Right Wing or Left Wing?

November 8, 2005 by paul
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Whilst trundling through some blogs, logging a few credits with BlogExplosion (or was it BlogClicker?) I found this: Christian Wainright dot com: Right Wing or Left Wing? So let’s have a go:

I don’t support the war in Iraq. Bush & co simply lied; Blair et al fell for it; thousands have died as a result. If there was any real justice, Bush & Blair would be indicted, forced to step down, faces charges nationally and internationally for war crimes having invaded a sovereign nation under false pretences.
I would support action against hostile nations … except the government(s) must show that the other nation really is hostile – just pointing vaguely at the Middle East and repeating “WMD” and “9/11″ does not constitute a valid case!
I don’t think George W. Bush is very intelligent – yeah, I agree with TOP on this one
I think Dick Cheney is very dangerous, and that Bush would be (even more) lost without him.
I believe abortion is an extreme step that should never be taken lightly, but that it’s the parents (not just the woman’s) right to choose.
I would oppose any legislation to make abortion illegal.
I support legalising, regulating, and taxing marijuana.
Gay marriage should be legalized across the board. If certain religions/churches don’t like it, they don’t have to host the service; there are plenty of other places willing to ~~relieve the happy couple of a pile of cash~~ perform the wedding.
I support socialized medicine … just so long as the health service doesn’t become a synonym for administrative overhead, financial mismanagement and wastefulness
Economic and national security issues are of equal importance to me as domestic social issues; ignoring domestic social issues just leads to economic and national security issues!
We should investigate the best ways to generate power, and if that means building more nuclear reactor power plants then I’m OK with that … but NIMBY!
I would not support legislation requiring any new vehicle to be hydrogen powered by the 2010 model year because (a) if the public are too stupid to realise petrol/gas/fuel/call-it-what-you-will prices are only going to keep increasing, then they deserve to pay through the nose (or not have a car at all!), and (b) who says hydrogen power is the best way forward? See previous answer.
Any legislation to protect any one species strikes me as wrong; who’s to say the manatee, the whale, or whatever deserves protection but frogs and emu don’t?

A couple of others that TOP didn’t mention but I’ll add:

I strongly believe in the separation of church and state … and the separation of church and education; science teachers should teach science (i.e. evolution) and religious education teachers can teach “intelligent design”.
I also believe that any school that teaches any one religion should have its government grants cut – teach an overview of a representative sample, fine, but focus exclusively on one then ask that religion to fund your indoctrinations.
I believe too many people think they have “rights” whereas what they really have are privileges.
I don’t believe there is such a thing as an honest politician or lawyer; I’m not convinced there ever has been.
I think anyone who believes they have any privacy (these days?) is sadly mistaken; even if you’re not actually online, your information is still out there.
I have more belief in extra-terrestrial life than in religion … but ultimately I don’t believe we’ll ever meet aliens.
I believe it’s time to post this and get on with what I’m meant to be doing!!