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What are you?
What are you?
by evilmonkeyspanker » Sat 08 Oct 2005, 02:28:32
I am just curious, since I seem to nothing about the affiliations of the people in this forum
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Re: What are you?
by DerelictOverlord » Sat 08 Oct 2005, 02:44:55
None of the above.
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Re: What are you?
by PenultimateManStanding » Sat 08 Oct 2005, 03:21:50
I voted for Carter and then I voted for Reagan. I don't have much confidence in the parties anymore, though.
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Re: What are you?
by Specop_007 » Sat 08 Oct 2005, 04:37:29
You realize Green Party, Socialism and Communism are just damn near the same thing, and all 3 are pretty close to Democratic Party's values right?
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Re: What are you?
by evilmonkeyspanker » Sat 08 Oct 2005, 04:39:28
Actually, they are all pretty much the same thing, or to put it frankly all lead to the same thing.
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Re: What are you?
by peaker_2005 » Sat 08 Oct 2005, 05:02:51
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('auctionmonster', 'A')ctually, they are all pretty much the same thing, or to put it frankly all lead to the same thing.
Unfortunately, I agree.
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Re: What are you?
by medicvet » Sat 08 Oct 2005, 05:56:30
I am none of the above as well. I am a conundrum. I am a democratic socialist with strong libretarian leanings. Either that or a libretarian with strong socialist leanings! :D
and why wasn't librretarian on the list? There are enough people that are, and I would think particularly on these boards that would have taken that choice.
and why wasn't librretarian on the list? There are enough people that are, and I would think particularly on these boards that would have taken that choice.
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Re: What are you?
by Macsporan » Sat 08 Oct 2005, 06:01:05
Social Democrat.
I don't know which box to tick.
I don't know which box to tick.
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Re: What are you?
by medicvet » Sat 08 Oct 2005, 06:03:23
and there should have been one for 'none of the above' too!!!
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Re: What are you?
by Sencha » Sat 08 Oct 2005, 09:10:31
Communism is pretty cool, I chose that. Although it isn't very practical to consider yourself one in this day and age, so I'm more democrat.
And if you want to nit pick, there is a difference between communism and socialism. Socialism is a lighter version of communism that is supposed to precede it. When a society is successful enough under a socialist system, it graduates to a communist one.
The U.S.S.R.'s failure to start out with socialism was one of the reasons the American Communist Party gave for why it didn't work out. Once the dust settles and the shit is done hitting the fan, communism is going to have a chance again, or something like the system anyway. Too bad the world won't be worth hanging around in to see what happens.
And if you want to nit pick, there is a difference between communism and socialism. Socialism is a lighter version of communism that is supposed to precede it. When a society is successful enough under a socialist system, it graduates to a communist one.
The U.S.S.R.'s failure to start out with socialism was one of the reasons the American Communist Party gave for why it didn't work out. Once the dust settles and the shit is done hitting the fan, communism is going to have a chance again, or something like the system anyway. Too bad the world won't be worth hanging around in to see what happens.
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Re: What are you?
by Aaron » Sat 08 Oct 2005, 09:45:48
Rational Anarchist
The problem is, of course, that not only is economics bankrupt, but it has always been nothing more than politics in disguise... economics is a form of brain damage.
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Re: What are you?
by Starvid » Sat 08 Oct 2005, 11:04:52
None of the above. US online political tests mostly put me as a centrist.
So maybe leftwing republican or rightwing democrat?
But I have this nagging idea that in reality I am completely off the US political chart as I think the welfare state is a really good idea.
So maybe leftwing republican or rightwing democrat?
But I have this nagging idea that in reality I am completely off the US political chart as I think the welfare state is a really good idea.
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Re: What are you?
by Dingbat » Sat 08 Oct 2005, 13:04:37
Social Democratic -> Greens.
Green parties historically tend to oscillate between slightly left-of-center to the far-left. I don't think there's a social democratic party in the US so that's the closest.
Democrats aren't social democrats.
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Green parties historically tend to oscillate between slightly left-of-center to the far-left. I don't think there's a social democratic party in the US so that's the closest.
Democrats aren't social democrats.
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Re: What are you?
by swingbolder » Sat 08 Oct 2005, 13:13:15
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'a')nd there should have been one for 'none of the above' too!!!
Yup.
I am independent, that means I am not affiliated with any party.
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Re: What are you?
by venky » Sat 08 Oct 2005, 13:36:51
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Specop_007', 'Y')ou realize Green Party, Socialism and Communism are just damn near the same thing, and all 3 are pretty close to Democratic Party's values right?
No I dont. Communists are despised by most even on the left. There are considerable differences between the greens and the socialists.
An by most standards the democrats would be centrist, perhaps even center-right like most european liberal parties.
Actually I voted for Democrat because I guess it comes closest to my mostly centrist views.
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Re: What are you?
by medicvet » Sat 08 Oct 2005, 13:39:03
Will someone explain to me the difference between a republican and a bush lover? cus I don't get it.
if the poll was mine this is how I would go.
Dem
GOP
dem socialist
green
libretarian
anarchist
none of the above
if the poll was mine this is how I would go.
Dem
GOP
dem socialist
green
libretarian
anarchist
none of the above
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Re: What are you?
by DerelictOverlord » Sat 08 Oct 2005, 13:40:07
IMHO, the one that is least soiled by corporate money wins with a leaning toward Constitutional Conservatives. If Aaron will post a link I'll join the RAs.
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