I'm a capitalist, but socially "classical" liberal. I'm one of those "live and let live types," but I have serious issues with the concept of stealing from the rich to cover the lives of the poor - be that with the progressive tax system, welfare, ACA, etc. Hell I even have issues with insurance pools that financially punish everyone for the mistakes of others... I'm "politically awkward" because I don't like either side, and neither side really addresses my shit so I have to pick and choose - is socialism more of a threat than not having federally "enforced" SSM? I always had to pick between D's and R's in presidential elections (Trump is probably the most happy I've been with a president because he's pretty close to "classical liberal" and he even touches on my particular version of national capitalism over global free market.) That said, most of the time, I'm not particularly happy with my choices... I am just thankful I'm in Alaska, we have the highest concentration of Independents like myself and we vote them in regularly, we also tend to balance out the see-saw with a mix of R's and D's to keep a generally even keel between helping those who need help and not going into debt because of it [socialism].
I think the left just lost their ******* minds and they are driving people away. The D's allowed these radicals [socialists, communists, and anarchists] to take over the party because, really, after getting women's vote, desegregation [removal of Jim Crow], and gay rights [even got SSM which I fought up here for my entire adult life] - they ran out of shit too fight for and had to just start inventing crap - like micro-aggressions, transgender bathrooms, on and on. These radical's have no foundation for their beliefs so they come off as hypocritical shits who go back on their word (and totally prove 100% the "slippery slope" idea that R's argued so successfully - see "what two adults do in their bedroom is none of your business" vs today's "**** your beliefs, bake the cake" and "**** your little girl and wife's feelings, trans-women can use the ladies room regardless")
It's an interesting year for me honestly, I'm falling right, harder and harder the more bullshit I see from what I call "the sedition crowd"... harassing public officials during their off hours - and proudly, beating up and hating American's for going to a Trump rally, bringing in ANTIFA and protecting MS-13 and so much ******* more. Its pathetic, they are pathetic for using those tactics. It's like I used to be alright being called a republican or a democrat, because I used to hold values from each party - now... I am almost to the point that consider it an insult to be called a Democrat. I'm not alone either. My mother was a life time democrat, she's 72 and she is now a registered republican who is absolutely disgusted by the D party - that they sold themselves to Hillary Clinton and these radicals who are so, so incredibly far from liberal. My husband, who's a center right conservative has gone alt right on me, he's ready to fight. He's actually ******* excited that some ANTIFA progressive shit bag might **** with us in Vegas... He wants to beat the shit out of someone because he's had it with being nice, he's had it with their bullshit, and he isn't going to let them get away with it anymore (like he, most R's, have always done.) All the military guys I know are bruising to put down "those fascist fuckers" if they even look at em funny.
I'm concerned because I think shits going to get real ugly real fast if the D's/left keep letting these radical/seditious folks run the show like they are, but on the other hand, I understand, they've [the radicals] have been calling everyone, even my husband, a racist [his first wife was black, their son gets married this Thursday (that's why we're headed to Vegas). His daughter's last name is Gonzalez... But yeah, he's a racist... ~rolls eyes~ I'm a racist too because how dare I want to defend our borders, because how dare I think that welfare is enabling ghettos and generational welfare, is preventing folks from escaping that "shit-hole" life by removing the incentive to get out and better themselves. Unlike modern leftists/democrats I do not believe that these folks couldn't get out of there, I do not believe that they are doomed to be poor because they happened to be born poor or black or Hispanic, or whatever. I believe they can and would if they had to (aka "tough love.") I'm also a "homophobe" because I don't agree with the trans bathroom issue - ironic since I'm actually bisexual.
The left is off the ******* rails right now, and normal people aren't down with their "woke" bullshit...