Letter to the editor: 'Liberal' sounds like what we all believe

I’m a 78-year-old liberal and proud of it.

I read the piece “What liberal really means” (May 10, TribLIVE), written by my favorite columnist, Leonard Pitts Jr. I want to thank him for his views because they are exactly where a liberal stands.

If you look up the word “liberal” in Webster’s Dictionary, here’s what you’ll find it means: “belonging to the people; going freely; generous; tolerance of others’ views as well as open-mindedness to ideas that challenge traditions; favoring reform or progress as in religion, education, etc.; favoring political reforms tending toward “democracy”; and personal freedom for the individual.

That all sounds to me like what all Americans believe, or should believe. Read the editorial by Pitts, and then tell me why being a liberal is such a bad thing. The soul of our country is in jeopardy, and that means danger!

God bless America.

Fran Jones

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