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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The premise behind my question is that I don't think most people fall directly into the party line, agreeing with the entire ideological package of one side versus another - but I also don't think that those who lie in the center take the exact middle position on everything. I bet a lot of people are a mishmash of all kinds of different views.

I'm firmly on the left, but my most right wing views are: 
Crime - it's a serious issue and I want some no-nonsense law enforcement and better police staffing especially in our cities.
The "border" and immigration - I put "border" in quotes because it's really not the border but illegal overstays. We need a streamline policy to enforce immigration law, not allow visa overstays and zero tolerance on drugs and gangs, we need to do this first and then reform the asylum process, hire more immigration professionals and develop a coherent, humanitarian, but firm approach.

My most leftwing views:
Environment - we need to get serious about reducing emissions and reducing plastic particle pollution. Even if it hurts economically for a time.
I'm also somewhat socialist on basic-needs type things like healthcare and housing. [/quote]

OP - I agree with you. Apart from culture war oversimplifications. most people don’t fall neatly into one camp or another. Immigration in particular has never conformed to simplistic right left typologies.

Also what counts as left wing here, is often centrist in other rich countries . For example, supporting universal health care.

That said - For me, positions that tend to be most polarizing are:

Left 
I support:
1. full reproductive rights for women and girls although I would never get an abortion myself. 
2. Universal health care 
3. Predictable pathways to legal migration for qualified candidates 
4. Student loan forgiveness and subsidization of tertiary education for essential workers such as health care workers, teachers and police
5. Sensible gun controls 
6. Livable minimum wage

Right 
I support
1. Closed/ tightly controlled borders for illegal immigrants 
2. Increased funding for police training and execution
3. Tax breaks for married couples with kids (mainly as an incentive because a lot of research indicates there are many advantages to children growing up in two parent married households)
4. Stronger enforcement cases against drug peddlers (focus on distributors not on petty end users)
5. Tax breaks for small businesses since they employ the largest number of Americans. Universal health care would be a huge help as that is a major cost for small businesses who want competitive hires.
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