"Liberalism"
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The New Republic gave a brief overview of contemporary American liberalism in a June 2006 editorial stating it was |
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"very much against the Bush tax programs, |
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"against Bush Social Security 'reform,' |
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- Social Security
- Private retirement planning brings:
- 3-5 times more in benefits
- real investment, real productivity
- a million dollars for heirs
- personal responsibility rather than dependence
- no danger of bankruptcy and economic meltdown
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"against cutting the inheritance tax, |
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| universal health care, with many supporting a single-payer system. |
"for radical health care changes, |
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| A majority also favor diplomacy over military action, [more] |
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| the legalization of same-sex marriage, |
"for gay marriage, |
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| secular government, [more] |
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| stricter gun control, |
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- Eradicate gun violence and drug/alcohol abuse
- Legalize guns and drugs/alcohol
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| and environmental protection laws as well as |
"passionate about Gore-type environmentalism, |
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| the preservation of abortion rights. |
"for a woman's entitlement to an abortion, |
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| stem cell research, |
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- Why kill the weak and helpless?
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"for an increase in the minimum wage, |
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| Immigration and cultural diversity is deemed positive; |
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| liberals favor cultural pluralism, a system in which immigrants retain their native culture in addition to adopting their new culture. |
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What is "culture?"
Music? The color of your clothes?
Who says Italian immigrants should not listen to Italian singers or composers?
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| They tend to be divided on free trade agreements and organizations such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). |
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| Most liberals oppose increased military spending and |
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| the display of the Ten Commandments in public buildings. |
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"for pursuing aggressively alternatives to our present reliance on oil and our present tax preferences for gas-guzzling automobiles."[17] |
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