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[Neil]

conservative: ecomony, law and order, welfare

liberal/left: immigration, education, health, civil liberties

everythng else middle of the road.

[Biblethumper]

For obvious reasons I am about as far to the right of the spectrum as any man can get.

[Justin Hale]

I identify myself as a Left Wing conservative and voted Center-Right, which means I take a Left Wing view on......

abortion (support it)
religion (hate it)
climate change (believe man is causing it)
gay rights (support them)
war on drugs (hate it)

So what's there to be Right Wing about?

Israel (support it)
Iraq War (for it back in 2003)
nationalism (like it)
hippies (can't fucking stand them)
welfare state (support it)
Islamic terror (take it very seriously)
not particularly tolerant
believe in capital punishment for heinous crimes
hawkish (like it)

[mises]

[On the other hand]

Justin Hale wrote:

[oldtactics]

Agreed - supporting the welfare state is definitely not right wing.

[Justin Hale]

Mistake. that should've gone under Left

[zeldalee13]

Interesting. The spread is much more balanced than I expected... But there are also only 33 respondents at this time

[mises]

I'll copy Hale's format:

Abortion - pro
Gay marriage - pro (adoption too)
Climate change - undecided, but not at all worried
Religion - more hostile with every passing day. End tax-free status of religious 'companies'.
War on drugs - strongly against (100% legalization)
Israel - indifferent
Iraq war - against then and now
Afghanistan war - against then and now (though not so strongly 'then')
Nationalism - don't know. I don't feel any nationalistic pride in Canada. Can't really say.
Welfare state - universal, single payer medical system with private delivery is likely best, IMO. Public pensions need serious reform.
Terrorism - a police/criminal issue
Capital punishment - against, maybe.
Economics - free market etc. Abolish the fed and replace it with a computer. Treat banks like utilities. Dramatically increase punishments of white collar crime.
Trade - reciprocity. Sorry, ROK.
War - only in clear self defense, and then go hard or go home.
Western Civilization - clearly superior and to be defended. Cultural relativism is a cancer.
Multiculturalism - absolute garbage
Immigration - Absolutely 100% against all muslim immigration..even refugees. Citizenship granted after a decade of crime free, productive living. No dual citizenship. Shit or get off the pot.
Civil liberties - fundamentalist.

[Beeyee]

I would identify myself as a right-leaning Libertarian but like others have mentioned, it really depends on the issue.

[lisac1983]

[mises]

[On the other hand]

[asylum seeker]

I checked center-left but it depends on the issue:

Law and order: I support longer prison sentences for rape, pedophilia, murder etc. Minimum 10 years apart from some exceptional cases and life in the worst cases. Also prisoners should be made to do useful work during their incarceration. Marijuana should be decriminalized and white-collar crimes should be prosecuted more and the perpetrators given tougher sentences.

Taxes: Taxes should take into consideration social/environmental factors. Petrol should be taxed very highly for casual drivers to reflect its environmental impact and the national security issues of having to import it but discounts could be given for those who need to use it for work.
So many people use cars unnecessarily. To compensate for higher taxes on petrol, income taxes could be cut in compensation. In fact income should be taxed as low as possible. Loopholes that allow the ultra-rich to avoid paying taxes should be closed. Huge rebates should be given for the use of renewable energies like solar and wind.

Abortion/ gay rights: Far too much importance is given to these issues. For abortion choice is necessary, not because abortions are desirable but because alternatives are worse. More should be done to promote birth control in poor countries. Gays should be allowed the same marriage rights as everyone else of course.

Social welfare: healthcare should be free and universal. It's not perfect but it works well enough and it's better than health insurance companies fleecing everybody. Child support should have some sort of limitation to discourage those with no intention of working to keep breeding children they can't afford the upkeep of. People who are on unemployment benefits long term should be made to do useful work for them. The retirement age will probably need to be raised to 70 in most western countries to compensate for aging populations.

Economy: Banking has to be simplified. Unethical banks should be given no support and allowed to fail. Banks that are ethical in their practices should be supported as much as possible. Strict limits on capital requirements should be maintained.

[Big_Bird]