Hello, my name is Abby, and I am a liberal.
I said these words just this morning in my first period Journalism class. They were met with looks of disdain and even a haughty "Well, I'm not" from a self-righteous classmate. We often talk about politics in this class, and I feel very alone when it comes to discussing policy. Surely I'm not the only person in a class of thirty or so who wants this war to end? I can't be alone in wanting equal rights for minorities, women, homosexuals, and the poor. But whenever I bring these subjects up, I get totally snubbed.
When did liberal become a dirty word? Why are so many people ashamed to admit their leftist leanings? A lot of liberals seem to think FOX News is to blame, but didn't this trend start way before that? My mom has told me some horror stories about the word dating way back to the Carter administration. How could my liberal forebears let this happen? And why exactly are we so content to replace it with other terms that, if looked up in the dictionary, more or less mean liberal? If conservatives can be proud of who they are, what's stopping us liberals from being the same way? Nothing is stopping every one of us from going up to the front of the classroom and gushing,
"Hello, my name is (blank), and I am a liberal."
you say "Surely I'm not the only person in a class of thirty or so who wants this war to end? I can't be alone in wanting equal rights for minorities, women, homosexuals, and the poor."
Well guess what?
I want this war to end.
I want equal rights for minorities, for women, for homosexuals, and for the poor.
I am a conservative.
What exactly makes you identify as conservative, then, if you're into all that stuff? Is it economics?
"He had decided to live forever or die in the attempt, and his only mission each time he went up was to come down alive."