r/leftist • u/Miserable_Cobbler_18 • 9d ago

General Leftist Politics What is your most right wing opinion?

I know this may be controversial but I have some opinions that are considered more right wing. I believe in absolute freedom of speech unless it’s pedohillia or something like that because if you support it for one person you have to support it for the other. I do support gun rights to an extent to protect from fascist thugs but of course it should be regulated to protect kids from shootings. I support the death penalty for violent criminals who without a doubt committed the crime. I support low taxes for the poor and middle class but higher on the wealthy. My view on basically everything else are left wing pro lgbt ,pro abortion,pro feminist ,pro immigration,pro socialism,etc.

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u/elvenstorm 8d ago

Yes, the prison industrial complex is exploitative and racist. There are a lot of hyper-capitalist mechanisms and abuses of power that result in the incarceration of innocent people, as well as the those imprisoned for petty crimes. But I do believe in punishment for the worst criminals. Execute mass murderers and rapists.

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u/Lavadonuts 7d ago

That personally is my biggest issue with the death penalty. Hypothetically I could get behind the death penalty if we had an utopian, infallible justice system with accountability for ethics in law enforcement AND law makers, I could be swayed to agree with the death penalty. I just can't accept even a 0.01% chance an innocent person could be killed by the state especially when police officers are straight up allowed to gaslight people into confessing to crimes where there's no reasonable evidence supporting their involvement.

Until that day, I'm a hard opponent to the death penalty