Iraq War - Opebo supports reinstating Saddam Hussein with reparations, as well as keeping the "nasty Shi'ites" in line.
I agree with him on the Shi'ites, they haven't exactly done a great job running Iran and there's no reason to think they'd do any better in Iraq. I don't support reinstating Saddam though, that's probably impossible at this point anyway. But his basic position if you boil it down to for or against is he's against. Most Democrats are.
That's a rather large stretch to suggest that the fact that he's against the war makes him with the mainstream of his party. Does the mainstream support reinstating Saddam and keeping the Shi'ites down? No, and he does; therefore, he is not in the mainstream.
Economics - Opebo is basically a Marxist here.
-3.88 is hardly a Marxist score.
I'd say a $15 minimum wage and a view that the "owning class" heavily oppresses the working class and should be punished is rather close to communism. The Political Compass score says nothing.
Other social issues - pedophilia. Need I say more?.
That's not really a social issue, since whether it should be legal is hardly ever discussed.
But in basics, opebo is pro-gay rights and supports church/state seperation. Most Democrats agree.
No, he supports fully demolishing all religion, which is, uh, kind of different. It's not what he
doesn't support that makes him very far from the Democratic mainstream; it's what he
does support, and you seem to be completely ignoring the things that he supports.
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