Who else is PROUD to be a damn liberal!

[mntleo2]

35. I have been proud to be one all my life

...but there were times that I was shunned by other so-called "liberals" who mocked and basically spit on what being a liberal meant to me. They were buying into the neo-liberal way during the Reagan era to today. You have no idea how many so-called "liberals" mock me when I say I am an FDR liberal, a real Democrat who stands for the least among us, believes in just and fair policies, supports parents raising the next generation, supports a living wage, and the rights for all to search out the place where they belong in this country.

For instance, I used to belong to Acorn, whose mission was to registered voters before that bow tied ignorant *uck-her killed it with his lies. Because hey, we can't have people of color, low income parents and their families, actually benefit from the laws this Constitution and USC for those of us believe that all people are equal. Why that might edge out the white man, because it is not spoken about, but they are quickly becoming a minority since they are in the process of killing off minority and feminine voices in every way they can.

Furthermore, hate to say it, but there was not much of an outcry by so-called "liberals." when Acorn went down the toilet or for the taking down of many of the policies, unions (who basically killed themselves off, take it from me, I was raised by old Wobblys), yes I watched it in the '90s while being sick to my stomach as to what unions did to themselves.

I am sorry to be such a downer but being liberal is a R-E-S-P-O-N-S-I-B-I-L-T-Y not just some slogan to wave around. It is *not* easy being a real liberal. I have been one for over 45 years, like Bernie was shunned, who really IS a liberal. So there are times you have to stand strong and be brave enough to be an FDR liberal, even when times try to tell you not to be, that you are wrong. But that is not hard when you realize you cannot stand by and be silent, being a liberal is about standing for what is good, not just caring for one's own self, to hell with anyone else like conservatives do.

In short instead of running away from the truth about how the few left are true liberals, waving signs only to each other, learn from your history and then change it to respect what courage it takes to be one.

There! I said it!

Cat in Seattle