Hey people are knocking liberals here but let's admit the truth... Liberal today doesn't mean what it used to mean...
Liberty > liberal... In a sense the real liberals who want personal accountability and small government are in the Tea Party...
Liberalism (from the Latin liberalis)[1] is a political philosophy or worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality.[2][3] Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally they support ideas such as free and fair elections, civil rights, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, free trade, and private property.[4][5][6][7][8]
Liberalism first became a distinct political movement during the Age of Enlightenment, when it became popular among philosophers and economists in the Western world. Liberalism rejected the notions, common at the time, of hereditary privilege, state religion, absolute monarchy, and the Divine Right of Kings. The 17th century philosopher John Locke is often credited with founding liberalism as a distinct philosophical tradition. Locke argued that each man has a natural right to life, liberty and property[9] and according to the social contract, governments must not violate these rights. Liberals opposed traditional conservatism and sought to replace absolutism in government with democracy and/or republicanism and the rule of law.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism
Most of you guys just aren't using the word right... AND most of you who claim to be liberals are really extreme socialists or straight up communists.
To be fair neither the Democrats nor the Republicans are liberal... The Democrats are lacking when it comes to personal rights and freedoms while the Republicans are lacking when it comes to equal rights under the law (gay marriage)...
As far as "racism" is concerned I think that it's a fake issue these days...
You can't completely change people's beliefs and the government should not have the right to do so.
Not liking blacks makes you a racist these days... Since I don't like most blacks I meet I'm obviously a racist. People shouldn't try to brainwash me into liking blacks... because it's none of their business. I'm free to socialize with whomever I like.
AND for the record most of my views are left wing... I think Global Warming is a real problem... I think gays should be allowed to marry... BUT the government should not force churches or conscientious objectors to perform gay weddings... (that's plain stupid)... and so on...
In a sense I'm a real liberal, I believe in equal rights but I also believe in someone's individual rights (to be racist if that's what they choose).
Fake liberals don't believe in individual rights at all... They're all conformists to a collective mentality that's really creepy to look at from the outside.
Their view is like... Are you a white woman...? Do you have a black baby...? No...? RACIST!...
Are you a white guy...? Is your boss black...? No...? RACIST!
Where's your black boyfriend/girlfriend...? You don't have one...? RACIST!
Black men are so great...? Look at how high they can jump... You don't think so...? RACIST
We all came from Africa... Isn't Africa the greatest...? No...? RACIST!
Most "liberals" or Democrats today are basically African supremacists... but they'll include any minority into their mix to bolster their numbers.