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by Kifot 2127 days ago
I agree, it seems that in Western culture you'll be seen as indecisive unless you pick a side and stick to it. Sometimes I'm frustrated with my tendency to be on the fence on so many issues, but at the end of the day it really seems more fair than having extreme views.
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I have the same thing with some issues. Like for abortion - there's really two questions at the heart of the issue but almost nobody discusses them, so I can't make firm decision. The two questions are what defines a human life and when is it acceptable to take one.

I also have frustration when I pick a middle ground or outside the box idea. For example, with the prevalence of prenups and the variety of living situations/arrangements, I see the solution to the debate over non-traditional marriage to be making marriage documents a private contract to remove the government from trampling anyone's rights. Even the LGBTQ community is not fighting for everyone's right to marry - what about incestuous (with sterilization or longterm contraception to protect genetics) marriage or polygamy.

I haven't laid out all the details as this is an example but I can see the downvotes rolling in already...