Sure

And the same reason why devout Christians oppose socialism

Communism is relatively safe to them.

right

Lenin legalized homosexuality in the Soviet Union, though Stalin made it illegal, and those after kept it illegal

It's illegal now though

Well, sort of

The act itself isn't illegal

You can do it in private, but no public displays and mention of it around children

So it's basically outlawed "in public" in a de facto sense

Assuming we're both talking about Russia

Liberal 50 years ago isnt the liberal today

Right

I'm liberal of 40 years ago

I don't really know what I would call myself. I don't have a solid position on economics, but I know I don't believe in free markets, and I don't believe in communism.

I think capitalism works, but I don't like the culture runaway consumerism creates. At the same time, I also feel like too much regulation can make a group of people "soft."

I think the state has two main purposes:

1. To protect its people, from external and internal forces.
2. To protect the culture while ensuring happiness.

I don't believe in speech policing, because that's what got us to where we are now. I think the first amendment and free speech are very important and should be protected, though I also think the right to vote should be a privilege, not a right. It should be earned. How I would go about that, I'm not sure. The two ideas in my head are through some form of service (it doesn't have to be the military) or through owning property, as was initially intended for the United States. I don't like how politics is a game of demagoguery and narratives, I think it should be more than that.

I guess you could loosely say some of my beliefs fall in line with the founding fathers, but there's also several areas where I disagree.

You sound like a minarchyist

Especially in the economics area

I wouldn't call myself a minarchist

I'd say I'm far from it

Lol you'd be supprised

well, because I think some things should be regulated. I think the environment needs to be protected, and I'd be willing to sacrifice economic growth for that

I've also seen how big tech uses its power to push corporate censorship

and I would take measures to oppose that, because I believe businesses can take away someone's freedom.

For example

Places like twitter should be a public forum.

(which, it sort of was recently ruled to be one by a judge)

And when I say "public forum," I mean you should be able to discuss anything as long as you are not advocating for violence or anything that would take away infringe on person's rights

I'd refrain from the second half of that

Because they can advocate for it, which is where you counter it.

Why not? Corporate censorship is a huge problem

Oh

Not the violence part.

You sound like a minarchist still

The violence can get fucked.
If anybody calls for violence, they can fuck off.

But to advocate for something that restricts rights is perfectly alright, as long as you counter their arguments with your own.

@Josh42A But wouldn't a minarchist believe in the free market? I would enforce such policies through the government

A minarchist could never support environmental regulations.

Minarchism to a degree.

@εïз irma εïз And I strongly support environmental regulations.

Same

This is why the minarchist server I moderate hates me