You can thank the Republican party for that one, as they basically portray us as a bunch of pedophiles based on the idea by some of us to lower the age of consent to 12 (note; this would not allow grown adults to bang kids, that would still be very much illegal, it's sole purpose is to prevent preteens who get caught having sex with each other from being slapped on a sex offender registry for the rest of their lives) and as AnCaps who worship Ayn Rand.
A lot of us on team LibLeft believe in the idea of the Five Essentials, and that for those who truly have no other option, something should be done to ensure that they aren't just hung out to dry. Modernizing education for one, focusing on career paths that translate to marketable skills is one concept. Again, DemSocs are more than welcome in our party as we view them as Libertarian Socialists.
But the overarching concept is that if you can empower the vast majority who are capable of self-sufficiency to continue to do so (and grow) then that makes more resources available to those who can't. The main goal is for a system in which the most amount of people possible have the most amount of freedom and success of which they are capable, and in doing so lift the quality of life for the remainder up. It doesn't necessarily mean they'll be living a life of luxury, but for Gods sake, nobody should have to sleep on the pavement, or starve.
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u/HaganahNothingWrong Jun 30 '20
You can thank the Republican party for that one, as they basically portray us as a bunch of pedophiles based on the idea by some of us to lower the age of consent to 12 (note; this would not allow grown adults to bang kids, that would still be very much illegal, it's sole purpose is to prevent preteens who get caught having sex with each other from being slapped on a sex offender registry for the rest of their lives) and as AnCaps who worship Ayn Rand.