Right Winger
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009Friends have told me consistently that they they think I am sort of a “right winger”, which I find fairly amazing and irritating. To be fair I would probably be similarly irritated if I were called a “left winger” – but in any case I was thinking this morning at all of my views that must lead to this conclusion…
- anti-imperialism taking a heavy-handed approach and imposing on other countries, whether through economic hit-man style financial impositions or bombing is wrong.
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anti-corporatocracy yes, our government is in the pocket of large corporations. yes, this is bad for individuals.
- atheist most right wingers are atheist right?
- firearms for the masses is dangerous although I fully support our right to keep arms, I think packing a gat at the Costco is very dangerous – kinda like swimming pools and motorcycles.
- civil liberties as it turns out, I think all people – yup all types (even Scientologists, racists, and gingers) – have the same right to life, liberty, and property.
- anti-captial punishment Penn and Teller firmed me up on this one, but people do bad things for financial gain, compulsion, or stupidity – the death penalty is not much of a deterrent in any of these cases – it’s mostly just to make people feel better. Killing is bad.
- pro-choice killing is bad, and killing babies is bad, but at the end of the day I support a woman’s right to choose
So you can see where people would call me a right winger right? Actually, if you can maybe you can explain it to me. I think it comes down to this – if you believe in rationality, free trade, and fundamentally reject the idea that wealth redistribution (whether through corporate favors or high taxes on the most productive members of our society) – then you are “right wing”. Am I right?
