What do you stand for?

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What issues are important to you, and do you have any ideals for the world and the future that you hold very dear to your heart? This isn't limited to political views; they could be moral or personal as well.

I'll always stand for putting a positive spin on everything, and remaining optimistic even through the darkest times, and always trying to help others see the bright side of life, too. On a more serious note, I stand for equality and fairness for every race, gender, nationality and person on the world and the freedom to speak your opinion.

What do you stand for?
 
Not wanting to go political here, but several of my beliefs are political. However, I do believe in a better world where hate is nonexistent, people are more forgiving and caring, and everyone just gets along. Also my strong belief in the environment. What I mean is that we can go greener and cut down our carbon footprint to save the only planet we call home. That is what I stand for.
 
I stand for justice and happiness on a personal and global level. I think everyone should be able to be educated on right and wrong. I think people should see the good in people, including ourselves, as well as understand that it's difficult to understand others completely, even if they think they know them. Everyone should be given support, and forgiveness for any mistakes they make. Everyone deserves to feel like they belong, and have people to be there for them. We should all have chances to follow are dreams and do what makes us happy. I also believe people should be generous and think about how they could help others near and far. Animals should be treated with respect and kindness, since they feel just as much emotion and have just as much personality as humans. The environment should also be protected, because hurting it hurts all living things.
 
Empathy and appreciation. Put most simply, I stand for empathising with others and constantly considering how your actions will impact them and their feelings - and this extends to considering your impact on animals and the environment too. I stand for equality and honesty and acceptance. I stand for understanding that people cannot be quantified or compared but that most people need more support than they let on or even know. I stand for the notion that we should push ourselves to be the best that we can be and to follow our dreams, but I also stand by the Marxist principle "from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs". Perhaps this is overly optimistic of me; indeed, I do not think these ideals will necessarily ever become reality, but I don't believe that is an excuse not to get as close to them as we possibly can.
 
Equality. Just because someone has different beliefs and ways of living doesn't change the fact that we're all human and we all deserve to be accepted by one another.
 
I, for one, would always stand for equality - there should be fairness and absolutely no discrimination for every person here on earth, as well as the freedom to speak one's mind and express oneself without getting judged or bullied/hated on. Along with this comes being true to oneself - people shouldn't be conformists who have to fit in or live up to certain standards just so that others would recognize or take notice of them; we should be allowed to be who we really are, and not categorized just because we couldn't live up to something. I also stand for striving hard, no matter what, and never giving up until you reach your goals. Keep on going, no matter how much pain you feel or how badly you just want to quit; keep on going even when it seems like the whole world is against you... I'm that type of person who really perseveres, whatever hardships may come my way, and, one way or another - usually through my writing - I try to encourage others to have that same determination within them to never stop until they've finally achieved their dreams.

As a final note, I've always believed that while it's important to be successful, it's even more important to be significant - make an impact in someone else's life, it may be just what they need. Leave your mark for generations to come - be remembered for inspiring and encouraging others for the work you've done and for being who you are.
 
I stand for justice. Above all else, I always look for justice in any situation. If someone is in the wrong or they did something they should not have, they need to pay the consequence and get a taste of their own sweet medicine. Incidentally, this can also tie into gender. I want equality for gender. Women deserve, no, they have every need and right to have the same rights as men do. This is also part of my 'justice obsession', I guess. Well, these are two things I mainly stand for.
 
The usual stuff. Equal rights/opportunities despite race or class. Gay marriage, legal abortion, people's right to privacy and freedom of speech.
 
I stand for Liberty above all else. Without Liberty, there will be no justice in society. I am also a stalwart defender of freedom of speech and the right to life. Since society will never be equal, I'm not sure how to stand for that. Since Liberty and Equality cannot co-exist, I pick liberty.
 
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I stand for equality. If everyone was treated equally, we would live in a better society, where people wouldn't be judged for something they have no control over--being who they are. People wouldn't be discriminated against, wouldn't be afraid of holding the hand of the person they love in public, and would be able to speak their mind without the worry of being treated as a second-class citizen.

Of course, equality won't solve all the world's problems, but it will help to make the world a better place. There will be less oppression. No more racism, sexism, homophobia or transphobia. People would be allowed to live as who they are without being perceived as lesser than anyone around them, and people would be allowed to just live, the way they are supposed to--all the while being treated equally under the law and in the eyes of society.
 
I stand for equality between people.
Also, I stand for dolphins and whales, so I'll make sure not to go to SeaWorld in the future as dolphins and whales don't do well in captivity.
 
I'm flimsy when it comes to politics/philosophy, but the concepts I stand behind the most solidly are freedom of speech and freedom of choice. People should be able to say whatever they want and act on their beliefs, no matter what they are, no matter whether or not I agree with them. And if I disagree with someone's actions, I should be able to act against them so I can be true to my own belief. That's not to say people should be "allowed" to do terrible things to other people for no good reason, but if I observe this happening and it is for no reason that satisfies me, I should have the opportunity to have the supplies to counter-act this. If I need a gun to defend myself, I should have one. If I am discriminated against, I should be supplied with a forum to bring the issue to attention in hopes that the opposing party will be punished for going against what I believe is right. Fortunately, I have these opportunities in the country I live in, and I want to see a world where this freedom is universal. Hopefully I've made my stance clear without sounding like some kind of anarchist, which is not what I am.
 
Treating all human beings with dignity and respect. It's all encompassing, and pretty much sums up all my beliefs. Saying something like that helps me avoid from getting too political as I don't go into specifics.
 
Freedom of information

I believe every person, no matter what country has the right to know what their governments are up to.
When stuff is hidden and ends up being exposed, that's when the public start to ask questions, and get angry to why they wasn't told.
My views may be controversial, but I believe most of the things we read in the papers or see on the internet or T.V are lies or cover up stories.
 
Me? While I could probably write a dissertation regarding my stance on all matters political and moral, for the sake of time, I'm going to pick one.

I stand for increased quality of education, as well as finding ways to make it more affordable/available for everyone. College, at least here in the US, is simply too expensive and incredibly low quality. Then we sit and wonder why more and more kids are dropping out of college every year. Gee, could it perhaps have to do with the egregious prices and lack of any sort of payoff?

I strongly feel that education should be made readily available for any who seeks it, and that financial reasons shouldn't stand as an insurmountable obstacle for higher learning. What is the ideal solution? I'm not sure, but at this point I feel like anything would be better than the current system we have now in the US. "Here, why don't you go into thousands of dollars in debt in student loans so you can pay for classes that society mandates you have to take?" Sure, you've got scholarships, but trying to find enough scholarships to cover your entire tuition fee is next to impossible.

I'm going to end it here before it gets out of hand. xD
 
I stand for all humans to be treated equally, black, white, woman, man, gay, straight, disabled, fit, or anything other. All of us are humans, why do we treat each other so bad!? How would you like it if it was happening to you?
 
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