Since someone asked, I'm trotting out a list of beliefs which define me a bit more closely and clearly than the terms "liberal" or "conservative". These are in no particular order--just as they come to mind during a rather exhausted slice of free time before work :P
I think the government should act to preserve individual freedoms and avoid infringing on peoples' privacy unless acts committed in privacy infringe on or harm the rights of others.
I believe in freedoms being extended to everyone to the extent that they don't restrict or inhibit others and their freedoms.
I believe that people, including myself, should take responsibility for their thinking by doing appropriate research and by exercising logic in working out their course of action, their thinking, and their opinions (aside from the kind of opinion like "I prefer chocolate ice cream").
I am a supporter of Democratic party for my entire politically viable life.
I believe that homosexuality is natural among humans and maybe animals too, and therefore should not be legislated against, nor restricted by churches who (in my opinion) misread the Bible in saying that homosexuality is unnatural.
I believe that abortion is not a right but a practice which should be exercised by women for reasons of health, and not for reasons of "oops, I was too careless to avoid getting pregnant."
I believe that government should not favor, in its actions, certain particular parties by giving them lucrative jobs or by slyly and covertly twisting public policy in order to enrich said parties. I think this is an abuse of power, committed by the people in the White House, and unfortunately committed in the past by people of both parties.
I do not believe that the ends justify the means, in general.
I believe in God.
I believe in respect, as opposed to bigotry, unfairness, narrow-mindedness, and penalizing others just because they disagree with you or are different from you. However I also believe in arguing with those with whom I disagree. I wish to avoid being venomous in my arguments, however.
I believe in the right to privacy but I am skeptical of the paranoid; for example, I often suspect that those who have Friends Only MySpaces are paranoid. Or else they are displaying nude photos that they don't want anyone but friends to see.
And that will do to be going on with--but I will answer anyone's questions or probings of my thought-process (expect same in return).
1 comment:
Some thoughts about homosexuality and abortion.
I'm not very sure the bible or any other religious manuscript is being mis-read. I can't think of any major religion that condones homosexuality. And is it not true that these religious texts were also written by mere mortals like us. Am with u in supporting rights for gays, but don't see it happening with the approval of the church!
As for abortion, i might disagree a bit. The argument being that (in my opinion) abortion restrictions are unfair to women. For something that was caused by two people, the gender of the person should not determine who suffers more as a consequence. Look at Sarah Palin's daughter or other teen mothers for instance, how easy is it for them to focus on their education or career while raising a child?
Hope these arguments weren't too venomous :P
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