What is your definition of a liberal?

Answer 1

someone who is generally open to new ideas and compassionate for all humanity. or even someone pushing for new ideas to break the status quo.

edit: to these clowns who think liberals hate america and don't work.
i'm a liberal with a family, i own a home, i have an american flag on display at my house and i've always worked.

Answer 2

1a. Not limited to or by established, traditional, orthodox, or authoritarian attitudes, views, or dogmas; free from bigotry. b. Favoring proposals for reform, open to new ideas for progress, and tolerant of the ideas and behavior of others; broad-minded. c. Of, relating to, or characteristic of liberalism. d. Liberal Of, designating, or characteristic of a political party founded on or associated with principles of social and political liberalism, especially in Great Britain, Canada, and the United States. 2a. Tending to give freely; generous: a liberal benefactor.

Answer 3

Liberals put a powerful centralized government before all else. Government exists to limit individual liberty, private property rights and religious freedom.

Liberals believe that the people are incapable of making the right decisions of their own so they empower undemocratic institutions to make decisions by fiat, such as the courts and federal agencies and the rest.

Liberals believe that Americans should be divided by color, by religion by sex and by income. Liberals seek to create jealousies among Americans and sic them upon each other in hopes of keeping them agitated and unfocused and distrustful and always wanting. And always a recipe for a more aggressive role for government.

Liberals are not satisfied with temporary power achieved through the
electoral process; they seek to create a permanent liberal agenda through the
courts, through the bureaucracy, through entitlements, through academia. They want an agenda immune from future electoral losses.

Liberals create entitlement programs, not because they solve anything, but because they don’t. They seek to enslave large portions of the population, they call them beneficiaries and they seek to punish private enterprise by forcing private citizens to pay up or suffer the consequences. Liberalism isn’t a way of life, its away of controlling life.

Liberals believe Americans are selfish, stupid and dishonorable. They believe that people exist to be manipulated and to serve the state for some greater good.

Liberals believe that America is not a unique place; that the Constitution is an obstacle to their power and that to create a world order in which they rule supreme, America’s independence must be destroyed through places like the UN and through policies like open borders. They detest the American culture and they seek to destroy it.

Answer 4

I love it. You know what - I don't know crap about quantum physics, so you know what? I won't ***** about it! However, it's funny to see that although people who clearly know nothing about what being a liberal is, feel like they can bash it all they want. Classic "I hate what I don't understand" mentality. They just assume that we're all extremists.

I know the basic stances Conservatives take on issues, and you know what - I understand why the think that. I don't agree agree with it, but I get it (unless of course they are illogical extremists - both sides have 'em).

To answer your question now: I view it as supporting personal rights, civil rights, liberty, etc. Although I may not agree with you, I definitely don't think I should be able to force you to do what I believe in. I therefore believe that the government should stay out of people's personal lives. I also believe that good people have bad things happen to them and need help. I believe in helping the least among us (and no, not with hand outs, and yes, we need to be better at finding people who take advantage of the system) - such as disabled and elderly. It's about equality of opportunity.

I could go on - by I've got a date w/ BloodSource

Answer 5

Some of these responders could really use a dictionary for Christmas (or their birthdays). When asked to give a definition I find that a dictionary can be quite helpful. "Liberals seek to limit liberty"? Please.

Answer 6

Check out the Nazis who provided most of the answers. They must have had a big sale on brown shirts and torches at Walmart.

Answer 7

an individual that believes that human existence can be bettered through government control, as in parental control and they are the ones enlightened enough to handle that task. they are out to save us from ourselves. the ignorance/ arrogance is quite staggering.

Answer 8

Someone who cares about the well-being of their fellow human beings. Someone who cares about the Earth and the plants and animals on it.

Answer 9

YAHOO

Answer 10

Someone who makes me out to be a fol.........ful........fuul.....

fewl....fue..........FOOL!