Both working primarily in the technology fields, my parents have always exercised political apathy and a general lack of interest in most political issues. My father has commonly shown a conservative ideology, though coupled with a straightforward disdain for politics in general, and my mother generally supports liberal ideology though makes little effort to stay informed. While this has certainly contributed to my own ambivalence regarding political alignment, my envious perception of the decisive and steadfast has led me to commonly declare myself a liberal, given my common advocacy of national equality and the importance of federal regulation of social reforms and developments.
After completing the online quizzes, I was in fact declared a filthy liberal, but I admittedly found this rather surprising. I'm undeniably a strong supporter of race equality and gay rights, though am gradually becoming wary of reverse discrimination. While I've always displayed a leftist viewpoint regarding social issues, I too am quite supportive of business autonomy, opposing strong federal government regulation of corporations despite their rising political influence. I'm supportive of national healthcare, but admittedly don't fear privatization of federal economic powers as much as my liberal cohorts. These beliefs are all merely aesthetic however, as I admittedly know incredibly little about the general political processes that factor into such issues. Youthful support of social equality and federal support of the individual is practically unanimous.
As Winston Churchill so expertly stated, "Show me a young Conservative and I'll show you someone with no heart. Show me an old Liberal and I'll show you someone with no brains." The American youth is, undeniably, rather idealistic in their perception of national regulation, yet through age comes greater assertion of independence. I'm not trying to claim that liberals commonly age into conservatives, but how can one deny the statistics? In short, I'm a naive, uninformed, ambivalent statistic of the national youth, but I hope to have made some intelligible sense of my personal political interests. America.
That's interesting, to see that you are a liberal who hates being liberal is a humorous paradox. I agree with the fact that we acquire more wisdom with age and may change our political affiliations, but others may hold on to their original beliefs. There's also a common ground between both parties , if you feel ike you would rather be a republican you can choose to do so, although you would be a loose one.
ReplyDeleteOh, I have nothing against being liberal ("filthy" was used more for humor than a remark on my perception of the party.") I strongly support liberal social policies, though am more supportive of business autonomy. The last paragraph is more rhetorical questioning then a reflection of my own beliefs.
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