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Liberals Need To Toughen Up

In November of 2008 it seemed that the majority of American citizens had liberal views on the country. We had elected a liberal President of the United States. After eight years of an extreme conservative controlling the White House, it seemed to make sense to have a person with liberal views fix the problems created by the conservative. Barack Obama has what some call extreme liberal views on the world and he ran on a liberal platform. From his beliefs on health care to the economy, as well as his education and energy policies, it is his liberal views that made him so popular with the American people. * President Barack Obama believes that the government should provide an alternative health care insurance option for those who do not already have or are not happy with their own insurance. Not only would this provide health insurance to those who are unemployed or cannot afford it, but it would create competition by forcing insurance companies to lower their rates and improve care. This is an extremely liberal idea. Conservatives do not believe in the government getting involved with the health care system. President Obama’s opposition criticize his liberal views by claiming … Continue reading

Liberal Politics and Gay Marriage

There are many Americans who believe that any American citizen should be able to marry who ever they want. Whether that person is of the same sex or not. Liberalism promotes freedom and liberty for all people. The conservatives who are against gay marriage have never presented much of an argument. Liberal politics should not play a role in this issue, because this has to due with individual rights. If a man wants to marry another man, that will not effect anybody else besides the two men getting married. People who believe in liberalism believe that anybody should be able to do what they want as long as it is not harming anybody else. Those who object to gay marriage claim that gay couples should not receive the same tax benefits as straight couples, but why? If a gay couple receives tax benefits how does that effect anybody else? The main argument that conservatives make is that gay marriages ruin the basic institution of marriage. However, that is based on opinion and it is also unclear on how the effects anybody personally. To those that believe in liberalism, it seems that conservatives are against gay marriages due to a personal … Continue reading