Pigg said
...What is a political point on which you agree with someone of the "opposing" party?..  
 

Although I have no political party I do enjoy both Democrats & Republicans still insisting that their respective candidate won the 2016 US presidential election. Finally something about which they can agree. After all, it'$ all about the

  

$wag.

Have you considered we're really all Libertarians? Lesser of 2 evils if we can flip some people, no?

Bummer that this thread didn't pick up steam but there's still a chance, no?

My "party" would probably be "libertarian" so I guess the opposite of that would be the "socialist" party. 

At it's core; socialism is the idea that we should make sure every one is taken care of. That's an incredibly noble, humanist outlook on government and I can definitely get behind it. I strongly disagree with the approach and/or methodology of most socialist views but at it's core it's a very sincere view. They really do just want everyone to be okay. 

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Something that I should change moving forward when debating/arguing/discussing/etc with the "other side" would be to actively remind myself in the most heated of moments that most people, despite how much I disagree with them, are really trying to be better people and want things to be overall better. It's a simple thing but it makes a world of difference. We are all just hairless chimps that developed a god-complex. We will all be wrong at some point or another and there's nothing wrong with that. No one has the answers and our disagreements and squabbles are just us searching for those answers. So far that realization has been very humbling when debating the "other" party. 

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Let's reach across the aisle

This metal ringmaster sums it up nicely:
"...Bullshit...Coming together & incidentally removing all choice in favor of the illusion of emotional maturity are a silent form of slavery...Point being, the...middle ground is not a position. It's a tool. A wedge used to shift the...Overton window steadily leftward...The party that lost won't accept it...And ask any crisis counselor for confirmation, but until you accept your circumstances it is...fucking impossible to progress & improve...Sesame Street platitudes about 'coming together & uniting as one'...Propaganda, pure & unfiltered..." 

 
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I could be described as Liberal overall in my videos on civil rights, the environment, women's choices, etc. 

However I agree with the death penalty in rare cases. I dont like the way it is done and I dont understand it (ex: someone being on "death row" for a decade or more.. what's the fucking hold up?!?!) but I agree with the basic premise that some things are too much. 

I feel like people that do things so heinous, that they have cashed in their chance to be treated as a human being. 

I dont agree with "eye for an eye" per se, either. I think certain individuals, who are beyond the shadow of a doubt 100% guilty of unspeakable acts, such as child rape, torture, murder, etc. should be swiftly euthanized. The death penalty is more of a conservative view but I agree with it in my own way, I guess.

I would even go so far as to say that these despicable individuals that commit these heinous crimes should also be tortured in some cases. It should be up to the families involved the punishment. 

It wouldn't happen often. I feel that crimes of passion can sometimes be justified morally. But when children are involved, all bets are off. Skin these fucks alive. 

On another note, I remember in 3rd grade (of all places) the teacher had us write a short essay about if we agreed or disagreed with things like welfare. Because of my friend Jamie's influence (he was in turn influenced by his own dad's ramblings) I found myself writing that I disagreed with it. We were the only 2 kids in the class that disagreed. As I got older, i grew to not love the way that system runs (it needs to be overhauled and rethought out), but I support the idea of the social programs for the needy. I've seen people who are born into it and not know how to get out, and that is a problem. I've seen people abusing EBT and such, and that is a small issue as well. But overall I agree with it. We were on EBT for two years during a rough time when I was dealing with an ex employer, but we got off it. That is supposed to be the point for most: to use it as an aid while you have it, but try your best to get off of it. Food stamps are actually good for the economy; for every $1 spent in EBT, it generates something like $1.20. Also helped us to be able to afford to eat healthier, more expensive items.

the only thing I can agree on is America is better with Trump in charge

and that's only agreeing with half of you

that's the scary part is that it's 50/50 and Trump's side is the one with all the guns

if democrats somehow miraculously manage to remove him as president you will have a civil war on your hands 

There are too many 'what if' situations that can happen that change everything.

Pro choice is only acceptable if the girl was raped. Then it's her choice to keep it or not. If you lay down with someone willfully and have a child, then that was your choice.

Now if you say you were raped and file charged against your aggressor then a different choice has been made. If you know the child is going to be mentally handicapped, physically handicapped, or have a life expectancy less than 'x amount of' years then that should also be your choice. Depending on severity.

Gun laws need to be more strict. I know people with mental disabilities that own guns. There are ways around them. That shit is scary. There needs to be more random pat downs, deeper background testings done, just all around more getting the unsafe guns off the streets. More out of the hands of the unregistered owners. 

I can find situations where every rule ever placed seems like a really bad idea. 

There's always a grey area that doesnt let me pick a 'side'.