And where do socially conservative/fiscally liberal people go?
I'm one of them. We drift angrily with no representation in government. Too few in number for anyone to care about.
We used to go to the Democratic Party. Now, the Democratic Party has made social issues their line of cleavage with the GOP.
I no longer belong to that group. It's a tenuous position that's desolate in the political landscape for a reason. It's hard to justify economic egalitarianism without the same in social issues, and likewise with hypocritical conservative anti-corporatism.
By social conservatism, I mean several things:
1. Pro-life/anti-abortion. I actually view this as a liberal position, the position of defending the human beings least able to defend themselves.
2. Pro-family. By this, I mean that the two-parent biological nuclear family ought to be encouraged, in that it is the form of family organization that provides the best outcomes in the aggregate in terms of happier and more successful individuals, and society being enriched by individuals with greater self-reliance and personal responsibility, the two (2) virtues most needed to maintain liberal democracy. I believe that public policy should encourage two (2) biological parent family formation with incentives not given to others.
3. Pro-Immigration Restrictions. By this, I mean we ought to affirm our immigration laws and enforce them fully, until Congress changes them. I believe that whatever immigration limits we set ought to be set ENTIRELY for the benefit of American Citizens.
I will say that I am more moderate to liberal on some other issues that people would call "social issues". I'm anti-death penalty, for one. I'm for dialing back the War on Drugs.
