OK, I'll counter:
I haven't had time to answer these as succinctly as I'd like. But, hey, this ain't my full-time job. Try and give me some slack (which others won't) and get the gist of what I'm trying to say.
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The left has never believed in free speech and has suppressed dissent wherever it has assumed power. Free speech is a pillar of liberalism, and it has always embraced dissent.
There is no such thing as unfettered free speech - hate speech cannot be allowed. Yes, I realize that "hate speech" can be defined in a number of ways.
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Leftists at universities ban, censor, shout down, threaten and or riot when conservative voices are given a rare opportunity to speak.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/20 ... vative-vo/
Social Media companies like Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, and even Google censor, cancel and shadow ban conservative speech on a frequent basis.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/20 ... ve-voices/
I can give you many more examples of LEFTIST assaults on free speech, in which THEY ARBITRARILY define what is hate speech. If you support that, then I would say you are a leftist. If you don't, why do you vote for people who condone it?
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The left rejects the anti-racist ideal of color-blindness. Colorblind is the liberal racial ideal.
Color-blindness is indeed an ideal. However it hasn't been realized. Until it is, we must strive to make it so.
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The left has apparently adopted the narrative that color-blindness is NOT an ideal. In fact, it's counter-productive.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/ar ... ve/405037/
Is rejecting the idea that we should strive to judge people by their character and not their skin color striving to achieve the ideal? If you think this is the case, maybe you are a leftist. If not, why do you continue to vote for those that do?
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The left supports racial segregation — such as all-black dorms and separate black graduations. Liberals have always advocated racial integration.
Separate facilities (such as all Black fraternities or sororities) are not a bad thing if it is what Blacks want. This includes schools (historically Black colleges and universities). Studies have shown that young black men, especially, do better in segregated classes. But this is by choice, not by fiat.
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So you say color-blindness is indeed an ideal. Does going back to the days of segregation support the ideal of color-blindness, or as MLK put it: Judging people by the content of their character, not the color of their skin?
How would you feel if the white students wanted to do the same thing? Why do you have different standards for people simply because of the amount of melanin in their skin?
https://youtu.be/CRmkw8XBMKk
Apparently, universities are reverting to segregation. Do you believe that's the right way to go? If you do, then I would say you are a leftist. If not, why do you vote for those who do?
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The left has always loathed capitalism. Liberals were always major advocates of capitalism — recognizing that only capitalism has lifted billions of people out of poverty.
I'm all for capitalism, but not unrestrained capitalism. I have no problem with amassing wealth, as long as it isn't done by exploiting others.
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The democrat party has almost nominated an avowed socialist for President on two occasions.
It has elected many self confessed socialists to national office
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_D ... ted_States
(note, for some reason, this list does not include Senator Bernie Sanders, so I question it's thoroughness.)
The democrat party apparently is populated with a majority of people, thanks to university indoctrination, have a POSITIVE view of socialism.
https://www.investors.com/politics/edit ... tic-party/
DO you believe socialism is an acceptable form of government? Do you want the United States to become a socialistic country like Venezuela?
If you do, then you may be a leftist. If not, why does your party (An assumption, I know) keep electing those who describe themselves as socialists?
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Leftists want to defund the police. No liberal does
Defund the police? No, but perhaps a reallocation of funds so that every incident isn't treated as a call to war.
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This might be a little out of date. But the democrat party loudly and strongly supported the 'Defund the Police' mantra until very recently. It was only when crime exploded in those
democrat cities that actually did it, that they backed off, and, unsurprisingly, tried to shift blame to those evil republicans.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021 ... ng-police/
Reallocation of funds to where? Was that not tried in some places? How did it work out?
Do you support defunding the police? If so, you might be a leftist. Why, in hell, knowing what we do now, would you vote for someone who does?
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The left has always been anti-Israel. Liberals have always been fervent supporters of Israel.
I'm not anti-Israel but I am anti- their treatment of Palestinians. Granted, it's hard to do otherwise in that environment.
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It always seems to escape notice from the main stream and international press how badly the Palestinian government treats Israeli citizens. They routinely launch exploding rockets randomly
into the Israli populace, but Israel gets condemned for retaliating, usually specifically targeted to avoid civilian casualties. But that is the status quo.
And unfortunately, there are many anti semites in the democrat party.
https://nypost.com/2021/09/22/the-squad ... yet-again/
I can't resist pointing out that the democrats and the media they control accused Trump of being an anti-semite, despite the fact he has Jewish children and grandchildren, and was the only US President to make good on the long standing promise of moving our Israeli Embassy to Jerusalem.
But you say you are not anti-Israel. Given the fact that they are the only 'democratic' nation in the middle east, that is rather a lukewarm endorsement. If you were anti-israel, I would say you are a leftist. Since you state you are not, you may be a liberal. However, why have several districts elected people who are obviously anti-Israel? And why are they ALL democrats?
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The left has always held America in contempt. Liberals loved this country. A liberal wrote, “God bless America.” No leftist would write such a song.
I certainly have love for my country, but I don't always love what it does. "God bless America" indeed - the Bible says that we should pray for our nation and its leaders. However I don't think a prayer like that offered by Lauren Boebert is very helpful. She's quoted as using Psalm 109:8 - "May his days be few and may another take his place."
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I love my country, and I too, don't always like what it has done and what it does. But, in comparison with all the other countries in the world, I believe we are the best example and the best hope for the world.
The Left, in my opinion, emphasizes the mistakes and bad parts of our history as a nation, and downplays or ignores the good. I, and people who aren't leftists, believe we've been a source of good for the world, despite our shortcomings, because we are composed of human beings, and human beings aren't perfect. All we can do is strive to be better. And I believe, as a nation, we have and continue to do so.
https://townhall.com/columnists/dennisp ... i-n2031140
I could do MANY whataboutisms in response to your Boebert issue, but what's the point?
If you believe that the United States has done more bad than good for humanity as a whole, then you are a leftist. If not, why would you ever vote for someone who does?