I’m hoping this doesn’t start a fight, I’m just curious what the political orientation is of this community. I grew up in a liberal (in the American sense) family, and I identify now as a socialist, though a lot of the liberalism I grew up in has stuck with me, like interest in LGBTQ and women’s rights, environmentalism, etc. Wondering where people here land?
I’m right wing, or at least compared to most of lemmy.
I want everyone to bear arms. To that end, we should air drop liberator-style pistols all over the world. No, I’m not joking.
I think America should put America first.
I think Trek is cool, but its also fiction and not some sort of practical political ideal.
I think we need common sense immigration laws, which would mean going after coyotes and businesses that hire illegals and abuse visa workers. We’ll be fine if our population was stagnant for a bit.
I think (in regards to lgbt) that you can do whatever you want between consenting adults, but leave kids out of it. Lot of upset about elementary school libraries and drag in schools, especially for a group that has nothing to do with kids.
I think we need better mental health, but I have no idea how that would look practically.
The internet was an inevitable mistake.
Anime was an avoidable mistake. Darkness best waifu.
Leftism feels like a cult these days. I don’t know why or how to describe it, but it does.
I think large international corporations need to be heavily regulated. At a certain size, maybe even making them utilities. Small companies should have more leeway.
There are problems, but they can be solved without burning down the system.
That’s a lot of words to say you are an ignorant racist.
You’re full of shit, just based on prior comments.
Common sense immigration, leaving what’s done with consenting adults alone, these things do not track with what you’re usually saying around here. Just saying
If “leftism” (what the fuck does that even mean?) feels like a cult, you’re getting your information from places that are busy making mountains out of molehills because of the money they get by keeping you outraged so they can keep your attention. “Some random weirdos on Twitter posted some crazy shit” has nothing to do with actual policies being actually enacted.
So you are one of those types against drag story hour?
Also you want a stagnant population and prefer that over immigration?
CBO projects that the majority of population growth overthe next two decades is from immigration. It seems our friend here is in favor of a shrinking population
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58612
I am. Or at least slowing growth. I’d prefer stopping or shrinking, but I figure slowing is an easier sell.
Yes, we cant grow forever. Better long term solution is for other countries to become livable.
But immigration is an excellent solution to declining birth rates, why be against that?
I don’t view declining birth rates as a problem.
It’s economic suicide but okay.