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-[[File:President Barack Obama.jpg|thumbnail|right|180px|President [[Barack Obama]] advocates the use of [[Keynesian economics|Keynesian economic concepts]] despite the fact that the [[John Maynard Keynes and pederasty|pedophile]] [[John Maynard Keynes]] was incompetent and a fraud.<ref>
-*[http://centurean2.wordpress.com/2011/03/20/fabian-john-maynard-keynes-the-stealthy-enemy-of-human-freedom/ John Maynard Keynes the stealthy enemy of human freedom]
-*[http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-02-22/deathbed-of-keynesian-economics-will-be-in-u-k-matthew-lynn.html Deathbed of Keynesian Economics will be in the UK]
-*[http://www.iwf.org/inkwell/show/23102.html Will the G8 Repudiate the Philosophy of Living Beyond Our Means?]
-*[http://www.keynesatharvard.org/book/KeynesatHarvard-ch09.html KEYNES AT HARVARD Economic Deception as a Political Credo BY ZYGMUND DOBBS]
-*[http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2008/01/keyness-jew-boy-quickie/220620/ John Maynard Keynes - the pedophile, The Atlantic]
-</ref>  ]]
-A '''liberal''' (not to be confused with a ''leftist''), is someone who represents or is support of some form of liberalism. This often includes social progressivism. Particularly in the [[United States]], the term may also be associated with irreligious people, or those who otherwise disagree with moral or social standards held as traditional by American [[Christian|Christians]]. Some may be [[Christian]], but they are rarely immensely committed to Christianity. Liberalism began as a movement for individual liberties, but today is increasingly [[statist]] and, as in Europe, [[welfare state]]-ist.  Liberalism has changed over the years and degenerated into a delusional (in the sense of economic views) and anti-traditional ideology.
-For example, [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] firmly believed in private sector unions, but vehemently opposed and condemned public sector unions, stating that the idea of collective bargaining can't be transferred to the public sector, as that would result in the government being unable to carry out its duties.  Yet today, decades later, [[Democrats]] and liberals are almost in cahoots with public sector unions, as they "donate" money to the reelection campaign in exchange for more taxpayer money in their wallets and fluffed up pensions.
-Liberals currently use two clauses to try and expand their power: the Commerce Clause and the General Welfare Clause.  The general welfare clause mentions "promoting the general welfare".  This to a liberal means taxing the rich out of existence and redistributing that money.  The commerce clause on the other hand is in the constitution and says that Congress has the power to regulate trade with foreign nations, between the states and with the indian tribes.  Since the days of FDR this clause has been interpreted very loosely and has resulted in the federal government vastly expanding its power.  The latest example is Obamacare.  In Obamacare, the liberals justify the individual mandate by saying it regulates commerce between the states.  This is clearly a stretched interpretation of the clause as there is a difference between regulating commerce and forcing citizens to participate in commerce that Congress can regulate.
-Polling data over several decades has consistently shown that more Americans identify as conservative than as liberal, by a ratio of 2:1.<ref>http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1042/winds-of-political-change-havent--shifted-publics-ideology-balance</ref>  A liberal generally supports many of the following political positions and practices:
-* Spending money on corrupt programs.
-* Government solving economic problems<ref>http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs</ref>
-* The belief that terrorism is not a huge threat, and that the only reason radical Muslim extremists hate us is because of bad foreign policy <ref>http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs</ref>
-* Taxpayer-funded and/or legalized [[abortion]]
-* [[Censorship]] of teacher-led [[prayer]] in classrooms and school/state-sponsored religious events
-* Support for [[gun control]]
-* Affirmative action<ref>http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs</ref>
-* Support of obscenity, pornography and violence in video games as a [[First Amendment]] right<ref>The [[Warren Court]], led by [[liberal]] Justices [[William O. Douglas]], [[Hugo Black]], [[Abe Fortas]], [[William Brennan]] and Chief Justice [[Earl Warren]] issued 36 decisions granting [[First Amendment]] rights to obscenity and pornography.  These decisions remain fully supported by liberals today.</ref>
-* Getting big business out of government through progressive taxation.
-* Government-aided medical care, such as [[Universal Health Care]]
-* Taxpayer-funded and government-controlled [[public education]]
-* The denial of traditional [[gender roles]]
-* Insisting that men and women be placed in the same jobs in the [[military]]
-* Legalized [[same-sex marriage]]
-* [[Tax and spend]]
-* Overburdening the economic sector with regulations<ref>http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs</ref>
-* Trying to impede the economic freedom of [[Job Creators]]
-* Support and spreading of [[political correctness]]
-* Support of non-syndicalist [[labor union|labor unions]]
-* Teaching acceptance of promiscuity through sexual education (the teaching of safe sex) rather than teaching [[abstinence]] from sex<ref> [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,286671,00.html Democrats Aim To Kill Abstinence-Only Program Funding], [[Fox News]], Monday, June 25, 2007</ref>
-* A "[[living Constitution]]" that is reinterpreted as liberals prefer, rather than how it was intended
-* Government programs to [[rehabilitate criminals]]
-* Abolition of the death penalty
-[[File:Johnwaynegacyrosalynncarter.jpg|right|300px|thumbnail|[[Serial killer]] [[John Wayne Gacy]] was a [[Democratic Party]] activist who had his picture taken with First Lady [[Rosalynn Carter]] in 1978. In an interview where he denied killing any of his victims, John Gacy said he was [[bisexuality|bisexual]] and "very liberal".<ref>http://s151.photobucket.com/albums/s151/candypop_02/Serial%20Killers/John%20Wayne%20Gacy/?action=view&current=SERIAL_KILLER_John_Wayne_Gacy_In-1.mp4</ref>]]
-* [[Environmentalism]]<ref> and environmental organizations, for example [[Greenpeace]]</ref>
-* [[Disarmament treaties]]
-* [[Globalism]]
-* Opposition to the integration of church and state.
-* Opposition to full private property rights.<ref>  For example, the liberal wing of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] issued the 5-4 [[Kelo v. City of New London]] decision authorizing the taking of private property by government in order to give the property to another private entity rather than convert it to a public use.</ref>
-* Reinstating the [[Fairness Doctrine]]
-* In 2005, it was reported by CBS News that [[Theory of evolution and liberalism|liberals were the most likely supporters of the theory of evolution]]. The theory of [[evolution]] is a key component of [[atheistic]] ideologies in the [[Western World]].
-* Opposition to domestic wire-tapping as authorized in the [[Patriot Act]]
-* Opposition of [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]], a major part of the [[War on Terrorism]]
-* Withholds support to the [[War on Terrorism]] and the [[War in Iraq]]
-* Tolerance of different ideas and lifestyles
-* Supports financially irresponsible policies
-* Following policies which are proven to be incorrect
-* Do not support a laissez-faire capitalist economy and support regulation of business
-* Encouragement of [[Global Warming|global warming alarmism]]
-According to current dictionaries and their own beliefs, a liberal is "a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties" or "a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets,"<ref>http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=liberal&sub=Search+WordNet&o2=&o0=1&o7=&o5=&o1=1&o6=&o4=&o3=&h=00</ref> or "open-minded or tolerant, especially free of or not bound by traditional or conventional ideas, values, etc." or "favorable to or in accord with concepts of maximum individual freedom possible, especially as guaranteed by law and secured by governmental protection of civil liberties."<ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/liberal</ref>
-== Liberalism and bestiality ==
-See also: [[Liberalism and bestiality]]
-[[File:Peter-Singer.jpg|right|thumbnail|260px|The [[atheist]] philosopher [[Peter Singer]] defends the practice of [[bestiality]] (as well as [[abortion]], infanticide and [[euthanasia]]).  Despite holding these immoral views the liberal and pro-[[evolution]] academic establishment rewarded his views with a bioethics chair at [[Princeton University]].<ref>
-*[http://creation.com/the-basis-of-a-christian-worldview The Basis of a Christian Worldview - Creation Ministries International]
-*[http://creation.com/answer-to-philosophy-religion-professor-on-biblical-exegesis-and-the-problem-of-evil CMI answers philosophy/religion professor on biblical exegesis and the problem of evil]
-*[http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2011/06/the-dangerous-mind-of-peter-singer ''The Dangerous Mind''] by Joe Carter, ''[[First Things]]''</ref> See: [[Atheism and bestiality]] ]]
-[[Bestiality]] is the act of engaging in sexual relations with an animal. The [[atheist]] philosopher [[Peter Singer]] defends the practice of bestiality (as well as [[abortion]], infanticide and [[euthanasia]]).  Despite holding these immoral views the liberal and pro-[[evolution]] academic establishment rewarded his views with a bioethics chair at [[Princeton University]] (Princeton University is a very liberal school - see: [[Liberalism and bestiality]]).<ref>
-*[http://creation.com/the-basis-of-a-christian-worldview The Basis of a Christian Worldview - Creation Ministries International]
-*[http://creation.com/answer-to-philosophy-religion-professor-on-biblical-exegesis-and-the-problem-of-evil CMI answers philosophy/religion professor on biblical exegesis and the problem of evil]
-*[http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2011/06/the-dangerous-mind-of-peter-singer ''The Dangerous Mind''] by Joe Carter, ''[[First Things]]''</ref>  Peter Singer was installed as the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University in 1999 and in 2006 it was reported that he still worked part-time in that capacity. <ref>[http://creation.com/the-basis-of-a-christian-worldview The Basis of a Christian Worldview]</ref> In 2006, it was also reported that Singer worked part-time as Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne in the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics since 2005.<ref>[http://creation.com/the-basis-of-a-christian-worldview The Basis of a Christian Worldview]</ref>
-Joe Carter's ''[[First Things]]'' article entitled ''The Dangerous Mind'' declares concerning Peter  Singer declared:
-{{cquote|Singer has spent a lifetime justifying the unjustifiable. He is the founding father of the [[Animal rights|animal liberation movement]] and advocates ending “the present speciesist bias against taking seriously the interests of nonhuman animals.” He is also a defender of killing the aged (if they have dementia), newborns (for almost any reason until they are two years old), necrophilia (assuming it’s consensual), and bestiality (also assuming it’s consensual).<ref>[http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2011/06/the-dangerous-mind-of-peter-singer ''The Dangerous Mind''] by Joe Carter, ''[[First Things]]''</ref>}}
-On October 5, 2011, the British newspaper The Telegraph wrote an article which discussed how homosexuality "rights" have emboldened individuals to ask for so called bestiality "rights" (see: [[Homosexuality and bestiality]]).<ref>[http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/timstanley/100108943/the-gay-rights-movement-has-emboldened-americas-bestiality-advocates/ The dark side of sexual freedom: American 'zoophiles' take on the language of equality - October 5, 2011 - The Telegraph]</ref>
-In 2010, the liberal state of [[Washington]] has the highest number of reported cases of bestiality in the United States even though it was merely the 13th most populous state according to the 2010 United States census. (for more information please see: [[Washington state and bestiality]]).<ref>[http://www.pet-abuse.com/pages/cruelty_database/statistics/state_ranking.php?year=2010&search=go Pet Abuse -2010]</ref><ref>[http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php 2010 United States Census data]</ref><ref>[http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/02/25/new-poll-identifies-most-liberal-and-conservative-states/ 2011 Political map - CNN]</ref>
-In 2005, four legislators in the liberal state of [[Massachusetts]] tried to soften it bestiality laws.<ref>[Massachusetts bill to repeal fornication, adultery, and blasphemy, and to soften bestiality laws]</ref>
-[[File:NBC Tower.jpg|thumbnail|200px|[[LifeSiteNews]] reported:"In 46 hours of programming, [[NBC]] contained only one reference to marital sex, but 11 references to non-marital sex and one reference to [[adultery]] were made. References to incest, pedophilia, partner swapping, prostitution, threesomes, transsexuals/transvestites, [[bestiality]], and necrophilia combined outnumbered references to sex in marriage on NBC by a ratio of 27 to 1.<ref>[http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/archive/ldn/2008/aug/08080602 Study Finds TV Treats Marital Sex as Burdensome, Adultery as Positive]</ref> See also: [[Liberalism and bestiality]] ]]
-The Bible says that bestiality is a perversion and, under the [[Old Testament]] [[Pentateuch|Jewish Law]], punishable by death (Exodus 22:19, Leviticus 18:23, Leviticus 20:15 and Deuteronomy 27:21). The atheistic worldview does not lend itself to the establishment of morality within society and individuals (see: [[Atheism and morality]] and [[Atheism and deception]]).  The atheistic worldview does not lend itself to the establishment of morality within society and individuals (see: [[Atheism and morality]] and [[Atheism and deception]]).
-A study found that "Psychiatric patients were found to have a statistically significant higher prevalence rate (55%) of bestiality than the control groups (10% and 15% respectively)."<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1778686 A prevalence study of bestiality (zoophilia) in psychiatric in-patients, medical in-patients, and psychiatric staff - Int J Psychosom. 1991;38(1-4):45-7.]</ref> The atheist population [[Atheism and suicide|has a higher suicide rate]] and [[Atheism and marriageability|lower marriage rates]] than the general population (see: [[Atheism and suicide]] and [[Atheism and marriageability]] and [[Atheism and health]]). In addition,  ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' magazine made the observation that atheists tend to be quarrelsome, socially challenged men.<ref>http://voxday.blogspot.com/2007/08/socially-autistic-atheist.html</ref>
-For more information please see:
-*[[Atheism and bestiality]]
-*[[Evolutionary belief and bestiality]]
-*[[Liberalism and bestiality]]
-*[[Homosexuality and bestiality]]
-*[[Liberal American entertainment industry and bestiality]]
-*[[Wikipedia on bestiality]]
-*[[Bestiality and Sweden|Liberal Sweden and bestiality]]
-*[[Bestiality and Britain|Godless Britain and bestiality]]
-*[[Denmark, Sweden, evolutionary belief and bestiality]]
-*[[Netherlands and bestiality|The liberal Netherlands and bestiality]]
-*[[Skeptic Skatje Myers' comments on bestiality]]
-*[[Joseph Stalin's ape-men experiments]]
-==Liberals and Superstition==
-[[Image:2384975035_230a0eac30.jpg‎‎|right|150px]]
-The [[Wall Street Journal]] reported: "A comprehensive new study released by Baylor University, shows that [[Conservative Christianity|traditional Christian religion]] greatly decreases belief in everything from the efficacy of palm readers to the usefulness of [[astrology]]. <ref>[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122178219865054585.html]</ref>
-Also, in September of 2008, the [[Wall Street Journal]] reported:
-{{cquote|The reality is that the [[New Atheism|New Atheist]] campaign, by discouraging [[religion]], won't create a new group of intelligent, skeptical, enlightened beings. Far from it: It might actually encourage new levels of mass superstition. And that's not a conclusion to take on faith &mdash; it's what the empirical data tell us.
-"What Americans Really Believe," a comprehensive new study released by Baylor University yesterday, shows that [[Conservative Christianity|traditional Christian religion]] greatly decreases belief in everything from the efficacy of palm readers to the usefulness of [[astrology]]. It also shows that the irreligious and the members of more liberal Protestant denominations, far from being resistant to superstition, tend to be much more likely to believe in the paranormal and in pseudoscience than evangelical Christians....
-This is not a new finding. In his 1983 book "The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener," skeptic and science writer Martin Gardner cited the decline of traditional religious belief among the better educated as one of the causes for an increase in [[pseudoscience]], cults and superstition. He referenced a 1980 study published in the magazine Skeptical Inquirer that showed irreligious college students to be by far the most likely to embrace paranormal beliefs, while born-again Christian college students were the least likely.<ref>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122178219865054585.html</ref>}}
-==Liberalism in Europe today==
-In Europe, on the other hand, parties that call themselves ''liberal'' are moderate in outlook, ranging from centre-left to centre-right, promote typically economic and business freedom. The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe<ref>http://www.alde.eu</ref> is a party of the European Parliament that represents most ''liberal'' parties from European countries. Similar policies are promoted by many ''liberal'' parties throughout the world,<ref>http://www.liberal-international.org/</ref> such as the Liberal Party of Australia.<ref>[http://www.liberal.org.au/]</ref>
-Trade unions and socialist parties often criticize politicians for promoting lower taxes on business, or more flexible hiring and firing laws, by calling them "liberals" or [[neoliberal|neoliberals]]. Thus, just as in the US, "liberal" may occasionally be used as a term of abuse. But when someone is called "liberal" in Europe, it has an entirely different meaning than in the US. In fact, the US meaning of liberal is more similar to the politics of European [[socialist]] or [[social democracy|social democratic]] parties.<ref>[http://www.pes.org]</ref>
-==Original meaning: Classical Liberalism==
-Liberalism is a political philosophy with freedom as its core value. The term was originally applied to supporters of individual liberties and equal rights, but, in America, the term has come to represent a movement of social change that often conflicts with [[conservative]] values such as moral values and tradition.
-See [[Classical Liberal|Classical Liberalism]]. Compare [[Libertarianism]].
-==Liberal Organizations ==
-*[[AARP|AARP - American Association of Retired People]]
-*[[ACLU|ACLU - American Civil Liberties Union]]
-*[[ACORN|ACORN - Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now]]
-*[[AFL-CIO|AFL-CIO - American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations]]
-*[[Amnesty International|AI - Amnesty International]]
-*[[A.N.S.W.E.R.|ANSWER - Act Now to Stop War and End Racism]]
-*[[CAIR|CAIR - Council on American-Islamic Relations]]
-*[[Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism]]
-*[[Democratic National Committee]]
-*[[Greenpeace]]
-*[[MoveOn.org]]
-*[[NARAL|NARAL - National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League]]
-*[[NAACP|NAACP - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People]]
-*[[National Committee for an Effective Congress]]
-*[[National Education Association]]
-*[[National Organization of Women|NOW - National Organization of Women]]
-*[[PETA|PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]]
-*[[Planned Parenthood|Planned Parenthood Federation of America]]
-*[[Progressives for Obama]]
-*[[Rainbow/PUSH Coalition]]
-*[[SEIU|SEIU - Service Employees International Union]]
-*[[U.S. Peace Council]]
-Source: [http://www.politixgroup.com/lo.htm The Politix Group]
-==References==
-{{reflist|2}}
-==See Also==
-* [[Conservative resources]]
-* [[Conservapedia:Articles about liberals|Articles about liberals]]
-* [[Classical liberal]]
-* [[Drinking Liberally]]
-* [[Godless liberal]]
-* [[Last wordism]]
-* [[Essay:Liberal celebrity obsession|Liberal celebrity obsession]]
-* [[Essay:Liberal Behavior on Conservapedia|Liberal Behavior on Conservapedia]]
-* [[Liberal Christianity]]
-* [[Liberal Democrats]]
-* [[Liberal Elite]]
-* [[Essay: Liberal Falsehoods|Liberal Falsehoods]]
-* [[Liberal Fascism]]
-* [[Liberal friendship]]
-* [[Liberal Gloss]]
-* [[Liberal grading]]
-* [[Liberal hypocrisy]]
-* [[Essay:Liberal hysteria|Liberal hysteria]]
-* [[Essay:Liberal Intellectualism|Liberal Intellectualism]]
-* [[Liberal labels]]
-* [[Slander: Liberal Lies About the American Right|Liberal Lies About the American Right]]
-* [[Liberal logic]]
-* [[The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness|Liberal Mind]]
-* [[Liberal Party]]
-* [[Liberal supremacist]]
-* [[Massachusetts liberal]]
-* [[Progressives]]
-* [[Scientific Illiteracy and Liberals]]
-==Further Information==
-* [[Best_New_Conservative_Words#New_Liberal_Terms|New Liberal Terms]]
-* [[Conservative Links]]
-* http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs/
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-[[Category:Politics]]
-[[Category: Liberals]]

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