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[–]yousaythosethingsFind and Replace "gatekeeping" with "having boundaries" 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Liberalflexible? Demiliberal?

In all seriousness, I don't know since I don't seem to fit into modern notions of conservative vs. liberal and certainly not within the U.S. I guess I would say post-woke liberal trending toward moderate. I do feel politically homeless. I was very liberal and peaked in how leftwing I was in 2019 when I realized what I had been supporting was not what I had been led to believe it was. It forced me to take stock of my values and make sure I don't throw my support behind things that contravene them. I try to take everything on an issue-by-issue basis and I'm not so concerned about what it adds up to these days. My family is from the Soviet Union and has seen some shit, so I'm not blindly idealistic enough to think that communism and Marxism are the answer. So while I don't love the excesses of capitalism, I'm resigned to it providing a better baseline than communism. I am against corporatism, treating corporations like people, and corporate welfare. I am disturbed by how corporations are powerful enough to render the First Amendment futile. I'm trying to get away from tribalism, authoritarianism, and having an "anti" mindset. I despise postmodernism and its hellspawn. I prefer building to destroying, cooperation to divisiveness, problem-solving to complaining, and open discourse to censorship.

On dating apps I select "Moderate" and hope to scare off the leftwing reactionary types.