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In reply to the discussion: Things that made you a liberal [View all]proglib217
(88 posts)My single parent mother was a devout Democrat and instilled Democratic principles in me. I was raised in the projects in Brooklyn in the '50s and '60s. My friends were white, black, Puerto Rican, Italian, Jewish, Indian and Catholic. I learned to respect and get along with all people, regardless of race, ethnicity, heritage or gender.
While in college I read "Looking Backward" by Edward Bellamy, and it had a profound impact on my thinking. Around the same time I first voted in a presidential election, for George McGovern, who fortified my thinking. Barbara Jordan, who was very special to me and also had a great impact on my thinking, completed my journey. It was Congresswoman Jordan, more than any other individual, who made me, politically, the man I am today.