It's gone through phases. 20 years ago the right was authoritarian.

This is from the perspective of someone who has been on the working end of hate from those who affiliate with the right

It was very religious and puritanical.

Just like the left is now

well maybe not puritanical

You don't think?

About following a strict ideology and maintaining the status quo unless you're ousted and destroyed.

pretty sure slut walks arent pure

pu·ri·tan·i·cal
/ˌpyo͝orəˈtanək(ə)l/
adjectiveDEROGATORY
practicing or affecting strict religious or moral behavior.

Depends on what one thinks is moral.

They think dressing up 6 years old in drag is moral.

yea you got me there

it's hard to square left-wing redistributive economics with libertarianism.

And if you say something about it, you get owen benjamin'd

>extremeism is never good
I find this phrase misused everyday. How do you even define "extremism"?

considering left-wing economics requires the government to have complete control of your fiscal life

I understand it this way because I used to be a lefty when it was the devil's advocate. When it was against the status quo. But I was also young and incredibly stupid.

I'm not left economically, I'm left because they historically have defended the rights to individual liberty to live and love as we wish

oh yea i was a democrat back in senior year of high school

@DrYuriMom I disagree

then my folks actually talked to me about politics and i had no explanation for why i was a democrat

Historically yes, @DrYuriMom which is why people like Dave Rubin classify it at classical liberalism.

I believe in economic liberty

the Conservatives are the ones with the motto, live and let live. Whatever you choose to do in your private life, it's for you to decide

Modern liberalism is anti liberty.

^

I also believe in personal liberty

It's about freedom for some but not for all

if you are rich you are punished for being successful

you can't really believe in economic and personal liberty and be on the left 🤔
can you?

if you are poor you are rewarded for just being poor

Because I'm a woman married to a woman, those in power on the right hate me and those in power on the left fought for my right to marry.

Now I don't dilute myself into thinking the conservatives really believe in freedom for all. They're shutting down a lot of things for trans people simply because they don't hold a greater share of the population. But I also just don't care. I do think the majority wins out.

@DrYuriMom why is the right to marry important to you?

those in power on the right don't care about your relationships.

Fortunately there are men like Ted Olson who believe in personal liberty even if it's not popular on the right

Well, until a few years ago they fought very hard to keep me from being married

I think the state should be removed from "marriage"

and those people were pushed out because they're out-of-touch losers.

the religious right is stone dead.

They still have a lot of power