Hmmmn....interesting question. Long story short: my political views are unclassifable as far as the standard spectrum is concerned - even though many here like to automatically assume I'm on the right(you know who you are!
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The Anarchist Pierre-Joseph Proudhon once proclaimed himself as
"the most revolutionary person of his time, but also as the most conservative".
That's probably the best way to describe where I stand on the political spectrum. Like Proudhon, I too rail against excessive state power, yet defend the family and traditional morality. Believe it or not, there was a time when the Left was socially conservative.
Not only do I criticise Big government, I also criticise Big business as well - two sides of the same coin as far as I'm concerned. I'm strongly believe in the concept of self-government.
I'm a staunch defender of the virtue of patriotism, as well as the legitimacy of parochial identities(local, ethnic, regional, national, etc.) in the face of abstract Globalism - which I guess places me on the Right.
Yet I also staunchly believe in the virtue of social justice and standing up for the underdog, which would place me very much on the Left.
I could go on endlessly about this. As I said, my politics are hard to fully classify.
Concerning mainstream politics, Im a Ron Paul supporter.