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ladyVet

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99. I don't have to justify using that term to describe myself.

Fri Nov 8, 2013, 08:57 AM

Nov 2013

Not to you, not to anybody on this forum or elsewhere.

I'm surprised so many have fallen in line and tried to list everything they do that somehow "makes" them a liberal.

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I would like to know how many people on this site [View all] 4 t 4 Nov 2013 OP

OK, I'll go first. I am ultra liberal. CTyankee Nov 2013 #1

I really just want to 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #3

To me it means a lot of things: CTyankee Nov 2013 #10

I'll add a little to that Warpy Nov 2013 #78

Why? Rex Nov 2013 #2

why? , I just want to know what it really means anymore 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #5

Here's a short, simple version: MH1 Nov 2013 #115

Whats a liberal? Historic NY Nov 2013 #4

? just asking 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #8

I am liberal and I post on this site and vote for liberals in elections. I voted for a great liberal hrmjustin Nov 2013 #6

what on earth are you babbling about???? cali Nov 2013 #7

what did you do today that shows you are liberal 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #11

hi, just please answer the question 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #15

What do you consider yourself to be and how does that play out in your life? Bluenorthwest Nov 2013 #9

I don't fit in because this site 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #12

What do you post that people don't like here? hrmjustin Nov 2013 #14

I don't go along and I get 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #23

Thanks for responding. hrmjustin Nov 2013 #33

YOU can fit in at other leftist sites otherone Nov 2013 #16

I agree , A little better than the gop but I want more 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #24

I listen to Prairie Home Companion otherone Nov 2013 #39

If the Green Bay Packers are socialist then so is Ford. former9thward Nov 2013 #84

They are the only team in the NFL that is not privately owned by a Billionaire otherone Nov 2013 #95

They are not owned by the people of Green Bay. former9thward Nov 2013 #101

I'm pretty sure HTML code is incapable of having feelings. Scuba Nov 2013 #20

I understand you support those principals 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #25

By helping to keep others well informed, e.g., that SS does not add to the national debt .... Scuba Nov 2013 #57

The site hates you? pintobean Nov 2013 #21

Liberal here otherone Nov 2013 #13

what makes you a liberal in example ? 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #26

I believe in big government (all the govt, we need, no more, no less) otherone Nov 2013 #31

They way I spend my money is also what makes me a liberal otherone Nov 2013 #32

I vote LittleBlue Nov 2013 #17

what do you do about people you see 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #27

I don't know any LittleBlue Nov 2013 #29

Nice !!! 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #38

You seem to be just asking people if they are personally generous treestar Nov 2013 #36

I don't care about them , what about your life 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #48

Liberal SirRevolutionary Nov 2013 #18

answer the question please 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #28

Ok I'm joking of course SirRevolutionary Nov 2013 #51

I Love your response 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #62

No problemo 4 t 4 SirRevolutionary Nov 2013 #64

Answer: All of them. ..nt TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #19

you too , answer please 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #30

I did answer your question... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #47

how do you live that makes you a liberal ? just asking not trying to be mean 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #49

I'm an openly gay, openly democratic woman... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #53

I want you to go rule that town 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #63

I do what I can... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #89

Ah..I pine for the poor and downtrodden. I do my best to accept other peoples lifestyles. BlueJazz Nov 2013 #22

do you give them your time or money ? 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #34

probably...um...85% of the time. I give money (usually 5.00) BlueJazz Nov 2013 #42

that's my question do most libs do that? 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #50

I would think so. Of course, people are not rubber stamped and there are (as everything else).. BlueJazz Nov 2013 #66

Are you under the impression that there there are specific tasks that have to be completed gollygee Nov 2013 #35

no , just asking what is your definition of one? 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #40

You aren't asking for definitions gollygee Nov 2013 #44

no, not at all, really not just trying to understand. 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #52

And in a rather demanding way. /nt pintobean Nov 2013 #60

Not on a daily basis but when the time comes Whisp Nov 2013 #37

I agree the personal risk is huge ! 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #41

I am a progressive. PDJane Nov 2013 #43

say it in a song hollowdweller Nov 2013 #45

I am one of those tree hugging hippies.....but not a male. PDJane Nov 2013 #105

Is this a litmus test? polichick Nov 2013 #46

Will there be prizes I wonder leftstreet Nov 2013 #55

no need for responses like that that add nothing to the context 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #72

You didn't answer my question... polichick Nov 2013 #102

I'm a self defined liberal. riderinthestorm Nov 2013 #54

Making no assumption at all, just asking a question ? 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #65

I'm sorry. I guess your vague comments above @ not fitting in here riderinthestorm Nov 2013 #82

I used to consider myself such NoOneMan Nov 2013 #56

thanks for the complete and honest reply 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #69

Well I wish you the best NoOneMan Nov 2013 #70

On a daily basis, I borrowed one year's roody Nov 2013 #58

Show-off!!! JoePhilly Nov 2013 #80

I did not put in rainwater catchment. roody Nov 2013 #93

I demand that other people answer my questions! That's how I do it. JoePhilly Nov 2013 #59

this is an open blog , you added nothing 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #73

Sure I did ... JoePhilly Nov 2013 #75

Who are you & why do you want to know? How do we know you're a "liberal" yourself? Hekate Nov 2013 #61

I don't judge 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #74

I'm an unreconstructed new left anarcho-socialist. Warren Stupidity Nov 2013 #67

liberals- center left- 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #77

I'm a conservative liberal. Coyotl Nov 2013 #68

I know - right !! 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #81

Oh, do me next! nt Earth_First Nov 2013 #71

Try to keep an open mind sammytko Nov 2013 #76

Yeah, I'm a liberal. rrneck Nov 2013 #79

so that makes you liberal 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #83

No. rrneck Nov 2013 #86

I am a sarisataka Nov 2013 #85

Just about almost everyone on this site Jamaal510 Nov 2013 #87

I'm a progressive liberal from way back. I've lived my values in my work, spending, voting and ancianita Nov 2013 #88

Don't put too much stake in political labesl/classifications...'Liberal' is not a well-defined term. DreamGypsy Nov 2013 #90

Ok let's break it down XRubicon Nov 2013 #91

Hi, Liberal here. Ask me anything. JaneyVee Nov 2013 #92

How do I live my life to support considering myself a liberal? lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #94

I never liked the label liberal hfojvt Nov 2013 #96

I don't really like the label. LWolf Nov 2013 #97

I treat everyone I interact with compassion, dignity, and respect Victor_c3 Nov 2013 #98

I don't have to justify using that term to describe myself. ladyVet Nov 2013 #99

I wonder if people who "claim to be" conservatives have to prove it gollygee Nov 2013 #100

So are you 44? What you going to do next year when you have a birthday? snooper2 Nov 2013 #103

I am a liberal and generally speaking Beearewhyain Nov 2013 #104

I do... Glassunion Nov 2013 #106

No, I'm a socialist. Starry Messenger Nov 2013 #107

I am not an *anything* MadrasT Nov 2013 #108

Here are my views on major issues... Joel thakkar Nov 2013 #109

Me, I show I'm liberal... TroglodyteScholar Nov 2013 #110

I consider myself liberal LostOne4Ever Nov 2013 #111

Are you checking qualifications for the term liberal? bcbink Nov 2013 #112

ig bleeding heart lib/populist/progressive here elehhhhna Nov 2013 #113

The term Liberal encompasses more than just the political sphere Shankapotomus Nov 2013 #114

OK.. radical green liberal. ananda Nov 2013 #116