What are your political stances and why?

[myabe123]

I'm a moderate Democrat, wouldn't consider myself socialist or progressive. Nor do I think we should force those to get the vaccine that don't want it ( I have it). Those who wish to purchase a gun should have general background checks and NO criminal records (ie If you shot someone before... well yeah). Abortion is a free choice to me, gays deserve to be married (I'm sorry marriage is not a Christian concept) hmmm... what else am I missing.

Not trying to fight anyone on here just want to see where most of GAG stands.

[MCheetah]

I'm a former liberal Democrat who dropped my flags in 2016 after the left went completely shameless and moral-less. I'm now a Centrist who's neither left or right. I'm maybe 55% classical liberal, 45% conservative, and can admit both sides are stupid a lot of times (the left far more, though.)

Voted for Obama twice (although I admit he sucks now).

Voted for Trump twice, but would've most preferred Tulsi Gabbard in 2020.

Pro-Constitution and first amendment.

Pro-gun ownership.

Pro-bodily autonomy, including no forced vaccinations.

Pro-choice (and think the whole "Abortion is Murder" argument is retarded as f*ck and I can't respect an argument so low-IQ; especially when these same people hypocritically contradict themselves by having recreational sex with no intent to conceive children).

I don't have an issue with gays and trans as long as they stop trying to force "Acceptance" on people or change laws to get their asses kisses, when right now, we're barely at "Tolerance." So, I don't have an issue with RESPECTFUL gay and trans people.

Anti-woke.

Anti-feminist.

Anti-Communist.

Anti-Socialist.

Religion: Agnostic, leaning slightly more towards atheist, but not an actual atheist. A higher being may be real, but I guarantee you humans have no idea who/what it is, and should stop pretending like they know.

Lastly, I think in American politics, you'll always have a side of useless pussies who can't get anything done but spend all their time whining, and a side of soulless evil pricks who claim to be good while being the most tyrannical assholes and pieces of sh*t you'll ever meet. In the 90s and 2000s, the Democrats were the useless pussies and the Republicans were the evil tyrants. In the 2010s and 2020s, the Republicans are the useless pussies and the Democrats are the evil tyrants. Moral of the story: Politics never changes. Different toilets, same sh*t.

[worldscolide]

What's sad is according to he left, you're an extreme far right person.. Sad isn't it?

[Ez-Bri-Z]

Political centrist who just likes ideas from both sides.

I believe in lgbt rights

I want better background checks on guns but believe in people's rights to own them. (Even if guns personally terrify me)

I want smaller government overall though

I think we have too many social programs being abused including paying people for having kids that need to be limited.

Pro choice

Strong military budget

More money towards education, but not reducing or eliminating student debt.

Reducing and capping drug prices

Preventing lobbying

Big believer of separation of church and state. If you are passing laws because of religious beliefs then you are wrong. You have the right to believe and practice whatever you want. You do not have the right to force others to believe in the same things you do when it comes to religion.

We do not need a wall. It won't work like you think it will and if you are only worried about the southern border then your inner racist is showing there.

I've been vaxxed but am against mandates. I can still think your an asshole for not caring about others enough to at least wear a mask willingly though.

I think Republicans and Democrats have been radicalized and want some sort of happy medium where we can get back to at least pretending we can compromise on issues.

[crmoore]

I agree with a lot of this, but out of curiosity, do you view illegal immigration as quantitatively equal on both the southern and northern borders?

And do you think the quality of life of Mexico and Canada are equal or comparable?

[Ez-Bri-Z]

We have lots of people overstaying their visas from lots of countries.

Never been to Canada so I can't tell you what quality of life is there but you don't have to be in the worst conditions possible to want to be here.

We are a great country that is losing its way and we STILL attract people here wanting to live the American dream. That says a lot about many other countries.

[crmoore]

I'm asking with with your "if you are only worried about the southern border then your inner racist is showing there" remark in mind. Because I think that you're jumping to conclusions.

I think we both agree that the situation at the southern border, as well as Mexico in general, is not the same as the issue at the northern border, or Canada in general. You don't have a prominent cartel in Canada, if any at all, you do at the southern border. And the criminality of the Mexico/the southern border certainly isn't comparable to the criminality of the northern border/Canada.

So someone can, and likely would, worry about the southern border without being racist or even having anything to do with race in mind. A vast majority of those who have concerns about the southern border would feel no different if all the qualities were exactly the same except Hispanic people living in Canada and White people living in Mexico. It's not the skin color that people have issues with.

[Ez-Bri-Z]

I highly doubt that. If so, why is there not the same uproar for those overstaying their visas? This country has a major race issue and not just with Mexicans.

A wall is not going to solve the issue. Crime still happens in influential neighborhoods with walls.

I live down here and saw how we were taking land from US citizens just to play nationalists and keep people out who are legally allowed to come here and claim asylum.

We import people from other countries to do work for us for cheaper than US citizens. So it isn't a concern about that.

Our prison system is a joke with incarceration of low level non violent offenders of color, but we let rapists roam free because "they are a good kid" who just happens to also be white.

This is race, pure and simple.

[crmoore]

I'm not sure what your point about over-staying their visas is (I don't mean that in a snarky way). I'm of the understanding people do have issues with that, I've personally seen it mentioned many times (though I'm not sure what that has to do with it allegedly being about racism).

And I'm not here to debate whether the wall will or won't be effective. It's novel (at least in today's society) and claiming one way or the other would be purely speculative. What I'm arguing is whether it's racist.

And with all due respect (I mean that), you're going off on a tangent about White rapists and Hispanic convicts. While that may or may not have substance (I'm not debating that), that doesn't have anything to do with whether taking concern with the southern border and not the northern border is racist.

I see your point about "well there's racism elsewhere" but that doesn't mean "well if there's racism in America, and Hispanic people are below us, and white people are above us, and if they want a wall down below but not up top then is must be racism."

And if you think that's the case, I'd appreciate it if you addressed and refuted my point about the differences between the southern and northern borders. Because they are heavily different and it warrants a difference in response.

[Ez-Bri-Z]

It means why are we so much more concerned about illegal immigration from the Mexican border than we are from other countries by other methods if it isn't about race?

My point was about treatment of people of color in general whether it be building a wall to lock our land of freedom by those seeking it like our ancestors did or by incarceration techniques used in day to day life.

[crmoore]

I've already answered that in my first few responses Again, I mean this civilly, but I asked you to address those points, so the fact that you're asking a question that was already answered that I even asked you to address after not addressing them is a little interesting, to say the least.

So I'll go ahead and reiterate my points.

1. The quantity of illegal immigration at the southern border and the northern border aren't remotely comparable. The southern border sees exponentially more illegal border-crossings than the northern one does.

2. You don't have cartel or "coyote" activity at the northern border, but you do at the southern border. (Including human trafficking, drug/human smuggling, etc).

3. People aren't raping women and little girls during their trek across the northern border, but they do at the southern border.

4. The crime rates in Mexico and the crime rates in Canada are not comparable, the people coming across the northern border (on average) are way less likely to indulge in crime than those coming across the southern border. (Not due to race, due to culture. These differences are cultural/regional, not racial).

5. Language barrier (which can often cause further increased crime rates, due to a misunderstanding, or lack of understanding, of the law) is a problem at the southern border, not the northern border.

And I'm sure there are other reasons that don't immediately come to mind.

[Ez-Bri-Z]

Not that I need you to like my answers but let's put it this way and maybe this might help you understand.

It's not about the number of crossings, its about WHO is crossing. If the issue is truly about stopping illegal immigration then there would be a push from both sides.

You absolutely do have coyote activity on the northern border it just isn't as complex as the southern border.

Temperatures are at times in the negatives. I wouldn't imagine a lot of people are stopping to get their sexual depravity on while in deadly temperatures.

You have also completely dismissed my topic about people overstaying their visas.

In 2020 alone we had nearly 685000 people overstay their visas in this country, but it doesn't have the same uproar now does it because Republicans aren't claiming these people to be rapists and criminals even though the come from countries that contain them.

This is purely about race.

[crmoore]

I disagree. With all due respect I think you're simplifying things. It's not as simple as "if there is 1 or more illegal crossing at the southern and northern border then we need a wall at both borders." I'm not sure what the official term is but humans naturally have a value and resource-expenditure system in their head.

Let's use example by exaggeration. If there are 2 illegal crossing a year from the northern border and there is 800 illegal crossings at the southern border, is it reasonable to want a wall at both borders? Or perhaps can someone believe in a financial incentive and time investment in one but not the other?

You may disagree with their decision, but the situation at the southern and northern borders are different.

We can use an analogy like a window who's glass was shattered and a gap under your front door. Both are technically letting heat out of your house, but you wouldn't say someone is biased for hiring someone to replace the glass but not hiring someone go replace the front door. Just because they both let SOME amount of heat out doesn't mean they're both equally deserving of a response.

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[crmoore]

Just like how your house will never be perfect, the legal system will never be perfect. You aren't going to stop 100% of illegal crossings, so you don't try to. But what you do is go to where there is a notable or significant amount of issue and try to mitigate it. That's why people want a wall at the southern border and not the northern border. That's why you hire someone to replace your broken window but not hire someone to fix the small gap under your front door.

And sure I'm sure there's technically SOME coyote activity at the northern border but I'm cert it is exponentially less than the southern border.

And yes, I've dismissed your topic of people overstaying your visas because it isn't relevant to what I'm arguing. As I've already stated, I'm arguing whether wanting a wall at the southern border but not the northern border is racist. People who legally cross via visa usage has no relevance to a wall because they were let into the country legally, the point of the wall is not to prevent people entering legally, thus, visa overstayers has no relevance to whether wanting a wall at the southern border is racist. It seems like you're trying to argue against a stance I'm not even taking. And I really, really, reallllllly don't mean this in a mean way but this is not the first time I've clarified this so please read this thoroughly so we don't have to go over this again.

[Smoke-n-Growls]

Revolutionary Socialist.

Capitalism sucks, Marxism interests me and I have to learn more about it from non-Western sources, and capitalism can die in a hole with the billionaires it created.

[crmoore]

I'm not here to fight, simply curious. But do you wish to force everyone into socialism, or would you be content in socializing a community, city, or state, rather than a country at large?

[Smoke-n-Growls]

I'd rather it be a ground up revolution. It would work best if it was driven by the people - and fortunately I live in a country where we're more inclined to socialism in any case.

It's a good question about large vs smaller scale socialism. I'm not sure. I'd love to see local change impact national change, but I'm not sure how well that would go. I'll have to do more research and reading. Thanks for the questions!

[crmoore]

No problem. I guess my main curiosity was if a community or demographic didn't want socialism, would you force it on them. Like, is your view "socialism is important and everyone, even communities who don't consent, should be forced to abide by it." Or is it something more like "me and many other communities think socialism is the right way to go and I'd like to band together with consenting communities to really get the engine running in that regard."

[Smoke-n-Growls]

More the latter, though there will inevitably there are people who wouldn't want it. Humans don't like change as a whole, so there's always going to be some resistance.

That said, there aren't many capitalist sympathizers in my area. We're in such a bind as it is, with no checks or balances against it developing into a full dystopia. It's hard for the average citizen to look around themselves in this day and age and think "yes, this is good for me".

I'd hope for a relatively peaceful citizen-led revolution. However, it's not likely to be peaceful - unfortunately a lot of people have misconceptions about capitalism and would be all too happy to fight against their own interests in order to defend their capitalist class masters.

[crmoore]

Yeah, I agree. Someone in the affected region wouldn't want it but that's just the byproduct of government. But it's better than like forcing half a country that doesn't want it to do it.

And I'm not sure I'd agree about your views on socialism, at least in this day and age (I see it being preferable in the future), but I respect your opinion.

[Smoke-n-Growls]

Thank you! Likewise, I respect your views, too.

I'm still learning about socialism and it's place, its failures, and its possibilities. I think whatever future form it takes, it's vital to learn from mistakes of the past.

Thanks again for the discussion and questions!

[crmoore]

No problem! And thank you, as well!

[lightbulb27]

mostly the same, that's middle ground... rational and there used to be a lot of people there. The media distorted it all. The religious right is too extreme but I understand why.

I used to vote demo/rep based upon who I liked the most and sometimes all women because I though there should be more representation of different perspectives. I tend to vote a lot more republican now which to me is really more... independent.


Things we could do better in society that I think left and right might agree on:
* help people up who have fallen down, done by society support. I do not believe in govt programs but individuals. govt generally does not work well, there has to be accountability, support, responsibility.
* Hold people accountable and re-hab them. Reform system is bad... need therapists, trauma therapists, better social work.
* Reduce lawsuits... damages our society
* Teach responsibility
* rebuild the family as focus of society
* finances - balance the budget...

Managing humans is difficult, there's no easy answers sometimes.

[Soteris]

My political stance is: "Please for the love of all that is holy, stop being retarded!"

Putting aside the inherent flaws in traditional politics, it has failed to keep up with the times. That is to say, new developments in society and technology has severely gone under the radar of these old relics and caused a lot of problems that we REALLY need to address.

Things like WTF is the internet and what legislation do we have to protect society from it and protect the internet from the government? What happens to an economy when there is not enough jobs available and can capitalism survive such a situation? Why the fuck do we have billionaires when our economy is nowhere near big enough to support such economic inequality? Why is no one doing anything about Climate Change?

The closest political party that I know to even scratch the surface of these new issues would be the bloody Pirate party which is not a good sign. I do not care if its right or left or whatever, someone needs to take their job seriously and re-evaluate the new world we are living in because we simply can't keep going as we always have and expect things to just fall into place.

[CTHuskyMan]

Just felt the need to reply... we don't need to protect people from the internet. The average person can protect themselves, simply by limiting their use of it if they so choose. Let people that are capable of making rational decisions do so. What we should look at, IMHO, is government spying and control of the internet. Like, does the government have the right to look through your e-mails and listen to your phone calls (which they might actually do), national security arguments notwithstanding? This is what needs to be figured out!

[Soteris]

@CTHuskyMan That is not true at all. For example, you could theoretically use the internet to control any aspect of a persons life with or without their consent. There are obvious things such as hacking into places, stealing your property, information and even your identity but the internet goes beyond that. You can actually control people more directly through social engineering. Being able to control what they thing, what they feel and what they will do to lesser or greater extent. A malicious actor on the internet has theoretically godlike powers over everyone in the world and that needs to be addressed.

[LaFerrari]

Either party is the United States is filled with corruption, remember the real people with power are those behind closed doors out of sight from the public, they are not in the spotlight….


Those that are in the spotlight are nothing more than actors and puppets, they put on the show for everyone.


We can talk about John hull and Oliver North under the Ronald Reagan administration and what kind of unacceptable behavior and manipulation of power happened during the secret war…


Bush causing a war for Petro dollar and using 9/11 as an excuse to cause 1,000,000+ people’s deaths… and the WMDs he lied about…


We can also talk about Joe Biden funding the Taliban $85.6 billion after withdrawing troops from Afghanistan in 3 days resulting in 264 Afghan civilian deaths and 13 US service members, and he’s a hypocrite as all politicians are whether it’s Biden or Trump…. See here:

https://youtu.be/Rq-8OK4wgaA

People literally cry and argue over who the best president or worst is… like calm down… they are all bad, they all mistakes, they all lie, they both create divide amongst the people that voted them in. It’s a game, they don’t give a care in the world who you are, they use you.


US political system is the biggest con scheme in history, nothing but criminals….

[BCA6010]

Pretty much libertarian-conservative, though the chances I will ever vote for a libertarian in a presidential election are basically zero, and I certainly don't consider myself a staunch Republican; in fact I am generally very critical of the party mainly because it's completely spineless and useless when not led by a strong executive, and that has always been the case as far back as Lincoln. On the other hand, the modern democratic party is pretty much beyond reason and completely detached from reality at this point. They've been power hungry megalomaniacs since before the civil war, but there's nothing actually "liberal" about their platform anymore, and virtually all of the more sensible moderates have been ejected from the party.

As far as "major" issues go, the only one I am completely unwilling to reach a compromise on is abortion, but it's also a major piece of what is easily the biggest problem with the country right now, which is a decimation of the culture and basic ethics, namely personal responsibility and a value for life. Destroying the national identity in favor of a global one, and undermining the family unit in favor of the nanny state is very openly the goal of the Democratic party and its benefactors, and that's something I will also never get behind.

[BCRanger10]

I'm strongly against abortion. An unborn child has its own heartbeat very early on in the pregnancy and has its own unique DNA and the state therefore does not have the right to sanction abortion.

A union between a same-sex couple cannot reasonably be called a marriage. The reason for this is that the objective purpose of marriage is the procreation and education of children in a stable environment under a legally binding contract; this is the most basic form of society, from which comes neighborhoods, then cities, then nations. To legally acknowledge same-sex unions does one of two things. It either redefines marriage or it invents a new version of it.

Citizens have the right to purchase firearms. They should not be required to get vaccines or purchase health insurance. Citizens should also not be required to fund or subsidize contentious issues like abortion.

Sex ed does not belong in public schools. That is the responsibility of the parents. Side note, when Ron DeSantis becomes president, I hope he enacts a nationwide bill like what he did in Florida.

The government needs to be seriously downsized. Departments and programs which are obsolete, ineffective, useless, or redundant ought to be shut down. Or if they have a great deal of power and influence over the daily lives and work of citizens and are staffed by unelected people.

The legal drinking age should be completely abolished. Again, that is the responsibility of parents to teach children about alcohol and its responsible consumption.

[CTHuskyMan]

Basically, I'd say I'm a "semi-libertarian" Republican. I believe that as long as what someone's doing isn't clearly posing a danger to others (or stepping on another's right to do as they choose), individuals should be left to make their own decisions in most cases.

That said, there are two exceptions to this, IMHO.

The first is regarding abortion... I'm sorry, but when you kill an innocent being who is incapable of defending itself, that is called murder. And on the question of life, the fetus satisfies all scientific requirements for a living organism (Google it). Thus, the "my choice" argument doesn't work here.

The second problem I have with this concerns the use of "soft" drugs like marijuana. Its been proven that when one smokes weed, their thought processes and reaction time slow down significantly. Very often, this leads to posing a danger to others (through public interaction).

If people want to smoke marijuana for medicinal purposes, I think they should have a reasonable right to do that. It's just that I don't think other use should be permitted... and potential users should be aware of the possible consequences of smoking marijuana.

By the way... why would you want to kill off perfectly good brain cells? They can't grow back.

Just my two cents.

[Anonymous]

In my heart consider myself a conservative Republican. Though some of my views may contradict that.
While I don't "support" gay marriage. I'm NOT fighting against it. I don't feel the gov't should have any say in it. Marriage is a covenant between the couple and God. If a gay couple can find a priest who'll marry them let God be the decider if it's valid.
I don't support abortion. But you're never going to see me picketing an abortion clinic. As a Christian I'm conflicted about this. While I feel it's my duty to defend human life. I hate the thought of a life coming into this world unloved. Basically I hope it's an absolute LAST resort option. Problem is I've MET women who do use it as a form of birth control, which boggles my mind that ANYONE could do that.
Even though I think everyone should get the vaccine. I think the discussion is irrelevant because while it's legal to force people to ( look it up) the powers that be have chosen to take a softer approach.
We agree on the gun laws thus far.

[AmandaYVR]

My main stance is against people who do a hard alignment with one party. There are issues all around, and cozying up to one party and refusing to analyze the issues separately seems to be where most of the trouble lies. I think everyone should be Independent, but then, that's now how the political system works, unfortunately. So people count up the issues they agree and disagree with, and then even when they do agree with one on 'the other side', many refuse to acknowledge the similarities. Case in point: if you conceal the party affiliation, and simply state issues to people, they will often be in favour of that concept, or recommendation... until they find it's their enemy party.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

I believe I'm a Moderate Democrat with some Conservative views I am against the inflation and high prices of gasoline also I think America needs to be reformed the prices of food for beef will be going up higher, Dollar stores are raising their prices and Walmart charges a can of Folger's Coffee for $10.00 but the politics need clean their act up on both sides of the table, not a one-sided story anymore, we can't vote for a President who is radical and dangerous, we need one who wants to work with both parties, not just a one-sided story.

[HighlyVolatile]

I'm a consequentialist who errs on the side of smaller governments and freedom since if I'm not certain whether a government mandate or program will make things better or worse, erring against it at least keeps people freer to make their own choices rather than having the state mandate or restrict their choices.

I test like so on the political compass:

... and my general thoughts might be summarized like this:

[HighlyVolatile]

I think if we go by American standards, I would be characterized as a "classic liberal". I'm not a hardcore American type of libertarian who thinks people should be able to drive without licenses, for example. I believe in some degree of government regulation but err on the minimalist side.

[HighlyVolatile]

So, for example, with an issue like homosexual marriage, if I had my way I would just take the government out of marriage outright. Then it becomes a political non-issue and not something that has to divide and polarize the nation.

[HighlyVolatile]

Yet another reason I err towards freedom is that I'm a software engineer. What I've noticed among governments that start restricting freedom and piling on policies and programs is that they start to resemble the most convoluted bloatware in the software realm. Such software is going to become unwieldy and riddled with bugs and inefficiencies until developers start aggressively refactoring and removing legacy bloat. I don't see governments typically doing this; they're very averse to removing establishing policies, cutting existing programs, and even cutting expenditures in general. We end up getting stuck with a lot of legacy policies and programs even when we know they're causing more harm than good.

[Agape93]

Centrist libertarian.

Want to do drugs, cool.
Want abortions? Cool.
Want a gun to hunt or defend yourself? Cool.
Don't trust the police, don't go to them. Handle it yourself.
Taxation is theft of my earned wages for shit I don't want or care about.
I don't care if you're straight or lgtb whatever. Love is love.
You're not going to tell me what to do, you can ask me to and respect my decision.

Etc etc.

[WhatTheHeckkkk]

Exactly my stance.

[Agape93]

That's because you're sensible

[WhatTheHeckkkk]

Great minds think alike, my friend 😊

[Agape93]

Agreed love

[Anonymous]

I am a libertarian. I think taxes should be a maximum of 5%. Abortion should be limited to cases where the life of the mother is in danger. Drugs should be legalized. Welfare should be abolished. The government shouldn't be allowed to keep anything a secret from its people for more than a year. Marriage should be left to religion as it is a religious sacrament. Education should be limited to towns and cities. No federal or state control or money. Police should not have quotas, swat teams, or utilize no knock warrants. The DHS, FBI, and NSA should all be abolished. Military service should be about fitness for duty. I don't care who or what you are if you want to serve you have to demonstrate your ability to function in your job or go back to training. No signing up for the draft. The government knows who is eligible or not; no reason to make people jump through hoops. Social Security should be eliminated; retirement used to be a luxury of the rich. We shouldn't subsidize it.

[Godsvengeance]

Wow no need for me to answer anymore as you pretty much nailed it

[crmoore]

I don't agree with everything you've said, as a moderate libertarian, but I agree with a lot of it.

[Opinion Owner]

Thanks

[Opinion Owner]

@crmoore I don't think that there are two Libertarians who agree 100%.

[crmoore]

Hahaha for sure

[Nidal_AA]

Vaccine shouldn't be forced
Guns should be buy-able by everyone thats not in jail... If i can't trust someone to posses a gun, they might as well stay in jail.
Would heavily punish thieves that no one would even dare to think about stealing... .
Killers die, as simole as that... Even if 10 guys cooperated to kill one innocent guy, they all get killed
Abortion is not a choice... If having sex with randoms is a choice, using plan b-s is a choice... And using condoms is a choice (etc) then killing the baby isn't a choice at all
...
As to homosexuality... Its an illness that should be cured not developed and populerized...

[888theGreat]

GOD said marriage is. I am sorry he did. and you are not a Christian which proves why they love killing Babies with abortion. He also said homosexuality is an abomination. It is not up for negotiations. It is fact. It is not judging. If two men have sex and one dies right after , that person went to Hell , no if , ands , or Butts (whoops I couldn, t help myself).

In summary

Abortion is murder and a sin for God knows the person in the womb. Penalty , Hell for eternity

Marriage is required before living together and having sex . Penalty , Hell for eternity.

Homosexuality , abomination unto God , Penalty, Hell for eternity.

[myabe123]

Why am I going to hell again?

[888theGreat]

You don't know what a Christian is and apparently can't comprehend simple English. I can see why you have no clue

[juniorJack]

Left, pride good for them they need to show who they are and truly happy for them do do so, guns, I’m uk, but if you have a license ok, you got the checks good..


Abortion- people make mistakes, humans are humans..


Wars they will always happen!
Little fights turn to bigger fights


Impossible to please everyone but great post , like your way of thinking 😊

[TexasRed95]

I am far more conservative in my views but I'm not an extremist. I'm willing to talk about and listen to other people's views rationally without getting angry. Which that's the main issue to me. People have forgotten that different opinions doesn't make someone bad. They just think differently.

[NicoSuave]

I used to be a Democrat, but now I’m an independent. There are so many issues (homelessness, education, opioid addiction, the wellbeing of Native Americans) that do not get enough attention from either party, or the mainstream media. When homeless vets are on the streets, when people with diabetes cannot access insulin, when teachers cannot afford to pay rent, then we need to rethink whether or not politicians really are fighting for the well-being of the American people. I would personally vote for my cat over most US politicians.

[normalice]

Basically the same as yours but with the addition of knowing republicans solely want to give the rich more money. And because they know that won't get them elected, which they need in order to give the rich more money, they have built all their messaging around hilarious ways to oppose those perfectly reasonable things you listed. We need a healthy argument against liberal democrats but republicans are not that and so need to be voted out of power at all costs.

[Slingblade1126]

I lean right with some socially liberal ideas but with common sense. For example, I'm against the death penalty but expect criminals to actually get harsh sentencing when a crime is committed. I'm all for a clean environment but have come to realize "Climate change" is a defective science. That's just a few examples.

[MarkRet]

I’m an Independent, but I lean towards the Democrats. The Democratic Party tends to wander aimlessly with no sense of direction, but I’m flat turned off towards Republicans, who have turned into the Nazi party.

[Anonymous]

I’m pretty much a libertarian so I don’t believe in vaccine mandates or gun control. Marriage and abortion should be free to anyone who chooses to partake. Government should be as hands off as possible when it comes to individual freedom.

[crmoore]

I'm a moderate libertarian. Which means (in my opinion) you get the best of both worlds (as in Democratic policies and Republican policies). While in effect it's often true, I don't think the following is the best description, but some people like to say libertarians are "socially democrat/liberal and fiscally or economically republican/conservative." Meaning I support things like gay rights, and I support low taxes. But keep in mind that is a heavily simplified example.

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

Liberal/progressive within reason and limits. I don't support gay ish, abortion and open borders nonsense.

We should always strive to evolve into better and move forward as a nation to greater heights and not stay stuck in outdated norms.

[Lionman95]

I'm kind of a Liberal right meaning I'm rather conservative in my values but progressive in my life choices and political views.

[Anonymous]

I'm a moderate and am neither a Democrat nor a Republican. I can't support either party today. I agree with everything you said.

It disgusts me how the Democrat party weaponizes racism and uses it as a political tool to divide Americans.

[NathanDavis]

never been a pawn to this shitshow circus that America calls politics

[Anonymous]

You kindof sound more like a classical liberal, or basically a moderate conservative since things have shifted so far left these days. I know quite a few people who either consider themselves independents or left leaning conservatives that hold those beliefs or opinions.

[Contra1166]

I am anti ideology. I try to have political opinions on and issue by issue basis.

[Contra1166]

if you ask me issues I'll tell you what I think

[myabe123]

ok i might

[Adam1978]

Decentralized democracy with a lot of liberty. Resource management and a society who work for the good of the people and not for their own influence and power.

[Anonymous]

I hold all the same positions as you except I would stress that abortion is permitted *reluctantly*. There’s a lot of problematic weirdos on the left that are like creepily pro-abortion as opposed to pro-choice and I want to draw that distinction.


Also, I would not associate myself with the Democrats or the left at all. The right holds all of those same positions you described but without the overreach of the left.

[KostasKouvalis]

I'm a Moderate Conservative. My views align most with Rand Paul's if that helps. And I'm not one of those ignorant Conservatives, who stereotype all Islamic countries, and think any country that isn't America is a shithole.

[Nata2496]

My political opinions are all influenced by my religious views so I would say first and foremost my stances are religious. I don't agree with abortion or the LGBT, for instance.

[bean2k21]

I believe in little to no taxes, that the government should be the size of an ant's ass, and in laissez-faire capitalism. So, definitely not a democrat.

[NorthwestRider]

I do not belong to any party, but I have a special hate towards the Republicans. They are such whiny pro cultural war children who lacks any brain cells

I am pro mind your own business on social issues

[NorthwestRider]

Also people should just focus on their lives and not whine about other people personal lives

[Andres77]

Libertarian...
Small government.
Individual freedom.
Low taxes.

[Anonymous]

If I shoot someone, I need to go to prison or be sentenced to death.
But please don't sue the manufacturer of the gun I used. Only a liberal would do that.

[exitseven]

I used to be a Independent but the democrats have gone off the deep end so I have become a Republican

[Luopio27]

I dont trust politics or polititions of any kind in any party in any country.

[AviatorTom]

I am a middle-of-the-road Independent, with some liberal views and some conservative views.

[andreasderjuengere]

I waste no time on political ''stances''.
I just look at things - and I like them, or i don't like them.

[OddBeMe]

I’d say economically moderate, centrist. Socially, probably pretty liberal.

[Cowboy6666]

Pretty much I am same as you ;)

Also I believe in live and let live.

[SmokinAces2000]

Center left used to be center but I couldn’t stay in the middle any longer

[silkjames]

Can't everyone just be cool that's my politics lol!

[swettannie]

i tend to avoid to give my political stance in public

[myabe123]

Smart! I actually don’t post too much about mine.

[swettannie]

if you want to know some, feel free to dm me

[SaoirseS]

Me too. I don’t publicly discuss politics or religion.

[Twalli]

Um, almost every political philosophy is progressive. Reactionary is not, but even conservatism is progressive (although minimally).

[driven159]

I am an independent i can think for myself don't need some politician to tell me lies about something they don't know about

[QuietRunner]

center -right

or

libertarian

I believe that government should be mostly hands off, and only for common items listed in Article One of the United States Constitution

[WhiteBoyChill]

You call yourself moderate yet abortion is a very radical concept. I mean the irony……

[myabe123]

I'm not trying to start a fight.

[Anonymous]

Moderate Republican

Leaning toward libertarian.

Democrats are evil and I have no use for voting for them.

[Waldoe]

I am a conservative, and I agree with all of your listed opinions... YIKES

[GrantArmstrong]

Left of centre like you. I would add that I support "Canadian style health care" 😄 (I'm Canadian).

[HotPinkDominatrxSlut]

I love freedom and am all for freedom.

[TallAnon]

I'm nothing, right in the center, all sides have a few retardef policies.

[Anonymous]

politics is fake

the government is satanic

and will never care about any of you

[Anonymous]

You sound a lot more progressive than you realize.

[MCheetah]

Don't do that... If she was Progressive, she'd be attacking people for not agreeing with her and being intolerant and smug.

[Stupidsigninpage]

Right leaning Centrist.

[jasco]

Neither at the moment. I dislike politcs

[Iron_Man]

I’m a conservative Republican

[MrTaboo]

Conservative, because of common sense.