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Junior Chimp
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« on: May 15, 2011, 08:58:31 PM » |
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Social conservatives and "social liberals" have far more in common than social libertarians do with either.
A social libertarian opposes:
Hate crime laws
"Hate speech" laws
Laws against prostitution
Drug prohibition (including "regulating and taxing" drugs)
Having the state involved in marriage at all
The draft
Employment discrimination laws
Anti-discrimination laws in general
Gun control laws
"Humanitarian intervention"
Foreign aid
etc. etc. etc.
All of those things are either supported by a clear majority of self-described "social liberals," or receive more support from "social liberals" than "social conservatives."
A much better way to look at it would be "social left-right" ("traditional values" vs. "cosmopolitan" worldview) combined with "social libertarian-authoritarian."
Social left-libertarian:
Mike Gravel, Gary Johnson, Barry Goldwater, Napoleon, reason magazine
Social left-authoritarian:
Chuck Schumer, Hillary Clinton, Tipper Gore, Polnut, Time magazine
Social right-libertarian:
Ron Paul, Robert Taft, Calvin Coolidge, Ghost_white, LewRockwell.com
Social right-authoritarian:
Dubya, Woodrow Wilson, John McCain, realisticidealist, Fox News
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