Left, Right, Center?

[The Monkey]

I don't understand people that call themself conservatives. Conservatism to me only sound like unjustice and slavery.

 

[The Mullinator]

I don't understand people that call themself conservatives. Conservatism to me only sound like unjustice and slavery.

Thats extreme right wing. Here is what Conservatism is:

A conservative is a person to the right of center on the U.S. political spectrum. Of the two main political parties, the Republican Party is regarded as being the more conservative. Conservatives tend to uphold tradition and oppose major changes in laws and institutions. Change, when thought to be necessary, should be gradual and minimal. Conservatives generally oppose "big government" and support free-market economic policies and low taxes.

 

[bliink]

In soviet russia, political stance picks YOU!

 

[RakuraiTenjin]

I don't understand people that call themself conservatives. Conservatism to me only sound like unjustice and slavery.

I am a conservative. I don't see how you can think that, as I support wholeheartedly the free market and rights/personal responsibilities of the people. A small government isn't able to do what you described, as the armed populace will crush it. Growing the government is what puts people in danger of losing rights and depending on it for survival, rather than themselves.

 

[MarcoPollo]

tru.dat

 

[MarcoPollo]

anybody have a lot of family that has completely different views than u?
thats my case and my relatives rag on me about being republican it sux i have to deal with so much BS from them thats the thing i hate bout politics

 

[Sgt_Shellback]

If you're not sure how to vote here's a little guidance:

You might be a liberal weiner if …

You think that if someone is getting richer, someone, somewhere, must be getting poorer.

You believe that more federal regulations will make your life better.

You believe that even though the top 20 percent of taxpayers pay 80 percent of income taxes, that the rich are not paying their “fair share.”

You think that Rush Limbaugh’s listeners are mindless “dittoheads,” but you have never doubted anything that you heard from Michael Moore.

You believe that the network news is a better indicator of what “real” news is than talk radio, Internet news sites, and blogs.

You believe that there was never, ever a problem with biased news coverage until Fox News went on the air.

You believe that Mikhail Gorbachev deserves more credit for losing the Cold War than Ronald Reagan deserves for winning it.

You mentally subtract 100 points from someone’s IQ if the person speaks with a Southern accent.

You think that Dan Rather got a raw deal.

You pride yourself on your global awareness, global sensitivity and global outlook, but can’t name your state legislator or school board representative.

You are dedicated to helping the poor, the downtrodden and the less fortunate, but you have never given blood.

You believe that rich people should not be allowed to contribute so much money to candidates for office (except for George Soros).

You believe that government should make a special effort to hire members of traditionally oppressed groups, such as African-Americans (except for Clarence Thomas, Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice).

You feel a deep sense of common cause with oppressed groups, such as Hispanic immigrants (except for Cuban Americans fleeing Castro).

You think that raising taxes will reduce the budget deficit.

You deplore prejudice and bigotry in all its forms, but think that everyone in the “red states” is an idiot.

You are more concerned, more often, with the rights of convicted felons and terrorists than you are with the rights of small business owners.

You are more concerned with Vice President Cheney’s links to Halliburton than with Saddam Hussein’s links to the UN.

And finally, you are almost certainly a liberal weiner if you refuse to admit that you’re a liberal, and accuse anyone of calling you a liberal of McCarthyism.

 

[ComradeBadger]

Left of Center in Social and Economic issues

 

[PvtRyan]

Dunno, can't say I enjoy wasting my time by putting labels on myself.

 

[Sgt_Shellback]

Dunno, can't say I enjoy wasting my time by putting labels on myself.

See the last line in my previous post LOL.

 

[GhostFox]

Maybe we should ask of the people who voted "Center" how many of you are actually liberals? Because you may be incorrectly labled that way, but liberals aren't centrists. They are left wingers.

 

[GhostFox]

You deplore prejudice and bigotry in all its forms, but think that everyone in the “red states” is an idiot.

LMAO.

 

[Venmoch]

So what do we vote if we're Communist?

(Being serious here....)

-EDIT- I know its left but it isn't quite liberal, The poll is not detailed enough! More detail!

 

[GhostFox]

For the purpose of this poll, you'd be considered completely left wing as it does not include the north/south axis where communism belongs.

 

[bliink]

For the purpose of this poll, you'd be considered completely left wing as it does not include the north/south axis where communism belongs.

Well you can have right wing communism and left wing communism.

 

[Tr0n]

I'm surprised no one has figured out the little saying I posted yet.

 

[GhostFox]

Well you can have right wing communism and left wing communism.

Agreed, but you can only really determine that with the presance of a north/south axis, which is notably missing from the poll. Therefore the historical norm of considering communists as extreme left wing probably is the most accurate.

 

[RakuraiTenjin]

Well you can have right wing communism and left wing communism.

I don't see really how. All communism would be (on the x,y political spectrum) in the far top left cornerish area.

Communism must have authoritarianism.. unless it's communism that nobody adheres to and companies, etc exist anyway without regard for the law/it's not enforced.

 

[GhostFox]

A right wing communist is basically an anarchist with shared wealth. By extreme right wing they don't mean free market, they mean no govt. The idea is that the "people" control all wealth and distribute it equally with no govt. to speak of.

 

[RakuraiTenjin]

A right wing communist is basically an anarchist with shared wealth. By extreme right wing they don't mean free market, they mean no govt. The idea is that the "people" control all wealth and distribute it equally with no govt. to speak of.

But then if someone doesn't do it, refuses to, and just keeps what they earn, what happens?

If the group of people imprisons them/forces them to/etc, it's still far left authoritarian.

If they aren't forced, it's just collectivism in anarchy then. I have no problem with free collectivism. I.E. the Amish. Because you choose to be in it.

 

[GhostFox]

But then if someone doesn't do it, refuses to, and just keeps what they earn, what happens?

As far as I know it has never been an issue because it only exists in theory. I have never heard of Right-wing communism being implemented, or considered a true communist theology. It is more of a "it's theoretically possible" type situation.

 

[burner69]

If you're not sure how to vote here's a little guidance:

You might be a liberal weiner if …

Cheers buddy :thumbs:
Lucky I saw that or I'd be voting right. Phew!

Anyway, I'm off to hug a tree, smoke a reefer, and sit around doubting the existence of bias media coverage until, of course, Fox came along.

 

[Sgt_Shellback]

Cheers buddy :thumbs:
Lucky I saw that or I'd be voting right. Phew!

Anyway, I'm off to hug a tree, smoke a reefer, and sit around doubting the existence of bias media coverage until, of course, Fox came along.

LOL... Don't forget to vote first.

 

[Kommie]

I'm surprised no one has figured out the little saying I posted yet.

I am what I am

 

[burner69]

LOL... Don't forget to vote first.

Too amotivated do any of that sh*t maaaan. :smoking:

I joke.

Liberal weiner all the way buddy!

Michael Moore is God!!

 

[Kommie]

Michael Moore is God!!

God sure has let himself go....

 

[Tr0n]

I am what I am

Crap...heres your cookie.

Actually its I am that I am, but it also I am what I am...

 

[burner69]

God sure has let himself go....

All that immorality in the world, poor guy must've got depressed and started binging.

 

[GhostFox]

God sure has let himself go....

LMAO....Maybe he decided to go for a Budda look?

 

[gh0st]

anybody have a lot of family that has completely different views than u?
thats my case and my relatives rag on me about being republican it sux i have to deal with so much BS from them thats the thing i hate bout politics

I was raised in a very democrat leaning family. I always used to feel democrats were right because my family said they were pro small guy, and the republicans for pro rich guys. Boy was I wrong heh. My conservatism is a reaction to that environment I think.

 

[K e r b e r o s]

I lean towards being a Liberal but there's a lot that I don't agree with thats on the left. Im not a Conservative either. I don't believe in belonging to any one political party.

If I changed Liberal for Conservative, and Conservative for Liberal ... why'd I have my own social position.

 

[MarcoPollo]

yeh...my mom is repuiblican but everyone else in meh family is teh liberal so i no both sides of teh issues u no, and my sister goes to berkeley so shes a complete libby, lol.