CrusaderFrank
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I am a liberal. That is, I am accepting of change and i don't adhere to any strict doctrine or dogma. I am an anti-conservative insofar as conservatism is protection of the status quo or return to a fictional, rose colored past. I am a pragmatist. That is I advocate what works over moralistic arguments or adherence to any doctrine or dogma. I am a believer in the scientific method and if your ideology puts you in opposition to science, you need to change your ideology.
A conservative in 1776 was a loyalist to the throne of George III.
A conservative in 1860 was pro-slavery.
A conservative in 1920 was against the right of women to vote.
A conservative in 1932 was aginst the New Deal.
A conservative in 1965 was against the civil rights act and pro-Jim Crow.
One could go on and on. I am a liberal because I recognize that change in this country, for the most part, is for the good. I am a liberal because i recognize that conservatives, in the end, always advocate for repression and in the end, they always lose. The history of the United States is a history of liberal triumph. Sure, we back-peddle from time to time but in the end, the liberals always win.
See what I mean about Progressives being liars and idiots?