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33. And dammit, liberals shouldn't be shrinking violets!

I’m damn proud of being a liberal! And I’m not afraid to say so!

My liberal beliefs include freedom, compassion, empathy, patience, and encouragement of rights without dictating them. Honoring and accepting the individual without judgment. Remaining mindful of your community and how you fit in peacefully and and with consideration of others. Making room for all, because rainbows come in ALL colors, not just one. Support without shame. Accommodation but without compromise.

I make NO apologies for that. And I won’t back down or whine or make excuses for - or apologize for - how I see the world and how I function harmoniously within it.

Being a conservative is rigid and judgmental and closed, not open. It demands that everybody conforms to your cookie-cutter, no matter how selfish, miopic, antiquated, unrealistic, inhuman, intolerant, or prejudicial that may be. And that ain’t me.

I’m damn proud to be a liberal! And from everything I learned in 14 years of Catholic school, our Lord Jesus was a liberal.