Gramps
Mayor
I will use myself as a flesh and blood illustration.
I guess I'm a liberal. That's what folks call me. I am pretty liberal in many ways. First off, I am a "to each his own" individual who is satisfied with my own way of life and who really doesn't get offended if your way of life is a contradiction to mine. I don't profess any particular religious ties but never tell anyone else what their's should be. And I don't even suggest that my atheism is an example of what one should really be.
I eat whatever foods I like and drink whatever beverages I like and have no problem with those who are bound by some societal belief that any certain food or beverage is a sin to partake.
I believe in equal rights for all. And abhor discrimination in any form.
I think that everybody should be entitled to a pursuit of education as a tool for enjoying life. Note that I said a "pursuit" not a requirement. But I also think that too much emphasis is put on everyone having a degree because I recall that it took several aides to furnish the manual labor to keep the train moving but only one engineer to keep it on the rails. Everybody cannot be king of the hill but just because someone elects to be a commoner doesn't make them lazy or a misfit in society.
I believe in the Constitution with all of its amendments but reserve the right to suggest or seek change if I do discover a way to improve it. But I am also a strong believer in accepting a majority's decision even if it differs from my views.
With all of its antagonistic hangups I like the two-party system because it is supposed to define the opposite sides of a coin and to add even a third major party would disrupt the rule by majority. We have a third party by consent to either abstain or ride the fence and fall in either direction if we so desire when they do cast their ballot. They're called "unaffiliated" or "independents". That's good enough for the girls I go with and for me too.
I believe in the terms of the Golden Rule because when I was just a kid attending a small, country school house the Golden Rule was a tool used to settle differences. And it worked without spending tons of money on committees to make a determination of its value and worth.
I could go on and on. I'll spare you. But if any of or all of the above is contrary to what you believe a liberal is, you are misinformed. Some people say Jesus Christ was a liberal. I wouldn't know anything about his political obsessions. I doubt they even do. I sort'a figure he was a guy just trying to get by in a cutthroat world and he had a unique way of doing it. It cost him dearly in the end. To me the word liberal tends to suggest a "people oriented" society and I think it's a shame some have done everything in their power to make it a four-letter word. It has seven letters.
I'm a liberal, a seven letter liberal.
Gramps
I guess I'm a liberal. That's what folks call me. I am pretty liberal in many ways. First off, I am a "to each his own" individual who is satisfied with my own way of life and who really doesn't get offended if your way of life is a contradiction to mine. I don't profess any particular religious ties but never tell anyone else what their's should be. And I don't even suggest that my atheism is an example of what one should really be.
I eat whatever foods I like and drink whatever beverages I like and have no problem with those who are bound by some societal belief that any certain food or beverage is a sin to partake.
I believe in equal rights for all. And abhor discrimination in any form.
I think that everybody should be entitled to a pursuit of education as a tool for enjoying life. Note that I said a "pursuit" not a requirement. But I also think that too much emphasis is put on everyone having a degree because I recall that it took several aides to furnish the manual labor to keep the train moving but only one engineer to keep it on the rails. Everybody cannot be king of the hill but just because someone elects to be a commoner doesn't make them lazy or a misfit in society.
I believe in the Constitution with all of its amendments but reserve the right to suggest or seek change if I do discover a way to improve it. But I am also a strong believer in accepting a majority's decision even if it differs from my views.
With all of its antagonistic hangups I like the two-party system because it is supposed to define the opposite sides of a coin and to add even a third major party would disrupt the rule by majority. We have a third party by consent to either abstain or ride the fence and fall in either direction if we so desire when they do cast their ballot. They're called "unaffiliated" or "independents". That's good enough for the girls I go with and for me too.
I believe in the terms of the Golden Rule because when I was just a kid attending a small, country school house the Golden Rule was a tool used to settle differences. And it worked without spending tons of money on committees to make a determination of its value and worth.
I could go on and on. I'll spare you. But if any of or all of the above is contrary to what you believe a liberal is, you are misinformed. Some people say Jesus Christ was a liberal. I wouldn't know anything about his political obsessions. I doubt they even do. I sort'a figure he was a guy just trying to get by in a cutthroat world and he had a unique way of doing it. It cost him dearly in the end. To me the word liberal tends to suggest a "people oriented" society and I think it's a shame some have done everything in their power to make it a four-letter word. It has seven letters.
I'm a liberal, a seven letter liberal.
Gramps
