Hi all. Lemmy tends to be rather lefty, so I am not afraid to say that my politics lands on the left as far as US politics goes. So my uncertainty isn’t between left and right, but where I fall on the left.
Since around 2017 I have considered myself a liberal of some form. But I have to confess I did not start really doing a deep dive into politics until this current administration. And I have felt conflicted. I try to listen to different commentators. I’ve listened to Destiny, Hasan, Vaush, and various other people. All as reconnaisance - so to speak - and none of them because I necessarily subscribe to with any real confidence. I’m just trying to hear different perspectives.
If someone mentions something about some policy that was passed some time ago, or mention some political figure I’m not sure I’ve heard of, I go look in to it.
I thought this would help me settle on a solid political stance, but I think it has just caused me more confusion and uncertainty. How do you all do it?
I formalize my ethical beliefs and then think about how to generalize them to society as a whole, I guess (and some of these things have labels already so you use them if they fit). So, if you believe in fairness, you cannot be a capitalist (because why are you entitled to the fruit of another man’s work?); if you believe in solidarity and basic humanity, you cannot be a wealth hoarder in a world full of economic suffering; if you believe in the sanctity of life, you cannot be an imperialist; if you believe in truth, you cannot be a relativist, etc etc. People with uhh questionable political beliefs are either monsters in earnest or just stupid and ignorant grave victims of propaganda.