me too!!!!!!Originally Posted by adymarie
I still like disco!
Originally Posted by theimp98
nope they went out of style about the same time disco did.
Originally Posted by CarolPetunia
Yes, I am a liberal. But like the vast majority of liberals, I do not conform to the extreme stereotype plastered onto us by the political opposition.
Like nearly all other liberals, I respect the spiritual beliefs of others, so long as they don't try to force their religious principles on me through the political process. This includes the prejudices of those religions that think God has told them to discriminate against certain kinds of people. We liberals have a bumper sticker for them: "Hate is not a family value."
What most liberals actually want is a government that recognizes our responsibility, as a rich and fortunate nation, to treat our own citizens humanely. Again, contrary to popular rhetoric, this does not mean "using our tax money to support people who are too lazy to work." It means supporting those who cannot find work, who are physically unable to work, or who suffer such mental incapacity as to be unfit for work. (The mentally ill, by the way, should be treated -- not allowed to become homeless, criminal, and/or dangerous.)
So yes, I am a liberal -- but that label doesn't mean what most "conservatives" seem to think it does. That's one of the problems with a two-party system... it tends to polarize, and all the truths that reside in the shades of grey get distorted.
Thank you, Nausicaa, for giving me a post that I absolutely had to respond to this morning. Last night, I was so upset about another exchange I'd had that I was going to just stop posting altogether and become a lurker... but this has shown me that if I'm going to be here on TCS at all, I'm going to have to participate.
BAAHAAAA!!! Sorry... ya know i'm amazed no one I know has turned me in at times... my parents are Republican (and they probably wonder where they went wrong with me), my brother and sister are registered Independents... i.e. they are unable to stand up for anything. (I will quell the backlash now by saying that I'm SURE not EVERY registered Ind. is that way... but you've never met my siblings.)Originally Posted by Zissou'sMom
People at my high school called me "everyone's favorite liberal" after my teacher threatened to send my essays to homeland security (come from an extremely traditionally republican place (read everyone wants to keep their taxes low)) I'd rather be told I have Seattle values than San Francisco though.
I've put my feet in Birks... can't stand them. and then there was the whole teacher thing I mentioned this morning...Originally Posted by Bonnie1965
I am liberal. No Birks (can't afford them), love trees (agree with RubSlut'sMommy), identify more with Seattle mentality than SF (never really been there).
I, too, often have evenings where I think I will never be able to respond to anything on this board again. Then threads like this pop up - thank you
Oh, I am a feministTo me, being a feminist means believing that I have the right to say what happens with my body and I have the right to vote. Thanks to all the women (and some men) who went before me, I have these rights and will continue to fight to keep them for my neices and the other women I love.
I have NO idea where you got that last word, but I think that might mean we should get along better than we do.Originally Posted by silentNate
wiberal-hating anarchosyndaclist
You're not. I have to change my shirt multiple times a day because my bleeding heart stains themOriginally Posted by nausicaa
I just wanted to make sure I wasn't a nonexistent species on TCS.
Originally Posted by lionessrampant
You're not. I have to change my shirt multiple times a day because my bleeding heart stains them
yep long time ago,Originally Posted by Moz
Disco went out of STYLE?!?!
hmm so what your saying is disco is now canadian thing?Originally Posted by adymarie
I still like disco!
your moving to canada? i hope not i kinda like you,Originally Posted by katiemae1277
me too!!!!!!
i think he is making up wordsOriginally Posted by neetanddave
I have NO idea where you got that last word, but I think that might mean we should get along better than we do.
Heather, sweetheart -- no wonder I enjoy you so much!Originally Posted by CatsAreBetter
I really don't understand how "bleeding heart liberal" is such an insult. What does P*SS me off is the snide, self-righteous, condescending tone in which it's delivered. That's going to get someone backhanded one day.
sound like your not as much as a liberal as you thinkOriginally Posted by CatsAreBetter
Anyway.. I'm definitely a liberal. I really don't understand how "bleeding heart liberal" is such an insult. What does P*SS me off is the snide, self-righteous, condescending tone in which it's delivered. That's going to get someone backhanded one day. Guess I'm not always peace loving.
Definitely an activist. Definitely a marcher, a rally attendee, and if they still did "sit-ins" I'd probably do it too. I work for an international union.. and am proud of the work we do.
You are definitely not alone.
And Heather, just noticed your siggie: “For myself, I hold no preference among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous. –Edward Abbey, in Desert Solitaire (1968)Originally Posted by CarolPetunia
Heather, sweetheart -- no wonder I enjoy you so much!