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Conservatives: What is your most liberal view?

Liberals: What is your most conservative view?

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I'm a left leaning centrist. My most conservative view is something conservatives talk about but don't actually do: fiscal responsibility. I think our military spending (as merely one example) is outrageous. Raising corporate taxes, allowing for deductions on all R&D, would go a long way toward fixing a lot of issues in our economy. There's no good reason for the massive divide between the middle class and the 1%. And no reason whatsoever for homelessness in this country. Wage disparity has been growing for a solid half century now. So I guess my most conservative view actually supports my most liberal ones.

I would add that it's not only irresponsible but malicious. Tax codes weren't created by or for middle and lower class America. Look at any major city. Do you see strip clubs and high density of bars located evenly across all parts of the city? Crime, schools are all designed by city planning, similar to gerrymandering.

@ToddBurrough

I'm curious as to any suggestions you might have to level the playing field.

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Plato once said, "Mankind will never see an end of trouble until lovers of wisdom come to hold political power, or the holders of power become lovers of wisdom." The only reason why we even have 2 parties is because it would simply be impossible for one party to fool the population 100% of the time.

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Human life is worthless and people taste like bacon and should be eaten

Spit roasted Long White pig or boiled into broth you reckon @JiunnWong?
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@Stevil Interesting that you ask. I remember a vegetarian Jewish woman who claimed that I smelt and tasted different to her ex boyfriend who was also vegetarian. All a little strange as back then I smoked like a chimney and so probably smelt and tasted of smoked jerky or kippers.

@Stevil damn chewy...get out the pressure cooker or crock pot!

Look out for those humans on gmo based diets though. The worst. Studies suggest gmo fed human causes cancer. Best to go for all organic Californians.

if people taste like bacon they are not worthless

@SocraticAddict Aren't they now irradiated from Fukushima fallout?

@btroje Got to smoke them first for the flavour! And don't forget that the first example of human mad cow like disease came from cannibals eating human brains...Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD)

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Uh...good question. I can't think of any particular views I have that would be considered conservative. I'm surprised by this because I feel more like a centrist. Maybe our biases lead most of us to feel like centrists, we want to feel like our views are reasonable and everyone else occupies the extreme? Oh well, unless you'd count my propensity for chivalry and romanticism (and that is perhaps archaic rather than conservative) I can't think of any.

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Liberalism has turned into nothing but identity politics. I consider myself a classical liberal and some of my ideas are more characterized as "conservative" by progressive lefties such as I'm against Social justice warriors or don't buy that Islam is peaceful bit and a number of other views that shall not be named. Although I hold more core principles of liberalism such as Pro-Choice, I'm still not accepted by lefties. Conservatives don't want me either. Fuk.

Dannh Level 4 Feb 6, 2018

So we are in the same boat. I am hardcore pro-choice, freedom of thought and expression and so on. Regularly clash with righties and lefties alike...

I'm socially liberal, and politically conservative. In other words, I don't care what you do as long as I'm not paying for it in any way. You do you, I've got me undercontrol.

@jayneonacobb well said.

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I think both sides are retarded. They both have views that are right and wrong just have to find the balance. The main problem is on the conservative side most have their head in the sand or up anass somewhere worrying anout being right. On the liberal side you usually have a bunch of self-righteous coonts thinking they have the moral high ground and are right. Problem is both sides argue about who's right no one stops to do WHAT is right.

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As a left leaning independent and gun nut , fiscal responsablity health care and common sense gun control legislation .

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Dubya made the "Do Not Call" list. I stand with him on that.

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I'm not big on gun control.

I am, but only in the sense that gun control means using both hands.

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I have a lot of Libertarian views as a Liberal but any conservative views I had left my last semester of college when the stock market crashed.

MikeJ Level 5 Feb 6, 2018
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Does your voting allow you to say and be recorded that none of the presenting candidates are fit to represent you?

No then I suggest that you have not got a democracy but a shamocracy.

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  1. Personally corrupt
  2. Party politics corrupt and
  3. Lying that they represent the people.
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@Stevil lol

@Stevil LMAO whilst ROFL! Now got pains in the ribs. The old "pass the palm of the hand over the crown of the head" sign comes to mind or as a long dead adopted brother always said "when someone is pissing on you from a great height it is a thin mist by the time it gets to your level!"

@Stevil Even better but don't try saying it repeatedly whilst drunk! 😀

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I don't like these label's of 'conservative' and 'liberal'. They have no meaning anymore. Red and blue are probably more accurate. Absolute equality which is a blue ideal, I think. Red: our country is a weird place, and as someone who has walked in the world where 'legal' just means what you get 'caught for', I know that making harsher gun laws won't help. I think we need to enforce the ones we have. With wait periods, back ground checks, but the truth is this: if you are planning to be outside the law, acquiring a gun is not going to be a problem.

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I'm definitely a liberal in many issues, but those labels are somewhat subjective, and the host of issues people apply them to don't always have anything to do with each other.

hmm.....hard question. My most conservative belief, off the top of my head: Since conservatism in its simplest form just refers to a desire to support one's perception of either the status quo or some perceived traditional stance of yester-year, I'd say my most conservative belief might have to do with governmental (and personal) fiscal responsibility being important. Americans, for example, don't save for retirement nearly enough. Consumerism is often irresponsible, and people have grown used to instant gratification. Hard work and entrepreneurial creativity deserve to be rewarded.

Note: It is reeeeeeally difficult for me to say those things (which I DO believe) without following them up with explanations for why liberal methods are the way to achieve those things and still protect the social safety net.

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Im a centrist, but I want to play too!

Liberal: The immigration requirements into this country should be opened up drastically.
Conservative: The bill of rights exits for a reason. You don't need guns to hunt, you need them in case a revolution is required.

Are we getting close to that revolution part? Time to dust off that ak47, they'll never take me alive!

I'm confused as to how private weaponry would affect any modern military attack. It's sounds like paranoid delusion. If they want you, they are going to get you, but they don't want you.

@BenPike well, I appreciate being called paranoid and deluded buddy. Good on ya!

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As one who leans conservative, I am most liberal on women's reproductive rights. If we (mostly women in this case) are not free to make our own personal decisions, then liberty shall cease to be.

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I'm a tree-hugging, heart-bleeding, immigrant-loving Liberal, and I'm damn proud of it. That being said, I believe that a family, whatever that family consists of, should stick together to provide a stable home for whatever kids they have. We don't need everything to be Ozzy and Harriet. I don't care if the family is two moms, two dads, nine grandparents, and a partridge in a pear tree. Kids need stability in their life for proper psychological development.

What is anti-liberal about a family sticking together?

@DragonDust It's not anti-liberal. Conservatives like addressing themselves as the "family" party.

What is the role of the word "should" in your text? Everyone agrees that we all want to be happy with our family and it would be great if everything went so well. I think the question is, in what way should the government encourage or force this to happen?

The liberal vs conservative view would come in at who is responsible for the "should." A conservative would want to cut off food stamps to unmarried woman if they could. Or make divorce illegal. Or force parents to marry.

A liberal would want to fund daycare, thus increasing the well-being of the family. Or support pregnant girls and help them get through school. Or mandate paid maternal and paternal leave policy.

What do you support?

Never let conservatives define what a liberal is! We love family, mostly love our country, and value a work ethic!!

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I'm not in either camp. I may be conservative about some things and liberal about other things but I don't identify with either camps.

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I'm a liberal through and through. The only conservative view I have is the fact that gun laws need to stay like they are. The founding fathers introduced the 2nd amendment as a way of keeping the government in check in the event that it becomes tyrannical (granted we have clearly failed in this matter but regardless).

A bunch of unorganized armed people keeping a government with the most advanced weapons systems to ever exist on this planet in check is an interesting thought. Militias back in the day we're a joke and got in the way of conventional forces regularly. Hollywood plays up historic militias, but a bunch of bafoons with guns not able to coordinate simple tactics didn't get us independence. I could care less about the 2nd amendment, so leave it alone. I don't think weak reasoning for why it exists in modern times should be left at the door. It's a settled issue like abortion, so let's address real issues.

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I prefer to remain unlabeled politically, but I can still play, right?

Conservative: Well I really don't like those big rigs people put in their ear or face. Lip piercings either. Even though it's a personal choice, I hope "going trans" doesn't turn into anything like a fad.

"Lib": legalize all drugs. Use the taxes for education and treatment. End all govt invasion to life, via dress restrictions, etc. Tax the pee out of tax-evading corporations and billionaires and get people out of poverty.

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I don't identify as any group other than anime lovers... Though I do use the term atheist... So I'll put down both.
My most liberal view is vaginal cosmetic surgery (It's usually minor and isn't harmful)...
My most conservative view...I think that profit should stop being looked at as plunder.

A lot of drug company profits among other corperations can certainly can be considered plunder .

"My most liberal view is vaginal cosmetic surgery (It's usually minor and isn't harmful)..." Now if someone would just explain what that is...I don't have a clue what is meant by that.

@dahermit I know what it is. What I am baffled by is how that is considered a political view by any stretch of the definition. "We demand vaginoplasties for all!"

@SKDeitch Is I don't think all men (or people) look better with makeup?

@BlueWave Thank you, but that does not answer my question. I would appreciate if someone would just plain, explain it to me.

@dahermit Oh, I didn't know you wanted me to explain it to you. I opened Google.com and put in "What is vagina cosmetic surgery?" Here's the search that it came back with.
Apparently it is also called Vaginal Rejuvenation. [google.com]

@BlueWave Thank you...never heard of it.

@dahermit Yup! SOME people have medical reasons -- and/or they were truly dealt not such a fair deal down there. OTHER people have insecurities about perfectly "normal" genitalia - body dysmorphia.

I think tax evasion is plunder

@Gianni Well yeah. That isn't profit and most companies and people do pay/lodge their taxes.

@DragonDust exceptions drug dealers, terrorist groups, dodgy politicians who steal their countries wealth as revealed in leak of panama papers

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On the conservative side I’m a strong Trump supporter and very pro-gun. On the liberal side I support a woman’s right to abortion in the first 20 weeks and support recreational marijuana nationwide.

weed rules, a twenty-one gun salute to that!

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Lets meet in the middle

How do you mean that?

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As a liberal, I've been in favor of capital punishment for all of my adult life. My rationale is that if someone commits murder they have forfeited their right to live in this world. Though, in the past few years, I've started to reconsider, largely due to our very flawed legal system that has too often imprisoned and executed innocent people.

Also, I don't recycle.

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My most liberal views (at least as liberals see them) are probably marijuana legalization and atheism. However, I’d say marijuana legalization is actually more of a libertarian view than liberal.

Most conservative view I suppose would be gun rights, but again, I’d say it was more of a libertarian view point in my case.

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