Title: What Do You Consider Yourself To Be? (Poll)
Post by: LegendarySandwich on February 22, 2011, 06:38:12 PM
Post by: LegendarySandwich on February 22, 2011, 06:38:12 PM
I'm a socialist. You?
If you have no idea what you are, or want some confirmation, there are a whole manner of political quizzes on the Interwebs, including:
http://www.okcupid.com/politics (http://www.okcupid.com/politics)
http://www.politicalcompass.org (http://www.politicalcompass.org)
http://www.politicalquiz.net (http://www.politicalquiz.net)
http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/politi ... -quiz.html (http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/political-spectrum-quiz.html)
http://www.moral-politics.com (http://www.moral-politics.com)
http://typology.people-press.org/typology/ (http://typology.people-press.org/typology/)
http://www.nolanchart.com/survey (http://www.nolanchart.com/survey)
Elaboration is always appreciated.
If you have no idea what you are, or want some confirmation, there are a whole manner of political quizzes on the Interwebs, including:
http://www.okcupid.com/politics (http://www.okcupid.com/politics)
http://www.politicalcompass.org (http://www.politicalcompass.org)
http://www.politicalquiz.net (http://www.politicalquiz.net)
http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/politi ... -quiz.html (http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/political-spectrum-quiz.html)
http://www.moral-politics.com (http://www.moral-politics.com)
http://typology.people-press.org/typology/ (http://typology.people-press.org/typology/)
http://www.nolanchart.com/survey (http://www.nolanchart.com/survey)
Elaboration is always appreciated.
Title: Re: What Do You Consider Yourself To Be? (Poll)
Post by: Davin on February 22, 2011, 07:04:22 PM
Post by: Davin on February 22, 2011, 07:04:22 PM
I voted other because I think a problem my have many different solutions and that some solutions from other ways of thinking may be the better solution, so I don't hold to any kind of political way of thinking while I'm also very interested in politics and pay attention to it (though mostly local politics).
Title: Re: What Do You Consider Yourself To Be? (Poll)
Post by: LegendarySandwich on February 22, 2011, 07:05:51 PM
Post by: LegendarySandwich on February 22, 2011, 07:05:51 PM
Quote from: "Davin"I voted other because I think a problem my have many different solutions and that some solutions from other ways of thinking may be the better solution, so I don't hold to any kind of political way of thinking while I'm also very interested in politics and pay attention to it (though mostly local politics).Isn't that centrism?
Title: Re: What Do You Consider Yourself To Be? (Poll)
Post by: Cecilie on February 22, 2011, 07:10:28 PM
Post by: Cecilie on February 22, 2011, 07:10:28 PM
I still have no interest in politics.
Title: Re: What Do You Consider Yourself To Be? (Poll)
Post by: Davin on February 22, 2011, 07:11:12 PM
Post by: Davin on February 22, 2011, 07:11:12 PM
Quote from: "LegendarySandwich"I thought centrism is choosing policies somewhere between the extremes. I have no problem with choosing some extreme policies on either side depending on the problem.Quote from: "Davin"I voted other because I think a problem my have many different solutions and that some solutions from other ways of thinking may be the better solution, so I don't hold to any kind of political way of thinking while I'm also very interested in politics and pay attention to it (though mostly local politics).Isn't that centrism?
Title: Re: What Do You Consider Yourself To Be? (Poll)
Post by: LegendarySandwich on February 22, 2011, 07:16:49 PM
Post by: LegendarySandwich on February 22, 2011, 07:16:49 PM
Quote from: "Davin"...Huh. I guess you're right. I always thought it just meant what you said above.Quote from: "LegendarySandwich"I thought centrism is choosing policies somewhere between the extremes. I have no problem with choosing some extreme policies on either side depending on the problem.Quote from: "Davin"I voted other because I think a problem my have many different solutions and that some solutions from other ways of thinking may be the better solution, so I don't hold to any kind of political way of thinking while I'm also very interested in politics and pay attention to it (though mostly local politics).Isn't that centrism?
I find it funny how the position of centrism itself commits the Golden Mean Fallacy.
Title: Re: What Do You Consider Yourself To Be? (Poll)
Post by: Asmodean on February 23, 2011, 11:37:08 AM
Post by: Asmodean on February 23, 2011, 11:37:08 AM
I'm a... Totalitarian anarchist. Go figure 
The best way to describe me is, I suppose, as "not socialist", as I combine certain core ideas from pretty much everyone else (extremists not necessarilly included)
The best way to describe me is, I suppose, as "not socialist", as I combine certain core ideas from pretty much everyone else (extremists not necessarilly included)
Title: Re: What Do You Consider Yourself To Be? (Poll)
Post by: ForTheLoveOfAll on February 23, 2011, 01:49:39 PM
Post by: ForTheLoveOfAll on February 23, 2011, 01:49:39 PM
Independent. As liberal of a mindset as I have, I really don't want to get myself involved in any political ring if I can help it. The entire system is so corrupt that I've just said "Fuck it."
Jefferson was right. We need an uprising.
Jefferson was right. We need an uprising.
Title: Re: What Do You Consider Yourself To Be? (Poll)
Post by: Tom62 on February 23, 2011, 08:54:30 PM
Post by: Tom62 on February 23, 2011, 08:54:30 PM
I've been a libertarian all my life. In the eighties and nineties of the last century, I used to be very right, but nowadays I'm always right 
Title: Re: What Do You Consider Yourself To Be? (Poll)
Post by: Recusant on February 23, 2011, 09:35:04 PM
Post by: Recusant on February 23, 2011, 09:35:04 PM
Quote from: "ForTheLoveOfAll"Jefferson was right. We need an uprising.
What good do you see coming from such an "uprising?"
Title: Re: What Do You Consider Yourself To Be? (Poll)
Post by: Whitney on February 23, 2011, 09:35:44 PM
Post by: Whitney on February 23, 2011, 09:35:44 PM
I'm liberal and independent...but couldn't pick both.
Title: Re: What Do You Consider Yourself To Be? (Poll)
Post by: Asmodean on February 23, 2011, 10:07:46 PM
Post by: Asmodean on February 23, 2011, 10:07:46 PM
Quote from: "Recusant"What good do you see coming from such an "uprising?"A good bloodshed-variety massacre..?
Title: Re: What Do You Consider Yourself To Be? (Poll)
Post by: Recusant on February 23, 2011, 10:30:48 PM
Post by: Recusant on February 23, 2011, 10:30:48 PM
Yes, that sounds plausible. And then?
Title: Re: What Do You Consider Yourself To Be? (Poll)
Post by: BadPoison on February 23, 2011, 10:40:57 PM
Post by: BadPoison on February 23, 2011, 10:40:57 PM
Quote from: "Recusant"Yes, that sounds plausible. And then?Hopefully there will be cake!
Title: Re: What Do You Consider Yourself To Be? (Poll)
Post by: Recusant on February 23, 2011, 10:48:25 PM
Post by: Recusant on February 23, 2011, 10:48:25 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffiles.sharenator.com%2Fthe_cake_is_a_lie_portal_A_Sad_Day_for_Tennis-s499x465-76118-535.jpg&hash=65321f291f01b52fb383423b13889a8aadd4feae)
Title: Re: What Do You Consider Yourself To Be? (Poll)
Post by: LegendarySandwich on February 24, 2011, 12:38:57 AM
Post by: LegendarySandwich on February 24, 2011, 12:38:57 AM
To clarify, if you usually take a liberal stance on issues, you should pick liberal. Independent should be reserved for those that can't really align themselves with the general positions and thinking of a particular ideology...if that makes sense.
Title: Re: What Do You Consider Yourself To Be? (Poll)
Post by: EssejSllim on February 24, 2011, 04:13:50 AM
Post by: EssejSllim on February 24, 2011, 04:13:50 AM
I chose anarchy, but only as an ideology. I see it as an unattainable ideal. Practically, I'm a progressive libertarian.