, hereditary status, and established religion. Fundamental human rights that all liberals support include the right to life, liberty, and property. In many countries, "modern" liberalism differs from classical liberalism by asserting that government provision of some minimal level of material well-being takes priority over freedom from taxation. Liberalism has its roots in the Western Enlightenment, but the term now encompasses a diversity of political thought, with adherents spanning a large part of the political spectrum, from left to right. In the context of economics, the term "liberalism" refers to economic liberalism, which is associated with the political ideology of liberalism itself.

Answer 5

Well, the word has a different connotation in the US as opposed to the rest of the world. In the US "liberal" is what the soft-left is labled as. In the rest of the world it means; broadly speaking, those who favour a non-interventionist state. In the US those people would be referred to as conservatives or libertarians, even though they're really liberals.

Answer 6

I can tell this is going to turn messy.

Instead of giving my interpretation of what Liberalism is (and telling you which party I affiliate with), I'm going to give you two links.

1st, the platform (official statement of views) for the Democratic Party (Liberal) in the 2004 election:

http://ontheissues.org/Dem_Platform_2004.htm

2nd, the platform for the Republican Party (Conservative) in the 2004 election:

http://ontheissues.org/2004_GOP_Platform.htm

If you're trying to decide which party is best for you, review these standpoints & decide for yourself. The most important thing about politics is that you must NOT let ANYONE decide for you.

Make a wise choice, and enjoy the turbulent world of politics.

Answer 7

Where do you live?? Afgan? Israeli Borders?

No wonder there're no liberal terms there..

Answer 8

You're right, you don't know anything. How old are you, 9?