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Klive5ive
United Kingdom6056 Posts
On January 29 2010 22:42 Undisputed- wrote: 25% Libertarian is very hard to believe lol (thus far anyway). Either people don't know what a libertarian is or there are a lot of silent libertarians around here. I think people mis-read liberal | ||
Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On January 29 2010 22:42 Undisputed- wrote: 25% Libertarian is very hard to believe lol (thus far anyway). Either people don't know what a libertarian is or there are a lot of silent libertarians around here. It's the internet, and Ron Paul is a youtube sensation. | ||
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Zato-1
Chile4253 Posts
I think libertarians are vastly over-represented on the internet and in TL.net in particular. I'm not surprised by those numbers, actually. | ||
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reit
Canada209 Posts
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Undisputed-
United States379 Posts
On January 29 2010 23:09 Zato-1 wrote: I think libertarians are vastly over-represented on the internet and in TL.net in particular. I'm not surprised by those numbers, actually. What!? O.o go look up any thread on healthcare reform. | ||
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Amber[LighT]
United States5078 Posts
lol okok  I used to believe I was a libertarian because of where they place themselves on the political spectrum, but guys don't be fooled. Your average social liberal and fiscal conservative is not a Libertarian. You are a political-centrist, moderate, pseudo-conservative, old-school-Republican etc... not a Libertarian. | ||
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Lemonwalrus
United States5465 Posts
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Undisputed-
United States379 Posts
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wadadde
270 Posts
oh, just noticed, 'liberal' (in the non-US sense) isn't either.. that would be ok if you also left out socialist .. sorry, but this poll doesn't make too much sense imho | ||
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ggrrg
Bulgaria2716 Posts
On January 29 2010 17:18 RoyW wrote: ... All of the best countries (read:scandanavian) in the world are social democracies. The American Political climate is currently far right versus centre right. To hear Americans refer to Obama as left wing is hillarious. Sad America  so true | ||
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iamho
United States3347 Posts
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Velr
Switzerland10798 Posts
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wadadde
270 Posts
On January 29 2010 23:09 Zato-1 wrote: I think libertarians are vastly over-represented on the internet and in TL.net in particular. I'm not surprised by those numbers, actually. You have to understand that the US has historically had a very strong libertarian current in its political arena. The republicans, in this day and age, do a surprisingly good job of hijacking the libertarian ideals and turning them into corporatist policies. Maybe it's not that surprising since the democrats don't seem to even want to tap into that pile of free support.. or maybe it's just hard to get these guys on board once you start emphasising that stuff actually costs money and taxes are therefore necessairy.. too bad for the dems.. too bad for those libertarians.. | ||
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Etherone
United States1898 Posts
basically I'd adhere to a form of voluntary socialism with anarchy chips sprinkled in the mix Yurebis please explain to me what capitalist entails in anarcho-capitalist edit: also this thread needs to CLEARLY STATE whether any of those poll categories are the american ones, or the ones the rest of the world uses. Libertarian in the american sense IS NOT nearly the same as in the European (rest of the world) sense | ||
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Aim Here
Scotland672 Posts
On January 30 2010 00:02 wadadde wrote: lol, 'green' isn't even part of the options, but 'anarchism' - which locks into 'libertarianism' as neatly as is possible without the two actually merging - is Well green should certainly have been an option, but anarchism and libertarianism are polar opposites on the (crucial) subject of private property, although they tend to agree on a number of social issues. (Libertarians do tend to hijack the language of the left-anarchists sometimes, which confuses many- 'libertarian' was originally coined as a euphemism for anarchist - because calling yourself an anarchist would get you put in jail at the time - and some very anti-statist libertarians call themselves 'anarcho-capitalist', to the annoyance of left-anarchists). lmao so many socialists, anarchists, and libertarians. too bad none of them ever turn out at the polls And who are the anarchists actually supposed to vote FOR, exactly? No matter who you vote for, the government always wins! (Actually I DO turn up at the polls each polling day, and make a point of spoiling my ballot paper, which is no less meaningful than putting my cross in the box against the one I like the most, IMO) | ||
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Piy
Scotland3152 Posts
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TwoToneTerran
United States8841 Posts
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noddyz
United Kingdom462 Posts
On January 30 2010 00:48 TwoToneTerran wrote: Idealistically, Anarcho-Communism. Realistically, Socialist. | ||
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T.O.P.
Hong Kong4685 Posts
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SWPIGWANG
Canada482 Posts
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