Your political views - Page 5

DarkCloud · August 22, 2002, 15:29

As you can see above, only 12 of the sampled hda any leanings toward the right.

(Sample comes from CGN and the EU fora)

Thus, the norm seems to be liberal.
However for Europeans it is VERY liberal, mostly, with some obvious exceptions.

DarkCloud · August 22, 2002, 15:31

Or if you take greek-

A- Not having
Theist- Belief

Not having beliefs.

Atheist !

Vlad Antlerkov · August 22, 2002, 15:40

Economic Left/Right: -4.50
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -5.59

Makes sense to me.

Ned · August 22, 2002, 15:59

On the test to which Fez refers, I am a libertarian. However, the way I feel about things, I think that GWB is too far left. I guess that puts me to the right of fascists.

I admire the Roman Empire. I think we, like them, should aggressively impose Western civilization on the uncivilized. This position is wholly un-PC. The PC world elevates Stone Age civilization to be "just another, equal and valid" way of life. I disagree - strongly.

Rather I find it wholly appalling the recent Islamic sentence that a Nigerian woman be stoned to death for having sex outside of marriage. As soon as her baby is weaned, the Moslem clerics will pick up their stones and...

Earlier this year, an Islamic court ordered a girl in Pakistan to be gang raped as punishment for her brother walking hand in hand with a woman of an upper caste.

This barbarism is wrong. To the extent that we have to power to do so, we must put a stop to it.

C0ckney · August 22, 2002, 16:18

Economic Left/Right: 2.25
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.97

Which puts me where Charles Kennedy was 6 years ago..err..wahey!

Ned, about that thing in Pakistan..it a local thing..not an Islamic one..the case only came to light through the Mosque system in the first place.

monkspider · August 22, 2002, 16:38

Communist and theist. The best of both worlds.

Giancarlo · August 22, 2002, 16:46

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Originally posted by Pandemoniak
any positive number is aFASCIST

Oh be quiet... at least we don't ruin people's lives like you do.

Giancarlo · August 22, 2002, 16:47

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Originally posted by monkspider
Communist and theist. The best of both worlds.

And I am Conservative and Atheist.... damn we are the exact opposite in both religion and politics... no wonder why we don't get along...

Az · August 22, 2002, 16:48

rrr. the results were deleted before I could copy paste them .

Something like:
Liber/Author : -5
Econ.Left/Econ. Right : -6

But in other compasses I got something like

Liber/Author : -1
Left/Right : -7

it depends on the poll, really.

loinburger · August 22, 2002, 17:03

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Originally posted by Fez
Oh be quiet... at least we don't ruin people's lives like you do.

I do believe that may be sig-worthy...

Giancarlo · August 22, 2002, 17:04

I am not fascist, loincrap.

Q Classic · August 22, 2002, 21:40

i had the same problem with this test as in most other political tests:

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Economic Left/Right: -0.25
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.67

it makes sense, but in a lot of cases (particularly economics in that one), i'm only middle of the road by virtue of being quite extreme on both sides of the argument;
as in, i think sex before marriage is a sin (although i've done it), that although abortion is evil one can't legislate against it, that although globalization is to be embraced corporations have a social responsibility to the people, marriage is a sacred bond that should not be allowed to be broken so easily while not being limited only to heterosexual couples, etc.

so it ends up that i tend to be middle of the road. but not really.

chequita guevara · August 22, 2002, 21:46

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Originally posted by Fez
Oh be quiet... at least we don't ruin people's lives like you do.

That's not even a subject for debate. The misery which conservatives spread throughout the world is well documented.

red_jon · August 22, 2002, 21:48

I tend to get something like -4 economic and -6 social. Making me a social democrat.

red_jon · August 22, 2002, 21:53

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Originally posted by Hobbes
No Banana option?! Good lord, man. Oh, and I'm hard left. Actually... I'm just hard... he he he

Filthy wretched child

Boris Godunov · August 22, 2002, 22:58

Economic Left/Right: -3.38
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -5.95

Libertarian-leaning leftist. Sooprise, sooprise, sooprise.

Odin · August 23, 2002, 00:55

I'm a Liberal Socialist

Economic -4
Athoritarianism/liberalism: -9

All republicans must die!!!!!

PS: I'm Athiest too Fez! But G. W. Bush is a big religius freeko. Ditto for John Ashcroft, he remindes me of the Communist hunter in the 50's, J. Edgar Hoover

Giancarlo · August 23, 2002, 17:02

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Originally posted by chegitz guevara

That's not even a subject for debate. The misery which conservatives spread throughout the world is well documented.

Ha... I like to see that... you ruin people's lives and send them into poverty. You have no plans for the economy because you don't know how to work one. Oh equality this... equality that... give me a break. At least I have plans and at least there is common sense in what I say.

Odin, I am republican if you put me on the US scale so I don't appreciate your unfounded bashing.

All commies must die because they like ruining people's lives.

monkspider · August 23, 2002, 17:08

Why are you not banned yet knee-jerky Fezzard?

Giancarlo · August 23, 2002, 17:10

Monky, have you ever heard of the lines from a Rolling Stones song called "Don't play with me because you playing with fire."

Somebody throws fire at the republicans and conservatives, and I have the right to throw fire back.

JCG · August 23, 2002, 17:20

Economic Left/Right: -3.75
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -3.74

Not too far gone on either count, which explains why I disagree with many of the things pure libertarians and pure leftists say on these forums. They usually have a point though, I can accept that.

red_jon · August 23, 2002, 17:30

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Originally posted by Fez

Ha... I like to see that... you ruin people's lives and send them into poverty. You have no plans for the economy because you don't know how to work one. Oh equality this... equality that... give me a break. At least I have plans and at least there is common sense in what I say.

Odin, I am republican if you put me on the US scale so I don't appreciate your unfounded bashing.

All commies must die because they like ruining people's lives.

I'd rather be poor and free than rich with no rights. And I know what extreme poverty is like.

Giancarlo · August 23, 2002, 17:34

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Originally posted by red_jon

I'd rather be poor and free than rich with no rights. And I know what extreme poverty is like.

I would rather be well off with rights instead of beatened down to one class because some communists decide to mismanage the economy, which happens every time a leftist gets into power. I would also like to advance myself whenever I get into my career and not be forced down into one class. That is what communism is. You either listen or get shot.

And you know what extreme poverty is like? Ha! My family on my mother's side is very poor and still is very poor. So don't give me this crap about not knowing.

You cannot expect the government to provide and you must work to earn and advance, not be lazy and foolish.

C0ckney · August 23, 2002, 17:37

RJ, clean your pm box please, it's full.

red_jon · August 23, 2002, 17:42

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Originally posted by Fez

I would rather be well off with rights instead of beatened down to one class because some communists decide to mismanage the economy, which happens every time a leftist gets into power. I would also like to advance myself whenever I get into my career and not be forced down into one class. That is what communism is. You either listen or get shot.

And you know what extreme poverty is like? Ha! My family on my mother's side is very poor and still is very poor. So don't give me this crap about not knowing.

You cannot expect the government to provide and you must work to earn and advance, not be lazy and foolish.

Actually my family has been homeless, so yeah, I'd count that as extreme poverty

Lazy and foolish? So all poor people are lazy? My father walked out on us, then my mother lost her job just as our houses value plummeted. After the house had sold we barely had anough to live in one bedroom in a bed and breakfast. As much as I hate my mother now, she worked really hard for us and tried to do her best at the time, so think before you refer to us as lazy and foolish

Helping the poor and needy doesn't make you a communist.

red_jon · August 23, 2002, 17:43

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Originally posted by C0ckney
RJ, clean your pm box please, it's full.

I have done.

Giancarlo · August 23, 2002, 17:51

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Originally posted by red_jon

Actually my family has been homeless, so yeah, I'd count that as extreme poverty

In the 1970s, all of my family (on my mom's side) were all very poor peasants. They worked in a house with a dirt floors and no electricity. Thank goodness Spain has gotten better because of the PP (Conservative Partido Popular).

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Lazy and foolish? So all poor people are lazy? My father walked out on us, then my mother lost her job just as our houses value plummeted. After the house had sold we barely had anough to live in one bedroom in a bed and breakfast. As much as I hate my mother now, she worked really hard for us and tried to do her best at the time, so think before you refer to us as lazy and foolish

Then fine you aren't. But you must not expect that you can be served by the government or punish the private sector for what has happened to you. Instead you must enter the jungle and try, that way you will end up in a good paying job.

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Helping the poor and needy doesn't make you a communist.

I agree... because my family and I help them myself... infact in Ecuador my dad and I helped a bunch of poor Indians get their cultural goods to the US so they can make money. Now many of them are really well off.

red_jon · August 23, 2002, 18:00

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Originally posted by Fez

In the 1970s, all of my family (on my mom's side) were all very poor peasants. They worked in a house with a dirt floors and no electricity. Thank goodness Spain has gotten better because of the PP (Conservative Partido Popular).

But Spain was Fascist in the 70s - that's hardly the left. I'm not a communist anyway - I like capitalism, I just believe it should be controlled much more effectively to keep it a market economy and not a monopoly and there should be welfare systems in place for those who fall through the net.

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Then fine you aren't. But you must not expect that you can be served by the government or punish the private sector for what has happened to you. Instead you must enter the jungle and try, that way you will end up in a good paying job.

Actually, my mum lost her job because of a buyout of the firm she worked for. I'd say that was the fault of the private sector.

spartak · August 23, 2002, 18:04

Fez - the unacceptable face of capitalism.

Giancarlo · August 23, 2002, 18:07

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Originally posted by red_jon

But Spain was Fascist in the 70s - that's hardly the left. I'm not a communist anyway - I like capitalism, I just believe it should be controlled much more effectively to keep it a market economy and not a monopoly and there should be welfare systems in place for those who fall through the net.

I think too much control could lead to disaster but hey we all got our opinions. And Spain being fascist in the 70s doesn't change the fact that my family was peasants. Franco set the stage for a economic miracle that took place over thirty years (with a few recessions between today and then).

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Actually, my mum lost her job because of a buyout of the firm she worked for. I'd say that was the fault of the private sector.

But don't propose punishing the private sector, or it will end up like the private sector in Argentina. Battered because of the punishment it received from the country. The facts are their, punishing and destroying the private sector will push unemployment way up.