Is your position on the following issues authoritarian or libertarian?

[Roemerista]

Guns Libertarian
Gambling Libertarian
Alcohol sales restrictions Authoritarian
Tobacco Authoritarian
Smoking in public Authoritarian
Tobacco advertising Authoritarian
Strip clubs Athoritarian
Fashion industry (in relation to eating disorders) libertarian
Fashion industry (in relation to "morality") Libertarian
Pornography Authoritarian
Prostitution Authoritarian
Fast food Libertarian
Pop sales in high schools Libertarian
School uniforms Authoritarian
Marketing to minors Authoritarian
Violence in the media Authoritarian
Sex in the media Authoritarian
Profanity in the media Authoritarian
Suburban development Libertarian.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Guns - A
Gambling - L
Alcohol sales restrictions - A
Tobacco - A
Smoking in public - A
Tobacco advertising - A
Strip clubs - L
Fashion industry (in relation to eating disorders) - A
Fashion industry (in relation to "morality") - L
Pornography - L
Prostitution - Limit it to regulated brothels in designated areas... THIS
Fast food - L
Pop sales in high schools - A
School uniforms - A
Marketing to minors - SHOULD BE CAREFUL
Violence in the media - L
Sex in the media - L
Profanity in the media - L
Suburban development - EH....

[California8429]

Guns-Lib
Gambling-Lib
Alcohol sales restrictions-...Lib
Tobacco-...Lib
Smoking in public-Lib
Tobacco advertising-...Lib (for minors Auth)
Strip clubs-Lib
Fashion industry (in relation to eating disorders)-Lib
Fashion industry (in relation to "morality")-Lib
Pornography-...Lib
Prostitution-........Auth
Fast food-Lib
Pop sales in high schools-Lib
School uniforms-Auth
Marketing to minors-Lib
Violence in the media-Lib
Sex in the media-...Lib
Profanity in the media-Lib
Suburban development-Lib

[Tetro Kornbluth]

Let's do this again.

Guns: Let me put it this way, the people who most harp about guns in the United States are the people I least want to see have any. Alas, that can not be a legal position.

Gambling: I think we should stop trying to make gambling middle class by national lottery ad campaigns and the like (I think the Americans will be lost by now). Gambling should be restricted only to dive bars, mob run casinos in Vegas and Atlantic City and (as we are so modern now) internet sites which run a dual business showing Russian Bondage porn. The way it should be.

Alcohol sales restrictions: Above because it is always hilarious to see Irish people trying to buy as much alcohol as they possible can on Holy Thursday because it is illegal to sell booze on Good Friday. It is actually profitable if anything.

Tobacco: Disapprove strongly but I'm stuck here... What position is there for someone who both dislikes puritanism yet also strongly dislikes superficial 'libertarianism'? People who get lung cancer from Smoking should directly pay all their own medical expenses... I think this might help solve the problem more than your average "Hey KIDS IT'S KEWL NOT TWO SMOKE LOLZ!!!11"

Smoking in public: Depends where. Not in crowded areas though.

Tobacco advertising: Modern commercial advertising is one of the enemies of civilization. End of.

Strip clubs: Disapprove. But should be legal. Residents though should have a right to complain very loudly if one sets up near them.

Fashion industry: Disapprove in general.

Pornography: Should be legal, however...

Prostitution: See above. (I will add that I don't consider either the pro/anti-prostitution or the pro/anti-pornography movements to be 'feminist' in any way. No feminist movement would be so considered with legal technicalities).

Fast food: Should be taxed very highly.

Pop sales in high schools: Shows how much the school cares about its 'students'. Is approve of "McDonalds presents with sponsorship by Rupert Murdoch 'The Happy McFun School of higher learnin'" libertarian or authoritian?

School uniforms: School decision. Don't Care.

Marketing to minors: Should be very illegal.

Violence in the media: Is a complete bore most of the time.

Sex in the media: See above except even more so.

Profanity in the media: Who fuk'in cares?

Suburban development: See what I said on Modern Commercial advertising.

[phk]

Guns - Libertarian
Gambling - Libertarian
Alcohol sales restrictions - Libertarian
Tobacco - Libertarian
Smoking in public - Authoritarian
Tobacco advertising - Libertarian
Strip clubs - Libertarian
Fashion industry (in relation to eating disorders) - Authoritarian
Fashion industry (in relation to "morality") - Libertarian
Pornography - Libertarian
Prostitution - Libertarian
Fast food - Libertarian
Pop sales in high schools - Libertarian
School uniforms - Libertarian
Marketing to minors - Libertarian
Violence in the media - Libertarian
Sex in the media - Libertarian
Profanity in the media - Libertarian
Suburban development - Libertarian

[courts]

Guns - Libertarian
Gambling - Libertarian
Alcohol sales restrictions - Libertarian
Tobacco - Libertarian
Smoking in public - Generally libertarian, maybe some restrictions in doors for health reasons.
Tobacco advertising - Libertarian
Strip clubs - Libertarian
Fashion industry (in relation to eating disorders) - Libertarian
Fashion industry (in relation to "morality") - Libertarian
Pornography - Libertarian
Prostitution - Libertarian
Fast food - Libertarian
Pop sales in high schools - I don't really like the idea, but it should be up to individual schools.
School uniforms - Pro (neither)
Marketing to minors - Libertarian
Violence in the media - Libertarian
Sex in the media - Libertarian
Profanity in the media - Libertarian
Suburban development - Generally libertarian, although I can see some scenarios like water shortages where things could be restricted out of survival reasons.

[Lambsbread]

Guns - Libertarian
Gambling - Libertarian
Alcohol sales restrictions - Libertarian
Tobacco - Libertarian
Smoking in public - Libertarian, though I believe there should be some restrictions on indoor smoking
Tobacco advertising - Libertarian
Strip clubs - Libertarian
Fashion industry (in relation to eating disorders) - Libertarian
Fashion industry (in relation to "morality") - Libertarian
Pornography - Libertarian
Prostitution - Libertarian
Fast food - Libertarian
Pop sales in high schools - Libertarian
School uniforms - Libertarian
Marketing to minors - Libertarian
Violence in the media - Libertarian
Sex in the media - Libertarian
Profanity in the media - Libertarian
Suburban development - Libertarian

[Torie]

I'm all over the place.

Guns - MIXED
Gambling- MIXED
Alcohol sales restrictions- MIXED
Tobacco - MIXED
Smoking in public - LIBERTARIAN
Tobacco advertising - MIXED
Strip clubs - LIBERTARIAN
Fashion industry (in relation to eating disorders) - LIBERTARIAN
Fashion industry (in relation to "morality") - LIBERTARIAN
Pornography - MIXED (some restrictions vis a vis minors OK)
Prostitution - LIBERTARIAN
Fast food - LIBERTARIAN (but disclose the fat and calorie content)
Pop sales in high schools - LIBERTARIAN
School uniforms - AUTHORITARIAN
Marketing to minors - AUTHORITARIAN
Violence in the media - LIBERTARIAN
Sex in the media - LIBERTARIAN
Profanity in the media - LIBERTARIAN
Suburban development - MIXED

[ZuWo]

Guns - Mixed
Gambling - Mixed
Alcohol sales restrictions - authoritarian
Tobacco - libertarian
Smoking in public - libertarian
Tobacco in advertising - libertarian
Strip clubs - authoritarian
Fashion industry - libertarian
Pornography - authoritarian
Prostitution - authoritarian
Fast food - libertarian
School uniforms - libertarian
Marketing to minors - libertarian
Violence in the media - authoritarian
Sex in the media - authoritarian
Profanity in the media - authoritarian
Suburban development - mixed

[You kip if you want to...]

Guns - A
Gambling - A
Alcohol sales restrictions - L
Tobacco - L
Smoking in public - A
Tobacco advertising - A
Strip clubs - A
Fashion industry (in relation to eating disorders) - A
Fashion industry (in relation to "morality") - A
Pornography - L
Prostitution - A
Fast food - L
Pop sales in high schools - L
School uniforms - L
Marketing to minors - A
Violence in the media - A
Sex in the media - A
Profanity in the media - L

[RI]

Guns - Mixed to libertarian
Gambling - Libertarianish
Alcohol sales restrictions - Authoritarian
Tobacco - Authoritarian
Smoking in public - Authoritarian
Tobacco advertising - Authoritarian
Strip clubs - No strong opinion
Fashion industry - No strong opinion
Pornography - Libertarian?
Prostitution - Authoritarian, sorta
Fast food - No strong opinion
Pop sales in high schools - Libertarian
School uniforms - Libertarian
Marketing to minors - No strong opinion
Violence in the media - Libertarian?
Sex in the media - Libertarian?
Profanity in the media - Libertarian?
Suburban development - No strong opinion

[Tetro Kornbluth]

It's good to know that my positions on things haven't changed in... uhh, 8 months.

[TheGlobalizer]

Guns - L
Gambling - L
Alcohol sales restrictions - L
Tobacco - L
Smoking in public - L
Tobacco advertising - L
Strip clubs - L
Fashion industry (in relation to eating disorders) - L
Fashion industry (in relation to "morality") - L
Pornography - L
Prostitution - L
Fast food - L
Pop sales in high schools - L
School uniforms - L
Marketing to minors - L
Violence in the media - L
Sex in the media - L
Profanity in the media - L
Suburban development - Don't know what this is; if zoning, I actually tend to like simple zoning codes, as long as they're administered at the local level.  Preserves a neighborhood's character and an individual's investment in their property.  But, I'd prefer zoning be handled democratically and not as authoritarian practice, so L.

[courts]

Suburban development - Don't know what this is; if zoning, I actually tend to like simple zoning codes, as long as they're administered at the local level.  Preserves a neighborhood's character and an individual's investment in their property.  But, I'd prefer zoning be handled democratically and not as authoritarian practice, so L.

That's true, it would be one thing to force people to not paint their houses or property certain colors and another to just make that a contractual agreement for entering the neighborhood or something.

[TJ in Oregon]

Guns - Mostly Libertarian
Gambling - Authoritarian
Alcohol sales restrictions - Authoritarian
Tobacco - Mixed
Smoking in public - Authoritarian
Tobacco advertising - Libertarian
Strip clubs - Authoritarian
Fashion industry (in relation to eating disorders) - Libertarian
Fashion industry (in relation to "morality") - Authoritarian
Pornography - Authoritarian
Prostitution - Authoritarian
Fast food - Libertarian
Pop sales in high schools - Libertarian
School uniforms - Mixed
Marketing to minors - Mixed
Violence in the media - Libertarian
Sex in the media - Authoritarian
Profanity in the media - Authoritarian
Suburban development - Libertarian

[Beet]

Guns - Authoritarian
Gambling - Libertarian
Alcohol sales restrictions - Libertarian
Tobacco - Libertarian
Smoking in public - Libertarian
Tobacco advertising - Libertarian
Strip clubs - Libertarian
Fashion industry (in relation to eating disorders) - Libertarian
Fashion industry (in relation to "morality") - Libertarian
Pornography - Libertarian
Prostitution - Mixed
Fast food - Libertarian
Pop sales in high schools - Libertarian
School uniforms - Libertarian
Marketing to minors - Libertarian
Violence in the media - Libertarian
Sex in the media - Libertarian
Profanity in the media - Libertarian
Suburban development - Libertarian

[Napoleon]

Guns - Lean Libertarian
Gambling - Libertarian
Alcohol sales restrictions - Libertarian
Tobacco - Libertarian
Smoking in public - Libertarian
Tobacco advertising - Libertarian
Strip clubs - Libertarian
Fashion industry (in relation to eating disorders) - Libertarian
Fashion industry (in relation to "morality") - Libertarian
Pornography - Libertarian
Prostitution - Libertarian
Fast food - Libertarian
Pop sales in high schools - Authoritarian
School uniforms - Mixed, is a school decision
Marketing to minors - Libertarian
Violence in the media - Libertarian
Sex in the media - Libertarian
Profanity in the media - Libertarian
Suburban development - Mixed

[Link]

Guns -  Mixed
Gambling -    Libertarian
Alcohol sales restrictions -      Libertarian
Tobacco -     Authoritarian
Smoking in public -     Authoritarian
Tobacco advertising -    Authoritarian
Strip clubs -    Libertarian
Fashion industry (in relation to eating disorders) -   Libertarian
Fashion industry (in relation to "morality") -  Libertarian
Pornography -  Libertarian
Prostitution -  Libertarian
Fast food  -  Authoritarian
Pop sales in high schools -   Authoritarian
School uniforms -   Authoritarian
Marketing to minors -  Authoritarian
Violence in the media -    Libertarian
Sex in the media -  Libertarian
Profanity in the media -   Authoritarian
Suburban development -  Mixed

[Roemerista]

Guns libertarian
Gambling libertarian
Alcohol sales restrictions...I suppose authoritarian since I think there should be some...
Tobacco (same) authoritarian
Smoking in public libertarian
Tobacco advertising libertarian
Strip clubs libertarian
Fashion industry (in relation to eating disorders) libertarian
Fashion industry (in relation to "morality") libertarian
Pornography                                  authoritarian
Prostitution                                   authoritarian
Fast food                                libertarian
Pop sales in high schools        libertarian
School uniforms                     authoritarian
Marketing to minors               libertarian
Violence in the media         libertarian
Sex in the media                  authoritarian
Profanity in the media       authoritarian
Suburban development        libertarian

[Franzl]

Guns libertarian
Gambling libertarian
Alcohol sales restrictions...I suppose authoritarian since I think there should be some...
Tobacco (same) authoritarian
Smoking in public libertarian
Tobacco advertising libertarian
Strip clubs libertarian
Fashion industry (in relation to eating disorders) libertarian
Fashion industry (in relation to "morality") libertarian
Pornography                                  authoritarian
Prostitution                                   authoritarian
Fast food                                libertarian
Pop sales in high schools        libertarian
School uniforms                     authoritarian
Marketing to minors               libertarian
Violence in the media         libertarian
Sex in the media                  authoritarian
Profanity in the media       authoritarian
Suburban development        libertarian

Why on Earth is sex worse than violence?

[courts]

Why on Earth is sex worse than violence?

Pretty common sentiment unfortunately, just look at our ratings/censorship system in this country. Americans seem to take that Zardoz quote about the gun being good and the penis being evil to heart.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Guns : Authoritarian
Gambling : Lean authoritarian
Alcohol sales restrictions : Lean Authoritarian
Tobacco : Authoritarian
Smoking in public : Strongly Authoritarian
Tobacco advertising : Strongly Authoritarian
Strip clubs : Libertarian
Fashion industry (in relation to eating disorders) : Strongly Authoritarian
Fashion industry (in relation to "morality") : Libertarian
Pornography : Libertarian
Prostitution : Lean Authoritarian
Fast food : Authoritarian
Pop sales in high schools : Authoritarian
School uniforms : Strongly Libertarian
Marketing to minors : Strongly Authoritarian
Violence in the media : Lean Libertarian
Sex in the media : Libertarian
Profanity in the media : Libertarian
Suburban development : what does it mean exactly ?

[Link]

Violence in the media         libertarian
Sex in the media                  authoritarian

Why on Earth is sex worse than violence?

This!

Someone has some explaining to do.

I'm glad you said something, because I was really scratching my head reading those responses.

[argentarius]

Guns - Libertarian, allow people to defend their property.
Gambling - Libertarian, it's your money you can do what you like so long as it doesn't harm others.
Alcohol sales restrictions - Libertarian, for the above reason.
Tobacco - Libertarian for the above reason
Smoking in public - Libertarian, I highly doubt that smoking on a street would harm others.
Tobacco advertising - Libertarian
Strip clubs - Libertarian, if the stripper is happy to be paid to strip and the customer is happy to pay and people aren't being harmed, what's the problem?
Fashion industry (in relation to eating disorders) - Guffaw. Libertarian
Fashion industry (in relation to "morality") - Guffaw. Libertarian
Pornography - Libertarian for the same reason as with strip clubs.
Prostitution - Libertarian, for the same reason as with strip clubs.
Fast food - Very very libertarian, overregulation of fast food is nanny state gone mad.
Pop sales in high schools - Very very libertarian, people drink fizzy drinks, like it or not, government can't change that.
School uniforms - Don't know, I can see the advantages of both sides of the argument. I guess libertarian
Marketing to minors - Very libertarian, minors do things that government can't change.
Violence in the media - Libertarian, regulation of what goes on tv screens is nanny state gone mad.
Sex in the media - ditto, libertarian
Profanity in the media - ditto, libertarian
Suburban development - Why in god's name should the government decide that people can't live a pleasant life in the suburbs? Libertarian.

[TheDeadFlagBlues]

Guns - L
Gambling - L
Alcohol sales restrictions - L
Tobacco - L
Smoking in public - Mixed
Tobacco advertising - A
Strip clubs - L
Fashion industry (in relation to eating disorders) - A
Fashion industry (in relation to "morality") - L
Pornography - L
Prostitution - Mixed
Fast food - Mixed, lean L
Pop sales in high schools - Mixed, lean A
School uniforms - L
Marketing to minors - Mixed, lean L
Violence in the media - L
Sex in the media - L
Profanity in the media - L
Suburban development - A

Guns - L
Gambling - Mixed
Alcohol - L
Tobacco - L
Smoking - L
Tobacco Advertising - Mixed
Strip Clubs - L
Fashion Eating - L
Fashion Morals - L
Porn - L
Prostitution - L
Fast Food - Lean A
Soda - A
School Uniforms - L
Marketing to minors - Unsure
Violence in the media - L
Sex in media - L
Profanity - L
Suburban development - A to the maximum level.