Political persuasion poll

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Overall, where would you place yourself in the political spectrum?

Collectivist Anarchist
1
3%
Hard-line Leninist/Stalinist/Maoist Communist
3
8%
Soft-core idealistic Communist
1
3%
Self-confessed hard-core Marxist/Socialist
0
No votes
Cultural Marxist
0
No votes
Liberal Fascist
0
No votes
Democratic Socialist
5
13%
Social Democrat
2
5%
Socialist
3
8%
Progressive
1
3%
Liberal
2
5%
No discernible political leanings
2
5%
Mixed Left and Right political leanings, depending on subject
12
32%
Libertarian
4
11%
Conservative Liberal (old-style liberalism)
1
3%
Conservative
0
No votes
Religious Conservative
0
No votes
Conservative Fascist
0
No votes
Anarcho-Capitalist
0
No votes
Individualist Anarchist
1
3%
 
Total votes: 38
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Re: Political persuasion poll

Post by Robert_S » Fri Aug 05, 2011 6:04 pm

I am suspicious of any seemingly coherent and political/economic theory.

We are too complicated and weird for that.
What I've found with a few discussions I've had lately is this self-satisfaction that people express with their proffessed open mindedness. In realty it ammounts to wilful ignorance and intellectual cowardice as they are choosing to not form any sort of opinion on a particular topic. Basically "I don't know and I'm not going to look at any evidence because I'm quite happy on this fence."
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Re: Political persuasion poll

Post by Warren Dew » Sat Aug 06, 2011 1:54 am

laklak wrote:Who's the third libertarian?
Who were the first two?
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Post by pErvinalia » Sat Aug 06, 2011 4:37 am

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Re: Political persuasion poll

Post by MrJonno » Sat Aug 06, 2011 8:18 am

Nah most libertarians are too marxist for me, I want to see the atmosphere privatised. Why should free loaders be able to breathe more oxygen than others
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Re: Political persuasion poll

Post by Hermit » Sun Aug 07, 2011 8:57 am

Seth wrote:Actually, as I recall, I end up on the liberal side of Libertarian, mostly because I believe in individual rights and liberty and that government ought to butt out and leave people alone
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Re: Political persuasion poll

Post by Mysturji » Sun Aug 07, 2011 9:09 am

Option 6 is an oxymoron. (Unless you're a redneck moron.)
Seth wrote:
Animavore wrote:I don't see how 12 and 13 are mutually exclusive. I don't know what to pick now.
"No discernible political leanings" is aimed at what Dante called "moral drifters," in this case those who go through their life oblivious to or deliberately ignorant of politics. You know, people who just go with the flow, no matter who is in charge, who don't bother to vote or participate in any way in politics.
Oh. You mean "Right wing authoritarian followers". :coffee:
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Post by JimC » Sun Aug 07, 2011 9:11 am

Gawdzilla wrote:Hard-line Leninist/Stalinist/Maoist Communist, of course.
Well, that's what Seth thinks you are...

Sandinista thinks you are an incarnation of Ronald Reagan, only further to the right...

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Re: Political persuasion poll

Post by apophenia » Sun Aug 07, 2011 3:32 pm


I'm a dyed in the wool librarian.
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Re: Political persuasion poll

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Aug 07, 2011 3:34 pm

JimC wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:Hard-line Leninist/Stalinist/Maoist Communist, of course.
Well, that's what Seth thinks you are...

Sandinista thinks you are an incarnation of Ronald Reagan, only further to the right...

We know you are just a teddy bear!
I'm rather centrist on the political poll, slightly to the left. So it's their misconceptions that are at play there, fueled by their biases.
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Re: Political persuasion poll

Post by Ian » Sun Aug 07, 2011 3:56 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:
JimC wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:Hard-line Leninist/Stalinist/Maoist Communist, of course.
Well, that's what Seth thinks you are...

Sandinista thinks you are an incarnation of Ronald Reagan, only further to the right...

We know you are just a teddy bear!
I'm rather centrist on the political poll, slightly to the left. So it's their misconceptions that are at play there, fueled by their biases.
Cheers for those of us on the center-left. :cheers:

And Reagan wasn't nearly as right-wing as people seem to think nowadays. One of the most mis-remembered Presidents we've had (and that's a hotly contested title).
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Aug 07, 2011 3:58 pm

Ian wrote:And Reagan wasn't nearly as right-wing as people seem to think nowadays. One of the most mis-remembered Presidents we've had (and that's a hotly contested title).
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Re: Political persuasion poll

Post by redunderthebed » Sun Aug 07, 2011 11:47 pm

lol Stalinist isn't a political position its an insult thrown around liberally by trotskyists......i like the guy but i wonder what he would think of the rabble that follow him?. :ask:

Didn't know you were a trot seth ;)
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Re: Political persuasion poll

Post by JimC » Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:48 am

redunderthebed wrote:lol Stalinist isn't a political position its an insult thrown around liberally by trotskyists......i like the guy but i wonder what he would think of the rabble that follow him?. :ask:

Didn't know you were a trot seth ;)
I presume the liking is for Trotsky rather than ol' Uncle Joe... ;)

You know the saying:

"If you have two Trotskyites, you already have three factions"...
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Re: Political persuasion poll

Post by sandinista » Tue Aug 16, 2011 6:31 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:
JimC wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:Hard-line Leninist/Stalinist/Maoist Communist, of course.
Well, that's what Seth thinks you are...

Sandinista thinks you are an incarnation of Ronald Reagan, only further to the right...

We know you are just a teddy bear!
I'm rather centrist on the political poll, slightly to the left. So it's their misconceptions that are at play there, fueled by their biases.
Of course you're "centrist", meaning neo liberal capitalist. center "left center "right" all bullshit. I have no misconceptions, and everyone has biases.
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Re: Political persuasion poll

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Tue Aug 16, 2011 6:33 pm

sandinista wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:
JimC wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:Hard-line Leninist/Stalinist/Maoist Communist, of course.
Well, that's what Seth thinks you are...

Sandinista thinks you are an incarnation of Ronald Reagan, only further to the right...

We know you are just a teddy bear!
I'm rather centrist on the political poll, slightly to the left. So it's their misconceptions that are at play there, fueled by their biases.
Of course you're "centrist", meaning neo liberal capitalist. I have no misconceptions, and everyone has biases.
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