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Not directed at you solely, but isn't liberalism as much of a belief system? Who are the one's who seem the most passionate about their beliefs? Who are the ones demonstrating on almost a daily basis and over many diffferent issues? Who ar ethe ones that want to move to Canada (perhaps a Pilgram analogy would work here) over a political election lose?
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Passion and demonstration are only manifestations of the belief that human beings should be controlled by no one except themselves. I wouldn't call it systematic either, it isn't bogged down with dogma or any sort of creed. It's just the basic belief that human beings should be able to live their life without interference as long as they do it responsibly with respect to other human beings trying to do the same.
See, one HUGE difference between the Christian right and liberals is that liberals hold the belief that man is intrinsicly good and will continue to be good unless corrupted (by what I am not sure), whereas Christianity is based on the belief that mankind was good only before the Fall and we are now still making up for it, that we are born corrupted and can only become good through divine worship.