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What's your political ideology?
Property Rights libertarian (Minarchist) 5%  5%  [ 5 ]
Property Rights libertarian (Minarchist) 12%  12%  [ 11 ]
Property Rights libertarian (Anarcho-capitalist) 2%  2%  [ 2 ]
Property Rights libertarian (Anarcho-capitalist) 2%  2%  [ 2 ]
Neoconservative 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Neoconservative 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Paleoconservative 1%  1%  [ 1 ]
Paleoconservative 1%  1%  [ 1 ]
Red Tory 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Red Tory 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Blue Tory 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Blue Tory 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Socially conservative, economically left-leaning 1%  1%  [ 1 ]
Socially conservative, economically left-leaning 2%  2%  [ 2 ]
Socially progressive, economically right-leaning 2%  2%  [ 2 ]
Socially progressive, economically right-leaning 3%  3%  [ 3 ]
Reform-Liberal 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Reform-Liberal 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Social Democrat 9%  9%  [ 8 ]
Social Democrat 13%  13%  [ 12 ]
State Socialism 1%  1%  [ 1 ]
State Socialism 1%  1%  [ 1 ]
Communism 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Communism 2%  2%  [ 2 ]
Left-libertarianism 3%  3%  [ 3 ]
Left-libertarianism 10%  10%  [ 9 ]
Don't Know 1%  1%  [ 1 ]
Don't Know 1%  1%  [ 1 ]
Don't Care 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Don't Care 1%  1%  [ 1 ]
Don't Know AND Don't Care 2%  2%  [ 2 ]
Don't Know AND Don't Care 5%  5%  [ 5 ]
Other (Try to Explain) 6%  6%  [ 6 ]
Other (Try to Explain) 12%  12%  [ 11 ]
Total votes : 93

Master_Pedant
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27 Dec 2011, 6:10 am

These threads are always fun & it looks like there hasn't been one in a while.

Since I wrote this at 5 am, there's going to be a lot of absurd overlap and poor thought in the category choices.


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27 Dec 2011, 10:49 am

anarcho comunist



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27 Dec 2011, 10:56 am

I'm generally small Government when it comes to economic regulation but I'm not too crazy about blaming the Government for everything since corporations can f**k up for the same reasons Government can and that they're both big and bureaucratic. Generally I think regulation should be first and foremost about safety, but I am also for regulations that protect against corruption. Since the Government's most primary role is monopolizing force, this is the same reason regulations are necessary as it is one less check and balance against corruption.

When it comes to social issues, I see things from a more collectivist perspective since things are best understood from how people interact with each other rather than from how an individual interacts with everyone else around him or her. Does this mean I think big Government can or should socially engineer everything? No, certain societal issues are beyond their scope and education isn't the solution to everything. Plus I don't believe in going as far as nanny statism. But these days I think personal responsibility is an oxymoron since responsibility is inherently a social function. I'm not all that big on social engineering, but social programs are definitely necessary.

When it comes to security though, I see things from an individualist perspective. When the cavalry doesn't come in to save the day, you're on your own. So I'm all for absolute minimal regulation on guns and having a Castle Doctrine up here that applies to your home and your car. And there's NO f*****g way in hell individual freedom should be sacrificed in the name of national security.

So I don't really know what to label myself since there is really no generalized principle that applies to all my views. There's some property rights libertarian and sociological stuff that influences them but other than that I can't really sum my views up with some sort of a label. What do you think would be most fitting?



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27 Dec 2011, 11:02 am

I'd define my political outlook as:

  • National conservatism
  • Classical liberalism
  • Civic nationalism
  • Anti-mass immigration
  • Secularism
  • Withdrawalist euroscepticism
  • UK Unionism
I think that sums me up.



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27 Dec 2011, 12:11 pm

I'd consider myself libertarian, but I'm flexible enough to bend when I feel the situation calls for an alternative decision.



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27 Dec 2011, 12:29 pm

In the past I would have described myself as a paleoconservative; but it seems that the older I get the more libertarian I become, so I chose "Property Rights libertarian (Minarchist)" in this poll.

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27 Dec 2011, 12:52 pm

i tend towards avoiding notions of ideology on the basis that it leads to dogmatism.


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27 Dec 2011, 2:01 pm

I would say none. I'm a Localist. I think governance should be done mostly on the local level.



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27 Dec 2011, 2:14 pm

I could also be a huggleist, because I think conducting government business should be done while hugging and giggling at the same time.



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27 Dec 2011, 2:16 pm

donnie_darko wrote:
I would say none. I'm a Localist. I think governance should be done mostly on the local level.


That would lead to probably wildly divergent local areas - take it you don't mind that though? Of course, some things would have to be done nationally. :)



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27 Dec 2011, 2:28 pm

Tequila wrote:
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I would say none. I'm a Localist. I think governance should be done mostly on the local level.


That would lead to probably wildly divergent local areas - take it you don't mind that though? Of course, some things would have to be done nationally. :)


I think there should be a loose national/global order, just to defend human rights, but I think jurisdiction should all be done without 100 miles of home.



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27 Dec 2011, 2:31 pm

donnie_darko wrote:
I think there should be a loose national/global order, just to defend human rights, but I think jurisdiction should all be done without 100 miles of home.


For many places in Britain it would be more like 35 miles, tops. (Cumbria, North Yorkshire and much of the more rural parts of Scotland and Wales excepted.)



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27 Dec 2011, 2:37 pm

I'm actually more of a pragmatist. I'll throw ideology (really just an excuse not to think) under the bus every time in favor of a good result.

Having said that, I think it is beyond obscene to have so much poverty in a society that produces so much excess wealth. Because of this, I'm usually labeled as a lefty.


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27 Dec 2011, 3:14 pm

GoonSquad wrote:
Having said that, I think it is beyond obscene to have so much poverty in a society that produces so much excess wealth. Because of this, I'm usually labeled as a lefty.


So you believe in redistributing wealth? How much? Do it too much and many of the wealthy will eventually decide that their efforts aren't worth the candle.



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27 Dec 2011, 4:08 pm

Tequila wrote:
GoonSquad wrote:
Having said that, I think it is beyond obscene to have so much poverty in a society that produces so much excess wealth. Because of this, I'm usually labeled as a lefty.


So you believe in redistributing wealth? How much? Do it too much and many of the wealthy will eventually decide that their efforts aren't worth the candle.


I believe in a sensible social safety-net funded by a sensible tax policy. I believe in government regulation of business and other programs calculated to reward hard work and innovation to promote upward mobility.

I would also have plenty of restrictions on people who receive public assistance. Children are not totally free when supported by their parents, and people cannot expect to be totally free as wards of the state. That's unpleasant, but it is reality.


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27 Dec 2011, 4:10 pm

Hey kids! If you aren't a socialist by the time you are 20 you have no heart. And if you are still a socialist when you are 40 you have no brains.

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