The Characteristics Of A Liberal

This seems to be spot on to me.

Liberal characteristics

1. Deep belief in utopia and the perfectability (via deconstruction and reconstruction) of humanity
2. Anger, bitterness, and pessimism, possibly because their belief in utopia and perfectability constantly leaves them disappointed (as commenter BigLeeH suggested)
3. Quasi-internationalism: They believe there is a place for nationalism, just as there is for state and local government; but some international standards should trump provincial nationalism (e.g., the "World Court of Justice")
4. Allergy to American exceptionalism, which they consider provincial
5. Rejection of "kneejerk" patriotism, which they consider chauvinist, but not to the point of hatred of America
6. Rejection any large or adventurous role for America on the world stage — unless we have no national interest whatsoever, our intervention is purely altruistic
7. Preference for collectivist solutions, whenever possible
8. Preference for "highly regulated capitalism;" in particular, they have it in for small business. Strong support for huge corporations, especially multinational corporations — perhaps because multinationals are (a) internationalist and (b) always willing to play "Let’s Make a Deal" with governments
9. Belief in as large a government as possible, while still retaining the mixed and regulated form of Capitalism
10. Preference for top-down decision-making, especially by unelected judges, due to a lack of trust in mere voters; but without the complete rejection of democracy (in theory, it’s perfectable!)
11. Belief in extreme version of Darwinian biological evolution — which they believe proves the nonexistence of God
12. Belief that all religion is just community consciousness and social control (which can be good or bad, depending on how it’s directed)
13. Denial that personhood begins at conception; some seem reluctant to admit that personhood begins even at birth; passionate support for abortion, including late-term abortion, as a "woman’s right to choose"
14. Passionate belief in the legislating of good health habits
15. Strong distrust of the American military, security, and intelligence apparatuses as "agents of oppression"
16. Preference for minorities over the majority — on the basis of race, sex (women are honorary minorities), sexual preference, and ethnicity
17. Love of non-Americans over Americans

Big Lizards:Blog:Entry “The Latitudes of a Liberal”