Post 4474206 - ([POLL] Where are you politically?)

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[POLL] Where are you politically?

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Where are you politically?

Liberal

12%

[ 13 ]

Conservative

[ 10 ]

Moderate

[ 7 ]

Socialist

12%

[ 13 ]

Libertarian

14%

[ 15 ]

Authoritarian

[ 1 ]

Anarchist

[ 5 ]

Communist

[ 3 ]

Centrist

[ 5 ]

Mixture of a few

19%

[ 20 ]

Other

[ 9 ]

Total Votes : 101

MONKEY
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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 7:22 pm Post subject:

Politics can be confusing and pretty much all parties/leanings etc only seem to work on paper if that. Though in general I would say I'm more on the left so I voted liberal. I agree with an earlier poster about things being sorted on a case by case basis, I'm very relativist in that way and each issue should be looked at individually and not have one approach covering all. Like a crime case and things like that. I'm also for the legalisation of recreational drugs, but regulated so they can only be purchased from chemists and they can keep track of how often a purchaser buys them to avoid dependence and addiction. And the police are a bit rubbish because they overreact to petty things like arguments in the street and thefts of chewing gums when there's better things they could be doing, and prison should be for people who are dangerous and their crimes have a direct, hurt victim (burlgary, murder, rape, severe assault etc). With other petty stuff house arrests, huge fines and community service will suffice so the prisons aren't over crowded by people that don't need locking away. I also hate large scale war and the military is a pointlessly dangerous job to go into and if the country isn't in direct threat there doesn't need to be one. I hate when someone joins the army because they are risking an avoidable death and they should be safe. And I think age of sexual consent laws need to be a bit more relaxed, Canada have got it right in this respect. So teenagers aren't patronised and an 18 year old with a sexually active 15 year old girlfriend/boyfriend isn't demonised as a pedo rapist. It's not that black and white. Also some amount of benefits and welfare are needed and shouldn't be cut so drastically. I often get chastised for my leanings and beliefs because it's too left, they often get dismissed as stupid or immature, especially when it comes to the military and the law. My mum says I "don't understand" (that's her way of dismissing my thoughts). Ah well. _________________ The butterfly, the tiger, just another shadow in the stone Flamingo future dinosaur underneath the urban sun

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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 10:57 pm Post subject:

^ I don't see what's immature about your views, but then I'm probably not the best judge. _________________ The mess has ended. Go home in pieces.

Tequila
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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:02 pm Post subject:

MONKEY wrote:

So teenagers aren't patronised and an 18 year old with a sexually active 15 year old girlfriend/boyfriend isn't demonised as a pedo rapist. It's not that black and white.

Quite often, although it's illegal, action isn't taken if there are no signs of abuse and no-one complains. If the older partner is 20 or above though at with a partner at 15, it is seen as exploitative and if it's found out about, action tends to be taken.

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Tequila
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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:03 pm Post subject:

MONKEY wrote:

I also hate large scale war and the military is a pointlessly dangerous job to go into and if the country isn't in direct threat there doesn't need to be one.

We need to have a military in order to defend all our territory. Otherwise, I generally agree in that we should stay out of foreign conflicts.

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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:06 pm Post subject:

Tequila wrote:

MONKEY wrote:

I also hate large scale war and the military is a pointlessly dangerous job to go into and if the country isn't in direct threat there doesn't need to be one.

We need to have a military in order to defend all our territory. Otherwise, I generally agree in that we should stay out of foreign conflicts.

This.

Having no standing military is a short sighted idea.
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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:07 pm Post subject:

All over the map. I advocate government that takes care of its citizens and has strong laws. I prefer a society that prizes order, respects the laws of man and respects those in positions of authority (providing those authority figures don't do anything to betray the trust of the people). In other words, do whatever you want as long as it does not infringe on the rights of others, and don't victimize your fellow man to make money. _________________ Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?

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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:14 pm Post subject:

abacacus wrote:

Having no standing military is a short sighted idea.

Yup. If we didn't have a military, the Falkland Islands would be Argentine in minutes.

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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 4:34 am Post subject:

Tequila wrote:

abacacus wrote:

Having no standing military is a short sighted idea.

Yup. If we didn't have a military, the Falkland Islands would be Argentine in minutes.

... the problem being?

I don't disagree with the need for a military in general, however. It is sadly a necessity because even though one may commit oneself not to attack others, that does not mean others will do the same. In fact, it means they probably will attack.

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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:59 am Post subject:

fk sh up, party, make some noise, and overthrow the government. THAT is my political stance.

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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:01 am Post subject:

Green with a dash of Anarchist.

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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:02 am Post subject:

I voted mixture of a few. I'd like to get rid of politics altogether. Politics is evil. The role of the government should to be solve problems objectively, not to play games or act like they like to eat grits, or gain votes by claiming to be a fundamentalist. This stuff makes me want to barf. I don't have any party. I just try to look at the facts.

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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 7:51 am Post subject:

heavenlyabyss wrote:

I voted mixture of a few. I'd like to get rid of politics altogether. Politics is evil.

The role of the government should to be solve problems objectively, not to play games or act like they like to eat grits, or gain votes by claiming to be a fundamentalist. This stuff makes me want to barf.

I don't have any party. I just try to look at the facts.

Sadly, many are swayed by "religious conviction," or by playing up to regionalism (though Romney sure fell on his face doing it).

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

Tequila
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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 8:05 am Post subject:

enrico_dandolo wrote:

... the problem being?

My original point. That a country needs to be able to protect its territory (both metropolitan and dependent) from hostile foreign powers.

MONKEY
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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 8:57 am Post subject:

Tequila wrote:

MONKEY wrote:

I also hate large scale war and the military is a pointlessly dangerous job to go into and if the country isn't in direct threat there doesn't need to be one.

We need to have a military in order to defend all our territory. Otherwise, I generally agree in that we should stay out of foreign conflicts.

I know. It annoys me when the military poke their noses in the middle east's problems and cause more problems for them, the news rarely mentions the large amounts of deaths from the other side but only reports on the 2 or 3 deaths we've had in the past few months.
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