polisciguy
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So, I'm new here and I came here hoping to gain a deeper understanding of people who think differently than me politically. So far, I haven't quite managed to accomplish that so, I will try a more direct route. Would anyone care to share with me what their core political beliefs are, what party (if any) you believe best represents them and why?
TL,DR
Well, briefly (perhaps too), I support abortion rights, oppose (virtually) all gun control legislation, the immediate decriminalization of marijuana (and most, if not all, other drugs) and the immediate release of all non-violent drug offenders from prison, prison reform, and I oppose the death penalty. In theory, I support same-sex marriage, but I do not believe in marriage itself in any legal way. In terms of economics, I support the free market while allowing the government to interfere if there is a genuine human rights/ethics violation by a company, abolition of the income tax (in theory), dividing defense spending into "defense" and "offense" spending, and making significant cuts to it, reallocating that revenue to reform social security and medicare, incentivizing private retirement, and considering abolition of the minimum wage. In foreign affairs, maintain diplomatic relations and stay out of the business of other countries, while maintaining efficient intel correspondence.
In terms of party, I identify with the Democratic and Libertarian parties. I hope to see both mainstream parties incorporate more Libertarian views into their platforms. I consider myself a Libertarian in ideology, a moderate in practice.