What do you call your own ideology?

[Communists For McCain]

Mechanism

[Vosem]

OK, guys, I think I've figured out a name for my ideology. What about: neoliberalism?

[solarstorm2012]

Mine is called: secular conservatism.

[Swedish Cheese]

Pragmatic liberalism

[Peter the Lefty]

Hmmm...half libertarian eco-socialism (in other words, run by worker/consumer co-operatives rather than government), half Keynesian social democracy. 

[For Oklahoma]

Can I change my answer?

My ideology is called 'being right'

[Talleyrand]

In practice, my worldview is usually that of a pragmatic progressive/realistic liberal.

However, I judge policies based on their merits, not whether they are "centre-right" or centre-left", so I might describe myself as non-ideological.

[Supersonic]

Paternalistic libertarianism.

Isn't that a bit of an oxymoron?

[white trash heroes]

you aren't a libertarian

[afleitch]

Paternalistic libertarianism.

Isn't that a bit of an oxymoron?

So is the concept the Third Way. Didn't stop Cinton and Blair winning elections.

Anyway, I suppose it sounds a bit of an oxymoron, as I wouldn't describe it as a pure libertarian ideology, just taking the good aspects. My view is that government needs to create a flat income tax rate and abolish business and inheritance taxes, as well as ending redistributionist social programs that cost far too much money, and tend to engender poverty. However, I also believe that government must ensure that proper standards are maintained, of decency and law. I believe it needs to make prostitution and pornography illegal (or as difficult as possible to get), as well as taking a tough line on crime, with the death penalty being used for murder and rape.

If murder is indecent, why should the state response to the taking of a life be to take that of another? Particularly if the justice system rests on human judgement which can be erroneous. Why impose a penalty (death) that can never be appealed if it is determined in a court of law that there has been a miscarriage of justice?

[white trash heroes]

you aren't a libertarian

As I said, I only support aspects of the ideology. I don't think anyone has ever fully supported every aspect of an ideology.

calling yourself libertarian is like calling yourself communist, there's not really much room for leeway. actually even less.

[Supersonic]

Paternalistic libertarianism.

Isn't that a bit of an oxymoron?

So is the concept the Third Way. Didn't stop Cinton and Blair winning elections.

Anyway, I suppose it sounds a bit of an oxymoron, as I wouldn't describe it as a pure libertarian ideology, just taking the good aspects. My view is that government needs to create a flat income tax rate and abolish business and inheritance taxes, as well as ending redistributionist social programs that cost far too much money, and tend to engender poverty. However, I also believe that government must ensure that proper standards are maintained, of decency and law. I believe it needs to make prostitution and pornography illegal (or as difficult as possible to get), as well as taking a tough line on crime, with the death penalty being used for murder and rape.

You seem to be a economic libertarian and a social conservative. Or rather, a generic right wing American conservative. Of course, it isn't my place to say what your ideology should be called or what-not.

[Emperor SJoyce]

Paternalistic libertarianism.

Isn't that a bit of an oxymoron?

So is the concept the Third Way. Didn't stop Cinton and Blair winning elections.

Anyway, I suppose it sounds a bit of an oxymoron, as I wouldn't describe it as a pure libertarian ideology, just taking the good aspects. My view is that government needs to create a flat income tax rate and abolish business and inheritance taxes, as well as ending redistributionist social programs that cost far too much money, and tend to engender poverty. However, I also believe that government must ensure that proper standards are maintained, of decency and law. I believe it needs to make prostitution and pornography illegal (or as difficult as possible to get), as well as taking a tough line on crime, with the death penalty being used for murder and rape.

The term for paternalistic libertarianism is 'conservatism'.

[Vosem]

you aren't a libertarian

As I said, I only support aspects of the ideology. I don't think anyone has ever fully supported every aspect of an ideology.

calling yourself libertarian is like calling yourself communist, there's not really much room for leeway. actually even less.

History says there's rather a lot of room for leeway in both ideologies.

[realisticidealist]

you aren't a libertarian

As I said, I only support aspects of the ideology. I don't think anyone has ever fully supported every aspect of an ideology.

calling yourself libertarian is like calling yourself communist, there's not really much room for leeway. actually even less.

History says there's rather a lot of room for leeway in both ideologies.

Yeah. Anyone seriously comparing Maoism or whatever Pol Pot advocated to original Marxism or even Marxism-Leninism is in for a surprise.

[Sibboleth]

Well I have a theory on that. The vast majority of those falsely convicted were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Most crime tends to happen in unpleasant, seedy places, or at times when law-abiding people are less likely to be out. Therefore I have a theory that most of these people in these areas are probably criminals, or of a criminal bent, so in reality its just saving the trouble of arresting them for an offence they might commit in the future.

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What. Is. This.

[Yelnoc]

Well I have a theory on that. The vast majority of those falsely convicted were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Most crime tends to happen in unpleasant, seedy places, or at times when law-abiding people are less likely to be out. Therefore I have a theory that most of these people in these areas are probably criminals, or of a criminal bent, so in reality its just saving the trouble of arresting them for an offence they might commit in the future.

Feel free to stop posting.

[AkSaber]

Pro-life libertarian is as near a description as I could muster.

Classical liberal is apt as well.

[Ebowed]

Socialist

[Progressive Realist]

Progressive Realism.

[shua]

Progressive Realism.

did you get that term from Robert Wright?

[Jayhawker]

I consider myself a moderate, establishment conservative.

[Hashemite]

I now define my ideology as Mustafinism-Komovism (Мустафинизм-комовизм).

[Democratic Hawk]

Left-leaning Christian Democrat

[Lieutenant Governor Clinton1996]

Pragmatist Third Way Democrat. A little left of center. More progressive than Mark Warner but more moderate than Barack Obama.
I'm a Reagan-Clinton Democrat.