[Ludi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('JPL', 'I')'ve got a mental post-it note which says no politics, no religion on po.com.

[Dreamtwister]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('JPL', 'I')'ve got a mental post-it note which says no politics, no religion on po.com.

[Fredrik]

I'm suprised by the low support for left-wing liberalism so far. The general atmosphere here is very anti-neocon (not without reason I admit), and I thought "liberal" is the default choice for Americans who are disappointed in the right wing.

As for anarchists, it would be interesting to discuss what kind of social organization you prefer - independent villages, tribes or what? And how would such social units be organized, ruled, defended...?

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('JPL', 'H')owever, your description of Socialism is a little, ahem, inaccurate - bearing in mind that half the governments in Europe are Socialist & they still function.

[MrBean]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Fredrik', '
')As for anarchists, it would be interesting to discuss what kind of social organization you prefer - independent villages, tribes or what? And how would such social units be organized, ruled, defended...?

[Ludi]

I agree, Mr Bean. Diversity is the best strategy for survival.


diversity

[MrBean]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', 'I') agree, Mr Bean. Diversity is the best strategy for survival.


diversity

[Ludi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MrBean', ' ')how do you feel about using direct GM to add to biodiversity, assuming that was possible?

[btu2012]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Fredrik', 'I')'m suprised by the low support for left-wing liberalism so far. The general atmosphere here is very anti-neocon (not without reason I admit), and I thought "liberal" is the default choice for Americans who are disappointed in the right wing.

[btu2012]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Schadenfreude', 'I') would be in favor of scrapping the Federal Reserve and I would probably favor setting up a branch of government, answerable to the public and separate from the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial, who would be responsible for creating and regulating the money supply.

[eastbay]

Yeah, like the party in Cyprus, I much prefer the term, 'communist'. But I checked 'socialist' because they mean exactly the same thing.

Don't argue with me on this.

[btu2012]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PrairieMule', 'I') use to be a hard core conservative. Voted straight ticket republican from 1988-2004. However in the last few years I have been disturbed by the neocon agenda. In 2006 I voted independent and democrat on the local level. I knew the rednecks were right about our gun rights. Now it seems the the pinko "Beardo-the-Weirdo" hippies were right about our civil rights. I'm in Limbo.

[vision-master]

tribal..........

[mos6507]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', 'I') agree, Mr Bean. Diversity is the best strategy for survival.


diversity

[threadbear]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PrairieMule', 'I') use to be a hard core conservative. Voted straight ticket republican from 1988-2004. However in the last few years I have been disturbed by the neocon agenda. In 2006 I voted independent and democrat on the local level. I knew the rednecks were right about our gun rights. Now it seems the the pinko "Beardo-the-Weirdo" hippies were right about our civil rights.


I'm in Limbo.

[3aidlillahi]

I'd prefer a fairly small, conservative government that would only intervene in free enterprise to ensure the well-being and safety of its citizens such as militarily, environmentally or in the workforce, for example.

I do think that the leadership of the government should be far-sighted and willing to sacrifice. I don't think they should be in a position to let the country continue along a dangerous path nor should they enact cruel, binding measures to the people to correct that path.

What I mean is that the government, take the current situation with energy, shouldn't enforce an unreasonable burden on the oil-consuming population with say a $5 tax on gas, but instead try to inform the public as best as possible on what is actually happening and ways to avoid disaster. Small tax increases could be used but nothing that would overburden, only cause awareness and quicker transformation.

They should also show that they are serious about the problem by cutting back. Ditch the energy-inefficient White House and move into a 1 000 sq-ft apartment or townhouse, reducing the size of the motorcade, teleconference, etc. Show that being a leader is not a privilege in which you are above the people but instead just an occupation and that they are still just one of the people. Doing as such, I believe, would help the people see the correct path and have options to correct it. (Not that I ever support grandiose displays of power such as in the White House mansion, large private budgets, etc. I mean, the wife of the VP even has her own secretary!)

While a strong and large government with good leadership can do very good things, I believe an educated, free and willing nation can accomplish more.

But since you can never find an educated population or a greed-free government in reality, I tend to be more centrist or apathetic.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I')'m suprised by the low support for left-wing liberalism so far. The general atmosphere here is very anti-neocon (not without reason I admit), and I thought "liberal" is the default choice for Americans who are disappointed in the right wing.

[Schadenfreude]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('btu2012', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Schadenfreude', 'I') would be in favor of scrapping the Federal Reserve and I would probably favor setting up a branch of government, answerable to the public and separate from the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial, who would be responsible for creating and regulating the money supply.

[medicvet]

I'm in a quandry.

I can't figure out if I am a democratic socialist with strong libretarian leanings, or a libretarian with strong democratic socialist leanings...

eeny, meeny, miney....

[btu2012]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Schadenfreude', 'I') assume you are referring to the heretofore unaccounted costs of pollution and eco-system destruction?

[Ludi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Schadenfreude', '
')It boggles my mind that environmentalism isn't preached in churches.

[RedStateGreen]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Schadenfreude', '
')Generally, I would favor environmentalism as a political and spiritual concern broadly taught and practiced at every level. I don't know why this has to be considered a "Lefty" or "Birkenstock" value to be ridiculed. We are nothing without our environment!

It boggles my mind that environmentalism isn't preached in churches. I can't think of a more holy body of knowledge than that gained in comprehending the complex inter-dependencies of an eco-system, from microscopic on up.

I guess we won't know what we've had until it's no longer there.