Is your position on the following issues authoritarian or libertarian?

[Lief 🗽]

Guns- Support background checks, generally legal for sane, non-criminals
Gambling- libertarian
Alcohol sales restrictions- libertarian
Tobacco- authoritarian
Smoking in public- Let the businesses decide, don't care if it's banned outside
Tobacco advertising- authoritarian
Strip clubs- libertarian
Fashion industry (in relation to eating disorders)- what?
Fashion industry (in relation to "morality")- what?
Pornography- libertarian
Prostitution- libertarian
Fast food- While I don't want a tax or a ban or something, it's ridiculous that companies can get away with marketing this trash as food
Pop sales in high schools- authoritarian
School uniforms- Generally against them
Marketing to minors- No opinion
Violence in the media- libertarian
Sex in the media- libertarian
Profanity in the media- libertarian
Suburban development- what?

[Tetro Kornbluth]

If you think that's bad, you wouldn't want to see Dublin planning. (Thank you Charlie Haughey and his merry men!)

Oh I have, I have (and there are examples much worse than Telford (which has actually been a success overall; the decision to have a New Town in Telford was a good one, but some of the details...) in the U.K), I just decided to use an example that I know very, very well. That, and the whole palace (which is now part of the Uni of Wolverhampton or something daft) thing.

You were in Dublin, when? And where? For that matter. Just Curious.

[Undisguised Sockpuppet]

It's ridiculous that the government is strong enough to be able to have positions on 90% of these issues.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

You were in Dublin, when? And where? For that matter. Just Curious.

Was there for a few hours in 1997 (or was it 1998?).

[Tetro Kornbluth]

You were in Dublin, when? And where? For that matter. Just Curious.

Was there for a few hours in 1997 (or was it 1998?).

Oh, that far back. Well then you'll be happy to know that the City is now much bigger and uglier than it was then (seriously I've lived here I live now since I was 2 and I can't remember a time when there wasn't cranes or construction outside my house - of course I live just outside the bastardisation of design that we call the M(otorway)-50, which they finally completed a few years back after being planned out for about 10,000,000,000 years and so many legal cases and of course is now well out of date and resembles a smokers clogged arteries with added Co2 at the best of times.. It's rather depressing really.

Sorry, what we talking about again.

[Governor PiT]

Guns: 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: Libertarian
School uniforms: (support but leave to individual schools) Libertarian
Marketing to minors: Libertarian
Violence in the media: Libertarian
Sex in the media: Libertarian
Profanity in the media: Libertarian
Suburban development: Authoritarian

[Governor PiT]

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

Libertarian to all except for suburban development. We need to end suburbia ASAP before peak oil forces us to end it anyways.

same as my responses

[AkSaber]

Guns -- Libertarian
Gambling -- A bit both
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 -- Libertarian
Marketing to minors -- Libertarian
Violence in the media -- Libertarian
Sex in the media -- Libertarian
Profanity in the media -- Libertarian
Suburban development -- Libertarian

[GMantis]

Guns - authoritarian
Gambling - authoritarian
Alcohol sales restrictions - libertarian
Tobacco - authoritarian
Smoking in public - strongly authoritarian
Tobacco advertising - strongly authoritarian
Strip clubs - libertarian
Fashion industry (in relation to eating disorders) - authoritarian
Fashion industry (in relation to "morality") - libertarian
Pornography - libertarian
Prostitution - Neither
Fast food - libertarian
Pop sales in high schools - libertarian
School uniforms - libertarian
Marketing to minors - authoritarian
Violence in the media - libertarian
Sex in the media - libertarian
Profanity in the media - libertarian
Suburban development - authoritarian

[opebo]

Guns - Moderate (restrict them heavily, but don't eliminate shotguns and hunting rifles, also disarm the police - by far the most dangerous users of guns)
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 - Moderate (reasonable regulation of outright poisons such as served now)
Pop sales in high schools - Moderate (allow, but only with pure Cane Sugar - no HFCS)
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 = end all suburban development by ending the massive government subsidy of same.

[Rob]

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: 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: authoritarian

[7,052,770]

Guns: authoritarian
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): authoritarian
Fashion industry (in relation to "morality"): libertarian
Pornography: libertarian
Prostitution: centrist
Fast food: authoritarian
Pop sales in high schools: authoritarian
School uniforms: libertarian
Marketing to minors: centrist
Violence in the media: authoritarian
Sex in the media: centrist
Profanity in the media: libertarian
Suburban development: don't care

[afleitch]

Guns: authoritarian
Gambling: strangely authoritarian
Alcohol sales restrictions: libertarian
Tobacco: libertarian
Smoking in public: authoritarian - so you can't smoke- big deal. Makes a change from when you could smoke bloody everywhere from cinemas to planes and choke the person next to you on your seat.
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: no opinion
School uniforms: authoritarian - if that means you support them.
Marketing to minors: libertarian - if its 'wrong' to use cartoon characters to advertise burgers it should also be 'wrong' to use it to advertise vegetables and healthy food. Food can advertise how it wants
Violence in the media: libertarian
Sex in the media: libertarian
Profanity in the media: libertarian
Suburban development: no opinion really

[Eraserhead]

Guns- Mixed but closer to 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- Libertarian
Fast food- Libertarian on the food itself but not how it gets there
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- Authoritarian

[Frodo]

Guns: authoritarian

With only one other exception, you are libertarian on virtually every other listed issue.  Why is this the exception?  You never struck me as a supporter of the Brady Campaign before.  For some reason I always pictured you as a pro-gun, libertarian-leaning Democrat. 

[k-onmmunist]

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) - 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

[Psychic Octopus]

Guns - Centrist, background checks.
Gambling - Libertarian
Alcohol sales restrictions - Libertarian
Tobacco - Libertarian
Smoking in public - Authoritarian
Tobacco advertising - Centrist, always stamp with Surgeon General
Strip clubs - Libertarian
Fashion industry (in relation to eating disorders) - Libertarian
Fashion industry (in relation to "morality") - Libertarian
Pornography- Libertarian, but maintain the status quo
Prostitution- Libertarian, legalize but keep in brothels.
Fast food - Excuse me? Libertarian, I guess
Pop sales in high schools - Libertarian, I believe it is called soda, though.
School uniforms - Centrist, Depends on the school, not my choice. Generally against Uniforms, but also in favor of regulated T Shirts, (No drug apparel, nudity, etc.)
Marketing to minors - Centrist, depends on the product.
Violence in the media - Libertarian
Sex in the media - Libertarian
Profanity in the media - Libertarian
Suburban development - Authoritarian

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

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

All of the above - libertarian

[Mint]

I'm ignoring the dichotomy, judge for yourself. Also pretty much all of the below I think are state issues so...

Guns - Very supportive of gun rights.
Gambling - Against, just seems to have caused more problems than it's worth.
Alcohol sales restrictions - If you're an adult you should be able to buy liquor.
Tobacco - People can ruin their health if they want to, just don't make me pay for their stupidity.
Smoking in public - Not in public places.
Tobacco advertising - Don't care if it's to adults.
Strip clubs - Don't want to live near one.
Fashion industry (in relation to eating disorders) - What?
Fashion industry (in relation to "morality") - See above.
Pornography - For allowing as long as no one was actually harmed in the making.
Prostitution - Against because it tends to lead to human trafficking and other nastiness, at least in practice.
Fast food - Needs basic regulations but should be allowed.
Pop sales in high schools - Absolutely not, soda contributes to obesity, weakens bones, etc.
School uniforms - Extremely supportive, helps alleviate gang issues and disruptions.
Marketing to minors - It's unethical and promotes all sorts of dysfunctional behaviors. Now how constitutional is it to regulate it? I'm not sure.
Violence in the media - Protected by free speech.
Sex in the media - See above.
Profanity in the media - See above.
Suburban development - I support new urbanism but this would largely dry up if we just stopped subsidizing it through the tax code, highway system, etc. too.

[Associate Justice PiT]

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

All of the above - libertarian

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

I guess it is a good idea to be specific rather than using a generic label.

Guns- No restrictions whatsoever, anyone who wants one can get one (unless they are a criminal in jail obviously)

Gambling- No restrictions whatsoever, I never understood why the government feels entitled to ban and regulate this in the first place

Alcohol sales restrictions- No restrictions whatsoever. As long as you can reach the counter, the state has no business telling you you can't purchase alcohol.

Tobacco- No government restrictions whatsoever on tobacco use, or "sin taxes". That said, tobacco subsidies need to be ended now.

Smoking in public- The owner of the property should decide. If it is on state property, its their prerogative to ban public smoking as long as the state continues to exist.

Tobacco advertising- No restrictions. Simple free speech.

Strip clubs- No regulation, but perhaps allow local townspeople to vote directly whether to allow one in their backyard

Fashion industry (in relation to eating disorders)- The fashion industry is terrible and psychologically harmful, but no restrictions.

Fashion industry (in relation to "morality")- The fashion industry is immoral and trashy, but no restrictions.

Pornography- No restrictions. It's parents responsibility to tend to their children if they don't want them watching porn.

Prostitution- No restrictions on prostitution itself, however it should be made sure that they are voluntary prostitutes, not sex slaves forced into the practice.

Fast food- Is crap, but no restrictions. You're not forced to eat it.

Pop sales in high schools- I hate soda pop, especially when it contains HFCS, but no restrictions. Repeal the sugar tariffs and domestic corn subsidies that cause soda makers to use high-fructose corn syrup rather than sugar.

School uniforms- Public schools should be shut down, and private schools have the right to set their own uniform policy.

Marketing to minors- No restrictions. Minors don't have money to buy things anyway, it is the parents who need to take charge.

Violence in the media- No restrictions, free speech.

Sex in the media- No restrictions, free speech.

Profanity in the media- No restrictions, free speech.

Suburban development- Neither subsidize nor inhibit. Neighborhoods should develop organically, not from government programs.

[Free Palestine]

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) - A
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 - L

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

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) - A
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 - L

What's that lone A for "eating disorders" supposed to mean? (I didn't really understand what he was asking there with the "fashion industry" questions....)

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I'm ignoring the dichotomy, judge for yourself. Also pretty much all of the below I think are state issues so...

Guns - Very supportive of gun rights.
Gambling - Against, just seems to have caused more problems than it's worth.
Alcohol sales restrictions - If you're an adult you should be able to buy liquor.
Tobacco - People can ruin their health if they want to, just don't make me pay for their stupidity.
Smoking in public - Not in public places.
Tobacco advertising - Don't care if it's to adults.
Strip clubs - Don't want to live near one.
Fashion industry (in relation to eating disorders) - What?
Fashion industry (in relation to "morality") - See above.
Pornography - For allowing as long as no one was actually harmed in the making.
Prostitution - Against because it tends to lead to human trafficking and other nastiness, at least in practice.
Fast food - Needs basic regulations but should be allowed.
Pop sales in high schools - Absolutely not, soda contributes to obesity, weakens bones, etc.
School uniforms - Extremely supportive, helps alleviate gang issues and disruptions.
Marketing to minors - It's unethical and promotes all sorts of dysfunctional behaviors. Now how constitutional is it to regulate it? I'm not sure.
Violence in the media - Protected by free speech.
Sex in the media - See above.
Profanity in the media - See above.
Suburban development - I support new urbanism but this would largely dry up if we just stopped subsidizing it through the tax code, highway system, etc. too.

So you're not a libertarian at all then. Most of this is far more authoritarian than the forum's standard. It causes  major problems when me and some of the guys at work have a Texas Hold Em tournament? Most of the girls who advertise in the classified section of the City Pages and the mostly licensed CMT staff at that "happy ending" massage place near me are victims of human trafficking? My high school was full of gangs and disruptions due to the lack of uniforms? You have an anti-free enterprise NIMBYism in regards to strip clubs, which unlike most businesses people are NIMBY about are not polluting at all?

[k-onmmunist]

Mint is a paternalist Republican.