My parents, kindergarten/elementary school teachers, and the basic principles of fairness, sharing, and honesty many of us were taught as children. To me, those aren’t “progressive” or “left leaning”. They should be the norm.

For example, corporations will fight tooth and nail opposing environmental regulations that keep the population healthy and the planet capable of supporting human life. When a person or group rejects widely accepted, peer reviewed science, that’s a HUGE red flag. Also, some religious organizations will go to great lengths to impose their own beliefs on as many people as possible. I don’t care what other people believe (because it’s not my business), but when they try to force it down everyone’s throat, I am obliged to oppose it.

Often, the most vocal defenders of “freedom” support laws restricting our rights, or what living conditions we must endure. No.