Political Affiliation

• Kingofrunes wrote on 2011-09-28 07:03
  What type of person are you when it comes to Politcs?
  
  Myself, I find myself leaning towards the right on some issues like Abortion, Gun Control, Taxes while I'm towards the Left on others like Gay Rights, Animal Rights (sorta, depends on the animal we are talking about as I put certain animals above others and say nom nom to the rest).
  
  So I guess that would sort of make me a Moderate or rather...a Moderate Conservative as I lean more towards the Right than the Left.
  
  Am I Christian? I used to be. I can't really call myself that anymore as I haven't gone to church in years and disagree with many things the Catholic Church does. I wouldn't mind being Methedist though. I still do believe in Jesus and God. Although I don't believe they have anything against people's sexual preferences. If the bible claims they do, I'll just point out that the bible isn't necessarily God's Law. It's what humans transcribed.
  
  But that's a side tangent. So what kind of Political Affiliation are you guys? I'm going to take a guess that most of you here are Left leaning folks from what I could garner from various discussions. Except Sparta, Sparta is obviously Far Right.
• starpaw7 wrote on 2011-09-28 07:12
  I prefer science over politics.
  And I disagree with parts of the two-party system, so I am just my own.
  
  I cannot say I fit into any group - because I my own view on what is right, doesn't necessarily put me into a political party who I give no attention to.
  
  If it says anything, my parents call themselves "Democrats" - I do not find them to be extreme :what:
• Cynic wrote on 2011-09-28 07:12
  Politics bore the sh*t out of me; I don't think you need to be affiliated with a 'side' to stand for something; it's just yet another grouping that people put you in.
  I believe in what I believe in, without being tied down by [S]BS[/S] 'politics'.
• Kingofrunes wrote on 2011-09-28 07:34
  Unfournatly, our lives is governed by politics on a daily basis via the government and our votes have the power to say who's in power and of course political affiliation determines all of that junk unless you don't vote or are an anarchist.
• Invertex wrote on 2011-09-28 07:41
  I chose neutral as I'm still not old enough to vote.
  Due to that, I don't think keeping up with politics is more important then trying to get into an university.
• Zid wrote on 2011-09-28 09:37
  Independent. Regardless of the situations with the Republicans and Democrats, it is unwise to stay exclusive to one just because of the past and because of emotions. If one party has the best solution to a problem, then by all means, put that solution to work, regardless of the party.
  
  It's quite amusing to see younger generations of Texas claim they're liberals in an effort to oppose the older conservatives of that state. I haven't had a peaceful bipartisan atmosphere where I am for years since George W. Bush got re-elected.
• Athde wrote on 2011-09-28 10:10

  Quote from Zid;601969:

  Independent. Regardless of the situations with the Republicans and Democrats, it is unwise to stay exclusive to one just because of the past and because of emotions. If one party has the best solution to a problem, then by all means, put that solution to work, regardless of the party.
  
  It's quite amusing to see younger generations of Texas claim they're liberals in an effort to oppose the older conservatives of that state. I haven't had a peaceful bipartisan atmosphere where I am for years since George W. Bush got re-elected.

  
  
  Yes it is annoying. Everybody kinda feels like they need to keep their head down if they voted for George :lol:
  
  But I am independent. I agree with the democrats and republicans on many things. Main reason that I am both is that I highly disagree with many of the programs they have put in place. They're good ideas, just not good at the current time mainly because we really don't need to be increasing our spending.
  
  But I also believe we should tax the rich.
  Anywho, its like Zid said, leaning too far to any one side can cause serious problems, both for yourself and the party you're supporting.
• EndlessDreams wrote on 2011-09-28 12:38
  Independent. I prefer to side with science over religion though. The current two party are so powerful that they block out all other parties. It is kind of like a very inefficient one party system.
• Skye wrote on 2011-09-28 12:59

  Quote from Cynic;601934:

  Politics bore the sh*t out of me; I don't think you need to be affiliated with a 'side' to stand for something; it's just yet another grouping that people put you in.
  I believe in what I believe in, without being tied down by [S]BS[/S] 'politics'.

  
  
  This.
  
  And I don't know what all the groupings you listed in the poll are (since I don't follow politics. like what the hell is left/right leaning?). So I picked neutral.
• Adelynn wrote on 2011-09-28 13:40
  I voted independent, although i will admit that Republicans tend to not be my cup of tea more often than not. I'm also not very passionate about politics most of the time (mostly because I don't have time to follow a good chunk of it), so it's hard to say. I don't want to say I don't care, because I do, but I don't think I know enough to get into any sort of incredibly deep discussion.
• Claudia wrote on 2011-09-28 15:47
  Independent.
  
  I think people who go "neutral" are doing themselves a disservice.
• abc33kr wrote on 2011-09-28 15:50
  Surprising how no one voted for Radical Liberal yet.
  
  I guess some people are shy.
• Splash wrote on 2011-09-29 00:06

  Quote from Skye;602046:

  This.
  
  And I don't know what all the groupings you listed in the poll are (since I don't follow politics. like what the hell is left/right leaning?). So I picked neutral.

  
  
  When he says left/right leaning, he's referring to the political spectrum. The simplest spectrum consists of the left and right.
  
  Being on the left or leaning left would mean your world views and opinions lean more towards social ideas. Examples would include supporting (or liking) ideas and programs such as universal health care, welfare, the idea of taxing the rich more than taxing the poor to help support them. Being "far left" is generally associated with socialism and communism.
  
  Being on the right or leaning right would mean your world views lean more towards conservatism. Examples would include supporting (or liking) ideas and programs like a free market, light taxes on the rich, fewer social programs, and favouring punishment more than rehabilitation when it comes to corrections. Being "far right" is generally associated with facism and conservatism.
  
  Of course, my list of examples isn't exhaustive.
  
  Why left and right? As far as I know, it had to do with the seating arrangement in early British parliament where those with more socialist views would sit on the left and those with more conservatist views would sit on the right.
  
  
  Back on topic... I'm generally a left leaning person for most issues, though there are a couple where I would have the opinion of a right leaning person. I guess I would be considered Centre-Left on the spectrum.
• Chockeh wrote on 2011-09-29 00:20
  I'm somewhat left leaning since I can identify myself more with the values of the left wing, but I'm going to go with independent.
• Sumpfkraut wrote on 2011-09-29 00:30
  Can't be arsed to write paragraphs over paragraphs, so:
  
  You are a cosmopolitan Social Democrat. 15 percent of the test participators are in the same category and 19 percent are more extremist than you.
  

  [Image: http://www.politicaltest.net/test/graphic2/48186_eng.jpg]

  
  Except a bit more Capitalistic would be fine.
  
  
  
  Also the poll is dumb so I won't contribute.