Poll: With what school of political thought do you most identify?
(Vote): Anarchist
(Vote): Socialist
(Vote): Communist
(Vote): Libertarian
(Vote): Social Democratic (Center Left)
(Vote): Centrist or Moderate
(Vote): Conservative (Center Right)
(Vote): Fascist, Far Right
(Vote): Corporatist, Third Position
(Vote): Apathetic or Apolitical
(Vote): Other

Have at it. If you have questions I may or may not have answers.

EmeraldSparks

United States1451 Posts

January 29 2010 06:25 GMT

I thought I'd covered all the bases, but whoever voted other, what are you?

nttea

Sweden4353 Posts

January 29 2010 06:25 GMT

Socialist, but i vary day to day between communist and social democrat

edit: that was not in response to above question, i voted socialist.

Rothbardian

United States497 Posts

January 29 2010 06:27 GMT

Hmmmmm....libertarians are very diverse. From Market-Anarchists to Classical Liberals. I guess I'll throw in on libertarian since anarchist varies wildly also, and most anarchists do not consider Voluntaryists or Anarcho-Capitalists as anarchists.

Canada4732 Posts

January 29 2010 06:29 GMT

Other.

Rational absolutist.

lOvOlUNiMEDiA

United States643 Posts

January 29 2010 06:32 GMT

On January 29 2010 15:29 L wrote:
Other.

Rational absolutist.

What's that?

EmeraldSparks

United States1451 Posts

January 29 2010 06:33 GMT

I should have specified the leftist strand of anarchism; ancaps would probably fall under libertarian.

StorkHwaiting

United States3465 Posts

January 29 2010 06:39 GMT

On January 29 2010 15:32 lOvOlUNiMEDiA wrote:

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What's that?

I can't speak for L, but I'm guessing he means enlightened despotism. One ruler, who is a perfect being, that makes decisions for everyone else. I could be way wrong though. That's just my guess.

lOvOlUNiMEDiA

United States643 Posts

January 29 2010 06:41 GMT

On January 29 2010 15:39 StorkHwaiting wrote:

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I can't speak for L, but I'm guessing he means enlightened despotism. One ruler, who is a perfect being, that makes decisions for everyone else. I could be way wrong though. That's just my guess.

I didn't know L wanted me to rule him.

gchan

United States654 Posts

January 29 2010 06:51 GMT

#10

I think different times calls for different political agendas and structures.

For a country like the US (Western, developed, wealthy, large middle class) I would identify best with Libertarian.

Yurebis

United States1452 Posts

January 29 2010 06:58 GMT

#11

the libertarian u put there should be minarchist imo but w/e
my opinion is useless anyway as i'd only put anarchist/minarchist/statist
or anarchist/statist only lol that would make a fun poll
edit: and then the diverse flavors of anarchy v. statism

Mastermind

Canada7096 Posts

January 29 2010 06:59 GMT

#12

I am definitely a Libertarian.

QibingZero

2611 Posts

January 29 2010 07:00 GMT

#13

It will be interesting to see where this poll goes. In my eyes, it seems like the lead-up to SC2 has brought TL a lot more users from the US, pushing this poll much to the right of where it would have been a few years ago.

There have been an abundance of low-post-count US libertarians appearing in political threads over the last year, at least. Maybe I'm wrong (but so far it seems not).

3clipse

Canada2555 Posts

January 29 2010 07:00 GMT

#14

Classical Liberal.

To call me Libertarian wouldn't be a stretch.

thopol

Japan4560 Posts

January 29 2010 07:02 GMT

#15

On January 29 2010 15:25 EmeraldSparks wrote:
I thought I'd covered all the bases, but whoever voted other, what are you?

It was me.

My political philosophy is centered around the principle of this being a miserable thread.

Yurebis

United States1452 Posts

January 29 2010 07:06 GMT

#16

On January 29 2010 15:27 Rothbardian wrote:
Hmmmmm....libertarians are very diverse. From Market-Anarchists to Classical Liberals. I guess I'll throw in on libertarian since anarchist varies wildly also, and most anarchists do not consider Voluntaryists or Anarcho-Capitalists as anarchists.

If you mean the derrogatory, popular word anarchy yeah... but people who would label themselves as anarchists know what it means... and you know what it means too... No ruler, not no order. The order is for each of us to make voluntarily. Then there's different flavors of order and what would constitute property rights, if any, what would constitute aggression, etc.

Oedi

Canada265 Posts

January 29 2010 07:08 GMT

#17

In Canada I'd be a centrist in the states.... probably a Communist.

lOvOlUNiMEDiA

United States643 Posts

January 29 2010 07:10 GMT

#18

Objectivist -- so libertarian is the closest this poll offers

Redunzl

862 Posts

January 29 2010 07:23 GMT

#19

On January 29 2010 16:02 thopol wrote:

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It was me.

My political philosophy is centered around the principle of this being a miserable thread.

seconded. this is the whole thing of politcal polarization as it functions in the united states.
all the so-and-so stand in this line.. and the whos-it-calleds are over there. ok, now that you are all in your little camps and powerless... we are going to ask you to all bend-over.