All bad things thrive -- from mumbo jumbo to marxism, not just melodramatic superstition -- when those fundamental rights are denied.
I disagree. Their disdain for fundamental rights arises out of their rejection of the God who gave all men those rights.
Conversely, the foundation of the American Republic is the belief in that very thing.
The beliefs of a man or a nation have consequences in how they live out their public life.
Interestingly enough many pagans share a disdain for property rights as well believing no one can "land take". coincidence? From a peice about Asutru and Wicca:
"Some highly eco-aware Wiccans, for example, may balk that Norse Pagans, being generally more conservative (more on this later), might be prone to support legislation that is anti-environmental, or that the Ásatrú ritual of "land taking" (i.e., ownership) defies most understandings of land stewardship. To "own" the land, such a person would argue, is inherently "un-Pagan." For their own sake, many Ásatrú reject the label of "earth religion" and while environmentalism is important, veneration of the Earth Goddess is not a dominant feature of Ásatrú; Nerthus being merely another deity among many."
BTW, for the other person who questioned whether Wiccans align themselves with liberalism I submit the above as well.