I’m just curious for the new or existing people? Lemmy.ml has taken a hard turn to the right since the reddit exodus. There’s been a lot of pro-imperialist propaganda being posted on world news, and a lot less diversity of opinion. It feels more neoliberal and neo-con to me.

Does anyone want to share what their political leanings are?

I’ll start; I’m anti-imperialist pro-state regulated capitalism. I believe we should have usage based taxes (toll roads, carbon tax) and luxury taxes, and I disagree with wealth taxes for people with less than $250 million. The state should spend more money on consumer protection in all industries (environment, health, finance, etc.) I believe in multipolarity vs. US hegemony.

  • colonial@lemmy.world
    23·
    1 year ago

    (USA here.)

    It sounds kind of juvenile, but the most concise description I can think of is “a somewhat less radical chad centrist.”

    Just to provide some examples:

    • On the left, I support labor reform and vigorously enforced anti-trust (as in, smash all the megacorporations.)
    • On the right, I do not support abortion except for medical reasons. I also think we need stronger immigration control - people should still be able to come in, but it must be controlled and orderly.
    • I do lean more authoritarian overall. Taxes are a necessary evil. Sensible rules, regulations and expectations are necessary to keep society together.

    Needless to say, I don’t subscribe to the really far-out viewpoints. I’m not a Nazi or a tankie.

    • Abel@lemmy.nerdcore.social
      3·
      1 year ago

      Do you want to discuss some things? I don’t want to just come rushing in with a political post :tm: but I’m interested in the abortion part.

          • Dr Cog@mander.xyz
            7·
            1 year ago

            Better question might be “why are you in favor of prohibiting people from getting abortions?”

            Being against abortions personally is a totally reasonable thing that doesn’t really require an explanation. Being against other people being allowed to get them is different.

          • Tb0n3@sh.itjust.works
            36·
            1 year ago

            Remember when the compromise was safe, legal, and rare? Now people practically use abortion as birth control.

            • Abel@lemmy.nerdcore.social
              42·
              1 year ago

              Hey, go out and speak to people with uterus, because they aren’t using it as birth control.

              Really. No “hard facts” out of that. Your worldview is so distant from mine we can’t hold a dialogue.

              Just go out and speak to them.

              • Tb0n3@sh.itjust.works
                22·
                1 year ago

                Looking at the stats from the CDC about 16% of pregnancies are aborted. All I want is for there to be less people proud of having had an abortion, or at least for less people to find that stance appropriate.