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What would you consider yourself? So far I have seen quite a few liberals and few conservatives. So let's have a poll to see the percentages. If you can't tell from my name, I am a moderate, but usually lean toward the conservative side of things.

BTW, my first post

I consider myself an elephant. Either that or lavender.

I am none of the above. I am a libertarian. You see, a person's political alignment doesn't fit on a line that reads "left, center, right." It's actually a diamond. On the left are liberals, on the right are conservatives, at the bottom are statists (people who want a lot more government), and at the top are libertarians (people who want a lot less government). By the way, libertarians aren't on top because we're superior or anything, it's just that's the way it works out if you want the liberals on the left and the conservatives on the right.
Check out the World's Smallest Political Quiz (http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz.html) and you'll see what I mean.

I consider myself an elephant.

a two-legged one named tendafoot?

and in answer to the actual topic at hand, none o' the above. i'm an anarchist.

By the way, libertarians aren't on top because we're superior or anything, it's just that's the way it works out if you want...

...to make an obvious and transparent piece of political propaganda.

I am none of the above. I am a libertarian. You see, a person's political alignment doesn't fit on a line that reads "left, center, right." It's actually a diamond. On the left are liberals, on the right are conservatives, at the bottom are statists (people who want a lot more government), and at the top are libertarians (people who want a lot less government). By the way, libertarians aren't on top because we're superior or anything, it's just that's the way it works out if you want the liberals on the left and the conservatives on the right.
Check out the World's Smallest Political Quiz (http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz.html) and you'll see what I mean.

I know it's a lot more complicated than left and right. There are economic, social, ect... liberals and conservatives. But I was just asking what you would consider yourself overall. www.politicalcompass.org is also a good test to take to see what you are.

None. Libertarian.

I'm a lefty. :)

I know it's a lot more compicated than left and right. There are economic, social, ect... liberals and conservatives. But I was just asking what you would consider yourself overall. www.politicalcompass.org is also a good text to take to see what you are.
Yeah, but your test is six pages. Mine is ten questions.

By Americans standards, libertarian.

By what standards?

See middle part of sig.

I chose liberal, as that was the closest of the three. I am, more accurately, a liberal/libertarian in practice, and an anarchist in terms of political ideology (essentially a realist anarchist; I know it won't happen in my lifetime, but I can work toward the ideals).

I know it's a lot more complicated than left and right. There are economic, social, ect... liberals and conservatives. But I was just asking what you would consider yourself overall. www.politicalcompass.org is also a good test to take to see what you are.
According to your test, I'm in the same general vicinity as the Dalai Lama. Of course, I'm a bit more easily angered than he is, but whatever. This is a political graph, not a psychological one.

BTW, I am abstaining from your poll because I do not believe I am any of the three, or even close to any of the three.

a two-legged one named tendafoot?

TENDAFOOT?!?!?! Can you give me some sound financial advice?


I'm a Socialist, which side am I on? Left or Right?

Very Liberal/Libertarian socially. Moderate economically.

None of the above. I have issues with the 1 dimensional political scale, and I do not believe that it can accurately describe the political leanings of most people. Something I attempted to discuss in this thread. (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=373134)

I've always considered myself a democrat but I'm a centralist apprently.

"CENTRISTS espouse a "middle ground" regarding government
control of the economy and personal behavior. Depending on
the issue, they sometimes favor government intervention
and sometimes support individual freedom of choice.
Centrists pride themselves on keeping an open mind,
tend to oppose "political extremes," and emphasize what
they describe as "practical" solutions to problems."

I'm in the square between Left, Statist, and centralist. So I'm a Left Statist centralist. :)

Your PERSONAL issues Score is 50%.
Your ECONOMIC issues Score is 20%.

According to Political Compass I'm:
Economic Left/Right: -4.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.69

None. I'm an anarchist

Go libertarains!

Socialist. "liberal" doesn't fit though i'd probably be blindly classified as such.

I've always considered myself a democrat but I'm a centralist apprently.

The US Democrat party is Center Right/Centrist, so that would be correct.

I'd probably be classified as a Liberal, though I'm probably more of a right-wing Socialist.

The Political Compass
Economic Left/Right: -2.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.97


I'm a moderate in most things. The only thing I'm truly one-sided on is gun control. The Compass didn't have any questions on that though.

Bump

mez bez liberal, but then again im a minority. Not surpising. LOL

The Political Compass
Economic Left/Right: -9.87
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.78

The Political Compass
Economic Left/Right: -9.87
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.78
Wha?

But im definetly a liberal

I'm a radical... moderates, liberals and cons are slow.

All of you are wrong! The Politcal Allignment Chart is made up of Spirals coming off Spirals coming off Spirals! It's a massive mess of Polygamy and Incest!

It's not a straight line, it's not a diamond, it's not even a circle. To plot your political allignment accurately, you need to research, read, and listen. You don't just answer a few suryvey questions and have your faith to die by thrown at you. You put time into it to learn which political policies you favor above all others.

Sheesh.

Why is everyone so lazy.



Personally, through my ever-so-intensive politcal insight, I've declared myself a Libertarian.