I'm happy to have found this group, but I must say was a bit saddened to see that so few people had joined. What is it about having conservative political leanings that is so seemingly taboo among the atheist crowd? Or perhaps the better question is, why do conservative atheists seem to be ostracized by the liberal atheist crowd?
I wish I could find even more people like myself willing to speak out as Ron Paul or Michael Shermer fans without being afraid of being heckled. But for some reason it seems to me that even among this misunderstood and misrepresented minority of atheists, we still have certain differences that some cannot reconcile.
Do I have it all wrong, or is there indeed a certain stigma that accompanies being a bit different in one's politics - even among the atheist crowd? And if so, why is it still so polarizing among us?
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I think the problem is that being conservative implies that you buy the whole manifesto. My experience is that conservative atheists may accept some of the social conservative values but they usually only consider themselves conservative on the fiscal and small government platforms. Being a conservative implies, for instance, that you are against gay marriage. Long story short, we are associated with the Christian Right.
Very true statements. I always describe myself as "fiscally conservative, socially tolerant". I believe in less government and less taxes. Fiscal responsibility is my main voting goal. However, like you I do not believe in government trying to mandate their "morals" on others. I hate that I am associated with Christian Conservatives when I am not one..but, if I am speaking from Atheist point of view I am assumed to be a liberal..also NOT that. I really wish there was a viable 3rd party that represented my thoughts, but I guess there is never a 100% party that supports everything one person believes in..you just gotta decide which issues are more important to your life and try to get the best candidate for that microcasm of thought.
I hear you, we are a minority within a minority. I am attempting to change that though. Check out my website.
Glad to have found this particular group. I agree it is difficult to be a Libertarian (as well as a bit of an Objectivist) in some ways, and found Atheist Nexus when I typed in Conservative Constitutionalist Atheists, in the online search. Looking over the many Atheist groups, there are so many seemingly leaning towards a system other than that of a Constitutional Republic (let's just put it that way).
Religion is based on fraud. So by itself religion only directly screws those willing to be screwed.
Fraud doesn't screw only those willing to be screwed.
Otoh t state is based on force. And it can screw anyone w/in range of their guns regardless.
That's why church-state separation is crucial.
The Republicans have a confusing combination of positions. There doesn't seem to be any logic to it.
There's no reason why limited government, personal responsibility, personal freedom and free market competition, which are often excellent ideas, should have any relation to gay marriage or abortion or climate denialism or putting lots of people in prison or the death penalty or criminalizing recreational drug use.
I really appreciate some aspects of conservatism and find others to be grossly oppressive. I wish there was a Party of Good Sense :) Are the Libertarians that party?
There's certainly a role for government, and I'm not sure to what extreme libertarians take their limited-government position. I guess there are all flavors of libertarianism. I do believe in regulated capitalism, as in prohibiting false advertising and restricting advertising of dangerous substances - for example, the restrictions on cigarette advertising in the USA are an excellent idea.
I find the liberal statists disturbing in how casually they expect people to accept a lot of government interference in their lives. As in Obamacare. If Obamacare is hurting you - and it hurt me - the liberal statists in favor of it have little sympathy. Other people who are hurt by Obamacare have experienced the same.
However, there are many people in the USA who do care about personal freedom and choice.
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