Oh yeah, definitely. I've always tried to be a "good liberal" whatever that is (hint: it meant something different 20 years ago) and grow as I learn more about people and the world.
When I lost my mind in 2012 (several bouts of mania with psychotic features) and had to face the aftermath of that (which was just amazing, most of our lives are so tenuous but we can't or won't see it), I moved away from this incremental growth and I guess had more "revelatory" change in my life.
I went from atheism to getting confirmed in the Episcopal Church. The Episcopal Church, which is progressive on matters of race and sexuality, led me to realize that I was often guilty of benign condescension. I wasn't actually loving my fellow humans. I was just tolerating them.
One thing that factored heavily in these upheavals was the realization that, considering all the crazy shit I did, only a white man could get through it without being shot, incarcerated, or institutionalized. The realization that, yes, I am resilient and a fast talker, but that alone would not have protected me.
It's a weird realization, seeing yourself as saved by white supremacy. Sure, you're glad to be alive, but everybody deserves the same chance. This is an ongoing conversation I had with myself, watching the Missouri riots a few years back.
I try to listen to people whose experiences are not like mine. Instead of trying to theorize about what they should do, I listen to what they are saying.
I get more involved now than I used to. I would have like to have been this way all along, but I couldn't find the missing piece. As far as listening to people goes, GAF is a great place for that. I lurk community threads and try to take shit seriously, you know?