I have been unable to fit myself into the label republican or democrat, liberal or conservative. I see strengths and weaknesses on both sides. I also see the hypocrisy. The right tends to believe that people can be trusted to make economic choices for themselves, but their personal lives are corrupt and must be regulated. The left holds the opposite view. I happen to agree with neither. The smaller our government, the better.
Eric at Eric's Grumbles Before The Grave explains political beliefs as a grid, versus a 2-dimensional scale. I like this model much better. Looking at the two spectrums, totalitarianism versus individualism, I definitely fall closer to individualism and between socialism versus capitalism, closer to capitalism. Knowing this, it still does not help me find mainstream politicians who support my views.
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3 Drivers on a Roadtrip
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[image: coffee and beignets]
We have always done road trips. Princess and Gymnast took their first road
trips a week after they were born. And as the kids ...
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As a card carrying member of the right, that doesn't represent my views. Your personal life is free to do with as you wish, as altruistic or degenerate as you wish to be. Expose children to it though or sacrifice an innocent life, and the hackles go up.
Also, you can be socially conservative and fiscally liberal and vice versa. Economics and social behavior are often independent.
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