Reflective Essay: Who Am I Still Do?

My mother leans very far to the right and I usually wake up in the morning to conservative radio so it’s safe to say that I tend to lean right courtesy of her. But that’s normal, it’s impossible to have a completely neutral opinion in politics, moderacy is possible but even the most moderate of moderates leans a bit more one way than the other. I’ve always considered myself to be a libertarian, and I still do. For this reason I scoffed at this assignment when I’d first heard of it. I already knew what I was and didn’t care where I fell on the political spectrum despite identifying as a libertarian, the views are what matter, why do we need to categorize them? That’s what I thought and what I still think, though I do feel that I can walk away with a better understanding of myself and my beliefs now after completing this assignment. Looking over my responses I’m surprised to see the mixed bag I am presented with. I thought that I would identify more with the right side of the spectrum and can’t deny that it is a bit surprising to see a few leftward leanings added to the mix. But I suppose that makes sense. The definition of libertarian is: a person who maintains the doctrine of free will. This describes my views almost perfectly, as I only oppose free will when it has …show more content…
To my surprise that is a leftward stance, which I will not deny made me cringe when I first realized it. To make my opinion clear, I’m not fond of the United States going out to offer aid to countries all over the world. I am in favor of maintaining our superior military and don’t like the idea of military cutbacks because of this. As a matter of fact, I would be glad if we adopted an isolationist policy and stopped trying to help people overseas that don’t want our help. This, in my mind, is a federally sponsored issue as it involves the safety of the country as a