issue | left | right | libertarian |
|---|---|---|---|
abortion | woman;s choice | life of baby trumps woman’s choice | everyone is sovereign, and is sole owner of their bodies, including women |
Central banks | Support | Support | Oppose |
Covid | Support vaccine mandates, lockdowns, masking | Mixed. Some US states supported restrictions, some didn’t | Individual rights to autonomy and privacy trump community rights to safety and conformity |
Criminal Justice system | Believe it is racist, seek to soften sentencing | Believe it is captured by special interests | Use private jury based arbitration where possible. |
death penalty | forbidden | encouraged | no one may take a life except in self defense |
defence | inconsistent. will sacrifice 18 year-olds to achieve dubious objectives. | inconsistent. will sacrifice 18 year-olds to achieve dubious objectives. | individual decision to engage or ignore. |
Defund the police | Support, but with reservations in own districts | Strongly oppose | Use private security agencies |
Drug legalisation | Weak support | Strongly oppose | Support - personal choice |
education | mainly state responsibility. strong woke bias. | mainly individual responsibility. strong christian bias. | individual responsibility |
Global warming | Firm believers | somewhat skeptical | Unproven. Does not justify restrictions on individual rights. |
gun control | encouraged | mostly opposed | your property belongs to you. you are responsible for your actions |
Healthcare | Free and universal | Limited support for state provided healthcare. Encourage private healthcare. | Private healthcare and charity. |
Incarceration | Weak support. Decriminalise many “crimes” | Strong support. | Exile or restitution rather than costly incarceration. Decriminalise all victimless “crimes” |
Nationalism | Weak support, prefer globalism. | Strong support | Personal choice, favour individualism, oppose globalism |
open borders | encouraged | opposed | your status as a free individual should not be determined by your nationality or location |
Organised labour | Support. Allow special exceptions to rule of law. | Support. Allow special exceptions to rule of law. | Support, like any voluntary membership organisation. No allowance for exceptions to rule of law. |
rule of law | weak. many identity based exceptions. | strong, sometimes excessively so | strict enforcement of very limited set of agreed rules |
taxes | mostly encouraged | selectively opposed | tax is theft |
Ukraine war | Support Ukraine, oppose Russia. | Support Ukraine, oppose Russia. | Understand Putin’s motives, oppose his methods. Individual choice. |
Welfare | Strong support | Weak support | Rely on charity |
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