Is liberalism a disease? And is it spreading?

Answer 1

You are a disease.

I hope liberalism is spreading because I consider myself a liberal because I am a constitutionalist. That needs to 'spread' so ppl like Bush that keep getting spanked by the courts for unconstitutional legislation can be stopped.

Answer 2

Since when did we start referring to people as Liberals or Conservatives? To me Conservatives tend to want to rule the world and let no one have freedoms. That would turn us into a Communist state. On the other hand, Liberals tend to want too much freedom. This would turn us into an Anarchist state. What needs to happen is stop dividing everyone into one category or the other and stay in the middle. The middle is where the Constitution was written and signed. The middle is what keeps us safe, but still allows us freedom.

Answer 3

No more than Conservatism is a disease and is it spreading?

What scares you about new ideas? Is it the inability to adapt? Could it be that you may need to think of others and not just yourself?

Granted I am not enthralled with all the liberal ideology, but so far it's outpacing the conservative one.

Answer 4

Is compassion for the condition of fellow humans a disease?

Let's hope so.

As for spreading - well most of Europe has liberal governments so there's hope there as well.

Answer 5

I'm not sure if it's a disease, it's more of a brain disorder that is caused by listening to public school teachers and college professors.

Answer 6

People who used too many street drugs are liberals, so liberalism could be described as a distorted way of thinking--maybe some schizoeffective disorder.

Answer 7

This is a disease that needs to be spread.

Answer 8

Liberalism is an ideology, philosophical view, and political tradition which holds that liberty is the primary political value.[1] Liberalism has its roots in the Western Enlightenment, but the term now encompasses a diversity of political thought.

Broadly speaking, contemporary liberalism emphasizes individual rights. It seeks a society characterized by freedom of thought for individuals, limitations on power, especially of government and religion, the rule of law, free public education, 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 all citizens are protected. [2] In modern society, liberals favor a liberal democracy with open and fair elections, where all citizens have equal rights by law and an equal opportunity to succeed[3].

Many liberals advocate a greater degree of government interference in the free market, often in the form of anti-discrimination laws, civil service examinations, universal education, and progressive taxation. This philosophy frequently extends to a belief that the government should provide for a degree of general welfare, including the dole for the poor, housing for the homeless, and medical care for the sick. Such publicly-funded initiatives and interferences in the market are rejected by modern advocates of classical liberalism, which emphasizes free private enterprise, individual property rights and freedom of contract; classical liberals hold that economic inequality, as arising naturally from competition in the free market, does not justify the violation of private property rights. However, modern advocates of classical liberalism do advocate a heavier taxation on the corporation, as opposed to the current trend of the burden of income tax resting on the shoulders of the individual worker, as did the early classical liberals.

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. 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.

A broader use of the term liberalism is in the context of liberal democracy (see also constitutionalism). In this sense of the word, it refers to a democracy in which the powers of government are limited and the rights of citizens are legally defined; this applies to nearly all Western democracies, and therefore is not solely associated with liberal parties.

Answer 9

Liberalism is traditional American values upon which this country is based. Conservatives try to make you think the opposite.

Answer 10

It may well be but is still somewhat benign. Neo-Con-itis on the other hand is rather malignant at the present time. Any ideas on how to deal with this deadly cancer?