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Old 10-05-2009, 11:52 AM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Default Points on which a libertarian and a socialist can agree

Tee-hee, this will be fun.

Anyway, while I find arguing...I mean, debating, with people of other political perspectives great fun, I thought for a change I would instead launch an excercise in identifying any common ground with ideological nemeses.

Since my current pastime of the month is picking arguments with libertarian rightists, I have decided that they would be a good group to look for any shared policies/ideas with. Normally, when there are alliances between political blocks, it is between neocons and neoliberals against leftists - and over economic issues. However, on social issues, there are many common threads between leftists and those of neo-liberal persuasion. However, picking out commonalities between leftists and neoliberals would be boring, so to make things more interesting I instead wish to seek agreements on any issues specifically between socialists - advocates of very strong economic regulation, and "libertarians" - advocates of total free-markets; as these are, obviously, diametrically opposed perspectives.

Here are my initial, obvious suggestions:
  • Suport freedom of religion, yet tend to be irreligious
  • Support equal rights regardless of sexuality, gender, ethnicity etc
  • Oppose capital punishment
  • Oppose war
  • Support voluntary euthanasia/assisted suicide
  • "Pro-choice" on issues of abortion
  • Have nothing against stem-cell research
  • Support freedom of speech
  • Are opposed to detention without charge, and the other orwellian "anti-terrorism" practices, such as the excruciatingly titled "PATRIOT act" in the US.

That is all I could come up with on the spot, but I would be interested to see what others can come up with, for this anti-argument.
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