Godstud wrote::lol: No. If you think the liberals are complaining because of personal liberties, then you have it all backwards.
Liberals are not complaining because they think transgenders shouldn't be using the wrong washrooms(according to them).
Liberals are not against homosexual marriage, or adoption.
Liberals are not against free speech, but the freedom to exercise it even if it offends.
Now, granted, there is a VERY small minority of extremists on both sides who go so far as to be absurd. That's not the norm, however. Exceptions exist, hower.
The Kaepernick situation was actually Conservatives not liking that a black man was exercising his Constitutional right to peaceful protest(a long-standing tradition, unless you take into account his"race"). It seemed that this was not a minority of Conservatives, either. As I said, the exception, and fueled by media and celebrity.
Most Liberals and Conservatives, however, fall into the area between the looney toons who want toilet police to prevent transgenders using the "wrong toilet", or to police the use of gender pronouns, and fining people who don't use the correct pronoun, as it's abuse. Social Justice Warriors abound on the fringes, but even if they get most of the media attention, they are hardly the norm, nor looked at with anything but the derision they deserve.
Since this followed my comment I will assume it was intended as a response to my comment.
To U.S. conservatives Kaepernick's race had absolutely nothing to do with anger over ANYBODY being a crappy role model and setting a terrible example by disrespecting the flag and therefore their country on national TV. Certainly it increased the resentment that an overpaid, self-righteous millionaire would use a sports forum--the flag and/or sports have absolutely nothing to do with any police conduct--to do it. And for liberals to make it a 'race thing' is simply intellectually dishonest.
Conservatives, at least most, do not object to same sex unions. But, because they believe a traditional marriage with a responsible mom and dad in the home is the very best circumstance for children whether they be gay or straight, many/most objected to weakening the institution of marriage by changing the definition and therefore making it into something different than it was. Because of the same concern for children, i.e. they benefit from having a mother and father in the home, and that should be the norm for adoptions. At the same time, at least most understand that sometimes adoption by a single parent or a same sex couple is better for a child than the situation they are in and we do not object when that is the case.
As for transgenders, I am not going to debate that again. There are separate bathrooms, locker rooms, etc. for men and women for very good reasons and that separation should be enforceable by gender. Period. In single person bathroom settings, it shouldn't make any difference.
Also in the U.S., we have a cherished Constitution that includes a First Amendment that is there in part to protect unpopular, even offensive speech, because otherwise 'free speech' doesn't exist. Most American conservatives honor the intent of the First Amendments and, while we may strongly criticize somebody for what they say, we don't organize angry mobs in an attempt to punish them physically or economically.
So no, I don't think liberals complain because of personal liberties. U.S. liberals, however, too often demand liberties that THEY want, and have absolutely no moral scruples about denying conservatives the liberties that they want.