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Political stance poll.

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gregor
Posts: 1069 - Karma: 83
Please dont write essays about why Bush is bad or why Paul is good or why communism works or terrorism is immoral or anything apart from one of these choices. Would be interesting to see what we get.

The further right, the more you want your specific nation to grow through economic growth compared to other nations to be more prosperous and so a better and more comfortable place to live for most of the population. The more left you are, the more you want people to share their wealth to create better welfare for its populace and so benefits the poorer people but has higher taxes to create less social boundaries. Very far right is fascism, very far left is communism.

Are you:

- Right
- Center Right
- Center
- Center Left
- Left

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May 31 2007 6:10PM
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gregor
Posts: 1069 - Karma: 83
Center Left
May 31 2007 6:10PM
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killabees
Posts: 8558 - Karma: 494

sir, one more outburst from you and i will strangle you with my microphone.

May 31 2007 6:12PM
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Itsbackfliptime
Posts: 18901 - Karma: 75
center right.

I kind of don't believe that it makes a difference who I vote for.
May 31 2007 6:19PM
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Tom.
Posts: 1954 - Karma: 12
center
May 31 2007 6:23PM
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SirFryanator
Posts: 11149 - Karma: 1,415
center right
May 31 2007 6:24PM
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Gavajabra2
Posts: 1259 - Karma: 13
Right
May 31 2007 6:49PM
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dbag37
Posts: 457 - Karma: 11
Right and proud of it
May 31 2007 6:53PM
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Krush
Posts: 1312 - Karma: 12
center right
May 31 2007 6:54PM
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Gavajabra2
Posts: 1259 - Karma: 13
Look at all these Repub's, from the political topics you make I'd think the majority of this site was Dem's.
May 31 2007 6:56PM
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Steezysmurf
Posts: 1663 - Karma: 3
what side is conservative?
May 31 2007 6:59PM
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Eleven
Posts: 688 - Karma: 10
center
May 31 2007 7:04PM
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gregor
Posts: 1069 - Karma: 83
This is actually the first political thread I've ever made. I just find politics interesting, especially at the moment. I'd say the Dems were centre right and the Repubs were right.
"conservative" is right, "liberal" is left.
May 31 2007 7:14PM
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Capt.Flannel
Posts: 10928 - Karma: 36
Right down the line.
May 31 2007 8:07PM
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Gavajabra2
Posts: 1259 - Karma: 13
I actually didn't mean you I meant everyone, sorry.
May 31 2007 8:09PM
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Reptar
Posts: 1629 - Karma: 10
center right
May 31 2007 8:10PM
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steezmonger
Posts: 65 - Karma: 14
Sometimes Lefty McLeft but I like to think I'm pretty central.
May 31 2007 8:46PM
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punkrock32
Posts: 1183 - Karma: 21
center left
May 31 2007 8:52PM
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skier_dude_1831
Posts: 2064 - Karma: 19
stop saying that
May 31 2007 8:54PM
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pommes_vertes.
Posts: 1260 - Karma: 10
left, left, left
May 31 2007 9:30PM
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ktlu
Posts: 2491 - Karma: 25
center left
May 31 2007 9:32PM
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soulskier
Posts: 17806 - Karma: 3,841
raised right but drifting towards the center
May 31 2007 11:42PM
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Von
Posts: 4869 - Karma: 21
im a libertarian
Jun 1 2007 1:02AM
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JFerg
Posts: 2440 - Karma: 62
How can you categorize your entire political spectrum into 5 different labels? I'm a libertarian, with strong socialist views as well.
Jun 1 2007 1:05AM
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Von
Posts: 4869 - Karma: 21
please explain how you can have socialist views as a libertarian?
Jun 1 2007 1:23AM
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cofreeskier
Posts: 3189 - Karma: 15
left
Jun 1 2007 1:28AM
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gregor
Posts: 1069 - Karma: 83
Therefore you are left.
Jun 1 2007 3:26AM
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gregor
Posts: 1069 - Karma: 83
^To clarify, wanting more liberties is a left wing ideal. The whole Liberte, egalite, fraternite thing is a socialist motto. Right wing ideals include controlling liberties to increase securities. Its less 'sociable' (socialist).
Jun 1 2007 3:34AM
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cottonwoodarmada1651
Posts: 1734 - Karma: 40
a libertarian would be far right, while a socialist would be somewhat far left. ironically, they DO have a lot of similarities. kind of illustrates the problems with the traditional left-right political spectrum. it just isn't that simple.

Jun 1 2007 3:37AM
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steezmonger
Posts: 65 - Karma: 14
Yeh, Libertarianism is an anomaly in the scale. They believe in living their own lives without governmental encroachment. They disagree with values of charity (right wing) but crave liberty (left wing).
Jun 1 2007 3:44AM
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cottonwoodarmada1651
Posts: 1734 - Karma: 40
hmmm...looks like someone forgot to tell that to the khmer rouge. not to mention stalin, mao, ho, tito.....

stop oversimplifying
Jun 1 2007 3:46AM
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gregor
Posts: 1069 - Karma: 83
Ok, Ok. I suppose as you get to each end of the scale they kind of merge together. Forgetting communism, fascism, libertarianism it kind of works.... :)

Fair enough, the scale is now defunct, just say whatever
Jun 1 2007 3:52AM
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cottonwoodarmada1651
Posts: 1734 - Karma: 40
the scale is full of anomalies. the only place it really makes sense is in a narrow region near the middle. it works somewhat for american purposes because most american politicians fall into that area.

Jun 1 2007 3:54AM
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Mr_Bojangles
Posts: 2585 - Karma: 16
Right.
Jun 1 2007 9:06AM
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AtomicTweaker
Posts: 2341 - Karma: 16
center right
Jun 1 2007 12:19PM
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hael
Posts: 571 - Karma: 15
Left.
Jun 1 2007 12:24PM
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DANETRON
Posts: 6671 - Karma: 137
fuck no i vote how i want
Jun 1 2007 12:25PM
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hendrik.
Posts: 6715 - Karma: 267
sir, one more outburst from you and i will strangle you with my microphone.





and im unaligned.
Jun 1 2007 12:34PM
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skipimp_
Posts: 5700 - Karma: 113
Why are so many of you guys Right? Right is conservative, that means you like the way things are going. How could you possibly think that? Do you live under a rock? Or maybe it's just the umbrella of American Media.

Left is needed to change what is being done wrong, and Right is needed to keep the things we are doing right.

You have to slide back and forth on the scale. Movement is the answer. Dont get stuck.


peace
Jun 1 2007 12:40PM
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Von
Posts: 4869 - Karma: 21
Wow so many of you have no idea what libertarianism is. First of all you cannot be both a libertarian and a socialist, the two views couldnt be farther apart. Socialists believe in a large government that controls a lot of different things, like certain industries, transportation, ie... works.  Libertarians believe in the exact opposite, a small limited government that has control of very few things in the country.

Also you cannot place libertarianism in this scale because it borrows the ideals of economic freedoms from the conservative side and social freedoms from the liberal side.
Jun 1 2007 12:51PM
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andrewg
Posts: 4746 - Karma: 18
c3nt3r
Jun 1 2007 12:54PM
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almostaskier
Posts: 13809 - Karma: 93
european wise, right.

american wise, center right.
Jun 1 2007 12:55PM
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Eleven
Posts: 688 - Karma: 10
neocons are more liberal then conservative. Ron Paul is a true libertarian conservative. electing a democrat is not the answer. all the top tier dems are pro war.




Jun 1 2007 1:01PM
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*Four*Zero*Six*
Posts: 1479 - Karma: 10
Lets go so left its Dictatorship!...hahaha just messin!

-Center Left
Jun 1 2007 1:03PM
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McLeod
Posts: 1762 - Karma: 1,582
the american media is liberal dumbass
Jun 1 2007 1:45PM
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Meisi
Posts: 78 - Karma: 12
far to the left
Jun 1 2007 2:40PM
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Bulky
Posts: 1054 - Karma: 11
left
Jun 1 2007 2:43PM
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dgcarbs
Posts: 438 - Karma: 11
libertarian
Jun 1 2007 3:34PM
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Capt.Flannel
Posts: 10928 - Karma: 36
So, not trying to sound condescending, I've been reading up on Ron Paul and he doesn't have a good answer for 'what do you do if something like 9/11 happens again?' All I've heard is him, and others, repeat that they will make sure it DOESN'T happen again - not a good answer. So, being anti-war to the fullest extent, what happens then? Yell at the terrorists?


and the dems aren't necessarily PRO-war, just as a pro-choicer isn't PRO-abortion. It's just a matter of circumstances and reality.
Jun 1 2007 4:14PM
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JazzyJ
Posts: 3233 - Karma: 18
heres an interesting political compass.

http://www.politicalcompass.org/questionnaire
Jun 1 2007 4:22PM
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lushlaxstr
Posts: 3063 - Karma: 41
how to get to chads from alta
Jun 1 2007 6:31PM
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