Compromise Is Good for Your Beliefs

Last week, I wrote a blog called " I Can Never Be a Feminist ," and I was dead wrong. I am a feminist and I need to be. Not just because I need to be a part of something bigger than myself, but because I believe people are too awful and stupid to do what's right on their own. That's when I realized this wasn't just about feminism. I have to accept that I can't keep calling myself a moderate when I'm really a liberal . This is a reluctant realization because I don't want to be a liberal. Most liberals I know are just as hypocritical and inconsistent as the conservatives I know. But as an arrogant, idealistic moderate, I've spent more time thinking about what I wanted to support than actually doing anything about it. Too much thinking only leads to the discovery of paradoxes and ethical quandaries--sometimes there isn't a right answer, there's only the best answer. And sometimes we have to support things we don't necessarily believe