Hi My Name Is Kale

[Kale]

Hi! My name is Kale, I'm a 46 year old male and married with kids. My political thought process in the beginning was clearly Liberal during my college days. I always had a certain level of distrust with the Republican Party. I was pro-choice, anti-gun, anti-war, enjoyed smoking pot and having lots of sex. Of course, that was almost 25 years ago. Today, I've become completely fed up with the political system in America. I firmly believe both the Democratic and Republican parties are polluted beyond repair. Both parties are made up of criminals and professional liars. There's no way in hell I can vote for a candidate in either of those parties. Choosing between Donald and Hillary doesn't interest me one bit. Some of my thoughts on things that are important to me.

Free speech: I cherish it
2nd Amendent: I support gun ownership for citizens, but with some restrictions. Background checks are a must
Abortions: should be legal, it's a woman's right
LGBT: I fully support their movement and rights to marriage
Capital Punishment: I oppose it
Welfare: I'm okay with it, but not for an entire lifetime
Drugs: legalize pot, not entirely sure about meth, heroin and cocaine, tho
Workers: I fully support unions and worker rights
Private property: I support citizens owning their own property. I don't want all property owned by the government or a handful of uber wealthy families.
Immigration: I'm an open borders guy, but I do recognize the problems that may come. I have grown really tired of all of the "illegals" talk.
On the military: I don't like that we are the most militaristic nation in the world. I'm a pacifist.
Authoritarianism: I do not trust the government, law enforcement, the church, corporations, or the wall st. hyenas.
The U.S. Government: I firmly believe corporations (including big banks) and government have merged. I have a difficult time distinguishing one from the other. Sometimes I feel like I'm living in a corporate dictatorship.
Socialism/Collectivism: I want this type of society, so long as it's voluntary and free of government.

I've been called a Left Libertarian and a Libertarian Socialist. I feels it's accurate for the most part. I do have strong Anarchist views, tho. I often hear modern day Right Libertarians constantly blaming all things on just the government, while some Left Libertarians focus their rants on the corporations and capitalism. I blame both government and their bedfellows, the corporations. Thanks for taking the time to read this. Feel free to comment or ask questions.

[Q]

Welcome

If you have political questions, you can ask them in the Learning forum. That's why it's there after all!

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I see you have a rounded set of political views which I would personally still more identify with liberal ideas, but that word has a certain meaning in the US so I get that you don't identify with that. I look forward to your contributions

[RedAnarchist]

Hi and welcome!