I thought I would give a bit of insight as to why I consider myself to be Liberal and how this came about. I know it is not the norm for Utah to produce someone who leans to the left but I feel as though my views are rooted in those same places that make this state so red on the electoral college map.
I was talking to my mom a few days ago and she said "I don't want the government to take care of me, I just want them to take care of those who need it." As someone who has grown up reading and hearing the words of our Savior, compassion and empathy are fundamental in the teachings of Christ. We are to love God and love our neighbors, that is really about it. Sure, there are other things we are taught and commanded to do but they all revolve around helping us comply with those first two great commandments.
Before I became a self proclaimed liberal, I would look at the world and say to myself "that's not right" or "I think this should happen." Is clean water and food only essential for people who can afford it? If we are to respect our God, does that not mean we should care about his Earth that he entrusted us with? Should the advancements made in medical care only be for those with a big enough pocket book? As I answered these questions according to what I had discovered to be true, I found that the left made sense. Though, I do not agree with everything that is associated with being Liberal (i.e. the morality of abortion), that is not where the deciding factor lies. I am a liberal because life is too short to go at it alone. We are to love and help each other and just like my mom said, take care of those who need it.
-Jake
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Hey, thanks for commenting on our blog :) You guys have such a fun blog too! So I'm just going to make a quick comment on this post. I think it's great that you have such a big heart, and your reasoning makes a lot of sense. I still would have to go to more of the conservative side of things though just because unfortunately our government isn't perfect enough to only help those in need. There are too many people that are just plain lazy and want to profit from those that work. If the government could function like the church welfare system that would be great- but it just doesn't. Maybe one day when Christ governs the earth. I also think it's important to take care of our earth. Just not to the extreme of hurting people. I think the resources of this earth were put here for man to flourish. So we should take care of it, not be wasteful, but not go so far as to do something like shut off farm water to save the fish. :)
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