Poll: Are you left wing, centrist or right wing?

[Phase_9]

I'm a libertarian with centrist leanings, I don't usually tow a party line and I feel that essential liberties should be protected, as long as the personal interpretations of those freedoms by individuals does not infringe upon other's freedoms (ie a businessman may see his immoral dealings in business as a way to pursue happiness, but when he affects other people's rights to having a home and/or living, he is wrong).

 

[orifice]

Also, my IQ was 168 last time it was tested,

Congratulations, you beat me by one point. Doesn't make me wrong though(and it was't you I asked). As for the 'verbal flourish' maybe you didn't mean to offend, but you still did. Maybe a little more thought is required next time. And yeah ok I agree to disagree.

 

[Cheesus333]

I'm an ultra moderate. Thats actually the only way I've found to describe my odd sets of view on certain things.

Heh. That's like 'up.'

 

[theklng]

this scale does not hold any direction towards my political beliefs. i applaud and promote encapsulation in jobs and freedom and individualism in education. people should be able to do what they want to do, without using the public or being used by the public. and i know it's possible.

if i had to put it in a way you would understand, it would be "enforced anarchism based upon a meritocratic skeleton of society".

 

[wewontdie11]

I'm pretty liberal but I wouldn't go so far as to say socialist.

 

[Dancingman]

Neither I am a pragmatic authoritarian. I don't lean either left or right because I believe both sides have some good points thus I get the best of both worlds with pragmatism.

Thus Realpolitik+Authoritarianism=Win

Same here, I'm a big-government, "law and order" type of guy.

 

[Iron Mal]

It would appear that statistically speaking the Escapist is a very left wing forum.

I don't fit into either left or right to be honest.

Most examples of people I have seen who align with the left (in the UK and US) do so to attain the romantic 'revolutionary' feeling (in other words, their motivation is usually, 'it makes chicks/boys dig me...DOWN WITH DA MAN!').

People I've seen who go for right wing views tend to be a bit...scary. Republican/Conservitive (for Americans and my fellow Brits respectively) values are often very traditional and tend to take the Functionalist view that if it isn't the white, middle class, christian, hetrosexual nuclear family then it's a threat to society, and a grave one at that (a bit harsh in my opinion).

I prefer to sit back and jab at everyone's proverbial ribs with a pointy stick.

 

[Rajin Cajun]

Neither I am a pragmatic authoritarian. I don't lean either left or right because I believe both sides have some good points thus I get the best of both worlds with pragmatism.

Thus Realpolitik+Authoritarianism=Win

Same here, I'm a big-government, "law and order" type of guy.

Awesome another person with a solid head on his shoulders. Huzzah to you Good Sir!

 

[stiver]

Social left,
Economic right.

Nonrestrictive business(cigarette companies should be able to advertise), and complete personal freedom(War on Drugs is bullshit).

But I'm also against abortion(personal opinion), which also places me socially right. And I also believe there should be some form of universal healthcare which places me economically left(Canada).

Centralist implies I'm between on issues, but I am clearly on one side or another on specific topics, so I refuse to classify myself on such a simple two-side system.

 

[y8c616]

I think in the UK at least we need a little more right wing polices, to sort out the immigration problem. Too many people are seeking asylum here, and have nothing to offer society, and scrape a living of UK taxpayer's money. However i also think UK natives who also sponge off the taxpayer should be dealt with accordingly; maybe sent back with the asylum seekers who intend to sponge off the taxpayer?

 

[Dancingman]

Neither I am a pragmatic authoritarian. I don't lean either left or right because I believe both sides have some good points thus I get the best of both worlds with pragmatism.

Thus Realpolitik+Authoritarianism=Win

Same here, I'm a big-government, "law and order" type of guy.

Awesome another person with a solid head on his shoulders. Huzzah to you Good Sir!

No problem, everyone thought that the Galactic Empire in Star Wars was so evil, not I.

 

[savandicus]

Interesting that the poll seems to be showing that the escapist tends to attract more left wing inclined people that right.

 

[RebelRising]

Neither I am a pragmatic authoritarian. I don't lean either left or right because I believe both sides have some good points thus I get the best of both worlds with pragmatism.

Thus Realpolitik+Authoritarianism=Win

Same here, I'm a big-government, "law and order" type of guy.

Awesome another person with a solid head on his shoulders. Huzzah to you Good Sir!

Quite so. Empowered police force! Empowered police force!

 

[Rajin Cajun]

Neither I am a pragmatic authoritarian. I don't lean either left or right because I believe both sides have some good points thus I get the best of both worlds with pragmatism.

Thus Realpolitik+Authoritarianism=Win

Same here, I'm a big-government, "law and order" type of guy.

Awesome another person with a solid head on his shoulders. Huzzah to you Good Sir!

Indeed.
Quite so. Empowered police force! Empowered police force!

 

[Mr. Moose]

I'm liberal on everything except economic issues. I'm for the destruction of welfare. So I guess I'm a libertarian. Yeah, that'll do.

A Libertarian you are.

A Libertarian am I as well

 

[SilentHunter7]

I'm sort of a center-left. I'm liberal in things such as Civil Liberties, Healthcare, and Education. I'm conservative with Welfare, and Foreign Policy.

 

[DoW Lowen]

People shouldn't think of political alignment as a line going from left to right. You should think of it more as a circle. With the top and bottom being socialist and republican, and the left and right being liberal and conservative. Then again why do we only have those four choices?

 

[SladeJT]

Until I am both old enough to actually have all the rights and privileges available to adults and have a better understanding of government parties and the government in general, I remain Undecided.

 

[stompy]

Seems I support the toppling of "The Man", and want to "share the wealth"... meh, I describe myself as someone who is centre-left.

 

[Jinx_Dragon]

I do have to wonder...

Does anyone here really know what the left and right spectrum of the compass really means?

Now a compass is the most stupid thing to rate a political person on, it can only tell you a persons stance on TWO things. This case how controlling they are (Up and down) and what economical bend they have (right left.) Now people throw in social programs but on the current compass they mean squat as there is no Z axis being measured here. At best they get mixed up with economical stance and a whole group of people who don't fit the pre-defined conditions get left out.

I still think it is deliberate though: This way anyone who is for social programs can be lumped in with the same rabid people who talk about ending all property laws while those who want to nothing more then fascism, government for the corporate body as the person who coined the word fascism described it, can hide behind making 'government financially responsible.'

I will point out just one group of people: Neo-conservative republicans. How can you explain this obvious right leaning group having, EVERY TIME, increased the deficient by insane amounts? They talk big about 'shrinking government' but that is always all it is... talk. They are defiantly right leaning though, as all their carrier they have done everything to make the corporate body richer and have now gotten it to the point a company has more rights then a person. Whenever big business is in trouble it is always 'bail out this' and 'financial aid' that....

Right and left is always how much control the government is going to have over the economy. I am clearly on the left side: as unregulated companies that can steal from the taxpayers is as BAD THING in my books. But then I don't own gazillions in shares like our good right leaning politicians do so I don't get my arse scratched every time a company gets another bailout.