In 1964 I was in a small Bible Belt Town in Texas. I was 17, far to young to know much about politics. The establishment was Democrat so I was Republican. I was a rebel then and still am.
In 1966 my Dad died and I was in shock. I realized then for the first time, I was going to be on my own soon. I looked around at our world and looming over the horizon was the Draft - Free Trip to Asia. I was never a good student. I was coming to a dividing point in my Faith. I had to make a choice my life and I discovered that I was a Liberal.
Still am a Liberal. Still a Rebel, so when Ronald Reagan made the "L" word a dirty word, I still brandished it . I do not know what a Progressive is. Liberal has a long term definition which is, "more free." The right wing hates nothing more than the people being "More Free".
I can not say what others might do, but for me and I hope the American People, Life without Liberty is not life worth living.
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