What issue are you most right-wing on?

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Vegetarianism/veganism

for or against ?

[Schiff for Senate]

Economic/trade issues; support overhaul of welfare (extreme welfare reform, such as random government checks on the homes of people recieving welfare cheques; if the person is using drugs/alcohol then cancel the paycheque permanently), and oppose affirmative action. Support free trade; not only is protectionism unfair, it has the effect of backfiring and/or causing a trade war which helps no one (though I do support some tarrifs and higher tarrifs against countries that use child labor and/or don't follow the environmental regulations American businesses have to, to make sure that such businesses are not given an unfair advantage for a lack of carefulness/regulation). Also I think that taxes on the lower class should be increased and should be lowered on the rich (though tax loopholes should be reduced).

Please, please do not give the GOP any ideas.

(And what the hell are you checking for?)

For drugs and/or a lot of alcohol; if they're a drug addict or alcoholic, then cancel their paycheque. Taxpayers shouldn't pay for someone to satisfy their alcoholism and/or drug addiction.

Yes, because drinking alcohol automatically means that you are an alcoholic.

No, I'm not saying they should have their paycheques cancelled just because there's alcohol in the house; most adults drink some amount of alcohol. But if it's obvious that they are alcoholics (i.e there is a lot of alcohol in the house) or drug users (i.e. there are drugs in the house), then put them of the welfare payroll.

[Derpist]

NIMBYism is bad, including anti-development socialism.

That's interesting, I tend to consider NIMBYism to be right-wing almost by definition.

I actually agree. But in the Western political system, it's guys like DSA in San Francisco fighting against all development. While guys in Texas just build build build.

I would also believe that privatizing the police (the inevitable outcome of defending any public social service) is a radical right idea - and yet in the West...

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Economic/trade issues; support overhaul of welfare (extreme welfare reform, such as random government checks on the homes of people recieving welfare cheques; if the person is using drugs/alcohol then cancel the paycheque permanently), and oppose affirmative action. Support free trade; not only is protectionism unfair, it has the effect of backfiring and/or causing a trade war which helps no one (though I do support some tarrifs and higher tarrifs against countries that use child labor and/or don't follow the environmental regulations American businesses have to, to make sure that such businesses are not given an unfair advantage for a lack of carefulness/regulation). Also I think that taxes on the lower class should be increased and should be lowered on the rich (though tax loopholes should be reduced).

Please, please do not give the GOP any ideas.

(And what the hell are you checking for?)

For drugs and/or a lot of alcohol; if they're a drug addict or alcoholic, then cancel their paycheque. Taxpayers shouldn't pay for someone to satisfy their alcoholism and/or drug addiction.

Yes, because drinking alcohol automatically means that you are an alcoholic.

No, I'm not saying they should have their paycheques cancelled just because there's alcohol in the house; most adults drink some amount of alcohol. But if it's obvious that they are alcoholics (i.e there is a lot of alcohol in the house) or drug users (i.e. there are drugs in the house), then put them of the welfare payroll.

I have a lot of alcohol in my house because I like mixed drinks. I have one maybe once or twice a week. You can get lost.

[Schiff for Senate]

Economic/trade issues; support overhaul of welfare (extreme welfare reform, such as random government checks on the homes of people recieving welfare cheques; if the person is using drugs/alcohol then cancel the paycheque permanently), and oppose affirmative action. Support free trade; not only is protectionism unfair, it has the effect of backfiring and/or causing a trade war which helps no one (though I do support some tarrifs and higher tarrifs against countries that use child labor and/or don't follow the environmental regulations American businesses have to, to make sure that such businesses are not given an unfair advantage for a lack of carefulness/regulation). Also I think that taxes on the lower class should be increased and should be lowered on the rich (though tax loopholes should be reduced).

Please, please do not give the GOP any ideas.

(And what the hell are you checking for?)

For drugs and/or a lot of alcohol; if they're a drug addict or alcoholic, then cancel their paycheque. Taxpayers shouldn't pay for someone to satisfy their alcoholism and/or drug addiction.

Yes, because drinking alcohol automatically means that you are an alcoholic.

No, I'm not saying they should have their paycheques cancelled just because there's alcohol in the house; most adults drink some amount of alcohol. But if it's obvious that they are alcoholics (i.e there is a lot of alcohol in the house) or drug users (i.e. there are drugs in the house), then put them of the welfare payroll.

I have a lot of alcohol in my house because I like mixed drinks. I have one maybe once or twice a week. You can get lost.

Oh, okay. I wasn't aware that people did that, but I get your point - it can be misleading to see alcohol. And in that case they should check for just drugs - people who get welfare shouldn't be on drugs.

[Schiff for Senate]

Vegetarianism/veganism

for or against ?

I think he means he's against veganism/vegetarianism, because that's something usually supported by progressives who have health concerns or object to killing animals for their food, but I could be wrong.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Economic/trade issues; support overhaul of welfare (extreme welfare reform, such as random government checks on the homes of people recieving welfare cheques; if the person is using drugs/alcohol then cancel the paycheque permanently), and oppose affirmative action. Support free trade; not only is protectionism unfair, it has the effect of backfiring and/or causing a trade war which helps no one (though I do support some tarrifs and higher tarrifs against countries that use child labor and/or don't follow the environmental regulations American businesses have to, to make sure that such businesses are not given an unfair advantage for a lack of carefulness/regulation). Also I think that taxes on the lower class should be increased and should be lowered on the rich (though tax loopholes should be reduced).

Please, please do not give the GOP any ideas.

(And what the hell are you checking for?)

For drugs and/or a lot of alcohol; if they're a drug addict or alcoholic, then cancel their paycheque. Taxpayers shouldn't pay for someone to satisfy their alcoholism and/or drug addiction.

Yes, because drinking alcohol automatically means that you are an alcoholic.

No, I'm not saying they should have their paycheques cancelled just because there's alcohol in the house; most adults drink some amount of alcohol. But if it's obvious that they are alcoholics (i.e there is a lot of alcohol in the house) or drug users (i.e. there are drugs in the house), then put them of the welfare payroll.

I have a lot of alcohol in my house because I like mixed drinks. I have one maybe once or twice a week. You can get lost.

Oh, okay. I wasn't aware that people did that, but I get your point - it can be misleading to see alcohol. And in that case they should check for just drugs - people who get welfare shouldn't be on drugs.

People who don't get welfare shouldn't be on drugs either, and yet here we are. You have to meet people where they are.

[Schiff for Senate]

Economic/trade issues; support overhaul of welfare (extreme welfare reform, such as random government checks on the homes of people recieving welfare cheques; if the person is using drugs/alcohol then cancel the paycheque permanently), and oppose affirmative action. Support free trade; not only is protectionism unfair, it has the effect of backfiring and/or causing a trade war which helps no one (though I do support some tarrifs and higher tarrifs against countries that use child labor and/or don't follow the environmental regulations American businesses have to, to make sure that such businesses are not given an unfair advantage for a lack of carefulness/regulation). Also I think that taxes on the lower class should be increased and should be lowered on the rich (though tax loopholes should be reduced).

Please, please do not give the GOP any ideas.

(And what the hell are you checking for?)

For drugs and/or a lot of alcohol; if they're a drug addict or alcoholic, then cancel their paycheque. Taxpayers shouldn't pay for someone to satisfy their alcoholism and/or drug addiction.

Yes, because drinking alcohol automatically means that you are an alcoholic.

No, I'm not saying they should have their paycheques cancelled just because there's alcohol in the house; most adults drink some amount of alcohol. But if it's obvious that they are alcoholics (i.e there is a lot of alcohol in the house) or drug users (i.e. there are drugs in the house), then put them of the welfare payroll.

I have a lot of alcohol in my house because I like mixed drinks. I have one maybe once or twice a week. You can get lost.

Oh, okay. I wasn't aware that people did that, but I get your point - it can be misleading to see alcohol. And in that case they should check for just drugs - people who get welfare shouldn't be on drugs.

People who don't get welfare shouldn't be on drugs either, and yet here we are. You have to meet people where they are.

I know, and while it would be preferable for no one, not even non-welfare recipients to have drugs (not that there should be a law banning drugs), if  the government isn't assisting you, it shouldn't be there business whether or not you have drugs. But if you're receiving money from the government (i.e. welfare) and using that money to buy drugs, that's much worse - because you're using the taxpayers' money to fulfill your own drug addiction, and people who work 8 hours a day need to spend some of their hard-earned money so you can have your drugs. While the majority of people on welfare don't abuse the system like this, some do, and that's why they shouldn't get any welfare paycheques.

[Xing]

Since a lot of people are bringing up trade, what is the "right wing" position on trade? Being wary of free trade? I don't think that would've been the case several decades ago, but if it is, then trade would count for me too.

[AGA]

Since a lot of people are bringing up trade, what is the "right wing" position on trade? Being wary of free trade? I don't think that would've been the case several decades ago, but if it is, then trade would count for me too.

Globalism is inherently right wing on economic grounds.

[Samof94]

Vegetarianism/veganism

for or against ?

I think he means he's against veganism/vegetarianism, because that's something usually supported by progressives who have health concerns or object to killing animals for their food, but I could be wrong.

I mean against it. I am not a big fan of the idea of never eating meat or dairy. I just think a more realistic solution to their concerns should be found.

[Alben Barkley]

Guns, free trade (if that counts as right-wing), some foreign policy issues, most issues related to “wokeness” nowadays. (Not that I’m even socially conservative, I just hate the dogmatic and authoritarian approach some take to these issues.) NOT criminal justice — I am strongly opposed to the death penalty and think “tough on crime” policy, including/especially on drugs, is mostly stupid and bad — but I do think the whole “defund the police” thing is insane. Both politically and it’s just the wrong way to go about reforming the system.

Oh and if NIMBYism is considered a left-wing thing, I am definitely far right on that issue. But in my experience NIMBYs can be both progressives and conservatives. Though it does seem like left-wing cities have more housing problems, as a result of both NIMBYism and some policies (like rent control) that have the opposite of their intended effects. I guess I’d be “right-wing” on that stuff too, but to me the goal is far more important than the ideological label; in this case the goal is affordable housing and less homelessness. I don’t really care if the best way to get there is considered “left” or “right” by ideologues; whatever works should be what we go with. And clearly what some Democrats are doing in cities like San Francisco is NOT working.

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I'm most intrigued that CentristRepublican uses the British spelling of "cheques".

As for me:

- TV licenses; I'm increasingly confused why the British left still love this regressive relic that props up an institution that often chases down commercial lowest common denominator fare suited for ITV.

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

Sexual Morality

I genuinely don't know whether you mean "the modern left are prudish metooers who need a consent form to hug" or "the modern left are sexually obsessed hippies with their polycules and cuties".

[_.]

Sexual Morality

I genuinely don't know whether you mean "the modern left are prudish metooers who need a consent form to hug" or "the modern left are sexually obsessed hippies with their polycules and cuties".

The latter, as in the "Sex before marriage is immoral" and "Marriage is between a man and a woman" way.

I'd never push for laws based on this the same way you don't see me advocating for the return of prohibition, but I do follow these rules in my personal life.

[beesley]

If you put abortion on the left-right spectrum, which is foolish, then that as I'm staunchly pro-life. If not, it's a tough one. Anything where being localist is considered the right-wing option, probably that.

[beesley]

If you put abortion on the left-right spectrum, which is foolish, then that as I'm staunchly pro-life. If not, it's a tough one. Anything where being localist is considered the right-wing option, probably that.

So federalism in the American context.

Yeah, I suppose. I like many aspects of the American federal system, just not its recent outcomes.

[Kingpoleon]

Abortion. I suppose I’m pretty close to there on the balanced budget, foreign intervention, free trade, and housing, but only the first is clearly right wing.

[sting in the rafters]

Guns.

1. Castle Doctrine. Me or my roommates hear footsteps? Some gotta grab and load up the pump. Waiting for PPD to get here? No, I choose life.
2. I do support reinstating the Assault Weapons Ban and stricter law enforcement regarding a prioritization of gun-trafficking, however we must be vigilant in not allowing the Second Amendment to suffer the same fate as the Fourth.
3. The way everything looks with all the crazies and loonies in this nation armed to their teeth, unilateral disarmament is unwise.
4. Hunting is fun.


A caveat to the first reason is it's also why I'm not as far left on gentrification as other issues. I would love nothing more than to yeet a quarter of the residents in my neighborhood into the sun. Zoning, eminent domain, whatever it takes. Any municipal measure which cleanses the streets of every last rust-bucket Accord on the sidewalk, overflowing trashed appliances, and improperly maintained foilage has my full-hearted support.

[2952-0-0]

Trans issues.

I also really, really hate performative wokeism. I'm a big fan of Biden's approach of governing as a progressive, without playing the woke buzzword bingo.

[_.]

Apologies for bumping the thread but...

Weed, euthanasia, and H1B immigration.

What? Could you elaborate a little? I'm unsure what this means.

[Xing]

Since others have mentioned it, I guess my views on drugs/alcohol could be seen as relatively conservative, at least compared to my other views.

[CumbrianLefty]

I'm very "traditional" minded on education in some ways - think that reading writing and doing sums have to come first before more "trendy" stuff. Also (and no doubt relatedly) believe that uniforms in schools are a good idea (though that does not include ripping people off price wise)

Also pretty "zero tolerance" on some crimes, and still think ASBOs were a good thing.

[parochial boy]

Nuclear power.

Climate change is an absolute emergency and we need to decarbonise our societies as quickly as possible. Except why don't we just handicap our chances of ever achieving that by ruling out one of the most important and viable ways to do so because of badly explained reasons that aren't even scientifically coherent?

[GM Team Member and Deputy PPT WB]

budget issues. I think the increasing debt is a cause for concern. Of course we can work on reducing it without hurting regular folks either.