

#1
Posted 05 December 2004 - 12:57 PM
-Conservative: Fiscally frugal, morally conservative
-Authoritarian: More government control (absolute monarchy, dictator)
-Liberal: Fiscally spend enough, morally liberal (socialist)
-Libertarian: Less government control
-Moderate: Try to get a balance of everything. (And sometimes fails miserably.)
-Centrist: Also try to balance everything, except believe that govt's primary duty is to provide maximum opportunities to as many citizens as possible and protect their rights and security. (Quite different from moderates)
If you don't know what you believe, go to www.politicalcompass.org to find out.
The purpose of this thread is to find out what you THINK you are, not taking the political compass quiz!
-Motto of Imperial Space Marines
"Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and freedoms."
-Robert A. Heinlein
"Self control is chef element in self respect. Self respect is chief element in courage."
-Thucydides
#2
Posted 05 December 2004 - 02:07 PM
No surprises there

Edited by Brynhilde, 05 December 2004 - 02:11 PM.
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Get dressed, get blessed
Try to be a success
Please her, please him, buy gifts
Don't steal, don't lift
Twenty years of schoolin'
And they put you on the day shift..."
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#3
Posted 05 December 2004 - 02:38 PM

— Cosima Niehaus, Orphan Black, "Governed By Sound Reason and True Religion"
#4
Posted 05 December 2004 - 02:45 PM
Defy Gravity!
The Doctor: The universe is big. It's vast and complicated and ridiculous and sometimes, very rarely, impossible things just happen and we call them miracles... and that's a theory. Nine hundred years and I've never seen one yet, but this will do me.
#5
Posted 05 December 2004 - 02:51 PM
#6
Posted 05 December 2004 - 02:55 PM


Politicians are like bananas; they hang together, they're all yellow, and there's not a straight one among them.
"We're relevant for $ and a vote once every two years. Beyond that, we're completely irrelevant, except of course to consume, and preach the gospel according to [insert political demigod here]."--Cait
#7
Posted 05 December 2004 - 03:24 PM
Delvo, on Dec 5 2004, 08:51 PM, said:
ET's description of the word only ex[plained it as wanting 'less goverment'
that's only one part of my political pursuasion.
Defy Gravity!
The Doctor: The universe is big. It's vast and complicated and ridiculous and sometimes, very rarely, impossible things just happen and we call them miracles... and that's a theory. Nine hundred years and I've never seen one yet, but this will do me.
#8
Posted 05 December 2004 - 03:24 PM
Cardie
#9
Posted 05 December 2004 - 04:40 PM
HM07
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#10
Posted 05 December 2004 - 04:42 PM
#11
Posted 05 December 2004 - 05:01 PM
#12
Posted 05 December 2004 - 05:47 PM
GoldenCoal, on Dec 5 2004, 10:01 PM, said:
Funny thing about a centrist is that a centrist is not necessarily into democracy. Its whatever govt that seems to work best from him/her PoV.
StevenQ, you might be a centrist also.

-Motto of Imperial Space Marines
"Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and freedoms."
-Robert A. Heinlein
"Self control is chef element in self respect. Self respect is chief element in courage."
-Thucydides
#13
Posted 06 December 2004 - 03:07 AM
The Left is inclusive, and tolerant, unless you happen to think and believe different than they do~ Lord of the Sword
Looks like the Liberal Elite of Exisle have finally managed to silence the last remaining Conservative voice on the board.
“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots & tyrants. It is it’s natural manure.” ~Thomas Jefferson
#14
Posted 06 December 2004 - 03:38 AM
#15
Posted 06 December 2004 - 03:41 AM
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#16
Posted 06 December 2004 - 01:07 PM
#17
Posted 06 December 2004 - 04:33 PM
#18
Posted 06 December 2004 - 05:55 PM
but what I really should say: I hate label tossing in politics, tossing around labels either as some kind of badges in a war or tossing into someone's face as flinging his own label, or another one, like mud or dung. I don't think anyone really applies one view that might fit a label to every issue or situation that arises.
I got a lot out of this guest guy on my local public news issues show, pbs affiliate but a local show: he's a 'conservative' and against the Republicans as they have evolved, and he explainded how they've evolved and how different, and how he disagrees with most of their deal now, how divergent from true conservatism whatever that really is, but he said what he believes it is
I sure don't agree with every liberal or centrist or even conservative or Right campaigner or office holder; I might agree with one issue on schools and disagree with the next one, or I might like one thing some official is doing and not the next.
How can I be a liberal? how a Rightist? how a conservative, though I agree with much of what that guest said about their issues and motives, to keep things healthy and well balanced, almost the caretakers of our state. Even if I'm Christian how could I be a Religious Right type if I disagree with a couple key things they do? how could I be a centrist if anyone would just say that means nothing because You have to take a side in an issue? or maybe it just means one side you take balances and negates effects of another side taken on the next issue?

see why I hate labels? I'm not really a liberal, or a Rightist, and how can I be a centrist if I don't even really know what that can mean? I don't think I'm libertarian but that sure doesn't mean I can't agree with one or two of their positions ... I voted straight democrat at nationals since 88 but some dem or rep at local depending on who is REALLY best for the specific post; so what label does that make me?

wait; don't wanna know, really. oh wait, I know!
I know what I am!
I .. am .. an .. American!!

#19
Posted 07 December 2004 - 12:03 PM
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