Your political stand?
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Recent political-discussion in this forum inspired me to discover where Stratofarius/metal -fans stand politically as I haven't ever heard of anyone conducting such research.
Surely most people are not totalitarians on either side, but I'm sure everyone who has courage to make up opinions on their own is a little more of the other than the other. And so:
Voting right doesn't make you a nazi and supporter of Bush and his war of terror.
Voting left doesn't make you a hippie communist.
Personally I'm more of a right-winger and I have a feeling I might be the only one...
Please answer and/or discuss, I'm genuinely interested in how people in this forum feel.
Surely most people are not totalitarians on either side, but I'm sure everyone who has courage to make up opinions on their own is a little more of the other than the other. And so:
Voting right doesn't make you a nazi and supporter of Bush and his war of terror.
Voting left doesn't make you a hippie communist.
Personally I'm more of a right-winger and I have a feeling I might be the only one...
Please answer and/or discuss, I'm genuinely interested in how people in this forum feel.
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Re: Your political stand?
Depends... right wing in most cases, but I am a huge fan of the Scandinavian type of government and economy. Granted, you can't do that everywhere, but it's a system that works very well.
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Re: Your political stand?
I lean more towards the right, but don't think either side is infallible. To be honest, and to also answer @Carcass' question about the two party (I call it a Duopoly myself) system here in the States, I actually despise both parties overall.
There is really no need for other political parties here, since SIG's (Special Interest Groups- the true core problem that we have), would learn to lobby, bribe, and then eventually dominate them as well- just like they do both the Republicans and the Democrats. That's why people here cackle loudly when corrupt public officials get caught by whom they think are slick lobbyists who actually end up being undercover FBI agents instead. It's hard to argue your innocence in federal court when the FBI has you on videotape accepting a bribe with thousands of dollars in marked bills, or in the case of the Sheriff, on tape with over 20 kilos of coke in the trunk of your car.
It happens a lot more than you might think, even here in my area. The FBI has recently arrested our Sheriff, as well as a City Councilman, with still more search warrants and indictments to be served!
Nevertheless, there is plenty of blame to go around at the Federal level for let's say, the highest fuel prices in U.S. history- which in turn, is being further aggravated by some of the highest food prices in- you guessed it, U.S. history. If you think that goverment meddling from both sides of the isle might have rather quite a bit to do with the current mess, then move to the head of the class. More on that later...
There is really no need for other political parties here, since SIG's (Special Interest Groups- the true core problem that we have), would learn to lobby, bribe, and then eventually dominate them as well- just like they do both the Republicans and the Democrats. That's why people here cackle loudly when corrupt public officials get caught by whom they think are slick lobbyists who actually end up being undercover FBI agents instead. It's hard to argue your innocence in federal court when the FBI has you on videotape accepting a bribe with thousands of dollars in marked bills, or in the case of the Sheriff, on tape with over 20 kilos of coke in the trunk of your car.
It happens a lot more than you might think, even here in my area. The FBI has recently arrested our Sheriff, as well as a City Councilman, with still more search warrants and indictments to be served!
Nevertheless, there is plenty of blame to go around at the Federal level for let's say, the highest fuel prices in U.S. history- which in turn, is being further aggravated by some of the highest food prices in- you guessed it, U.S. history. If you think that goverment meddling from both sides of the isle might have rather quite a bit to do with the current mess, then move to the head of the class. More on that later...
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Re: Your political stand?
Tough one. I'm socially liberal, fiscally conservative I guess. But I'm more left-of-centre overall than anything else.
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Re: Your political stand?
Right wing.
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Re: Your political stand?
If it has to be a black and white choise between left and right, I would definitely have to say left wing.
But I am pretty apolitical. I have voted once in my life, when I was 18. I justed wanted to see how it works.
But I am pretty apolitical. I have voted once in my life, when I was 18. I justed wanted to see how it works.
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Re: Your political stand?
Well, I guess when you take everything apart, all issues&analyze them, I am classed as a Moderate middle-of-the-roader. I can see good sides&bad sides of the major parties, and agree with some of both.
However, I usually vote democrat. Franky, I'd like to see a good third party have a fighting chance, but so far the only thing a third party seems to serve is a spoiler to take votes away from one or the other party. *coughRalphcoughcoughNadercough*
Oh, I think Teddy Roosevelt won on a third party a long, long time ago.
However, I usually vote democrat. Franky, I'd like to see a good third party have a fighting chance, but so far the only thing a third party seems to serve is a spoiler to take votes away from one or the other party. *coughRalphcoughcoughNadercough*
Oh, I think Teddy Roosevelt won on a third party a long, long time ago.
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Re: Your political stand?
No but he came damn close.browneyedgirl wrote:
Oh, I think Teddy Roosevelt won on a third party a long, long time ago.
(By political standards, it was an ass raping, but 38% for a third party candidate is damn impressive)
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Re: Your political stand?
I hate politics, try not to get involved in it
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Re: Your political stand?
I'm more of a right-winged guy, though I could easily accept a left-winged party, if there was a good one in my country. In the future there will be no left and right anyway, new wave of politics is coming, believe me. Wether it's good or not, we will see.
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Re: Your political stand?
A one-party government? Is that similar to the "one-world" government idea that is talked about in some circles?Beast_Pete wrote:I'm more of a right-winged guy, though I could easily accept a left-winged party, if there was a good one in my country. In the future there will be no left and right anyway, new wave of politics is coming, believe me. Wether it's good or not, we will see.
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Re: Your political stand?
Nope, I mean there will be different approaches of politics. I can't tell the future unfortunately.
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Re: Your political stand?
INDEPENDENT !!!
Why is there no option for something like that? Not everybody is left or right...
Why is there no option for something like that? Not everybody is left or right...
Re: Your political stand?
In my opinion, left has some advantages over right in my country because "right" has killed many people in here (I mean not a Real right, here it's just another name that presidents hide in to gain more money for themselves) with wars, hunger, poverty... etc.
Left here is a hope to end this sorrow (We still cannot tell if it is just another fancy name).
For many people it would depend on the country they live in, I'm sure that there's a good "Right" somewhere.
Left here is a hope to end this sorrow (We still cannot tell if it is just another fancy name).
For many people it would depend on the country they live in, I'm sure that there's a good "Right" somewhere.
Re: Your political stand?
Definitely left.
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Re: Your political stand?
If I have to choose between these two I take left, because here I can at least see some good things in the really basic ideas of it (not in the results though). I can't see any advantages of right.
But anyway, not regarding left and right I'm green...environmentalist or something. ^^
But anyway, not regarding left and right I'm green...environmentalist or something. ^^
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Re: Your political stand?
I'd say left.
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Re: Your political stand?
It seems to me that Right-wingers in Europe are more flexible&open-minded than right-wingers in the rest of the world. Or is that my imagination?
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