When did the word "LIBERAL" become so Bad/wrong?

Question

1. favorable to progress or reform

2. noting or pertaining to a political party advocating measures

of progressive political reform.

3. favorable to or in accord with concepts of maximum individual

freedom possible,

4. favoring or permitting freedom of action, esp.

5. of or pertaining to representational forms of government rather

than aristocracies and monarchies.

6. free from prejudice or bigotry;

7. open-minded or tolerant,

8. characterized by generosity and willingness to give in large

amounts

9. given freely or abundantly; generous: a liberal donation.

10. not strict or rigorous;

11. of, pertaining to, or befitting a freeman.

12. a person of liberal principles or views

After all of these definitions, I stand TALL and Proud to be one.....

Its an honorable thing to want to be liberal.......

Answer 1

Maybe when commie pinko democrats hijacked the word to describe themselves.  

Answer 2

1. favorable to progress or reform to socialism

4. favoring or permitting freedom of action, esp.

Like banning the 2nd amendment?

6. free from prejudice or bigotry;

Like telling Sarah Palin she needs to be at home with her kids because she is a woman?

7. open-minded or tolerant,

LOL

sorry, I don't feel like typing much more. You get the point.

Answer 3

Like all labels there is much baggage that not all people can uphold.

Answer 4

Liberal and proud. Me too.

or Progressive, as we say here now.

Answer 5

It isn't wrong at all. I am a Liberal and proud of it. I am also pro-life.

I believe that we are all different and diversity is a good thing. I want a peaceful and green planet. Why should I care what two consulting adults do in the privacy of their own home. We should all have fair and equal rights in this country regardless of race, religion or sexual orientation. I also believe in the death penalty because some people are just too evil to walk the earth.

Peace

Answer 6

When it started to become synonymous with socialism and elitism.

Answer 7

It became so bad when the pharisees of today (republicans) decided to use it against democrats.

Answer 8

Well you should be proud to be a liberal. Thinking people usually are!

Answer 9

Maybe because liberals are more likely to be/engage in:

(1) Pro-abortion

(2) Secularism

(3) Moral relativism

(4) Extra-marital affairs

(5) Sexual corruption and promiscuity

(6) Political Correctness

(7) Appeasement of terrorists

(8) Moral backwardness

(9) Lifelong welfare leeches

(10) Drug addicts

(11) Flag burners

(12) Hippies

(13) Transvestites

(14) Convicted felons

(15) Race baiters

(16) Child molestors

(17) Ambulance chasers

(18) ACLU lawyers

(19) Anti-military fanatics

(20) America haters

Need a few more examples, or is this enough?  

Answer 10

Liberal today means Pro-abortion, take away people's guns, raise taxes to pay for new government programs....

Answer 11

I vote we rename the term conservative to "happy happy fun"

The definition of the word doesn't match the political philosophy.

Answer 12

When they stopped doing many of those things themselves and started exepecting the government to do it. If you truly ascribe to those things you are indeed a rare person, a conservative democrat.

Take your party back. Please!

Answer 13

This isn't a question. It's a declaration. Make a sign and stand in your front  yard instead.

You guys need to stop posting the definition of liberal. We know what it means.

Answer 14

Why all the disparaging remarks about liberals? The founding fathers were liberals as well as Jesus. Wise men seek to be like him.

Liberals try to protect the working men, women and their families from events purposely stacked against them and made beyond their control. Liberals fight to protect the Middle Class against the indifference of big business and their paid for government to their fate.

The founding fathers were liberals that promoted such liberal values as freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion to name a short few.

Jesus was the greatest liberal ever. How do you think Jesus feels about republicans fighting such pro-life measures as S-Chip, Social Security, and Nation medicine? All because republicans would rather see people die than spend a dime to help them. The Republican Party’s agenda is solely to promote greediness and selfishness.

Answer 15

When socialists took it over and destroyed it's real meaning.  

Answer 16

When ever the public found out the libs were using it to disguise their socialist policies. They use a name that means the opposite of what they are ,,, for the sheep of course! Progressive is another one,,, they are actually REgressive...lol...