Are you sure you're a liberal? I read your profile page and you seem rational. That's why I ask.
I'd say, if you don't think the government should make most decisions for the people, if you beleive it's okay to own a gun, and that people who allow themselves to get pregnant shouldn't kill their baby, you may be a conservative.
Waz UP?
What are you doing, trying to get me in trouble by getting me to espouse my liberalism here in plain view? Okay, fine, I'll do this once, and I'll just have to hope that people see that I was asked directly this question and would never push these opinions on this site.
Several times people have questioned my belief that I am, in fact, a liberal at all. I am a liberal, but I don't necessarily hold with everything the Democratic Party says. I believe in gun rights, yes. But I also believe that government should not involve itself (for the most part) in social issues (this includes definition of marriage, for example). I believe the government should be involved in regulating certain industries. I believe in progressive taxes. I believe in social security. I believe in some degree of welfare. Abortion is a hairier issue, because I think it has to do with when you believe life begins, and there isn't a broad consensus on that question (that I can see, at least). My point is, though, that given these beliefs, I think I AM a liberal.
I don't want to argue about these beliefs here, because I don't think this is the place. For one thing, I'd be ridiculously outnumbered. But more importantly, freerepublic is a conservative forum, so it should be used to discuss conservative ideas. I post here when I believe my posts are factual or ideologically neutral. Or if a thread is just a jokey thread sometimes. Otherwise, I mostly just read.