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Are you liberal or conservative?

Curious.
(People are insanely surprised when they find I have far more conservative ideals than liberal)

Ps — no judgment or disrespect from me. Everyone’s different x

For those who don’t fit into either category entirely — do you have more liberal ideals or more conservative ideals? (The question doesn’t really apply to those who are in the very middle)
katielass · F
I am a fiscal conservative, possibly the last living one. I am pro-choice, pro free speech, pro second amendment, pro death penalty if the evidence is refutable, pro gay marriage. Whatever that makes me, that's what I am. But I will NEVER vote for a democrat.
Syktur · 26-30, M
@katielass nicely said x
indyjoe · 56-60, M
I am one of those in the middle as I try to find a workable balance of conservative and liberal values...however I probably tend to lean a little more toward the conservative.
indyjoe · 56-60, M
@Stereoguy I like a lot of liberal attitudes and values because conservatism can get too restrictive and repressive, but on that note...a lot of conservative attitudes and values are well worth holding onto because liberals can and often do go too far in the opposite direction as well.
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indyjoe · 56-60, M
@Stereoguy I guess you could call me a liberal conservative?🤔
Hanging2 · 51-55, M
Its is interesting how people want to pigeon hole political thinking into very specific terms.

What I am for is that government keep out of the lives of people and let them make decisions for what is best for them.

The role of government is to better the lives of the people in which they serve and look to protect the future generations.
Alas we have become focused on keeping borders safe, debating climate change even though the evidence is there, and become insular in out thinking rather than expanding.

We need more decent and normal thinking people to enter politics, but the corruption, branch stacking and cronyism of politics prevent this from happening.
Heartlander · 80-89, M
Hmmm? I would consider myself a gentle conservative and an anti-Democrat.
SW-User
I'm more of a mix of both. I'm more conservative when it comes to abortion and immigration, more liberal when it comes to LGBT issues and the environment. I'm also opposed to most American foreign intervention. Political tests I've taken usually put me quite close to the middle.
4meAndyou · F
I actually took a test online to find out. The test blocked people into 4 squares, and I was extremely close to the exact middle and just a hair over onto the liberal side.

If someone had asked me, before I took that test, I would have said that I am a conservative but Independent voter. It turns out that I agree with more of the conservative agenda (at the moment) than I do with the whacky socialism and radical bullyism being espoused by the present Democrat Party.
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@4meAndyou as for the comment on socialism... we are already socialist. Just not in the places it matters most.
4meAndyou · F
@SW-User Correction. We are a democratic republic and we employ some socialist welfare programs.
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@4meAndyou no. Not so. Would you consider the roads and highway system welfare? Or the military? How about our police forces or our fire departments? These things all come from tax dollars to the government and are administered by the government for the people. That is, in a word, socialist.

No. There are some things that the government should provide, and you cannot tell me that the wealthiest nation in history cant afford common sensical things.
KidAzazel · 26-30
I hate labels like this, but I dont really go to either extreme. I share ideals that both conservatives and liberals do
SimplyTracie · 26-30, F
I dunno. Those lines are really blurred for me. But I was told that because I’m pro-life, I must be a conservative. 🤷‍♀️
Common sense anti SJW liberal
Syktur · 26-30, M
@PervertedPrincessOfDeath I respect that x
SW-User
Polically and socially, progressive.
Privately (personal life, meaning) I lean decidedly conservative. By way of explaining, I am absolute support of women doing what they please... but I personally seek a woman who wants a big family and is not opposed to being a stay at home mom.
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MrMonnyPenny · 22-25, M
Classical liberal
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uncalled4 · 56-60, M
If it's one thing I have learned, it's that most people don't fit easily into one category so easily. It's issue dependent.

Hell, even some left-handed people do plenty of things right-handed.

So, I know plenty of center-left or right versus someone who ticks all the boxes, even within something like being Libertarian.
4meAndyou · F
I re-took the test. I am two squares down directly on the center line between left and right libertarians.
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Syktur · 26-30, M
@Stereoguy same for sure

 
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