East-coast liberal

The term East-Coast liberal is a stereotype encountered in American political culture, often with a pejorative meaning.

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The image associated with East-Coast liberalism is that of a white-collar young urban professional, usually a white male, who is college-educated and widely travelled. Beliefs typical of East-Coast liberals include an emphasis on diplomacy and internationalism (politics), accompanied by attachment to the American East-coast capitalist establishment.

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White-collar - Young urban professional - White male - Diplomacy - Internationalism (politics) - American - East-coast - Capitalist - Establishment

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Within American political discourse, the East coast liberal is often stereotyped as being out of touch and condescending toward plain, ordinary folks who are rural and conservative. East-coast liberals are stereotyped as being soft on crime.

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East-coast liberalism is also contrasted with Great Plains liberalism, union liberalism, and West-coast liberalism.

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Among liberals, there is often the belief that the prejudice against East-coast liberals stem in part from Southern opposition to the civil rights movement and on efforts by liberals to end segregation.

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Civil rights movement - Segregation

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The charge of being an East-coast liberal was made against and severely hurt the campaigns of Adlai Stevenson in 1952, Michael Dukakis in 1988, and John Kerry in 2004.

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Adlai Stevenson - 1952 - Michael Dukakis - 1988 - John Kerry - 2004

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Curiously John F. Kennedy, who was a Democrat from Massachusetts, is not widely regarded as an East-coast liberal.

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John F. Kennedy - Democrat - Massachusetts

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See bleeding-heart liberal, hippie, democratic socialist, radical liberal, moderate liberal, social liberal, Keynesian, peacenik, bohemianism, beatnik, anarcho-liberal, closet liberal, Massachusetts liberal, liberal elite, limousine liberal

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Bleeding-heart liberal - Hippie - Democratic socialist - Radical liberal - Moderate liberal - Social liberal - Keynesian - Peacenik - Bohemianism - Beatnik - Anarcho-liberal - Closet liberal - Massachusetts liberal - Liberal elite - Limousine liberal

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