What are liberal values?

Answer 1

Liberal values stem around the idea that individual liberty is the primary political value. Essentually, each and every person has the same rights and liberties, and can live their life however they feal fit, including religion, sexuality, political association, as long as their actions do not infringe on the rights of others.
Because of the basic Liberal ideology that individuals can have free expression, values becomes a missnomer. For instance, conservitives consider family values to mean that families that consist of a mother, father, and children are correct, while other forms of family are some short or broken form of that valuable family. Liberals however consider family values to mean, any intimate relationship that values respect, love, honesty and providership.
A good liberal family could be a single mother, her best friend, and her 2 children, as long as the mother and friend love and respect the children, work to provide for eachother, and are honest and open.
Conservitives on the other hand would consider this family very broken, and dissfunctional.

Answer 2

Personally, I believe in civil liberties (free speech, right to practice whichever religion you choose, etc.), the right to universal health care, strong family values (being a good parent and raising your child in an emotionally, physically, educationally, and financially stable environment), equal education for ALL, and protecting jobs for Americans (no outsourcing, keeping jobs in America, workers' rights, etc.).

My significant other is in Baghdad at the moment and I support him with all my heart. I'm not a "baby-killer" and I'm VERY straight. BUT... I believe that the war in Iraq is unfounded, I believe in a couple's right to choose, and I believe that marriage is about love, honor, respect and loyalty (not about gender). And I've never burned a flag. I don't do drugs, I pay my taxes, I volunteer with youth groups, and I'm not racist, sexist, or xenophobic. So... for all those people that say "liberal values" mean being immoral... they're sorely mistaken.

I believe that everyone deserves equal grounds to stand on - quality affordable healthcare, a decent education, and the ability to access jobs within the American workforce without having to worry about being pink-slipped because a company has found cheaper labor outside of our country. What's wrong with that?

Answer 3

Having POWER over the people is the only value that liberals believe in.

Answer 4

Ok, just for a minute-- ignore extreme views on this-- I know its hard for many of you but here goes...

- Promote freedom
- Minimal goverment intrusion in private lives.
- Promote Fair treatment of workers, minorities, consumers, etc.
- Concern for the environment
- Care for the poor and middle-class, the disabled, etc.
- Due process under the law
- Embrace diversity

Answer 5

We believe that people other then ourselves should be valued as we wish to be. We believe that war tears at the fabric of our worn democracy and should be avoided unless absolutely necessary.

Answer 6

The liberal platform is solely anti bush

Answer 7

Socialism. Pure and simple.

Answer 8

Good buds

Answer 9

They take a diametric stand against all the qualites that have made America great.

Answer 10

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Conservatives say that Liberals are anti-family.
However . . .
Conservatives want to define what your family should be
Whereas . . .
Liberals put you in charge of your family
Liberals support your right to define what your family will be
Liberals fight for your family's rights against economic and political oppression

Conservatives say that Liberals are anti-business.
However . . .
Conservatives are pro-money, but that often translates into monopolies, which hurt small business and competition, which hurts us all
Whereas . . .
Liberals protect small businesses by regulating the larger ones and by breaking up monopolies
Liberals protect workers in order to create a healthy workforce that will help businesses grow

Conservatives say that Liberals are anti-religion.
However . . .
Conservatives are often for one dominant religion, and are, therefore, against others
Whereas . . .
Liberals support complete freedom of religion and from religion so that all citizen are free to choose the manner in which faith is a part of their lives
Liberals strive to keep government completely out of a family's religious choices

Conservatives say that Liberals are anti-freedom.
However . . .
Conservatives want to stop homosexuals, stop abortions, stop the women's movement, and stop freedom of expression through the use of censorship
Whereas . . .
Liberals leave it up to the parents to teach such values to their children
Liberals believe each person or family should be free to choose how to behave as long as it does not interfere with another's rights

Conservatives say that Liberals are anti-morality.
However . . .
Conservatives are for one specific kind of morality
Whereas . . .
Liberals are for the morality of free choice, where each person or family decides their own values
Liberals want the government to protect our freedom to choose what is important to us rather than to impose the laws and codes of another's morality

Conservatives say that Liberals are anti-military.
However . . .
Conservatives see the military as a means to impose their values and standards on others
Whereas . . .
Liberals see the military as a vital protection of our freedoms and our liberties, giving us a space in which to pursue happiness
Liberalism's Stance on Specific Issues

With the desire to promote Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness as the central motivation, the Liberal always defends these tenets when deciding how to stand on a particular issue. The following will show why Liberals often take the stance they do:

Abortion/Contraception - Liberty means the freedom to control your body, your reproductive system, and your future.

Affirmative Action - Liberty means having fair opportunities for those in society who are discriminated against.

Education - Liberty means the freedom to learn in order to build a better future for yourself, your family, your community, and your country.

Environment - Liberty means the fair use of our nation's natural resources for all citizens. Where possible, without unreasonable restriction to private enterprise, the government should strive to protect our natural environment so all can enjoy its bounty.

Gun Control - Liberty means the freedom to protect yourself, your family, and your property, with deadly force if necessary. People have a right to keep guns for such a purpose. People also have a right to use guns in sporting activities and in the event that citizens should be called on to form a citizen militia. We do not, however, have a right to own all the latest people-killing technology. The People, through the government, can restrict some of the more deadly weapons being sold today.

Health - Liberty means the freedom to overcome physical limitations in order to better yourself, your family, your community, and your country.

Regulations - Liberty means the freedom to live and work in an environment that best allows individuals and families to grow in the pursuit of happiness. Bad air, bad water, bad living and working conditions only stifle that liberty.

Sexuality - Liberty means the freedom to share mutual intimate affection with the person of your choice, regardless of gender.

Substance Abuse - Liberty means the freedom to decide what you put in your body. Unless the use of a substance is a danger to unwilling victims, its use should be kept legal. In situations where use of a substance may or may not effect bystanders, regulations - such as in the case with tobacco - should be enacted to protect the bystander without denying the individual's choice to use the substance. Smoking and non-smoking areas in public places are a prime example of this.

Taxation - Liberty is found within a system. That system does not happen by itself. It is created and supported by us, the People, and it is funded by our labors. The money we pay in taxes is what allows us to thrive in Liberty and work in fairness. Reasonable taxation is necessary because without it, many of us would find it difficult to get paid even a fraction of what we are paid now. And those who benefit more from the system should expect to pay more to help support it.

Women's/Minority Rights - Liberty means the freedom to be valued and judged on talent and work, not on the physical characteristics over which we have no control.

In closing let me state that freedom sometimes brings situations we don't like. Some people will choose to use their freedom to engage in activities that go against our personal values. It is a great temptation to use our democratic rights to try and enshrine our own personal values - whether they come from religious or humanistic origins - in the laws of the nation. The inherent problem with this is that when Liberty is restrained by any one group's values, even if that group represents the majority of the population at the time, it can easily be changed from one generation to the next, meaning that you could be forced to live under someone else's values as easily as you might force someone to live under yours.



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