# Why am I not a liberal?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [September 12, 2004, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-not-a-liberal/264122 "2004-09-12T09:31:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Paladud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Paladud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paladud)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2004, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-not-a-liberal/264122/101 "2004-09-15T06:41:18Z")

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Well, you have to consider that while the libertarian ideology is generally compatible with right-wing economics, it clashes on several points with left-wing social policies which go against the principle of noncoercion. Gun control and affirmative action are the most obvious ones.

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