"I actually think the Mission is one of the most liberal neighborhoods in the United States." --article on sfgate.com
I recently read, in What Makes People Vote Republican, that "people who call themselves strongly liberal endorse statements related to the harm/care and fairness/reciprocity foundations, and they largely reject statements related to ingroup/loyalty, authority/respect, and purity/sanctity. People who call themselves strongly conservative, in contrast, endorse statements related to all five foundations more or less equally."
I don't know what liberals this guy has been talking to, but the very base of my morality is doing what is best for everyone, so that we may advance in all ways, as a society and as a species. I make sacrifices in my daily choices so that I may make a lesser impact on the environment, so that I may improve the experiences of other people, so that my problems don't affect others.
In this way, I consider myself loyal to humanity, and respectful of all people, and I try to keep things as pure as possible...not in a physical manner, but in my soul and my relations. I don't care for harboring hatred or regret or sadness. I try to relate, and find common ground, and get along. This is because, I strongly believe that people can achieve more and better as a group than by living selfishly. Like Kim Deal, "I just wanna get along."
It seems like the different interpretation of these concepts is the division. I don't think it's fair to say that liberals don't embrace these ideals, because I do.
The funny thing to me, is that while I'm basically proud to be a liberal, I make a sincere effort to understand the wants, fears, and motivations of people who are conservative so that I may co-exist with them peaceably. I don't believe that there needs to be any kind of culture war. It seems, though, that I live in liberal ground-zero and so maybe if I ever had to actually deal with anyone who's conservative, I might sing a different tune.