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What would you consider your political ideology to be? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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I'm just curious for the new or existing people? Lemmy.ml has taken a hard turn to the right since the reddit exodus. There's been a lot of pro-imperialist propaganda being posted on world news, and a lot less diversity of opinion. It feels more neoliberal and neo-con to me.

Does anyone want to share what their political leanings are?

I'll start; I'm anti-imperialist pro-state regulated capitalism. I believe we should have usage based taxes (toll roads, carbon tax) and luxury taxes, and I disagree with wealth taxes for people with less than $250 million. The state should spend more money on consumer protection in all industries (environment, health, finance, etc.) I believe in multipolarity vs. US hegemony.

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[โ€“] 8 points 3 years ago (8 children)

I am libertarian.

Less government. Less rules. Less restrictions.

I don't give a rats ass if you want to smoke pot, get abortions. etc. I support individual rights and freedoms.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    What's your opinion on regulations for companies?

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I don't follow the 100% libertarian approach, which basically says, companies can do whatever the hell they want. (And, consumers vote with their pockets.. etc....)

    If- that is what you were hinting at.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Yeah that, it's the one libertarian standpoint that I really disagree with so I was just curious

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 3 years ago

    Another, of the viewpoints I don't agree with-

    Pure libertarianism- means no federal government at all. No military. If people wanted a military, they would pay a company for it, etc.

    I also don't agree with that.

    I retain my ability for self-thinking, and also, conclude none of the popular ideologies are perfect. They all have faults.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    I view freedom more about living without fear rather than doing what you want, which often leads down the don't give a rats ass as long as you aren't terrifying others over it.

    Maybe someday libertarians will increase in the upcoming decades ๐Ÿ™‚

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  • [โ€“] -1 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I appreciate your point of view, where you didn't do the common thing of strawmanning the left, especially on gun rights, in an effort to put yourself "in the middle".

    I believe in all those things you do (for a certain definition of "less government"), as well as gun ownership, but I consider myself a Marxist. There's something really admirable about "old-school libertarians".

    I think things like Right to Repair and Net Neutrality are the line between Libertarians who are good at heart, and the nut jobs. To an Anarcho-Capitalist, a company has the right to license their products under whatever conditions they want; an ISP can give preferential bandwidth to big companies. But a real Libertarian believes that not even companies and contracts can limit a person's freedoms.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 3 years ago

    strawmanning the left, especially on gun rights

    When you look at it from an external point of view- neither side is actually helping the gun rights segment.

    Both repubs and democrats are slowly whittling away rights and freedoms, including gun rights.

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