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(a test from Dennis Prager) ARE YOU A LIBERAL?
his website ^ | Dennis Prager

Posted on 11/19/2003 11:08:01 AM PST by doug from upland

http://www.dennisprager.com/articles_by/liberal.html


Are You a Liberal?

It is my belief that about half of the Americans who call themselves liberal do not hold the great majority of positions held by mainstream liberal institutions such as the New York Times editorial page, People for the American Way, and the liberal wing of the Democratic Party. So here is a test of this thesis to be given to anyone who believes he or she is a liberal. If you feel I have omitted a liberal position or have unfairly characterized any of them here, please e-mail me. This is still a work in progress.

Thank you,

Dennis Prager

You say you are a liberal.

Do you believe the following?

1. Standards for admissions to universities, fire departments, etc. should be lowered for people of color.

2. Bilingual education for children of immigrants, rather than immersion in English, is good for them and for America.

3. Murderers should never be put to death.

4. During the Cold War, America should have adopted a nuclear arms freeze.

5. Colleges should not allow ROTC programs.

6. It was wrong to wage war against Saddam Hussein in the Gulf War.

7. Poor parents should not be allowed to have vouchers to send their children to private schools.

8. It is good that trial lawyers and teachers unions are the two biggest contributors to the Democratic Party.

9. Marriage should be redefined from male-female to any two people.

10. A married couple should not have more of a right to adopt a child than two men or two women.

11. The Boy Scouts should not be allowed to use parks or any other public places and should be prohibited from using churches and synagogues for their meetings.

12. The present high tax rates are good.

13. Speech codes on college campuses are good and American values.

14. The Israelis and Palestinians are morally equivalent.

15. The United Nations is a moral force for good in the world, and therefore America should be subservient to it and such international institutions as a world court.

16. It is good that colleges have dropped hundreds of men's sports teams in order to meet gender-based quotas.

17. No abortions can be labeled immoral.

18. Restaurants should be prohibited by law from allowing customers to choose between a smoking and a non-smoking section.

19. High schools should make condoms available to students and teach them how to use them.

20. Racial profiling for terrorists is wrong -- a white American grandmother should as likely be searched as a Saudi young male.

21. Racism and poverty -- not a lack of fathers and a crisis of values -- are the primary causes of violent crime in the inner city.

22. It is wrong and unconstitutional for students to be told, "God bless you" at their graduation.

23. No culture is morally superior to any other.

Those are all liberal positions. How many of them do you hold



TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
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1 posted on 11/19/2003 11:08:02 AM PST by doug from upland
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To: doug from upland
Score zero, my fingers drag on the ground when I walk, per Swimmer Kennedy.
2 posted on 11/19/2003 11:12:45 AM PST by Little Bill (The Bard of Avon Rules, The Duke of Cambridge was a Mincing Quean.)
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To: doug from upland
12. The present high tax rates are good.

would a bona fide liberal think the present rates are indeed high?

3 posted on 11/19/2003 11:14:58 AM PST by glock rocks (molon labe)
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To: doug from upland
Vouchers and the death penalty are the only two that are even debatable.
4 posted on 11/19/2003 11:15:36 AM PST by Huck
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To: doug from upland
I think most of the 18% of Americans who call theselves liberal do believe in most of these. I don't think they are liberal positions though. They are radical leftist positions. Radical leftists have no real foundation in classic liberalism.
5 posted on 11/19/2003 11:16:39 AM PST by Hugin
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To: glock rocks
would a bona fide liberal think the present rates are indeed high?

Must be a test for moderate liberals. A real liberal believes that a 100% tax rate is reasonable if the person makes too much.

6 posted on 11/19/2003 11:18:50 AM PST by Always Right
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To: doug from upland
I scores a zero
7 posted on 11/19/2003 11:20:32 AM PST by armyboy (Posting from Sustainer Army Airfield Balad, Iraq. All gave some...Some gave all)
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To: doug from upland
I scored a big fat Zero. A real liberal would score very high if he or she was honest. But that would be a trick to find an honest liberal.
8 posted on 11/19/2003 11:21:29 AM PST by sr4402
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To: doug from upland
14. The Israelis and Palestinians are morally equivalent.

Most liberals I know blame Israelis much more than Palestinians. They see the Jews as the big powerful oppressor and have much more sympathy for the poor Palestinians.

9 posted on 11/19/2003 11:22:20 AM PST by Always Right
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To: doug from upland
20. Racial profiling for terrorists is wrong -- a white American grandmother should as likely be searched as a Saudi young male.

You never know, that little old white lady might make an Afgan.

10 posted on 11/19/2003 11:23:54 AM PST by Always Right
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To: doug from upland
Those are all liberal positions. How many of them do you hold?

Zero, with a possible exception regarding the ending of men's sports teams. Given the performance of my alma mater's football team in recent years, I think it would be merciful to let it die a quiet death.

11 posted on 11/19/2003 11:39:43 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: doug from upland
bttt
12 posted on 11/19/2003 11:45:33 AM PST by lainde
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To: doug from upland
No gun control? Here are a few:

You believe the word "people" in the first, fourth, and ninth amendments to the Constitution refer to individuals, but the word "people" in the second amendment refers to the National Guard.

You would rather see a woman strangled with her own panties than "allow" her to effectively defend herself.

Handguns cause crime, which is why Washington DC, where they are illegal, is the murder capital of the nation.

The presence of guns causes crime, which is why mass shootings happen so often at police stations and military bases, but never at schools, office buildings, or postal facilities.
13 posted on 11/19/2003 11:46:20 AM PST by Edsquire
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To: doug from upland
AIDS is spread by lack of federal funding for research.
14 posted on 11/19/2003 11:47:39 AM PST by bruin66 (Free Martha!)
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To: doug from upland
I said yes and that's to the smoking one. (Bash away smokers)
15 posted on 11/19/2003 11:50:08 AM PST by luckystarmom
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To: Little Bill
"Marriage should be redefined from male-female to any two people."

Two?

People?

Multiple animate and inanimate objects may soon marry in Massachussetts.

16 posted on 11/19/2003 11:58:24 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (Mullahs swinging from lamp posts.....)
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To: Huck
Correction: "The present high tax rates are good. not high enough."
17 posted on 11/19/2003 11:59:44 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (Mullahs swinging from lamp posts.....)
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To: doug from upland
A lot of Conservative Catholics don't believe in the death penalty.
18 posted on 11/19/2003 12:00:49 PM PST by Jim Cane ("I've always lived twice." ~ Dr. Sarcophagus.)
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To: Huck
Correction: "The Israelis and Palestinians are morally equivalent superior."
19 posted on 11/19/2003 12:01:41 PM PST by Uncle Miltie (Mullahs swinging from lamp posts.....)
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To: doug from upland
I believe the following were called "Joe 6-Pack's Questions for liberals"
20 posted on 11/19/2003 12:07:38 PM PST by Johnny Gage (If Peanut Butter cookies are made with peanut Butter, what are Girl Scout cookies made with?)
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