Reply #60: That's why I'm an independent even though I vote Dem most of the time. [View All]

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I don't like the Repubs social/moral authoritarianism or the Dems economic authoritarianism. People don't fear government regulation until it directly affects them. Take away what they like and they become a libertarian in a second. I don't like authoritarianism whether it comes from the right, left or center.

The government should simply be a referee to ensure a fair playing field, and to step in to protect people's rights. There should also be a basic and efficient safety net and social policies designed to move people upward - not create a welfare class. People should be able to fail or succeed on their own merits. Equal opportunity and equal rights - not enforced equality (which is inequality, because the people who do more and deserve more get the same as people who do less or nothing).

The founding fathers intended America to be a secular libertarian nation, not a socialistic (Dems) of fascistic (Repubs) one. We will return to that vision one day; it is the most natural, free and fair system. Nature always wins in the end.