I mean like this: “Realized that most of these programs are not meant to help anyone, merely to control people and make them dependent. I was forced to reconsider everything I’d once believed. I developed a profound distrust of government regardless of the philosophy of the people in power. I remained a liberal on civil-rights issues, became a conservative on defense, and a semi-libertarian on all other matters.” - Dean Koontz. Am I wrong?

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    1 year ago

    I think that’s a pretty safe assumption. Fediverse tends to attract socially liberal types of people.

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      Note that the actual definition of the word “liberal” (which everyone except the United States uses) is a supporter of capitalism