Why are all atheists liberals?

[LastPoet]

(... )the faith of Atheism?

Jeez, I've been here for almost 5 years. Never heard that one before.

[CapnAwesome]

(... )the faith of Atheism?

Jeez, I've been here for almost 5 years. Never heard that one before.

Trollin'

[LastPoet]

Trollin'

Yeah. The obvious part being that. My fellow mods had a busy day.

[JesusHChrist]

I don't have enough faith to be an a-leprechaunist.

[robvalue]

I'll answer this question in the popular theist fashion:

Well why are all theists liberals?

[abentwookie]

Just curious?

Does this mean you are :
Pro gay, anti-hetero, anti-christian?

Also from a political standpoint - do you guys want a totalitiarian Orwellian Socialist Government year after year after year? If so, how do you plan on getting rid of the 'unwanted' citizens that don't contribute to our GDP and the faith of Atheism?

All atheists definitely are not liberals. I have spent a lot of time arguing with libertarian and conservative atheists during the past few years. They may be a minority in the atheist community but they are a very vocal one.

[CristW]

Just curious?

Does this mean you are :
Pro gay, anti-hetero, anti-christian?

Also from a political standpoint - do you guys want a totalitiarian Orwellian Socialist Government year after year after year? If so, how do you plan on getting rid of the 'unwanted' citizens that don't contribute to our GDP and the faith of Atheism?

That's not what we think!

We do not want a Orwellian Socialist Government because not all Atheists are Socialist.

If atheists think Christianity are filled with myths then why be concerned...unless of course Christians are busy trying to create a THEOCRATIC dystopia while irrationally supporting Israel (through the Zionistic lobby).

Only a segment of atheists are liberals. If this is the case then the liberal atheists are not trying to get rid of "unwanted" citizens because they would believe in utilizing the state to help those citizens. "happiness" is really helping those in need so in the long run they do not rebel (create a nihilistic condition) where everyone's rights are destroyed.

Atheism is not a faith! Unless you are a militant atheist and use the state to enforce the condition of "NO religion".

Also, we are not anti-hetero(sexual) nor anti-Christian.

[Dystopia]

I'm always amused when people equate liberals with socialists forgetting that real socialists despise both classical liberalism and modern liberalism (because both ideologies promote and allow capitalism to exist).

All atheists definitely are not liberals. I have spent a lot of time arguing with libertarian and conservative atheists during the past few years. They may be a minority in the atheist community but they are a very vocal one

I don't think so, most people associate atheists with left wing liberalism, secularism, tolerance and social liberalism

[Jenny A]

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Definitions are slippery things when it comes to politics.
On gay rights and many other family value issues I'm left or more rightly (pun intended) libertarian. On the capitalist versus socialism scale I'm pretty conservative or more rightly libertarian. But there are atheists who are so conservative they leave in shaking my head.

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Every so often I voice my opinions about ecomonics, but it takes energy to respond to what sometimes feels like the whole forum.

See, again I had no idea, I assumed you and Dystopia were liberals, just like most of the people on here. It's funny because even though our only medium is type and I'm not the most participatory forum member, there are some people on here whom I almost intuitively like. I think it might help just being out of the closet as having conservative (or however you want to label them) beliefs on these forums. I agree with you though that a lot of the time I don't bother because it is too exhausting to argue with the whole forum. I think that experience sometimes makes me feel like all Atheists are liberals.

Not surprising. But, my view of economics is quite conservative. But there Ayn Rand and her ilk were, and are more economically conservative than I am.

[Fidel_Castronaut]

I'm a fiscal conservative & a political pragmatist. I identify with what works (as best I or anyone can at least), not necessarily with any side of the spectrum (I guess I'd side more right than left, though). Ultimately though I'm egalitarian.

It's odd because obviously what we in Europe would define as 'socialist' is actually far left of what those in the US would deem to be 'socialist' (I presume). Any hint of state intervention in the US does appear to get a backlash from anyone even moderately conservative. I guess that's partially a symptom of federalism mixed with a general distrust of 'the man'? I dunno, my knowledge of American politics doesn't really extend that far.

I'm generally in support of welfarism for example, but not at 'any' cost, and certainly not when the benefits start to be overtaken by the losses. But hey, that's another thread I guess.