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Would You Eradicate All Persons Who Don't Subscribe To Your Political Philosophy?

Would Like To See People With Opposing Political Philosophies Disappear Forever

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Removable Mind said:
REALLY? You'd be willing to commit murder to alter and reduce the political factions down to some specific party or philosophy?

Thanks for your honestly...
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hmmm not really... i didnt hear the murder part... just a miraculous poof for no reason with no immoral setbacks... or all the communist's and extreme socialist's just suddenly realized the error in their ways XD. I'd be nice... just sayin'
 
Removable Mind said:
The title says it pretty much.

I think that there is enough political hatred among many of our great citizens of the U.S. who would, if they could, without consequences, be willing to remove, from our planet, all persons who oppose their respective political ideologies, philosophies, or party affiliation.

I think that many believe that reducing our country's political ideologies down to his or her own...would totally eliminate all of our political problems.

What say ye?
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No, I don't feel that way. . . in part becaue I tend to fall into some categories of beliefs that get *me* on people's bad side. But there's no doubt that other's do feel that way.
 
Aunt Spiker said:
No, I don't feel that way. . . in part becaue I tend to fall into some categories of beliefs that get *me* on people's bad side. But there's no doubt that other's do feel that way.
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So could you say with any amount of confidence - that it is impossible to neatly wrap you under a single political umbrella and that you don't subscribe to beliefs about ever single issue with others who might otherwise pledge their allegiance to a particular party or political philosophy?

If people don't know you personally...is it possible for one person or group to claim, say for instance, that all democrats are carbon copies of each other?
 
celticwar17 said:
hmmm not really... i didnt hear the murder part... just a miraculous poof for no reason with no immoral setbacks... or all the communist's and extreme socialist's just suddenly realized the error in their ways XD. I'd be nice... just sayin'
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I hear ya, but the hardcore reality is that there is no magic poof machine to rid of people who you disagree with on social and/or political beliefs. So that only leaves a genuine form of genocide. "Just sayin."
 
We're all speshul snowflakes. However much someone may irk my tater, I'm pretty sure that somebody out there would be devastated if the irker should cease to exist.
 
This belongs in the sewer.
If all were to go, there would be no-one....I do not always agree with myself.
So this is silly beyond belief.
 
If you grip the reigns of such concentrated power, you will commit atrocities.

Do not lie to yourself, or others.
 
Removable Mind said:
The title says it pretty much.

I think that there is enough political hatred among many of our great citizens of the U.S. who would, if they could, without consequences, be willing to remove, from our planet, all persons who oppose their respective political ideologies, philosophies, or party affiliation.

I think that many believe that reducing our country's political ideologies down to his or her own...would totally eliminate all of our political problems.

What say ye?
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Liberals of all parties, absolutely. It's always the liberals who make a big deal out of everything. The liberal right wants to make America a thocracy, while the liberal left wants religion eradicated from the face of the earth. **** them both.

"Liberal" means you're on the extreme, so naturally 'conservative' means your more to the center, practically speaking, which is why conservatives of any party can usually find common ground with eachother and compromise quickly.
 
No, absolutely not. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. However, I wouldnt mind giving them their own country so they didnt have to live in mine. I also wouldnt mind sticking all the fundamentalist Christians on an island with all the fundamentalist Muslims and letting them fight it out.
 
we need nutty marxists and loathsome fascists to demonstrate why freedom is so important.
 
Jerry said:
Liberals of all parties, absolutely. It's always the liberals who make a big deal out of everything. The liberal right wants to make America a thocracy, while the liberal left wants religion eradicated from the face of the earth. **** them both.

"Liberal" means you're on the extreme, so naturally 'conservative' means your more to the center, practically speaking, which is why conservatives of any party can usually find common ground with eachother and compromise quickly.
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Yes, Jerry. That's why there are no such things as moderates - oh wait.
 
BDBoop said:
Yes, Jerry. That's why there are no such things as moderates - oh wait.
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A moderate, like an independent, is someone who is either lying about who they are or a political coward, afraid to take a position. 'Moderate' is not an actual position.
 
Jerry said:
A moderate, like an independent, is someone who is either lying about who they are or a political coward, afraid to take a position. 'Moderate' is not an actual position.
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And... just like I told you in the other thread. Your definition is inaccurate. You are looking at this in a very overly simplistic way. A moderate would be more of someone who has a mix of positions from both ends of the spectrum. The strength of those convictions can be just as strong as anyone else.

As to the OP, I would have no problem if extremists on each side were eradicated... and btw, Jerry's definition of liberal vs. conservative is ALSO wrong.
 
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Here are the definitions (rated R for use of the effinheimer):

 
CaptainCourtesy said:
And... just like I told you in the other thread. Your definition is inaccurate. You are looking at this in a very overly simplistic way. A moderate would be more of someone who has a mix of positions from both ends of the spectrum. The strength of those convictions can be just as strong as anyone else.

As to the OP, I would have no problem if extremists on each side were eradicated... and btw, Jerry's definition of liberal vs. conservative is ALSO wrong.
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Everyone has a mix of positions, which is why 'moderate' doesn't mean anything.

Just like everyone already makes up their own mind for themselves, which is why 'independent' doesn't mean anything either.

Moderates, as you describe them, are centrists, so here again 'moderate' doesn't mean anything.
 
Jerry said:
Everyone has a mix of positions, which is why 'moderate' doesn't mean anything.

Just like everyone already makes up their own mind for themselves, which is why 'independent' doesn't mean anything either.

Moderates, as you describe them, are centrists, so here again 'moderate' doesn't mean anything.
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I would disagree that everyone makes up their mind for themselves, although I wish it was that way. Too many people simply parrot whatever Fox News or their preacher or their parents or Al Gore tell them. Also, I think you're using a different definition of "liberal" and "conservative" than the rest of us. To us, liberal means on the left and conservative means on the right. You're using them to mean what we call extreme and moderate. I mean, you can make up your own definitions if you want, but it's gonna make it kind of hard for you to talk to other people.
 
Jerry said:
Everyone has a mix of positions, which is why 'moderate' doesn't mean anything.

Just like everyone already makes up their own mind for themselves, which is why 'independent' doesn't mean anything either.

Moderates, as you describe them, are centrists, so here again 'moderate' doesn't mean anything.
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The strength of one's positions can certainly identify one as moderate. The degree of mixing of someone's positions can certainly identify one as independent. Both concepts are valid positions.
 
This place would be way to boring. So no.
 
atrasicarius said:
I would disagree that everyone makes up their mind for themselves, although I wish it was that way. Too many people simply parrot whatever Fox News or their preacher or their parents or Al Gore tell them. Also, I think you're using a different definition of "liberal" and "conservative" than the rest of us. To us, liberal means on the left and conservative means on the right. You're using them to mean what we call extreme and moderate. I mean, you can make up your own definitions if you want, but it's gonna make it kind of hard for you to talk to other people.
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Democrat means the left and and Republican means the right, as in the literal left and right sides of the center isle down the middle of the chamber. Ever hear "reaching across the isle"? That's where it comes from.

So, unless you honestly believe that I was in pre-revolutionary France, which is where this terminology originates, even you can see the error in your accusations.
 
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Originally Posted by Jerry
Liberals of all parties, absolutely. It's always the liberals who make a big deal out of everything. The liberal right wants to make America a thocracy, while the liberal left wants religion eradicated from the face of the earth. **** them both.

"Liberal" means you're on the extreme, so naturally 'conservative' means your more to the center, practically speaking, which is why conservatives of any party can usually find common ground with eachother and compromise quickly.
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Political movements are connected through historical or ideological relationships. There is no liberal right. The right-wing are fiscal conservatives (prioritize business-friendly policies), libertarians (prioritize power relationships between states and individuals to states), and social conservatives (prioritize family and communal values and behaviors). They get along because the thing that pleases them most is keeping liberals out of office; they can put up with a lot as long as that requirement is met.
 
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Morality Games said:
Political movements are connected through historical or ideological relationships. There is no liberal right. The right-wing are fiscal conservatives (prioritize business-friendly policies), libertarians (prioritize power relationships between states and individuals to states), and social conservatives (prioritize family and communal values and behaviors). They get along because the thing that pleases them most is keeping liberals out of office; they can put up with a lot as long as that requirement is met.
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DP doesn't have 'left' or 'right' in it's list of leans. Are you suggesting that Vauge add them, and delete 'libertarian' in accordance with your view that libertarians are on the right?
 
Jerry said:
Democrat means the left and and Republican means the right, as in the literal left and right sides of the center isle down the middle of the chamber. Ever hear "reaching across the isle"? That's where it comes from.
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So what about countries without a Democratic or Republican party? In this country, the Democrats are (supposedly) the liberal party, and the Republicans are the conservative party. In the UK, the Tories are conservative and the Labour Party is liberal (I think. Feel free to correct me on that).
 
Jerry said:
DP doesn't have 'left' or 'right' in it's list of leans. Are you suggesting that Vauge add them, and delete 'libertarian' in accordance with your view that libertarians are on the right?
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Libertarians are right economically and left socially. Soviet style communists would be left economically and right socially.
 
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