Something is backwards here...

I'm actually getting less politically conservative as I get older. I know what you're thinking: "Well, Ben, you were already as old and crotchety as is humanly possible, so you had to go the opposite way eventually."

My economic beliefs are still firmly rooted in [relatively] laissez faire capitalism. That said, nowadays I care a lot more about the well-being of 'society' relative to the well-being of those who succeed in life*.

I'm more socially liberal than either mainstream political party. Janet's tittay? Hot Coffee? Who cares? Neither deserves the attention (in time or money) of the government. They are matters for individual citizens to handle: each person in his own way.

I think that mainstream media is a sham, free trade should be a policy priority, and that the last decent lawyers on this planet are those affiliated with the EFF**.

None of these opinions are strange for a 23 year old. They are, however, pretty odd for a 23 year old who, when younger, had beliefs more in line with a 73 year old. This is a pretty random post, but hey, I have a pretty random mind. My apologies.
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*Before, I would congratulate the Waltons on their accomplishments and carry on with my life. Now, I congratulate them while also choosing to spend my money elsewhere; I don't want to support a company that is slowly [but surely] monopolizing retail sales and employment in Small Town America.
**Seriously, check them out. They're fighting to stop the violations of your rights that you don't hear about on the evening news (and never will, because the companies that own the newsmedia are often the ones at fault! -there's my tinfoil hat comment for the day).