NationStates Jolt Archive

Where would you place yourself on this (limited) political spectrum? If you want, specify what your "label" denotes of your views in the country where you current reside.

Extreme Liberal
Solid Liberal
Moderate Liberal
Centrist
Moderate Conservative
Solid Conservative
Extreme Conservative

Oh come on, couldn't you even put on options like Libertarian, Socialist, Communist, etc?

I am a democratic socialist. What option should I take?

What about Social Liberal/Conservative Economic Liberal/Conservative...?


This is highly inaccurate... Go to www.politicalcompass.org for very accurate results.

I am a Social Conservative, and somewhat of an Economic Liberal (Like most Conservative parties), on political compass, I scored on the Y (Authoritarian) axis: 6.8, and 3.0 on the X (Economic)

Liberal and conservative are both right from center. There's no room for leftists... :(

anarcho-communist-communitarian. go me! :D

anarcho-communist-communitarian. go me! :D
what's the difference between communist and communitarian?

Liberal and conservative are both right from center. There's no room for leftists... :(

Liberal is most definetely not right of center....

Where are you getting this?

Not much, nothing is really the difference, I guess. I just played along and went for extreme liberal.

He might be thinking economic liberal.

Libertarian in social rights, syndicalist in economics, democratic in political freedoms.

Liberal is most definetely not right of center....

Where are you getting this?
In Europe liberal means approximately what libertarian means to you. Liberal was just taken as a more catchy name by American social democrats.

I don't know why. But the idea of an "extreme liberal" just seems funny to me.

what's the difference between communist and communitarian?
communism is more the economic side of the equation, while communitariansim is the political side (i believe in small, local government with greater powers instead of large, national govts)

I am a Robotarian.

ALL HAIL THE ROBOTS!

"communism is more the economic side of the equation, while communitariansim is the political side (i believe in small, local government with greater powers instead of large, national govts) "


Then you should have responded "socailist."

I'm a Moderate Conservative. I have conservative values, morals, and beliefs but I also believe that other people should decide on how they live their life.

Liberal is most definetely not right of center....

Where are you getting this?
This is the way it is in Canada. Liberal means different things in different places. Liberal in Canada is somewhat right economicly and central socially.

Liberal is most definetely not right of center....

Where are you getting this?The only reason the democrats in the states aren't "right of center" is because they cover a broad spectrum. The German liberal party is right from center.

I don't know why. But the idea of an "extreme liberal" just seems funny to me.
Do what you want.

Or else... :mad:

I am a Conservative Libertarian.

communism is more the economic side of the equation, while communitariansim is the political side (i believe in small, local government with greater powers instead of large, national govts)
If you believe in government of any kind you're no anarchist.

I picked moderate liberal, and the political compass puts me at around -5/ -5, so libertarian socialist.

To me the word 'liberal' isn't much use by itself, it needs to be specified as economic or social liberal. I know it's used as a label for Democrats in the US but I don't think it's very descriptive really. I'd say the Democrats are more conservative than New Zealand's major right-wing party...

If you believe in government of any kind you're no anarchist.
not true. well kinda. i don't believe in standard government just groups of local individuals and residents who meet (or use another medium such as the internet) to 'govern' the area in which they live, and no more.

the views of the UDCP (http://www.udcp.org/) (go to information --> manifesto) are pretty much exactly my own and sum up this odd mix pretty well.

other than that, get off my back :rolleyes:

This is the way it is in Canada. Liberal means different things in different places. Liberal in Canada is somewhat right economicly and central socially.


Exactly. All I get are American's saying "Are you left or right?1/1/1!1""?!, they (No, before anyone starts accusing, NOT all.) think the world follows their exact system. Then there are others, who say: "Are you left or right!/1/!/? Oh wait, you're European, it's different there, your liberals are right and your conservatives are left, aren't they?1/1!11!!"

They also have no regard for what lies between, as they have two parties that have monopolised their political system, they think in only two ways.

Left: Pro abortion, anti religion and hippies.
Right: Evil, war mongering and religious.

And that's it. Two extremes.

Politics on the internet annoys me.
The same with religious debating.

Edit:
Here we have many centre right (Socially) parties.

Fianna Fáil - Centre right, economically liberal.
Fine Gael - Same as the above, except slightly more socially conservative
Sinn Féin - Socially conservative (Not sure how much in comparison), economically conservative (Socialist, though unlike Spain, France, Germany, Portugal... They're not socially liberal)
Progressive Democrats - Split from Fianna Fáil. Less socially conservative, but still right of centre, not sure on their economic policy.

Libertarian alcoholic capitalist.

I took the political compass test and was really surprised with the results I got Economic Left/Right: 3.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.92
that is a lot closer to the middle than I thought I would be here this whole time I thought I was a far right whackjob and turns out not so.
I don't know if I feel better about myself or worse lol

I'm a Progressive Conservative. :D