Why do you see very few Atheist conservatives? I lean to the left on socail issues but to the right on other issues.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Funny, most come here complaining of just the opposite 
Maybe we’ve worn the subject out? Or, with a herd mentality, have no one to argue with ..but ourselves? And being either self-described Agnostics or Atheists, prettymuch on the same page.
I’ve been here quite awhile.. and know I’ve witnessed Conservatives lacking respect for religion among the ranks. But when the topic comes to ..guns, illegal aliens, socialism, feminism, or party-line politics the - chasm appears! Outnumbered, and angry ...the conservatives disappear..
There’d been a request they come back, though not from me. But, on several of the above mentioned hot topics I’ve agreed with them - a shitstorm of abuse is never appreciated.. So, I get it. We’ve a couple who’ll dog progressive posts or statements, but they’re one-dimensional, if that, rarely exhibiting their lack of empathy or communal concern beyond dogmatic far right (fox-like) rhetoric.
My advice: thicken yur skin and say what ya think. Be honest, willing to describe your experiences and feelings, not regurgitating ‘one side’s’ talking points. And please, don’t become one (of many) ‘link & run’ posters; if you’ve got a point - describe it in your own words, copy a quote, then give a link.. Those grab me ~
Varn
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Apr 5, 2020
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Like what issues? The ones conservatives have co-opted and convinced everyone they invented (like the capitalist system, a balanced budget, etc.)?
Like it's probably better if abortions don't happen?
Like guns are useful in the right hands?
What exactly are these right-leaning issues?
I think you'll find the left is right on them as well.
Go ahead: WHAT issues?
Storm1752
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Apr 5, 2020
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@Chickenwing We hat's so right-wing about that?
Your problem might be you listen to too much right-wing propaganda, which twists everything leftists think.
Except for abortion (which is the linchpin) most progressives run the gamut.
The key is:
Left = common action against super-rich elites
Right = lying to affect behavior of those who otherwise would act accordingly to their own self-interests, and against them
I'm pro-abortion myself, in that women have jurisdiction over their own bodies and have the right to kill a pre-sentient fetus if she so desires. It is not murder of a human being because a pre-sentient fetus is not a human being.
That's my own personal thought. Disagree at your pkeasure..
Well conservatism in US is really connected to views on the social issues that are really hard to agree with for humanists (which most of atheists are). But I think many atheists, like myself, are libertarian which fits exactly what you describe (leaning left on social issues but right on economy and state control).
Kadel
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Apr 5, 2020
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Libertarianism is another word for Anarchy.
Or Social and Economic Darwinism.
Are you SURE you would survive and prosper in such a system?
For your sake I hope so, because if you and your fellow Republicans have your way, that's where we're heading!
Libertarianism is the exact opposite of socialism. There is very little if any common ground. Both are doomed to failure because supermen and inferior yet ravenous subhumans are in very short supply and such rigors, and grovelings, are beyond the abilities and/or inclinations of average men.
Unless you want to glorify the strong and euthanize the weak... THERE'S an idea libertarians can endorse!
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