FerrisBueller86
jhsu
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« on: January 06, 2005, 01:36:11 AM » |
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It was interesting to read your opinions in the thread on the Republican Party split.
htmldon: You are a moderate, and yet you are a staunch Republican. Why?
bullmoose88: Why do you hate the Dixiecrats so much and not want them in the Republican Party?
Senator WMS: Why are you libertarian when your social score is positive (authoritarian) while your economic score is negative (economic left)? Admittedly, your scores are very close to neutrality, but I expected a libertarian to be in the opposite quadrant of the political compass.
I'm a Democrat because of both social issues and economic issues. I'm pro-choice, pro-gay rights (including marriage), and pro-environment (which I think could be called conservative due to emphasis on conservation), but I'm in the middle ground on the death penalty. I think that there is too much violence in the media and popular culture, and I am a big fan of Tipper Gore. (People who know I have these opinions think I'm conservative, hehe.) I believe that too many Republicans like to talk tough on defense so they can justify defense pork like the Missile Defense program that refuses to die even after 20 years. I think that the rich and powerful should bear a greater part of the tax burden, and I think that the perception that most government spending benefits the poor is largely a myth. (The poor do not have highly paid lobbyists working for them, and they do not have clout in the media.) I believe in balanced budgets and think that there should be spending cuts. Like Senator Paul Simon of Illinois (the state I grew up in), I see persistent, growing budget deficits as a THREAT to liberal ideals like social welfare.
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