What are you politically?

[MODU]

Hmmmm . . . you can't classify me as Repblican or Democrat, nor can I be easily classified as a conservative.  I'm more authoritarian than anything, believing that when things need to get done, a strong hand is required to get people moving rather than sit around for years debating an issue.  This is one of the problems I have with Congress and the UN.  You are elected/appointed for a reason . . . to get things done.  If you aren't capable of that, then you lack the basic requirements for the position and should be replaced with the next election cycle.

bump....  Nope, nothing's changed over the past year.

[opebo]

Hmmmm . . . you can't classify me as Repblican or Democrat, nor can I be easily classified as a conservative.  I'm more authoritarian than anything, believing that when things need to get done, a strong hand is required to get people moving rather than sit around for years debating an issue.  This is one of the problems I have with Congress and the UN.  You are elected/appointed for a reason . . . to get things done.  If you aren't capable of that, then you lack the basic requirements for the position and should be replaced with the next election cycle.

bump....  Nope, nothing's changed over the past year.

Still a fascist.

[DanielX]

Social Issues: mixed. I'm in favor of legal gay marriage, prostitution, marijuana, gambling, etc. etc. but I am anti-abortion and pro-death-penalty.

Economic Issues: generally quite conservative. I am very opposed to the current welfare state, and generally prefer smaller government. I am more mixed when it comes to infrastructure and such (mostly because I'm a road/rail/plane/spaceship/science geek ), but there is a good deal of waste there as well. I'm really opposed to pork-barrel stuff.

Foreign Policy: uncertain. I know that I oppose the lovey-dovey internationalist bull****, and tend to favor a strong national defense. However, I waffle between neocon interventionism and hyper-retaliatory isolationism (which basically is, 'we'll leave you alone, leave us alone or you'll glow in the dark'). I tend to favor free trade with other free-market democracies, and high tariffs on regimes such as China and Saudi Arabia.

[MODU]

Hmmmm . . . you can't classify me as Repblican or Democrat, nor can I be easily classified as a conservative.  I'm more authoritarian than anything, believing that when things need to get done, a strong hand is required to get people moving rather than sit around for years debating an issue.  This is one of the problems I have with Congress and the UN.  You are elected/appointed for a reason . . . to get things done.  If you aren't capable of that, then you lack the basic requirements for the position and should be replaced with the next election cycle.

bump....  Nope, nothing's changed over the past year.

Still a fascist.

You love me.

[opebo]

Social Issues:  Liberal/anything goes. 

Economic Issues:  Keynesian. 

Foreign Policy:  Internationalist. 

[Ban my account ffs!]

Social issues:  Libertarian.  I think true morals come from within and should never be forced upon you by the government.  You can do what you want as long as it doesn't affect the rights of others to do as they please.  That doesn't mean I think you should go out and smoke pot and then kill yourself.  But you shouldn't be jailed for it, either.

Abortion is something different.  I could never have an abortion, and I actively recommend people not to have them and to seek other alternatives.  I believe we need to work on reducing the number of abortions to zero without illegalizing them by supporting pregnant women so that they can successfully raise their child or give it up for adoption to a family that would willingly and lovingly do so.

Gay marriage:  The religious right disgusts me on this issue.  Get over it, seriously.  There is no reason that two women or two men should not be able to share the same benefits as recognized by the government that a heterosexual couple is able to enjoy.  If you don't like gay marriage, don't have one.  Otherwise, please shut up about it!

Economic issues:  Liberal/Green.  I believe we need to focus on sustainable development by encouraging conservation and alternative/renewable energy.  This should lay the foundation for an economy that is rooted in free enterprise with the government focusing on the needs of the individual and not the corporation.

I am a strong union supporter and believe that workers have every right to band together to collectively ask for better wages/benefits and that government intervention is not needed in these disputes except in rare cases, and should side with the workers/union in all non-violent interventions.

Government should regulate business to ensure that people are treated with full human dignity, that they are not destroying the environment, and that they are conducting business in an honest manner.  I believe our government should encourage small, independent businesses and not large corporations.  The spirit of free enterprise is not to hoard resources and drive your competition clear out Wal-Mart style.

I also believe the government should require universal health coverage by insuring all children through college and all elderly while providing insurance to only those adults who cannot afford private insurance.  This would allow the private insurance industry to focus coverage to a smaller demographic and increase efficiency, thus lowering costs.  Supplemental insurance should always be legal to purchase for children/elderly covered under state programs for extras like single rooms, etc.

Education should be funded by the public from preschool through university at public institutions.  Financial aid should not be denied to those seeking a degree at a private university, so long as they have made that decision for themselves and keep good grades.  Parochial/religious k-12 schools should receive no government funding whatsoever.  Parents may band together, however, to form charter schools that can receive public funding so long as those schools are held to the same standards as traditional public schools.


Foreign policy:  Our defense department should focus on defending the U.S.  We should not concern ourselves with other foreign affairs.  I do believe, however, that humanitarian campaigns are allowable as long as the main objective is, again, humanitarian and not militaristic/profit seeking... so, I guess you could call me an isolationist.  I do support international programs that do use military action as long as the international community has a say in the matter.

[Frodo]

On social/cultural hot-button issues, I am a states' rights kind of guy -or, more accurately, a cultural federalist.  Whatever my personal views on them, issues like abortion, gay marriage, euthanasia/doctor-assisted suicide, medical marijuana, voting access, and the like are best handled at the state-level, and then by the legislatures.  For this reason, I support the appointment of federal judges and Supreme Court justices who hold sacred the doctrines of federalism and judicial restraint.

On economics, I am quite mixed.  I support the basic progressive nature of the income tax, and wholeheartedly support sacrificing some of Bush's tax cuts towards the wealthy to either scrapping the Alternative Minimum Tax, or at least having it pegged to inflation.  On the other hand, I also support carving private retirement accounts out of Social Security, as well as using the free market to significantly reduce the costs of prescription drugs (not to mention my opposition towards socializing the American health care system in the Canadian/western European model).  I also strongly support the welfare reform law passed by the Republican Congress and signed by President Clinton in 1996.  And as far as education goes, I am just as ambivalent.  I would like nothing better than to have public higher education subsidised once again to the same extent it was in the 1960s and '70s, but I also support school vouchers for parents trying to get their kids out of deteriorating public schools in the inner cities, and approve of efforts by mayors in taking control of their school systems out of the hands of school boards.   

[NDN]

I sort of defy easy categorization by this point. I suppose 'third way/centrist with libertarian tendencies' is most accurate.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

On social issues, I am a moderate to libertarian.  On economic issues such as taxes, I prefer to keep them low.  On issues like health care, I am very liberal, and I support Universal Healthcare for everyone.  On balance, I'd say I'm a moderate Democrat.

[War on Want]

Social Issues- Centrist, with some Libertarian and Populist tendencies.(No prostitution, but marijuana, and no smoking taxes)
Economic Issues- Democratic Socialist, with some odd Populist and even Communist tendencies.
Foriegn Polciy- Neo-Liberal, with a strong military and nation building, except in countries where it makes no sense and we can't "win".(Iraq, Bosnia, etc.)

[ottermax]

I am basically a mainstream liberal with moderate libertarian tendencies. However I'm pretty much just a liberal.
Social Views: I'm on the left. I'm liberal, but not hard-core. I don't support wiretapping or other invasions of privacy. I'm pro-choice. I'm for gay marriage. But I'm against most drugs and I believe a crackdown is needed on meth. However I don't have problems with the current laws except that medical marijuana should be legalized with control. I'm also against prostitution.
Economic Views: I'm also liberal economically. I'm for free trade, but against extreme outsourcing. I'm for moderate welfare for the poor and unemployed, but I favor a system that improves education and helps people find jobs instead of funding them with food stamps and checks. I'm strongly supportive of environmental controls on businesses: I favor a tax on polluters, I'm against oil drilling in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge, I'm against subsidies for oil companies. Basically I'm a treehugger.
Foreign: Pacifist unless it is humanitarian or just.

[frihetsivrare]

economic moderate conservative/social liberal

I generally distrust government.

[perdedor]

Socially: I am very socially liberal. I oppose the regulation of the private lives of the populace. I would support the complete deregulation of all drugs, the legalization of prostitution, the deregulation of the airwaves (less censorship), the complete separation of church and state, the deregulation of gambling, reducing the drinking age to 18, the abolishment of the Patriot Act. I am pro-choice, pro-gay marriage. I am also opposed to the death penalty. Etcetera, Etcetera...you get the idea. Standard, far-leftist, rebellious youth.

Economics: To be honest, I know very little about economics. Not enough to form an intelligent, policy wonkish opinion on any matter. I know what I believe, however. I believe that the United State's government's job is to manage the economy in a manner that is best for the American populace as a collective unit. That sounds really socialistic, but I'm not a socialist. I do believe that no American should go without health care, and that family should be left in poverty, and that the American government should do everything in it's power to prevent both of these things. I believe that, while not perfect, the progressive tax system is the best system we have at the moment. The fair tax interests me, but I know very little about it. Said simply, I am strongly in support of anti-poverty and health coverage programs. I also support allocating a lot of resources to combat climate change and protect the environment. All of that said, I strongly support property rights and oppose affirmative action.

Said simply, I have no clue. I'm 18 years old and frankly incapable of putting forth the mental effort to give enough damn about the deep technicals of economics. Corrupt me! I'd love to be one of those intelligent policy wonks who could put forth a 20 point plan to describe my ideas for health care and poverty. I'm not though.

Foreign Policy: Liberal, anti-war. There hasn't been a military conflict since WWII that I can honestly say I would have supported.

[Willy Woz]

Social- Mostly conservative authoritarian although I do have a Libertarian streak. Generally in favor of Christian moral values, against abortion and capital punishment, support decriminalization of drugs - but not legalization. I also oppose the Patriot act.

Economic - A standard populist/socialist on economic issues, I support increasing income tax for the wealthy, increased government spending for healthcare and foreign aid for countries in poverty, a stable welfare state and labor unions. I do differ from the standard socialist liberal on one issue however:education. Although this probably because of my hatred of our inept public school system.

Foreign - Liberal. Oppose the Iraq war and any any attempts to push our imperialist agenda on third world nations.

[afleitch]

Social- Mostly conservative authoritarian although I do have a Libertarian streak. Generally in

Which contrasting with your 'conservative authoritarian' views is much like a white streak on a brown pair of underpants.