If I were to describe my political ideology, I would consider myself mostly liberal with some independent views. I believe in equality for everyone, regardless of gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, nationality, etc. I think Americans need to be a little more accepting, and open to reaching out and helping those in need. This country needs to continue moving forward and growing, and I do not see that happening with a conservative in charge. My views have changed quite a bit in the last several years. I was raised in the South, by a conservative Christian family.
I was forced to go to church every Sunday, and was pretty much brainwashed to believe certain things. As a teenager, I was more on the conservative side of the scale. I let my parents’ religious beliefs influence me too much. I always knew I was a little bit different though. As I got older, I became more independent and started to form my own opinions and didn’t follow what my parents believed. Once I was on my own, I was around a completely different type of group. I realized I had been very close-minded in the past, and now accepted people for the way they were.
Over the years, I have gradually shifted more and more to the liberal side. Tam a strong believer in the separation of church and state. I think it is absolutely wrong for people to use their religion to justify discrimination against a certain group of people. Overall, i think America would be a better place if we just completely separate church with the government. I think having freedom of religion is great, however it should not interfere with other people’s lives and decisions. Same-sex marriage has become such a controversy in the last decade, especially in the last year r so.
Couples should never have people protesting their marriage just because their religion tells them it is wrong. Even after same-sex marriage was legalized, there were still so many people strongly against it, and some even refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, Kim Davis being a prime example of this. Despite what one’s religion tells them, they should never let that interfere with someone else’s life, and they especially should not refuse to do the job they were hired to do.
Thave noticed that there seems to be a pattern between someone’s age and political views; older generations are more likely to be conservative, and younger generations are more likely to be liberal. As time goes by, I think the country will slowly become more liberal and open minded. Most conservative beliefs, are very old fashioned, and no longer relevant to today’s society. It is only beneficial to those who are white, male, heterosexual, Christian, and wealthy. The great thing about America, is it is such a melting pot of so many different cultures, ethnicities, religions, and nationalities.
This is no longer the country that it was back when it was founded hundreds of years ago. Those with very traditional and conservative beliefs often make others who are different feel very unwelcome in this country, which is supposed to be the land of the free. One issue that has become a huge controversy in this country lately is gun control. Almost every time I turn on the tv, or go online, I hear about yet another shooting. These shooting are happening everywhere, from schools, and churches, and even in movie theaters.
It is frightening going out in public, knowing anybody could have a gun and ready to attack. If you look at statistics, the number of shootings in America is far greater than any other country. Obviously, something needs to be done about this. There absolutely needs to be some kind of better gun control laws. There is no reason that just any mentally unstable person can get a hold of a gun and kill countless innocent victims. I am all for Americans having the right to protect themselves, however, there needs to be some kind of change to help get this country to a safer place.
Another issue that is not necessarily talked about a whole lot, but I believe is important is euthanasia and physician assisted suicide. Many conservatives are against this because of their personal religious beliefs. They believe only God has the right to decide when someone’s life is over. I do not agree with this. Those who are suffering with a painful terminal illness should have every right to decide to end their suffering and die peacefully. No one should be forced to stay alive and continue to be in pain until their body gives out naturally.
This is also a waste of money in hospital bills, going to a terminal patient to is ultimately going to die anyways. I personally would much rather go in peace instead of having my loved ones watch me suffer. I hope in the near future that this issue with become legalized across the country Although I do consider myself a liberal for the most part, there are some beliefs I have that are a little bit different than most of those that consider themselves liberal. One example would be the death penalty. Unlike many liberals, I am not against the death penalty.
There are some crimes that are just not forgivable. If somebody is cruel enough to take someone else’s life, they have no right to continue living their life. There are certain cases where life in prison is the right choice, but I am not against the death penalty if the circumstances are right. I believe we are all born equal and should be treated that way. We should only be judged by our actions, and not things we cannot control, such as the color of our skin,, or gender, sexual orientation or class.
