It is my belief that liberalism, as understood today, is based on ignorance, rumors, and outright lies. But let me explain myself.

First, to even hold the liberal viewpoint, I believe one must be ignorant of the facts. Those who self-identify as liberals often hold positions such as being against the death penalty, for abortion “rights”, for affirmative action, for higher taxes for the rich, and for many more government benefits. Now, it can be said that there are two sides to every argument. Yet, when the facts are revealed, most liberal arguments dissolve almost immediately. For instance, many people who “support abortion rights”, are unaware of what actually happens in an abortion. They are surprised to see that an unborn baby is not just a lump of tissue, but a defined human being. Just an accurate picture can change a large part of their worldview. But if just an insertion of facts causes a person to change from a “liberal” into a “conservative”, this implies that liberalism is having the absence of facts, or ignorance.

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The death penalty in California was put on hold earlier this week as the state could not find a certified physician willing to stand by and ensure that the inmate experienced no pain. One of the main reasons that no doctor agreed to participate is that many medical groups argued that assisting in an execution would violate the Hippocratic Oath, a set of ethical rules for doctors first laid out by the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates.

I agree with them. Doctors should save lives, not hasten their end. Even if you are a supporter of the death penalty, you could still understand that executions should be carried out by correctional department personnel, not physicians.

But I do wonder why these same groups, such as the American Medical Association, will not come out against abortion.

The Classical version of the oath is very specific when it comes to abortion:

I will neither give a deadly drug to anybody who asked for it, nor will I make a suggestion to this effect. Similarly I will not give to a woman an abortive remedy. In purity and holiness I will guard my life and my art.
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