Political Leanings
This is taken from a response I made in an Autism-related subreddit on Reddit. When I was too busy with life to think about politics, I used to think I was 'centrist' because I didn't seem to be on the same page as either of our political parties here in the United States. Now that I am much, much older and I've had to deal with a family member going full tilt Tea Party far right fascist and bigoted friends and partners, I've been constantly learning more and more about political theory, sociology, etc. Now before I explain my political leanings, I'd like to make sure I give the qualifier; My political leanings are my ideal. I will be the first to admit that what I find as the most ideal political systems I know of are not practical due to the limitations of humans. In a perfect world everyone is honest, everyone does what is best for their community. We don't live in a perfect world. Robert A. Heinlein, a staunch Libertarian used to say he was a "Rat...