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In reply to the discussion: Things that made you a liberal [View all]Fla Dem
(23,563 posts)My parents were Democrats. But not overtly so. Both of them served in WWII. My Dad was of Italian heritage, both his parents were immigrants. My Mom's mother descended from a long line of first settlers, arriving in Salem Ma from Great Britain in the mid 1600, while her Dad, my maternal grandfather, was the son of Irish immigrants.
Was it because I grew up in the Boston suburbs and became fully aware of politics I guess with JFK. While still young when he was campaigning and in the news, I was fascinated with him and his speeches always filled me with hope and inspiration. I was also struck by the civil rights movement and realized how horrendously wrong it was the way Black people had been treated in our country for centuries.
But I have to say, all my family and extended family just lived the principles of what defines a liberal; help one another, don't judge until you've walked in another person's shoes, and all are entitled to individual rights and liberties.