1. As a liberal, you believe in the right to file a lawsuit when you have your rights violated or health endangered by someone.
Sounds good – get to it. Yes, you have that right. But before you file, let me change the scenario: Someone files suit against the company you (the liberal) own because one of your employees spills coffee on that customer. Should that customer get damages of pain, suffering and punitive? Lawsuits sound good when the benefit is to you or merely in theory. Not always so clear when it is directed AT you.
2. As a conservative, you believe in law and order, support the police, etc. You hate trial lawyers – for EVERYONE knows they are slime, right?
Sounds good – get to it. Yes, you have that right. But before you continue on your crusade, let me change the scenario: YOUR daughter has just been arrested for drug possession – 1st time she has ever been in trouble (as far as you know). So of course you let her stay in jail, because WE all know that if someone is arrested – that person must be guilty. So you call your tax attorney to get her out and then to represent her at trial. Not always so clear when it is directed AT you is it?
3. As a conservative, you believe in prayer in school. You feel this Country was founded on Christian beliefs, it says so right there in the Constitution (actually it does NOT - but facts are irrelevant).
Sounds good - get to it. Yes, you have the right to feel that way. But before you continue to preach on, let me change the scenario: The prayer selected for school is the Jewish prayer. Now, some of my friends are happy, some wish there were now NO PRAYER in school. Not always so clear when what you wish for turns out to be a surprise is it?
4. As a liberal, you believe in freedom of choice on reproductive rights. Yes, under Roe v. Wade, you have that right.
But before you continue on your tirade, let me change the scenario and remind you how adamant you are when the Pro-Life movement restricts you. Careful with your rhetoric my liberal friend. Liberals are suppose to be about freedom of choice - not A choice. Not always so clear when it comes back at you is it?
5. As a conservative you say give me a gun, heck give me two. You appear to have that right.
But before you can say Charleton Heston, let me change the scenario. That gun you own was just used by your 11 year old son to shoot your 8 year old daughter and her little 7 year old friend. But hey, guns don't kill people right? I am sure you will say you had the gun locked in a gun cabinet. So that is the story today. I thought the story was you kept it by your bed for protection. Truth gets confusing huh?
6. As a liberal, you believe in fairness and helping people. You rose to the top of your profession and while you scream liberalism, you normally just rant about how "fat cats" have all the money and should give more.
Let me change the scenario for you before you go all Ghandi on me: If I check your giving records will I find enough evidence to provide support that you are a liberal or are you just one of those do as I say not as I do people?
Throughout my almost 50 years I have found most people are neither all the way conservative nor truly liberal. People do like labels and a sense of community though - makes them feel like they belong.. As for me - I am a liberal- not a TV News liberal - but a true liberal. I define my liberalism simply as: 1) You as a human have the right to act the way you wish as long as it does not harm anyone. 2) Governing bodies should intercede, even when the majority thinks perhaps the government should not, so that ALL Americans can have the right to pursue happiness - not just the ones we like because of the color of their skin, their religion, their sex or any other divisive issue. 3) Human dignity and preservation takes precedence over all thoughts, values and monetary increments. 4) The best of us will be judged one day on how we treated the least of us.
You may not be a liberal because of what you think a liberal is. I am a liberal because I do believe the 4 items I listed. Some of you may be a conservative - and that is cool with me. However way you lean, if you find fault in the 4 items I listed, I can only pray that you do not get into any of the situations I listed at the beginning. For most of my almost 50 years, I will tell you that when I have broken from those 4 principles, good never emerged. But what do I know you may say , I am just a poor, dumb, liberal - ok maybe I am just 1 out of 3 of those.
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