Recent content by JokerX27505

I think you can "feel" compassion for all creatures how ever to be ethical I believe one should take the time to create a hierarchy of values of which kind of life tramples others. I don't believe one should torture a dog for shits and giggles but I would gladly trade in an infinite amount of...

If I had to take a guess making any drug illegal in the first place makes a politician look virtues. Since users of any given drug are usually a minority they cant really vote out the ones responsible for making it illegal. Since most people use painkillers no sane politician would try...

Been looking at Pew studies and it seems that Democrats tend to vote for more governmental power other than the topics listed. Border defense, terrorism , Military and abortion It doesn't mean they are for pulling all funding for these but tend to want less government in those areas compared to...

Thank you Asclepias and Crepitus for entertaining my questions it means a lot I believe my hypothesis was only strengthened with this conversation but this is only a small sample pool and I will continue to think about what makes someone "left" and someone else "right" cheers

More inclined to help those you are closely responsible for like household family at the cost of others you don't know but perhaps make a larger number or vice versa. If you had to choose an image of yourself doing your definition of "good" would you be more likely to picture yourself helping...

At the top of my head. Poorish family, have a wife or at least someone you feel closely responsible for. You have the ability to vote for some sort of law that you believe will help people in the country but EXCLUDES you and your loved one however passing this law involves you giving resources...

I believe this was going somewhere than it dissolved back into venting. Let me just ask one more question. On a scale how close is the value of your household "yourself,wife,kids" compared to all of your countries society? would you be willing to hurt one to help the other? You cant choose...

This is what I was trying to clear up no one here values freedom as their highest value and no one here believes freedom to be a plague what I'm trying to decipher is if the "left" can hold freedom as a higher value than the "right". And if not why.

My current hypothesis is this. right: The very few things that are placed above freedom in the hierarchy of values is taking care of the physical well being of those you are responsible for usually being household family. "Personal responsibility > everything else." Left: The very few...

If those desires are ever at odds do you choose safety, and quality of life for the majority of people over freedom? Or do you believe freedom is always the answer for safety, and quality of life for the majority of people?

You're right I made the mistake in trying to get answering using broad strokes Every topic and right is its own debate. But thank you for attempting to answer my question without sass and attitude its sorta all I can ask for on a forum. ;)

Interesting can you explain more? If the authority at hand is government do you still believe it to be true?

I feel like in order for the left to achieve what they desire it commonly takes away individual rights. Am I wrong in that assumption?

As far as I understand it the vast majority of "left-wing" actions are taken to remove individual freedom. I'm not making a case against this but simply confused. Are there causes in the left wing circle where they fight for less power in the hands of Government? Is it possible to be liberal...

Keeping it short since that seems to get more of a response. Mostly a question to those who self identify as being more left wing. And hopefully is treated with honest responses and not just emotional venting. Also is there a forum "topic" for just asking questions and getting honest...