First of all, I just wanted to dispel some notions that people have regarding what liberalism is.
People for some reason intertwine the word liberal and fear with each other. I see no logical pathway to such a conclusion, but anyways...
So, someone asked me if you are afraid of the death...and I said "not particularly, if it is going to come...then it will come"...
Then, that same someone proceeds to tell me that you are afraid of death because you are afraid...afraid because you are not even willing to try wine.
And then he said some things along the lines of being liberal.
At this moment, I had to say something...something that brought him to reality.
People, People, People:
If you think that liberalism is about being drunk every night, or having sex with a different woman every night...or even the Eastern cultures adapting the western ideas about clothes and such...Nope..that is a very strong misconception...
Being liberal is about being open-minded and willing to explore new things not necessarily in the arenas of alcohol and sexuality.
Being liberal is also about embracing other cultures and the individual identities that come with it, not being a stereotypical ass especially about African-Americans or any such cultures.
Being liberal is just not about wearing short minis and revealing tops; it is about the mindset. You might show yourself to be the most liberal person in the world by being westernized but you need to realize that westernization is not what makes you liberal...it is all about the thoughts...if you don't have the open minded thinking to go with your actions...your actions will just seem fickle and futile and then...you are not a liberal at all!
Liberalism is also about respecting women and giving them as much say as men get.
Liberalism is also listening to women's opinions and concerns for the world today...it is about embracing the world of co-dominance in a world of male dominants.
Liberalism is standing up for issues that are not necessarily convenient in every way (like gays' rights), it is not about scorning people who are not similar to you.
I dislike people who have such stereotypes about others and are not willing to look at any scientific proof even though they are wrong!
Don't preach about liberalism to me...first, get your definations straight! :)
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All this because someone asked you to taste wine???
well i used to have another opinion for liberalism...it was more on the lines of.."Live and let live"..something like be as you want to be and let others be as they want ..neither be forced into something nor force someone to do something
(...but all of this keeping the best interests of the group or community in mind)
Nice article and as usual well written.
Cheers!
hmm.. Nice definition on liberalism but so self defying as all I could see was a male-targeted article.
Should have targeted a more generalized definition ,sounded more like a female fundamentalist just dispelling someone of his definition/understanding. ..
But regardlessly some points were really remarkable and appreciable , but truly speaking I would have expected a more liberal post on the topic .
Tolerance is one of the fundamental characteristics I guess one needs to start with while discussing liberalism. Its more like bearing a sense of acceptance towards any visible/non-visible disparity first and then start to question(scientific) the same with an intention of learning ,if something doesn't seem right.
Thats my take on it..
Disagreements welcomed ,as they always make me think a leap ahead, all for a better understanding. :)
*Standing ovation*
You just stole these words from my mind ;) By any chance do I know this guy? Coz, one of our common friends brought up liberalism with me too... Just wondering whether it was a coincidence or if that was his standard protocol with every girl :P
Hmm... are u being Liberal targeting the male half of the population of this world.....
You have kind of related the word to Feminism, rather than to Humanism.
Saying all this... the ideas were pretty nice to read.
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