Reply #31: I don't agree. [View All]

[FiveGoodMen]

Most people (for whatever reason) have an innate idea that the center is more balanced, more natural, more correct.

Define yourself as being way out on the wings and it will look to most observers as though you're just a nut.

Granting everyone the same rights, treating everyone the same way under the law, avoiding too much enforced conformity, and acknowleging a certain responsibility to help others should not be relegated to that sort of far-from-the-reasoned-center kind of treatment. It should be exactly where the center (the mode, the mean, and the median) is.

The right -- including many Dems -- have managed to tar everyone who supports the above goals as being extremist. We shouldn't be helping them by going along with such nonsense.

Also:

liberal

–adjective

1. favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
2. (often initial capital letter) noting or pertaining to a political party advocating measures of progressive political reform.
3. of, pertaining to, based on, or advocating liberalism.
4. favorable to or in accord with concepts of maximum individual freedom possible, esp. as guaranteed by law and secured by governmental protection of civil liberties.
5. favoring or permitting freedom of action, esp. with respect to matters of personal belief or expression: a liberal policy toward dissident artists and writers.
6. of or pertaining to representational forms of government rather than aristocracies and monarchies.
7. free from prejudice or bigotry; tolerant: a liberal attitude toward foreigners.
8. open-minded or tolerant, esp. free of or not bound by traditional or conventional ideas, values, etc.
9. characterized by generosity and willingness to give in large amounts: a liberal donor.
10. given freely or abundantly; generous: a liberal donation.
11. not strict or rigorous; free; not literal: a liberal interpretation of a rule.
...
Origin:
1325–75; ME < L līberālis of freedom, befitting the free, equiv. to līber free + -ālis -al 1

You're saying that's not 'accurate' in defining your position?