Why are all atheists liberals?

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I can't really say anything unless you explicitly tell me what your political beliefs are with detail (if you want you can send me a PM) - And it's hard for me to measure because a conservative in America is different from a southern European conservative or a Brit conservative

Regardless, the rightist party in America looks pretty religious and hostile towards atheists. There's many misconceptions on all sides about political ideologies. For example, liberals often think all conservative are jesus freaks and gay haters, and conservatives think all liberals are rich-haters and in the closet gays. It's complicated to discuss political ideology when the audience is biased towards one side.

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No, I would not. Somethings simply must be regulated: external costs (such as pollution); and commonly held resources (the ocean, the atmosphere, groundwater). Other things need regulation in order to give everyone the knowledge necessary to make rational financial decisions like securities. And there are things that are really better provided by the government like roadways.

It's not that I think that all government regulation is inherently evil. Most of it's well intended. It's just that so much of it creates problems worse than the diseases it was promulgated to fix. For example, rent control tends to lead to house shortages. Overly free student loans lead to high tuition. If minimum wage is too high, you get unemployment, etc.

My vision is that the government should compose about 10-15% of the economy. However I have a hard time with this idea - I think countries ought to keep a strong government with some authority for questions of security, the 10% of the economy the government controls should be controlled with authority, strength and efficiency - Basically I think that when the government pulls the strings it has to be done correctly. I also favour Keynesian ideas - When it's crisis time, the state should increase intervention to correct market problems.

Yes, and no. Welfare of some kind is a basic duty of the state. Care for the temporarily unemployed, disabled, and minors are all good things. But, if you ask me if the state should pay to keep a person who can, but will not work from starving my answer is no.

I support a small but strong and well regulated welfare state, but that's something conservatives in my country support as well


Jenny, I'm not trying to label you, but I think rightist libertarianism is too associated with anarchy or ultra-low state intervention to accurately represent more moderate "libertarians".