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What is your political Stance?

What is your political identity?


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Are you a liberal or conservative, etc?

Why?

What makes your stance better than others?

Do you percieve any flaws in your stance?

Which one specific aspect of the other political identities do you abhor?

Thank you.
 
Are you a liberal or conservative, etc?
**I'm more conservative than not, but I lean more liberal of issues of civil rights/equality (outside of entitlements, which I think promote neither)

Why?
**Partially because I was raised that way, and partially because I see no reason why personal morality should inhibit the rights of adults.

What makes your stance better than others?
**I don't think it is, nor will I ever say so. It is best for me, but I'm one person

Do you percieve any flaws in your stance?
**I'm sure I contradict myself on a few issues, which annoys me...but what can you do? everybody is a little hypocritical at some point

Which one specific aspect of the other political identities do you abhor?
**I can't stand the idea that the rich should be punished, penalized, or expected to provide more because of their success. I also can't stand the idea that being poor justifies doing nothing to earn your keep. I don't support the idea that we need to help every other country on the planet when we're in trillions and trillions of dollars in debt. I think war is sometimes necessary. I don't support government having control over every move a corporation makes and feel like the best solution is to hold corporations accountable to existing laws instead of creating newer, broader reaching laws. I don't think ideology or religion should be taught in schools. I don't think money solves all problems.
 
Are you a liberal or conservative, etc?

Why?

What makes your stance better than others?

Do you percieve any flaws in your stance?

Which one specific aspect of the other political identities do you abhor?

Thank you.

I'm a classical liberal, in the tradition of Western Enlightenment thinkers like Locke and Jefferson and the grandfather of market capitalism, Adam Smith. Free markets, democracy, free thought, rationalism and fair competition.

I agree with my stance because the proof seems to be in the pudding; I feel that (most) Western societies have been at the forefront of solving the major world's problems. Are we perfect? No. And we can still learn a lot from every other culture on Earth. But there is no where else I would want to live than the developed Western world.

The biggest flaw in western democracies is that we are tolerant of others views and we allow them to express themselves, no matter how anti western democracy that view might be. That being said, absolute tolerance destroys tolerance. The intolerant will not tolerate the tolerant, so we need to constantly be vigilant about protecting our somewhat fragile system, in short, we must be somewhat intolerant while being tolerant. And no, that's not illogical.

The one thing I can't stand is radical ideology; radical means "root", implying one root cause. So when someone says that all of societies problems can be boiled down to one problem (capitalism, the state, sexism/racism, etc.), I must control my death fist from smashing their skull into pink mist. Cuz, y'know, I'm a tolerant western liberal.

You're welcome.

(Love these posts! When will you answer, Mr. Undisclosed political leaner?)
 
Are you a liberal or conservative, etc?
**I'm more conservative than not, but I lean more liberal of issues of civil rights/equality (outside of entitlements, which I think promote neither)

Why?
**Partially because I was raised that way, and partially because I see no reason why personal morality should inhibit the rights of adults.

What makes your stance better than others?
**I don't think it is, nor will I ever say so. It is best for me, but I'm one person

Do you percieve any flaws in your stance?
**I'm sure I contradict myself on a few issues, which annoys me...but what can you do? everybody is a little hypocritical at some point

Which one specific aspect of the other political identities do you abhor?
**I can't stand the idea that the rich should be punished, penalized, or expected to provide more because of their success. I also can't stand the idea that being poor justifies doing nothing to earn your keep. I don't support the idea that we need to help every other country on the planet when we're in trillions and trillions of dollars in debt. I think war is sometimes necessary. I don't support government having control over every move a corporation makes and feel like the best solution is to hold corporations accountable to existing laws instead of creating newer, broader reaching laws. I don't think ideology or religion should be taught in schools. I don't think money solves all problems.
Do you think you have more conservative beliefs than liberal or would you say you just believe more strongly or deeply in your conservative beliefs? Do you understand what I'm asking?
 
Do you think you have more conservative beliefs than liberal or would you say you just believe more strongly or deeply in your conservative beliefs? Do you understand what I'm asking?

I think I have more conservative views. My only real liberal leanings involve gay marriage and abortions.
 
I think I have more conservative views. My only real liberal leanings involve gay marriage and abortions.

Honestly, to me you seem more left leaning, that's why I'm asking. I hope you don't mind, I mean no offense.
 
Conservative Democrat or Liberal Republican. The difference becomes vague over time.
 
Honestly, to me you seem more left leaning, that's why I'm asking. I hope you don't mind, I mean no offense.

No, not at all. I think a lot of my postings have been on those rights issues, so that's probably where some of that comes from. But I'm all for small government, personal accountability, fiscal austerity...I'm pro-gun, anti-union, anti-entitlement (mostly).
 
I think I have more conservative views. My only real liberal leanings involve gay marriage and abortions.


I am with the other shelled one!!
 
I'm a political half-breed. I care about issues, not political agendas. I agree with conservatives on some issues, I agree with liberals on others. I enjoy the luxury of not having to consult a political party playbook to discover what I think. Besides, that makes me deliciously unpredictable, a real life "riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma!" It's part of my irresistible charm. :mrgreen:
 
Democratic Socialism!
 
Give me an issue and I'll give you my position. I'm none of the above on everything. It depends on the issue. I don't feel the need to belong to a political persuasion.
 
Socially, I am pretty much a centrist
Financially, I am a moderate liberal
 
Are you a liberal or conservative, etc?

The best way to answer this is to say "neither". A liberal believes in promoting liberty, and I do not. A conservative believes in preserving traditional authority, and I do not. I am a progressive and a radical. I believe that human society can be improved, and that the human being himself can be improved, and I believe in reforming society from the ground-up and the top-down to achieve that goal. Liberties which interfere with progress must be suppressed, and traditional authorities that oppose progress must be swept away.


Too much science fiction as a kid.

What makes your stance better than others?

Because self-improvement is the highest goal that any sentient being can pursue.

Do you percieve any flaws in your stance?

Arrogance. My own, for thinking I can do better, and that of others, for their refusal to acknowledge that they could. A government with unlimited power attracts the corrupt. Bureaucracies are frequently less efficient than entrepreneurs.

Which one specific aspect of the other political identities do you abhor?

I hate their sense of entitlement. They think they deserve everything, whether it's their liberties or government cheese. They think that they deserve to rule, that the universe agrees with them and that nobody opposes them for noble reasons. They aren't willing to bleed for their cause. They don't think their policies have unintended consequences.
 
I'm a conservative independent.

I am morally against abortion, believe in traditional values, tough punishments, although I have nothing against gay people. I am also in favour of small government, who takes care of the poor, create sound regulation, and try to create a good society for people to live in. The governmemt should not be intrusive. For instance it is not up to the government to decide how many hours I want to work or if I'm going to join a union or not.

I consider myself an independent because I agree with the Democrats on some issues and, and some I want a mixture of both. Therefore, i supported Obama in 2009, but now I will support a Republican or no one.
 
Are you a liberal or conservative, etc?

I'm slightly to the left of center. I tend to be more liberal on social issues, and more conservative on foreign policy and fiscal policy. I'm a registered democrat, but more due to practicality than because I really embrace the democratic party.


Because in my opinion my way of looking at the world makes the most sense.

What makes your stance better than others?

Nothing. As I mentioned already, my views make the most sense to me, but I realize that there is nothing inherently better or worse about them than other ways of looking at the world.

Do you percieve any flaws in your stance?

Yeah. I have no overriding political philosophy that guides my views. I tend to look at issues individually, and this can occasionally lead to conflicts between some of my viewpoints.

Which one specific aspect of the other political identities do you abhor?

I think the libertarian idea that bigger government is always a bad thing is silly.

I despise the conservative idea that gays do not deserve the right to marry and that we must adhere slavishly to a document written over 200 years ago to run our modern country.

I can't stand the liberal idea that illegal immigrants should be welcomed with open arms.
 
I am generally a progressive liberal, but with two caveats. First, I don't think the Democratic party is necessarily liberal, so I am not a Democrat. Second, I deviate from the liberal box on some things because no box is fully ethically consistent. I strive to be consistent.

I think my stance is generally compatible with what brings improvement to society as shown by history. However, I regard other stances as necessary. Unchecked progress is just as dangerous as no progress, or reversing progress. I try to moderate my degree of expressed progressivism to be in tune with the reasonable speed of social change. But being further checked by moderates and conservatives is a good thing. I do have views I believe in strongly, but don't fight for right now because I don't think they are feasible from our current position without pushing for excessive change which may destabilize society.

Any ethical inconsistency in my poltical philosophy is a flaw. I do find them occassionally. In such a case, either my general stance must change or my exceptional belief must change. I recently found such a case in myself as pertains to voluntary euthenasia. I chose to change my stance.

Compartmentalized thinking in all forms - basically, inconsistent ethics. There are several political stances that are held almost universally by people with inconsistent ethics. The stances themselves are a result of compartmentalized thinking.
 
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Very Conservative Republican

One thing I disagree with my party on is the nation building of Iraq. No I don't agree with Ron Paul. I am in favor of intervention if needed, but not international welfare. Another thing is I don't mind if gays have civil union, but civil unions only.
 
I had to vote other because I am a liberal non-democrat. I want nothing to do with that crappy party. Anyways I lean what most people would consider liberal on alot of issues, but I do hold some conservative beliefs, such as gun-control, immigration, and a few others that are slipping my mind at the moment. And my views on social issues are probably more accurately described as libertarian, but I want nothing to do with libertarians economic policy.
 
Are you a liberal or conservative, etc?
Fairly decent libertarian

Why?
I like the idealism of libertarianism and the insistence upon the rights and liberties of the individual. While it understands the necessity of government on some front, it also well understands the limitations of government and potential threat the government can be to freedom.

What makes your stance better than others?
It's a different view of things. I think that people have become very comfortable in their tomorrow and because of that have stopped applying the necessary pressure on government which must continually exist to uphold the tenets of freedom and liberty. Benjamin Franklin was asked after the Constitution was created as to what form of government we had. He replied "A Republic, if you can keep it". Libertarianism is the political philosophy which will allow us to keep the Republic. The other main parties only talk of it, but act in the opposite manner.

What makes your stance better than others?
It can, and is by some, be taken to some rather extreme ends. Some people can confuse it for a philosophy of anarchy rather than minarchy.

Which one specific aspect of the other political identities do you abhor?
While maybe not a symptom of the individuals endorsing the philosophies, the main parties has turned politics into a circus. It is purposefully being drained of intelligence, the rules are being set up to keep out competition, and everything is so partisan that people stop thinking and react only by party mandate.
 
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