What are your political beliefs?
I believe that government derives its legitimacy from the consent of the governed; that the best policies are those that most help the least well-off; and that by thinking together, members of a community can gather their collective wisdom to discover good ways to manage their common assets. I believe that among the most precious of those common assets are human rights, dignity, culture, democracy, and the natural environment. I believe that all things are political, and thus I have no non-political beliefs.
All of my beliefs are rooted in my spirituality, which in turn is grounded in a felt experience of connection with the divine - an experience which sometimes seems more real than anything else, and which I believe can be shared by any being. That last belief - that all beings are capable of direct connection with divinity - is perhaps the most fundamental of my beliefs.