D you have any political views that would be unpopular on DU, so you keep them private?

[shaayecanaan]

112. Plenty

I don't think men are as good as parenting as women. This position has hardened since I had children. I spend as much time with our son as my wife, change as many nappies, feed him as many times, and there is no doubt that my wife still has a better connection with him. Accordingly, I think it is vastly preferable for a child to have a mother than to not have one. This presents no impediments to lesbian parents but I don't think having one or two male parents is ideal in the abstract (although it may still be the best outcome in particular circumstances).

I am much more anti-colonial than most people here. I despise the notion that if a brown-skinned person picks up a rifle, then they must be a terrorist. If Western countries want to have military adventures abroad then they can expect to be shot at for their trouble.

I am vegan. I despise the threads from "animal-lovers" who rant about "irresponsible pet owners" not giving their poodles a proper Scandinavian clip while at the same time ignoring the cows that get done to death to provide a meal for their cats and dogs. I also despise the hypocrisy in people objecting to the eating of cats and dogs while at the same time having no problems with eating beef.

I am a bit over the anti-religious sentiment myself. Crusading atheism really should be a phase that you should get over by the time that you are sixteen or so. Making fun of religion is really a pretty tired old turkey shoot, of interest only to people who have no desire to think about anything else.

I am a socialist, and have a bit of a jaundiced attitude towards mainstream liberalism. Its very nice to be concerned with topical issues like contraception, internet equality, whatever, but I suspect that all of this comes at the cost of ignoring material issues around poverty.