ZapFinch42
Member
- Joined
- Aug 8, 2013
- Messages
- 90
- Reaction score
- 27
- Location
- Arizona
- Gender
- Male
- Political Leaning
- Progressive
Surprise! I'm not a Conservative!
I have been posting for a couple days now but I thought it was time to introduce myself to the board.
I suppose the most important thing for people to know about me as it pertains to this site is that I am a liberal progressive living in the blue suburbs of a very red state.
As far as specifics on my political beliefs:
I am proponent of Keynesian economics with the major exception of central banking.
I believe in well executed government social programs as well as federal and international aid.
I don't agree with the war on drugs and I would be ok with the legalization of medical marijuana.
I am a strong proponent of universal equality.
I am a very very strong proponent of STEM based education and that better scientific understanding leads to a better human condition. Being in the STEM field professionally probably contributes to this.
There are a few spots where I tend to disagree with other liberals for example:
The war on terrorism is not a bad thing. Whether or not it has been well executed is the question.
I am adamantly opposed to the extremist antiGMO wave currently sweeping through (ultra)liberal politics.
I am (PERSONALLY) opposed to abortion, I do not believe I have the right to give a litmus test to candidates of the human race. However I am strongly in support of abortion being a legal, safe and accesible option for those who do not feel the way I do.
Random Facts
I am a geek. Comics video games movies and books all occupy a place in my life. Barry Allen is a hero to me. The Mass Effect Trilogy is the best video game series ever (well maybe not the last five minutes but that is a discussion for another time). Some of my favorite books include: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, The Brothers Karamazov, Alice in Wonderland, The Moral Landscape, Walden and Frankenstein. Almost everything Dr Sagan wrote and the greatest american novel To Kill a Mockingbird. I am aslo an avid hiker and runner.
That is all I got for you. I hope to talk to you all soon and thanks for reading!
I have been posting for a couple days now but I thought it was time to introduce myself to the board.
I suppose the most important thing for people to know about me as it pertains to this site is that I am a liberal progressive living in the blue suburbs of a very red state.
As far as specifics on my political beliefs:
I am proponent of Keynesian economics with the major exception of central banking.
I believe in well executed government social programs as well as federal and international aid.
I don't agree with the war on drugs and I would be ok with the legalization of medical marijuana.
I am a strong proponent of universal equality.
I am a very very strong proponent of STEM based education and that better scientific understanding leads to a better human condition. Being in the STEM field professionally probably contributes to this.
There are a few spots where I tend to disagree with other liberals for example:
The war on terrorism is not a bad thing. Whether or not it has been well executed is the question.
I am adamantly opposed to the extremist antiGMO wave currently sweeping through (ultra)liberal politics.
I am (PERSONALLY) opposed to abortion, I do not believe I have the right to give a litmus test to candidates of the human race. However I am strongly in support of abortion being a legal, safe and accesible option for those who do not feel the way I do.
Random Facts
I am a geek. Comics video games movies and books all occupy a place in my life. Barry Allen is a hero to me. The Mass Effect Trilogy is the best video game series ever (well maybe not the last five minutes but that is a discussion for another time). Some of my favorite books include: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, The Brothers Karamazov, Alice in Wonderland, The Moral Landscape, Walden and Frankenstein. Almost everything Dr Sagan wrote and the greatest american novel To Kill a Mockingbird. I am aslo an avid hiker and runner.
That is all I got for you. I hope to talk to you all soon and thanks for reading!