what political orientation are you?

Hi Fiona,

That's a mighty good question, you have posed. Particularly where you come from. The heart land of 'R' territory. You're not the leak in the cabinet we are hearing about are you? LOL

Have fun.
Lotsa luv
Catherine

Quote from: CatherineSarah on October 17, 2011, 12:12:54 AM
Hi Fiona,

That's a mighty good question, you have posed. Particularly where you come from. The heart land of 'R' territory. You're not the leak in the cabinet we are hearing about are you? LOL

lol

Hi Catherine,

It's not that redneck here. they are quite a beleaguered demographic actually.
lol.

Fi

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You could call me a liberal I guess. Mostly I believe that everyone should get equal opportunity and that no man woman or child should be left to die. I believe that taxes are a necessary evil to fund programs that benefit mankind that may get no money otherwise. I also believe that education is one of the most important things in this world. I lastly believe that every idea has its merits, and that we should test the weight of the merits of those ideas than to test the people who give the ideas (something called partisanship). Around here I might be called a liberal or a democrat, and admittedly I do lean more on that side, but not 100% of the time.

Quote from: fionabell on October 17, 2011, 12:22:13 AM
lol

Hi Catherine,

It's not that redneck here. they are quite a beleaguered demographic actually.
lol.

Fi

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Aussie's have rednecks. I saw Mad Max and Crocadile Dundee.

  Moderate conservative, non-Tea Party.  I do not have many friends of the subset of h. cervix rufous though.
  Joelene

I'm running for President on the Sexy Underwear Party ticket    In other words, none of the existing political parties really appeal to me at this time 

I am a recovered libertarian/anarcho-capitalist lol.

Now I identify more as a queer anarchist. I believe in the ability and right of people to self-organize and maintain autonomy of body, identity and action as long as the exercise thereof doesn't harm others. I believe the state is an institution based on violence and theft thinly veiled by a mythos of legitimacy. Rather than perpetuating an oppressive and inherently violent institution, I support a community-driven society based upon mutual respect, solidarity, self-organization, and ethical (and environmentally sustainable) production and consumption.

As for my ideology of revolution, I don't think our society is ready for an immediate transition to a stateless community. I think that, firstly, oppression needs to be further eradicated. I don't trust self-organization until systemic racism, sexism, cissexism, transphobia, homophobia, ableism, neurotypicism, ageism, classism, fat-phobia and slut shaming are all eradicated and minimized to instances of personal prejudice. Secondly, I don't think it's feasible or ethical to pull government aid programs instantly while vulnerable people still depend on them. Only when viable alternatives are available for beneficiaries can I advocate ending government aid.

I am still working out my ideas of production and distribution. I have a little bit of a founding in economics (until recently I was majoring in Econ) as well as Austro-praxeological approaches to economics, but I haven't been able to apply this understanding to the problem of ethical community production yet. Syndicalism interests me, but I have more research ahead of me.

I don't believe in utopia, but I think the system can help people rather than comodify us and leave all but the elite vulnerable.

Quote from: V M on October 18, 2011, 12:40:38 AM
I'm running for President on the Sexy Underwear Party ticket

Also: this 

I am anti-capitalist, anti-consumerist. I believe in from each according to their means to each according to their needs.

I believe in free capitalism with as less state intervention as possible (no limits, no allowances, no need of health or retirement insurance etc, I can manage my money much more effective than state)

I believe in Christian Dior, Jean Paul Gautlier, and Coco Chanel.

QuoteI'm running for President on the Sexy Underwear Party ticket    In other words, none of the existing political parties really appeal to me at this time 

I'm voting for VM.


The poll left out Independent, so I picked Other.

I am a member of the S.U.P. The Sexy Underwear Party!

Jennifer

Quote from: Mahsa the disco shark on November 15, 2011, 02:52:59 PM
I believe in Christian Dior, Jean Paul Gautlier, and Coco Chanel.

Elle, you go girl! I vote for this. Fabulous as always.

I vote conservative, but just because someone else isn't doesn't make me want to quarrel. We're all above that, aren't we? Besides, there are some parts of the left I agree with; namely gay marriage and better insurance coverage (such as more HRT, FFS, SRS, etc. inclusion in insurances), however not through nationalized healthcare.

Quote from: Jessica N on December 02, 2011, 01:30:35 AM
Elle, you go girl! I vote for this. Fabulous as always.

I vote conservative, but just because someone else isn't doesn't make me want to quarrel. We're all above that, aren't we? Besides, there are some parts of the left I agree with; namely gay marriage and better insurance coverage (such as more HRT, FFS, SRS, etc. inclusion in insurances), however not through nationalized healthcare.

Lol. So you're left when you can get something out of it.?

Quote from: fionabell on December 02, 2011, 01:35:50 AM
Lol. So you're left when you can get something out of it.?

LOL, I guess I should have given more examples, of ways I mix the two; my Roe vs. Wade stance comes to mind; a (wo)man can have an abortion if (s)he wishes. I can't be forgetting about pregnant fathers like Beatie, can I now?

I guess my view mix comes from an odd background, if I analyze it; my father is a total democrat (as is his family), whereas my mother is more conservative (and has Bible Belt family).

When it comes to economics I am fairly right wing/ conservative.  I have lived under a socialist style of government and watched the entire economy go into recession when the rest of north america was in one of the largest economic booms in history.   I saw just how corrupt a left wing party can be. 

Socially, I am quite liberal.   Religious fanatics scare me as do anyone trying to push their morality onto me.

The two types, social and economic left and right have to be separated.  Most people I know (even is a socialist country like Canada) lean to the right when it comes to economics.  On the other hand, most people I know (who are not religious fanatics) are quite liberal when it comes to social issues.  Unfortunately their doesn't seem to be a political party that hasn't let the loony fringe take over.

Hugs
Zaria

Gay.

I think I am socialist economically and socially but far right politically