Most Important Political Parties in The US

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After several days of taking notes in class, filling out my Value Worksheet and Issues handout, and discovering the results from these handouts, I have concluded my political philosophy is liberal. In addition to these in class activities, my liberal view on many issues has influenced which political party I feel the comfortable with–the Democratic Party–and which political sub-group–the Tea Party–I feel the least comfortable with. However, my liberalness really stands out in the issues I consider important-immigration, education, and healthcare-as I advocate for the people who do not have access to these basic and essential resources. Before figuring out my political philosophy, I considered myself a moderate. As far as I knew, a liberal was someone who promoted radical change, while a conservative was someone who wanted no change at all—neither group seemed appealing to me because of their negative associations. However, after learning more about each group in class while filling out the World and American political models and identifying my values, I realized I am a liberal. While I filled out the Value Worksheets, Issues handout, and class notes, I scored very liberal on all of these worksheets. There were very few things which were conservative, and even some of those conservative views could be subject to change. My realization brought some surprise, and I felt conflicted. The conflict arose in my determination of values. While deciding which issue I considered important, I realized I had not considered many of these issues before this project. I also realized I did not know enough about these subjects-for example, deficit spending-to make a well-informed decision. Another reason I felt conflicted had to do with how the qu... ... middle of paper ... ...eir own group, which is not a good sign among a party. They also support: repealing ObamaCare, which I think is needed because as an advanced nation, having no universal healthcare is embarrassing; anti-abortion, which even though I am against abortion, I do not think the government should be controlling a very personal issue regarding a woman’s health and sex life; anti-gay marriage, which I think dehumanizes homosexuals; anti-environmental regulations, which I think is wrong because we hurt our health as we hurt the environment; gun owner’s rights, which I think increases the risk of crime and suicide, not to mention accidents with younger children; and sealing the border, which not only prevents immigrants from forming a better life, but also tears families apart as immigrants are sent back to their native country, while their children remain in the United States.

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