Originally Posted by IsGuavaADonut?

My name is David.

I'm here because I'm having a crisis recently in my political mind.

In my life I've "been" a conservative Christian, a liberal (bordering on socialist) atheist, a libertarian agnostic, and most recently an individualist anarchist existentialist. These labels are mainly for convenience. That's pretty much been the transition I've gone through, though.

But right at the moment I'm not so sure where I stand. I am trying to understand what I personally believe about politics and what the implications of that are. So in addition to reading some of the things I haven't read and re-reading some of the things I have (and I haven't been picky, devouring everything from Lysander Spooner's "No Treason" to Benito Mussolini's "The Doctrine of Fascism"), I decided to come here and see what some discussion with other politically minded people produces in my head.

Be advised, I am very open-minded but rather skeptical at the same time. I am willing to entertain almost any idea, but very rarely do I accept any idea. I am here to learn, but I will also feel led to debate at times, both to understand my own opinions and those of others better.

Anyhow, if anyone wants to start proselytizing for their own political philosophy right now, this would probably be the time.