Personal Narrative: I Am A Solid Liberal

In almost every respect, I am a liberal. My politics evolved through years of growing, learning, conditioning, and interactions with those whose experiences are unlike my own. My Pew Research Center’s political typology result of “Solid Liberal” accurately describes my personal political views and characteristics. My political views stem strongest from my familial upbringing’s intersections with my identities of class, nationality, sexuality and geography. The experiences resulting from these categories have collectively built values in accordance with liberal ideology. One of the strongest characteristics about myself that have made me a “Solid Liberal” has been my class. Like the classification of “Solid Liberal” states, I am highly affluent and educated at some of the best public and

I am Israeli-American citizen. My father is an Israeli immigrant, who at one point lived undocumented in America. My steadfast liberal views on immigration have been critically shaped by my father’s experience. However, my Israeli heritage has often clashed in liberal spaces in the US. Though I lean to the left-side of Israeli political spectrum, as well as very critical of the Netanyahu administration, I stand more moderate when it comes to my views of Israeli and American foreign policy as a whole. However, I do not let this conflict with my voting pattern and my fierce support of the Democrats (Pew Research Center). Nevertheless, I have struggled growing up as a liberal Israeli-American, as conservatives are generally more supportive of the Israeli state whereas liberals are more critical, in my experience. My Israeli-American identity has always been a crucial factor in how I view politics, especially globally. And though I may not think as liberal as non-Israeli-Americans do, I remain well rooted in my liberal