User:Ilyag
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Although I sometimes contribute to controversial articles, I try my best not to let my personal views interfere with my edits. However, if someone has an objection to anything I've said, this is a good reference for my personal views on various controversial issues. If you think any of these opinions may have comprimised my ability to present a Neutral Point of View through my edits, please do not hesitate to discuss the issue with me by posting to my Talk page, or to the Talk page of the article in question.
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[edit] Social Issues
Overall, I am left of center. I'm not quite as liberal as a libertarian on these issues, but I wouldn't call myself a conservative either. I am pro-choice, but I am anti-drugs. I am pro-gun, but I'd very much like to see gun owners subjected to the same kind of license tests as car owners must go through. We test people on their ability to drive to ensure general safety and well-being of all road-faring citizens. Why can we not do the same for those who choose to own and operate weapons? I do not care about gun control, I care about overhauling the gun ownership license requirements. People have a right to own guns, but only if they're physically and psychologically capable of doing so.
[edit] Economic Issues
I am a weird mix of moderate libertarian conservatism and Democratic liberalism. I believe that government is necessary (more so than libertarians), but I strongly believe that government should be barred from running commercial businesses. Such businesses include the transportation industry (city buses, taxis), the post office, grocery stores, and schools (governments should subsidize parents with vouchers). Basically, if there's something that the government can make a profit on, it is taking away the business opportunity from it's citizens and must be stopped immediately. This may sound like libertarianism, but I see a strong need in government to oversee businesses and hold them accountable; corporations cannot be trusted to regulate themselves.
[edit] Religion
I am a deist. This means that I believe nothing that any bible, scripture, or religious scholar says about the nature of god. I think that the concept of Jesus is no more realistic than the concept of Xenu and Scientology. My belief in God is based upon the "first cause", or Cosmological argument. This means that I believe that the universe was created through a higher power and then saw NO interference from God henceforth. Therefore, I believe evolution is as real as the sky is blue. My God does not share any similarities with humans. Therefore, God has no body or form, God has no emotions or thoughts (he lacks a physical brain to have these things), and praying to God is no more useful than praying to a cactus. God exists, but his sole purpose is the creation of the universe. His job is done, and his existence continues with no more benefit to us.
[edit] Politics
Although I am a member of the Democratic party, I am in fact a highly moderate centrist. I do not see myself as a liberal, and in fact disagree with many liberal ideologies. For example, I disagree with the liberals who think that in the Israeli conflict, Israel is the aggressor and Palestinians are the victims (this may be because I'm a Jew, so draw your own conclusions). I'm also against socialism and big government (see above). It is not surprising then that people often think I voted for George W. Bush. I did not. I supported John Edwards throughout the Democratic primaries.
I agree with more of the Democratic party's ideas than with any other party. I usually vote for Democrats in elections, and am a member of this party primarly to be able to vote in primaries. This way, I can choose which Democrat (usually the most moderate one) will run in the general election. Although I am definitely not one of the "undecided voters" that the media focuses on in every election, I am clearly a moderate and a centrist. Rather than being undecided about who to vote for, I know exactly who I'm voting for -- the most moderate of the main candidates. In the last Presidential election, this was John Kerry.
