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In reply to the discussion: Obama's approval rating among liberal democrats rises to 86% [View all]DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)I am a big l liberal because I have empathy for folks in distress and identify with the proverbial little guy. I favor a path to immigration for undocumented workers and their famiies, affirmative action, the addition of glbtq persons to existing civil rights laws, criminal justice reform, decriminalization of drugs, a liveable wage, and access to medical care for all independent of ability to pay.
I don't care how much money a person earns as long as it was earned honestly and he or she is willing to pay their fair share of taxes...i worry more about comforting the afflicted then afflicting the comfortable. Let them get rich as long as they are willing to share their wealth with the rest of us.
I am not interested In "excommunicating " people from the Liberal community because they favor or oppose the TPP, or don't want to declare war on banksters and corporatists, or don't see the world through the prism of the 1%-99$% divide.
I try to define myself by what I am for and not what I am against.