David Bell America was born in its day as a radically liberal experiment, and has only become progressively more liberal over the past 230 years. Lets always keep our fundamental definitions of the political ideologies of liberal and conservative in mind: Liberal: favorable to progress or reform, open minded, tolerant, creative, promoting ever greater liberty, equality, justice and pursuit of happiness; generally opposing aristocratic and unequal hierarchies. Conservative: fearful of change, inflexible and unimaginative, disposed to conserve traditional hierarchies, institutions and traditions. It is true that many Americans consider themselves religious, as well as prudent and frugal, and so they may think of themselves as conservative. So this is how the big myth that America is a conservative country seems to have the ring of truth, and remains popular. But these are not exclusively conservative traits by any stretch. One can be extremely liberal and still be religious, prudent and frugal. The majority of Americans may be a lot more liberal than they think. And as a whole, keeping those standard definitions in mind, America is way more liberal than conservative. Anyone who wishes to expand liberty, equality, justice, pursuit of happiness, and love for one another is a liberal. If you really believe in the equality and capabilities of the common person; if you believe we are all in this together, as in We the People, and Love One Another, then youre a liberal. Its as simple as that.
Posted on: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 13:35:34 +0000