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Do you consider yourself to be extreme, politically?

Do you consider yourself to be extreme, politically?

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radcen

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Do you consider yourself to be extreme, politically?

Whatever your political lean is, left... right... even in the center... do you consider yourself to be at the extreme of your lean?
 
Yes. The left and right tend to piss me off to an almost maddening level for very different reasons.
 
Even though I am in the center I consider myself to be extreme is my centrism. I say that because I have strong views. They may be left or right at times, but they are often strong. This is what separates a centrist from a moderate, IMO. A moderate is predominantly left or right, and is pointedly not extreme in their lean. A centrist strives to be neither left or right, but is still prone to have strong conclusions.
 
radcen said:
Do you consider yourself to be extreme, politically?

Whatever your political lean is, left... right... even in the center... do you consider yourself to be at the extreme of your lean?
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There are a number of issues I consider myself extremely passionate about (primarily climate change but also a few other things) - but I don't consider myself politically extreme per se.

I'm sure there are those that would disagree with me.
 
The last time I took a version of the political compass test it plotted me right smack in the center, I mean dead on, and labeled me centrist.

Most people I know don't plot there.

Certainly most people here don't.

Extreme could describe low or high count, in which case, count-wise, I'd be on one of the two extreme ends of the quantity.

But usually extreme means left or right near the edge of the political spectrum itself.

I'm about as far from extreme as they get.

However, those at the left and right wing, they, based on their comments of my posts, both see me as being on the right and left wing respectively.

That may be due to attendant myopia exhibited by wingers when looking toward the center.
 
Nah. Even though I'm left leaning most of the time I do find myself in agreement with conservative points of view from time to time.
 
Henrin you had better vote Yes. ;)
 
radcen said:
Do you consider yourself to be extreme, politically?

Whatever your political lean is, left... right... even in the center... do you consider yourself to be at the extreme of your lean?
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Absolutely not extreme.

I'm conservative. I'm ProChoice with limits. I understand that some states are heartbroken that Fed tax dollars will subsidize same and have no problem with keeping tax dollars out of it. I'm for teaching a man to fish and not feeding the animals at the National Parks. I'm Christian, but somewhat pick-and-choose. I'm pro Second Amendment, but background checks are okay by me. I like universal healthcare, but the AHA is obviously not the answer. I like a higher minimum wage, but think the Fed floor shouldn't strain the states. They should set their own rates depending on their own circumstances. I don't believe in one size fits all.

I could think of more, but...
 
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define politically extreme

my guess is it will boil down to being anything other than one's own political opinion
 
"Reform it or else we overthrow it" is where I am at, and have been for 20 years.

I am a radical, though I have much bigger fish to fry than politics, I am after the entire elite class.
 
Master PO said:
Since i believe in the constitution based on what is written in it and not on idealogly of left or right, ..no iam not extreme...
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Well ****, in that case I am not extreme either, as I am pushing to use that particular document a hell of a lot more than we do now.

And to give us a decent SCOTUS to see that it gets followed from now on.
 
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Hawkeye10 said:
"Reform it or else we overthrow it" is where I am at, and have been for 20 years.

I am a radical, though I have much bigger fish to fry than politics, I am after the entire elite class.
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then repeal the 17th amedment to curb their power on a federal level
 
radcen said:
Do you consider yourself to be extreme, politically?

Whatever your political lean is, left... right... even in the center... do you consider yourself to be at the extreme of your lean?
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Nope
I lean right and use to claim right but nonsensical banter and judgement (that seems to go on in both parties now) pushed me from labeling myself. Lots of people seem to want us to be sheep and fit into a very specific category, I do not. Another reason I'm not extreme is because I RESPECT others and their views in general as long as they are rational. Nobody has to agree with me that's for sure but there are also facts out there. Others are free to thier views within that realm (honesty) The last reason I'm not extreme is simply because I can freely admit there's parts of government and politics I simply don't know about, especially foreign stuff.
 
Of course. It hardly matters however since the whole concept merely speaks towards commonly held beliefs in the population.
 
radcen said:
Do you consider yourself to be extreme, politically?

Whatever your political lean is, left... right... even in the center... do you consider yourself to be at the extreme of your lean?
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I don't know. I believe the federal government should mostly do only that assigned to it by the U.S. Constitution and should do NOTHING that can be done in a practical manner by the states or local communities whether or not they choose to do it. Anything done by the federal government that is not specifically authorized by the Constitution--anything that will be a significant expense to the states or individual citizens--should be decided by referendum by the people.

So what do you think. Is that an extreme position?
 
AlbqOwl said:
I don't know. I believe the federal government should mostly do only that assigned to it by the U.S. Constitution and should do NOTHING that can be done in a practical manner by the states or local communities whether or not they choose to do it. Anything done by the federal government that is not specifically authorized by the Constitution--anything that will be a significant expense to the states or individual citizens--should be decided by referendum by the people.

So what do you think. Is that an extreme position?
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Probably.
 
Sometimes you are defined by others and it's not unreasonable to accept their assessment.

I am a fiscal conservative. So, socialists and Democrats like Donald "King of Debt" Trump would consider me radical. I think people should work, earn a living, and pay their bills. That's radical in LibWorld.

I am fairly liberal socially. I support the First Amendment strongly. I strongly believe in equal protection under the law and I believe that extends to providing Medicare and Social Security liabilities and benefits to all couples whether same sex or not. Racism is bad for America and having the most racist president in my lifetime causes me grief. I think equal protection under the law means criminals should have a right to the Lois Lerner defense and the Hillary Clinton defense and the Sen. Ted Kennedy defense and the Melowese Richardson defense. I'm still trying to find out how Melowese Richardson got out of prison after serving 20% of her sentence.

I find that both socialist/Democrats/liberals find me radical on the fiscal side and on social issues and fundamentalist and social conservatives find me radical on the social issues.

Of course, we have President Obama saying he's moderate and Chris Mathews saying he's middle of the road and unbiased and Sen. Clinton saying she's moderate. I have a friend that supports Ralph Nader and thinks all income over $50,000 should be taxed at 100% and given to people who earn less than $50k but do good things, like her, and she considers herself a moderate.
 
I am extreme, politically.

I'm an independent free-thinker, with no use whatsoever for the two political Parties who have steadily driven this nation into many TRILLIONS of debt.
That makes me extreme.

I believe that our elected leaders should be leaders first and politicians a distant second.
That makes me extreme.

I believe that our elected leaders should care more about the American taxpayers than they do the agenda of their chosen Party.
That makes me extreme.

In short, I believe that every single incumbent in every single Branch of the current federal government should be spayed, neutered, imprisoned, and then euthanized.
THAT makes me extreme.

So, yes.
I am politically extreme.
I believe in the concepts of honesty, integrity, and accountability in government.
THAT makes me extreme.
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As a social democrat largely in Bernie's mold with social libertarian leanings (pro-legalization/regulation/taxation of drugs and prostitution, and reasonable gun control as opposed to outright prohibition, etc), I might well be considered 'radical' by an American frame of reference given its particularly distorted Overton window. However in Canada, Europe and in general the vast majority of the developed world, my views would be considered to range anywhere from left wing to centrist, averaging out to probably left of centre, so I'll go with that.
 
Sparky2 said:
I am extreme, politically.

I'm an independent free-thinker, with no use whatsoever for the two political Parties who have steadily driven this nation into many TRILLIONS of debt.
That makes me extreme.

I believe that our elected leaders should be leaders first and politicians a distant second.
That makes me extreme.

I believe that our elected leaders should care more about the American taxpayers than they do the agenda of their chosen Party.
That makes me extreme.

In short, I believe that every single incumbent in every single Branch of the current federal government should be spayed, neutered, imprisoned, and then euthanized.
THAT makes me extreme.

So, yes.
I am politically extreme.
I believe in the concepts of honesty, integrity, and accountability in government.
THAT makes me extreme.
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Well except for the mandatory surgery, I'm with you. But every time I've offered a topic on how to get back to a government that serves the people instead of using them for its own benefit, I am labeled a nut job and yes, extreme and there are few willing to discuss it. :)
 
Patrickt said:
Sometimes you are defined by others and it's not unreasonable to accept their assessment.

I am a fiscal conservative. So, socialists and Democrats like Donald "King of Debt" Trump would consider me radical. I think people should work, earn a living, and pay their bills. That's radical in LibWorld.

I am fairly liberal socially. I support the First Amendment strongly. I strongly believe in equal protection under the law and I believe that extends to providing Medicare and Social Security liabilities and benefits to all couples whether same sex or not. Racism is bad for America and having the most racist president in my lifetime causes me grief. I think equal protection under the law means criminals should have a right to the Lois Lerner defense and the Hillary Clinton defense and the Sen. Ted Kennedy defense and the Melowese Richardson defense. I'm still trying to find out how Melowese Richardson got out of prison after serving 20% of her sentence.

I find that both socialist/Democrats/liberals find me radical on the fiscal side and on social issues and fundamentalist and social conservatives find me radical on the social issues.

Of course, we have President Obama saying he's moderate and Chris Mathews saying he's middle of the road and unbiased and Sen. Clinton saying she's moderate. I have a friend that supports Ralph Nader and thinks all income over $50,000 should be taxed at 100% and given to people who earn less than $50k but do good things, like her, and she considers herself a moderate.
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Two things you say here speak to me.

First, as a centrist, I often get accused of being extreme, and not, by the same people. For example, if I opine on the liberal side, I'll be called "my liberal friend" by someone on the extreme right. Then fast forward a few months and a different topic, and the same person will comment how reasonable and rational I am because I take the same position they do. Treatment is the same in reverse, too.

Second, in many years of observation, I have come to the conclusion that the extremes of right and left do not see themselves similarly. People on the extreme right not only know they're extreme, they're proud of it and will tell you so. For the most part. People on the extreme left, on the other hand, do not see themselves as extreme in the slightest. They see themselves as reasonable, rational, and downright middle-of-the-road. They're not lying, they're honestly and simply completely self-unaware.
 
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On second thought, I suppose my penchant for bipartisanship has become extreme to most Americans.
 
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