atheist4thecaus
Banned
- Joined
- Jan 17, 2018
- Messages
- 348
- Reaction score
- 57
- Location
- Wisconsin, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Political Leaning
- Slightly Liberal
Hey everyone, I'm new to these forums, although I have been discussing politics for quite some time. I bring a unique combination of perspectives, as someone who voted for Obama twice and Trump. And yes, I voted these guys in because I thought they were the best people for the job, and overall good candidates. People assume that I'm a conservative because I voted Trump, but I'm actually a Left of Center liberal. I agree with welfare programs, although they need reform, for instance. I'm also an atheist, and I grew up in a Catholic household. I'm an American that believes in well-defined borders and restricted immigration policies. I think that global warming is happening, but that we should approach the problem economically. I'd like to see more development in space, and more funding of NASA. I want to get the debt down, but I don't think we should be freaking out about how large it is, either. I'm a strong believer in the state, so you could call me a "statist" I guess, but that's not to confuse me with being some sort of Fascist, because I love our Democratic Republic system. I'd say Obama did a great job helping the economy recover with the stimulus package, but I also think that Trump is doing a great job building economic success on top of the older economic success of Obama. And importantly, I do believe in military intervention around the globe to protect our interests and guide the globe towards our culture, as I American culture is generally better than cultures around the world, but we can learn from the good of other cultures and implement the good into our system. I generally don't want broad tax cuts. On health care, I'm not completely tied to public or private strategies as I think both can work, but I do think creativeness and innovation are key to solving our health care problems. So hopefully that gives you an idea of my roundness on different issues, and I look forward to continuing the good discussions I've already had on here.