What really is liberalism and why dont we have more?

I must say that living in todays society, anything that someone who is a 'conservative' doesn't like gets lumped into the glob of being "liberalism".  Is this acceptable?  Not if you have some education and sensibility.
I have noticed 2 -isms (and am sure there are more) that are lumped into the mix and are an attempt to stifle true liberal growth and intelligence.   One is permissisivm and another is pacifism. 
Here is a case in point.  Today, I read a story about changing the passport structure to list "parent 1 and parent 2" instead of mother and father.  Liberalim?  No.  But you'll always find a monkey jumping up and down and slandering the human value of liberal thought.   This is pacifism where by the remote and unusual interests of an unabridged family of perhaps same sex parents are considered rather than the traditional and common mother father situation.    Another is permissivism.  Promoting freedom of premarital uncommitted sexual relationships is not liberalism.  It is permissivism.    I am tired of all the monkeys on the news and in other venues jumping up and down and denouncing a very sophisticated and enlightened mode of thought.  Clearly liberalism is what brought about major social revolutions and has been the mainstay of enlightened education for the past 250 years.   The American Revolution is a liberal idea.  A constitution was a liberal idea.  Rule by the people is a liberal idea.  Please folks, learn your -isms and apply them with truth and reason.

The hatred that consumes cigarette smokers

I must say, I have smoked cigarettes in the past. For approximately 2 years.  I found the experience to be exciting but without happiness.  I was never happy smoking cigarettes. True it was a pleasure that I had some nicotine in my blood.  But there was something that was permeating my thoughts and I think that seeing what other smokers minds are like during their cigarette experiences, I would have to say that the presence of hatred is prevalent in the minds of people during their moments of cigarette fetish. 

Cosmopolitan versus Charedi

I want to introduce this terminology, half is clear and the other half (cosmopolitan) is not freely discussed.  As you wouls imagine, a "Charedi" jew is one who dresses entirely in a nearly always black suit and almost alwyas is seen in the general public with a black fedora. 
I essentially must report that I am a cosmopolitan Jew.  I do admire the Charedi, though I feel it is unnecessary for my own devices to dress in the same way.   I wear colorful usual clothing that is found in the typical Macy's, Dillards' or the like store in our general communities.  I do not have much interaction with Charedi Jews other than to see a few once in a while.  I must recognize that my general community that I live in day to day is not that style and I have chosen to take this same style.  This is NOT assimylation. This is a choice that we do have as Jews.  Torah does not require the dress of a Charedi Jew, although it does have its merit, especailly in a community where cosmopolitan dress might distract some of the people from the desired uniformity of social behavior.   This is not my personal belief.   I would suppose that if I was in a Charedi community, I might find myself dressing in their style if I wanted to "fit in" or "socialize at the same mood level".  This would be assimylation to me. I was not born into this type of community and to me it would not fit my own social inclinations that I was endowed with in my childhood and later life. I am not being critical of this form of society.  It is a great society.  Given the right set of circumstances, I would join them.  But mark my words, this is assimylation into a different form of society.   Make sense?

p.s.  I still wear hats, fedora and the like and can certainly wear and would wear a black suit readily. I can not say it would be a permanent fashion for me to wear the black suit and hat every day.  I wear a kippah and wear tzitzis under my shirt daily.   At times I wear a variety of fedoras, black, brown and maybe even a tropical looking hat.  I do like that we can be Jewish and enjoy our choices.  Its a choice.

Essential- Medicinal Marijuana Legalization in all 50 states

I must tell you that I firmly believe that all substances created on this planet are for mans use.  Everything.
I can not believe that a Creator exists that would make a weed that grows so abundantly as the cannibis containing marijuana and contains a very special molecule that reacts with our brains on receptors that are too complicated to be created by accidental random evolution for the binding and processing of marijuana cannabinoids.  That said, I must ask, what is it for?  I firmly believe that cannabinoids are a medicine that serves to alleviate the pain of the body.  That is different from nerve induced pain.  The presence of marijuana should be regulated and offered for medicinal use.  Clearly a drug that has the side effect of voracious appetite would be perfect for any anorexia from either disease or psychogenic origin.  It is time that we accept that it is a God given drug that is here for our benefit.  In the event that I had cancer someday, I must say I would greatly appreciate any medicine that takes away the pain of the body that is associated with a foreign abnormal growth in our tissues which serves no bodily purpose.   I am waiting. And if I never have prescribed reason to smoke or consume this medicine, may it be for a blessing.

Tefillin

Jewish practice include phylacteries or tefillin which are worn on the arm and on the head.  This accompanies morning prayer in many synagogues.   I grew up in a reform synagogue and must admit I never saw tefillin placed until I was in my later 30s.   The ultra religious Jewish men put them on every day of the week except for shabbas and jewish holidays.   I do not feel that one must ascribe to this degree of asceticism, however, any Jewish male over the age of 13 is negligent if they do not place tefillin at least a few times a year.  The reason is that it completes the binding of ones own neshama with the mysticism of the universe.  I feel a sense of sanity during the period that I have my tefillin placed that is not acheived in any other way.  Placing tefillin is a very diligent exercise requiring a very high acuity for speaking and focusing on the substance that you emit from your entire being.  Thus the uniform exercise is to observe shacharis or morning prayers with your tefillin in place.  One must not speak anything that is of the material world, non spirutal nature or of any common day speak while wearing tefillin.   This is not commonly observed in my experiences as many Jewish men still engage in common talk even after putting on their phylacteries.  Why cant you do this?  During the entire duration of phylacterie treatment of ones soul one is communicating directly with the world to come.  If you speak in non common terms, this will be the talk in the world to come as well.  Keeping your thoughts on mystical and spirutal items is essential to ensure that your experiences in unifying your soul with the universe is a pure experience.  In fact, one is forbidden to emit flatus or enter a bathroom when wearing tefillin. 
This is my impression. I hope that it may encourage more Jewish men to take up this practice, both in their synagogue and in their own homes.  The time period I believe you should observe for tefillin should be approximately 12 minutes at the least.  At home, this is my practice as I open a prayer book and visit an array of the shacharis prayer service passages of prayer.

Psychospiritual effects of substance admininstration?

I clearly do not endorse cigarettes at any length.  Why is this however.  Why condemn one form of tobacco use while enjoying another?  Is it just becuase of the increased association with lung disease and heart disease?  I am beginning to increasingly believe that there are psychospiritual differences in the absorption sites of the nicotine that one smokes.   Certainly anyone who smokes any tobacco product is going to inhale a small amount of tobacco fumes.  However, the inhalation of a cigarette is direct to the lungs and not absorbed in the oral mucosa at any great amount.   I am beginning to speculate that the absorption of nicotine is different on your spirutal health depending on how it is admininstered.  If oral absorption, the majority of the nicotine enters the blood stream and then travels with deoxygenated blood to the heart. It is oxygenated in the lungs where it passes next before being distributed to the brain.   Is this a factor?  Why not just inhale the tobacco fumes and allow absorption at the same time that you oxygenate your blood in your lungs?  I say this.  Absorption of the largest component of your nicontine use in the lungs competes with the inner spirutal nature of our cells when they are mainly focused on becoming oxygenated.  I can not say that a blood cell has a spirit as a living person does, however those who have thoughts of spirituality attribute a mystical presence of an almost soul like presence to all living tissue and even all objects.  Perhaps at a psychospirutal level, absorption of nicotine during the time of oxygenation renders you mystically in an inferior state.  I am a Religious Jew and I do ascribe mysticism to all objects.  Why not our blood cells and tissues as well?

Pain Treatments for the afflicted

Nowadays, medicine puts a great emphasis on longevity as well as mainting functioning status for the longest time period in ones living life.  This is amiable and definately desirable especially in the situation where one is contributing freely and often to the daily activities of the society, family and ones own self.  I must say that I wish to live as long as I can and as functional as I may be.  Lately, however, I have found myself enjoying tobacco products.  Namely cigars.   As a physician, I have perseverated for the last 4 months as to how someone in the healing arts can enthusiactically consume a product that is known to cause heart disease, cancer and many other maladies.  The answer is this.  Tobacco releives pain.  Namely, the pain of the soul.  Its specialized and works wonders.   When I smoke my now daily cigar, I find myself separating from the daily business that consumes me otherwise regarding the troubles that afflict my soul and inner being.   This is not a topic that has received much discussion.  Most cigar smokers are assumed to be pursuing an enjoyment and quite certainly this is also a truth.  I must say that I am aware of long term physical health deficits from this what I will call a medicine of nicotine.  It must be used sparingly at some times, but in some situations, nicotine is not a bad substance.    I have spoken with cigar smokers with mental health histories even to the point that they had attempted suicide in their past.  This is not a bad medicine for them to consume in their prediciment.  
Another topic I am beginning to seek more knowledge about is cannabinoids.  Heres my take:
Cannabinoids are for pain of the body.  Note to all.  This is not the same pain that is treated with opoids.  Opoids are for pain of the nerves.  The body has pain too.   I am wholely endorsing cannabinoids for any person suffering from cancer.   Cancer is a body consuming affliction.  If I am ever a cancer patient, I most certainly want to be able to consume marijuana.  As for recreational use, I really do not feel this is how marijuana is meant to be administered.  Given that it treats the pain of the body, it is not indicated.  Rather, Tobacco use should be preferred.