Conservatives, what is your most liberal aspect(s)? & vice versa

[Antonio the Sixth]

Depends what you call "liberal" and "conservative". I oppose affirmative action (though I arguably oppose it from the left), I oppose legalizing prostitution and I'm undecided regarding soft drugs. I'm also generally supportive of free trade (though with major caveats regarding developing countries), and support foreign intervention in order to stop violations of human rights.

[greenforest32]

Depends what you call "liberal" and "conservative". I oppose affirmative action (though I arguably oppose it from the left), I oppose legalizing prostitution and I'm undecided regarding soft drugs. I'm also generally supportive of free trade (though with major caveats regarding developing countries), and support foreign intervention in order to stop violations of human rights.

Why?

[Pingvin]

I'm ULTRA MEGA HARD PALEOCON
But I'm neutral on prostitution and I F***********ING HATE SOPA AND PIPA

[Antonio the Sixth]

Depends what you call "liberal" and "conservative". I oppose affirmative action (though I arguably oppose it from the left), I oppose legalizing prostitution and I'm undecided regarding soft drugs. I'm also generally supportive of free trade (though with major caveats regarding developing countries), and support foreign intervention in order to stop violations of human rights.

Why?

A certain conception of human dignity, and the (left-winged) idead that not everything should be for sale.

Just to be clear, I don't think prostitutes themselves should be penalized in any way. Clients and especially pimps should, though.

[I'm JewCon in name only.]

My more moderate positions:
I kinda un-oppose gay adoption, but at the same time I oppose it?
I support the Matt Shepard Act, and other acts of that nature.

My more Libertarian positions:

Lower drinking age to 18.
Dismantle the FCC in most cases. (Only supporting blocking obscene stuff from kids channels, and blocking porn on tv, and stuff.)
I oppose banning Flag Burning. I'm a damn proud American, but it is that person's property, and therefore they can do what they want with it as long as they don't cause harm/chaos to people. (But if you gotta burn it, wrap yourself in it first )

[Reginald]

I'm more liberal than conservative, so here's what I think is essentially the extent of my conservative beliefs:

- Oppose affirmative action.
- I’m pretty neutral on school vouchers (only because public schools don’t receive the funding I think they should).
- Generally pro-life past the first trimester or so (I would say the “point of viability” but that’s a fairly arbitrary threshold), though I am pro-choice when it comes to rape/incest/health of the mother.
- Support free trade in most instances.
- Fine with some offshore drilling until we reach a big breakthrough with renewable energy (which I optimistically believe is going to happen relatively soon).

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

I'm suspicious of affirmative action (in admittance to colleges, I'd prefer less emphasis on race and more on social class), oppose gun control, and think that as long as it's tightly regulated and produced in the USA, we don't have to give up fossil fuels immediately.

[Username MechaRFK]

I listen to Howard Stern, a guy that is despised by the politically correct left wing.

I support the abolition of the FCC.

Hugh Hefner>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>radical anti-porn anti-sex prude feminism

I hate hypocrisies of the left but I do the same with the right wing lies.

PETA does more harm for animal right causes then it does good.

 
 

[LastVoter]

Progressive taxation is not my favorite form of wealth re-distribution.

[TheDeadFlagBlues]

-I'm don't get into hysterics over the death penalty.
-I don't really care about pet issues over cultural leftists like vegetarianism, animal abuse, gender issues and the like. This doesn't mean I don't have a left-wing slant on these issues, it just means that I tend to shrug my shoulders when I see a flier or advertisement decrying factory farms as immoral.
-Protectionism is stupid.
-Knee-jerk anti-corporatism is stupid
-I support capitalism even I support tight regulation, relatively high taxation and the like.
-I like guns, even I can see the appeal of gun control.

[TNF]

- I'm a lot more hawkish than the average Democrat. That's not to say I'm a neocon, but it's also not to say that I'm a dove and think that all wars are without exception bad. I am a realist and believe that yes, war can be a tool for creating peace and establishing justice just as easily as it can be a tool to create more violence, instability, and chaos. Obama intervening in Libya is something that I probably personally would not have done were I in his shoes, but it's proven to be the right decision and something that I think he deserves credit for. The War in Iraq...not so much. It was completely unrequited and stupid from the start. I am for using military force to stop aggression and in self defense. Everything else should be thought of on a case-by-case basis.
- I think that we should eliminate corporate taxation and/or tax corporate cash stockpiles instead to encourage investment. I'm also in favor of a Value Added Tax, provided that it means we have exemptions for food, clothing, medicine, and education. I think that regressive taxation is easier done than progressive taxation, though I favor the latter; I think that social insurance programs should be entirely financed by payroll taxation, however.
- I think conscription is preferable to an all volunteer military.
- I am totally opposed to any form of gun control at any level.
- There's nothing wrong with using what fossil fuels we have while we transition to cleaner sources of energy. I'm down with clean coal and the Keystone XL pipeline, along with expanding offshore drilling (but not drilling in ANWR) and exploiting our massive reserves of natural gas. I am also a HUGE fan of nuclear power.
- I am opposed to affirmative action.
- I think guest worker programs are immoral in a country with 8.5% unemployment and that they need to be ended until we're operating at something *close* to full employment again. I believe that we need to reform our immigration system to encourage high-skilled, high-wage workers rather than low-wage workers.
- I'm completely fine with the Interstate Highway System and would love to see serious expansion and revitalization efforts therein.
- I'm alright with school choice so long as it's confined to public schools only.
- I think that liberals exaggerate the threat of climatic change. Yes, it's going to be a bitch to live through. No, it's not going to wipe out the human race. Chill the  out.

[Antonio the Sixth]

TNF, please edit your sig...

[TNF]

TNF, please edit your sig...

Fixed.

[k-onmmunist]

End the fed, anti-fiat, undecided on the death penalty.

[Horus]

Pro free trade, anti gun control, anti affirmative action.

[Ebowed]

I support free trade
I oppose public financing of campaigns (no way I should pay for some hate-filled conservative's run for office)
I oppose smoking bans

Well, I still support free trade, but as a smoker, I can say that we will follow the law - and if it is illegal to smoke outside of a cafe or restaurant, we will not do it, which indisputably provides a safer environment for employees and patrons alike.  I believe there is a reasonable balance to strike between personal freedom and public safety, and the prohibition of smoking substances outside the privacy of ones own home is really quite fair when one considers the serious health consequences of prolonged exposure to such toxic chemicals.  It is really no different than banning the use of asbestos in the construction of buildings.

[tallguy23]

-Support the Death Penalty for the most heinous crimes
- Libertarian on drugs, prostitution, and alcohol
- 100% pro-choice( for practical matters)
- Don't believe gun control will work considering the number of unregistered guns in this country
- 100% for gay marriage
- Fairly liberal on economic issues mainly due to rising inequality

[courts]

- Libertarian on drugs, prostitution, and alcohol

You can't be "libertarian" on just one issue, it's an all or nothing philosophy. Might as well say you're "marxist" on those things.

[Marokai Backbeat]

I am relatively pro free trade, I support only modest gun control laws, and I support means testing Social Security.

[morgieb]

I am relatively pro free trade, I support only modest gun control laws, and I support means testing Social Security.

Is means-testing really a 'conservative' policy? Because in Australia at least, the liberals support means-testing, whereas conservatives support free-for-all.

[courts]

I am relatively pro free trade, I support only modest gun control laws, and I support means testing Social Security.

Is means-testing really a 'conservative' policy? Because in Australia at least, the liberals support means-testing, whereas conservatives support free-for-all.

Why does Marokai support DEVASTATING CUTS to our seniors?

[Marokai Backbeat]

I am relatively pro free trade, I support only modest gun control laws, and I support means testing Social Security.

Is means-testing really a 'conservative' policy? Because in Australia at least, the liberals support means-testing, whereas conservatives support free-for-all.

It depends on your perspective, really. I don't personally view it as a right-wing inspired policy choice, since I look at it as "I don't want rich people getting Social Security."

[greenforest32]

I've heard the reason (elected) Democrats have opposed means-testing Social Security is because they fear the public support for the program will drop significantly once people start viewing it as a welfare program.

The real problem is the lack of public support for broad social welfare policies.

[Mr. Taft Republican]

I support gay marriage and limited abortion rights.

[Marokai Backbeat]

I've heard the reason (elected) Democrats have opposed means-testing Social Security is because they fear the public support for the program will drop significantly once people start viewing it as a welfare program.

The real problem is the lack of public support for broad social welfare policies.

I can also understand why they just wouldn't want to open that can of worms to begin with. I would be afraid to let anyone to the right of Bernie Sanders tinker with the inner workings of Social Security. What would start as a well intentioned effort to curtail social security payments to the wealthy might end with the right taking over the entire process and turning "means testing" into the horrible type of means testing that cripples so many other programs.