Am I the only liberal that posts on this board?
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Depends how many accounts you have. Additional question. do you drive with your Brights on?TxAgswin said:
Am I the only liberal that posts on this board?
I am a liberal too.TxAgswin said:
Am I the only liberal that posts on this board?
No worries. My skin has to be pretty thick on this board.WestTexasAg said:
Can you explain your reason for being a liberal? Not making fun, just curious what is appealing about being a liberal.
Just the one account.OneProudAg said:Depends how many accounts you have. Additional question. do you drive with your Brights on?TxAgswin said:
Am I the only liberal that posts on this board?
Thanks. I don't get too many stars on this board!BaileyAg said:
Starring because i appreciate your explanation
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You're such a flirt.Tanya 93 said:
No
OftenTxAgswin said:You're such a flirt.Tanya 93 said:
No
Seriously?FriscoKid said:
If healthcare is a fundamental human right then doctors, nurses, scientists, etc should be forced to work for free. Healthcare should be elevated to the same level as freedom of speech. If healthcare is a basic human right then it should be free.
But it's not. Someone has to go to school at a great cost to themselves and then work their ass off daily to treat sick or injured people.
there is no right to a police or fire force. nor for teachers.TxAgswin said:Seriously?FriscoKid said:
If healthcare is a fundamental human right then doctors, nurses, scientists, etc should be forced to work for free. Healthcare should be elevated to the same level as freedom of speech. If healthcare is a basic human right then it should be free.
But it's not. Someone has to go to school at a great cost to themselves and then work their ass off daily to treat sick or injured people.
Do you know what we are talking about?
What I am suggesting is that we place healthcare in the federal budget and fund it.
Do police officers work for free? Does the military work for free? Do public school teachers work for free?
I agree with all of that 100%.tysker said:
There are many lower case 'l' liberals on this board. Classical liberalism is still the basis of the American experiment and it is more under attack now by the progressive left than it was during the late 90s by the religious right.
Removing government's infantilization of the people would resolve many of your concerns. The scope creep and institutionalism of government should be the main focus of your dissent.
TxAgswin said:I agree with all of that 100%.tysker said:
There are many lower case 'l' liberals on this board. Classical liberalism is still the basis of the American experiment and it is more under attack now by the progressive left than it was during the late 90s by the religious right.
Removing government's infantilization of the people would resolve many of your concerns. The scope creep and institutionalism of government should be the main focus of your dissent.
Side comment, the evangelical right has lost all credibility.
Huh? Where? What areas in the US do not have schools and police?C@LAg said:there is no right to a police or fire force. nor for teachers.TxAgswin said:Seriously?FriscoKid said:
If healthcare is a fundamental human right then doctors, nurses, scientists, etc should be forced to work for free. Healthcare should be elevated to the same level as freedom of speech. If healthcare is a basic human right then it should be free.
But it's not. Someone has to go to school at a great cost to themselves and then work their ass off daily to treat sick or injured people.
Do you know what we are talking about?
What I am suggesting is that we place healthcare in the federal budget and fund it.
Do police officers work for free? Does the military work for free? Do public school teachers work for free?
many areas do not have these
hth.
TxAgswin said:Seriously?FriscoKid said:
If healthcare is a fundamental human right then doctors, nurses, scientists, etc should be forced to work for free. Healthcare should be elevated to the same level as freedom of speech. If healthcare is a basic human right then it should be free.
But it's not. Someone has to go to school at a great cost to themselves and then work their ass off daily to treat sick or injured people.
Do you know what we are talking about?
What I am suggesting is that we place healthcare in the federal budget and fund it.
Do police officers work for free? Does the military work for free? Do public school teachers work for free?
I starred your post because at least you put your positions out there, even if I disagree with some of them.TxAgswin said:No worries. My skin has to be pretty thick on this board.WestTexasAg said:
Can you explain your reason for being a liberal? Not making fun, just curious what is appealing about being a liberal.
Happy to answer your question...
The reason for my ideology revolves around dignity and fairness.
I believe in universal health care. I find it undignified that the wealthiest country in the world is so tied up in their own bull**** that we can't take care of those that can't take care of themselves. I am fortunate enough to not have to dread making financial decisions about my family's health. I got it. But most do not. The fire department doesn't send you an invoice after they put out the fire in your house. The police don't bill us when they protect us from bad guys. Those services are baked into our fundamental rights, and healthcare should be as well.
I believe our court system is broken. There are way too many people in jail. And there is definitely a race element to that. I won't dig into that because people get very defensive about it, but that's what I believe. Our criminal justice system is fundamentally flawed and, in my opinion, conservatives are to blame for that.
I believe that education is the answer. It always has been. We should put every spare nickel we have into education.
John Adams said, "Laws for the liberal education of the youth, especially of the lower class of the people, are so extremely wise and useful, that, to a humane and generous mind, no expense for this purpose would be thought extravagant."
I support our troops (of course), but I think the Pentagon gets waaaay too much money.
I am a "liberal" (or whatever) because I think we should prioritize differently.
That's just me though.
How so?tysker said:TxAgswin said:I agree with all of that 100%.tysker said:
There are many lower case 'l' liberals on this board. Classical liberalism is still the basis of the American experiment and it is more under attack now by the progressive left than it was during the late 90s by the religious right.
Removing government's infantilization of the people would resolve many of your concerns. The scope creep and institutionalism of government should be the main focus of your dissent.
Side comment, the evangelical right has lost all credibility.
The progressive left are the new evangelical right
Yep.FriscoKid said:TxAgswin said:Seriously?FriscoKid said:
If healthcare is a fundamental human right then doctors, nurses, scientists, etc should be forced to work for free. Healthcare should be elevated to the same level as freedom of speech. If healthcare is a basic human right then it should be free.
But it's not. Someone has to go to school at a great cost to themselves and then work their ass off daily to treat sick or injured people.
Do you know what we are talking about?
What I am suggesting is that we place healthcare in the federal budget and fund it.
Do police officers work for free? Does the military work for free? Do public school teachers work for free?
Yeah, I do. You think healthcare is a right.
TxAgswin said:
I believe in universal health care. I find it undignified that the wealthiest country in the world is so tied up in their own bull**** that we can't take care of those that can't take care of themselves. I am fortunate enough to not have to dread making financial decisions about my family's health. I got it. But most do not. The fire department doesn't send you an invoice after they put out the fire in your house. The police don't bill us when they protect us from bad guys. Those services are baked into our fundamental rights, and healthcare should be as well.