Poll: YOUR political affiliation!
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I never really fit into any category, there's things I like and dislike about all these divisions. However, one thing I think I am is fairly liberal.
I don't really affiliate myself with anything, I'm more of a centrist than anything else, I take pieces from both sides and make my own little party
My avatar, comrade, is the flag of the Japanese Communist Party. As to my particular branch of communism, I'm somewhere on the fence between Marxist-Leninist and what they call anarcho-communist, which is when the state is abolished at the same time as capitalism rather than going through an intermediate stage of socialism. I think both can work, but I feel more comfortable with anarcho-communism because of what Stalin showed us can happen to the socialist phase.theSovietConnection said:
My avatar, comrade, is the flag of the Japanese Communist Party. As to my particular branch of communism, I'm somewhere on the fence between Marxist-Leninist and what they call anarcho-communist, which is when the state is abolished at the same time as capitalism rather than going through an intermediate stage of socialism. I think both can work, but I feel more comfortable with anarcho-communism because of what Stalin showed us can happen to the socialist phase.[/quote]Akai Shizuku said:
Thank you for that, and too right about Stalin. I have a paper a friend of mine did for history class you might like, it was theoretically what he believed would have happened had Trotsky succeeded Lenin as opposed to Stalin. Quite an interesting read.
I suppose I'm a moderate who leans to the left socially. I mostly just wish people would stop it with the hate and fear of each other. Democracy should be about open and reasonable debate. Oh, I also wish for a lifetime of free ice-cream and hookers, and I judge all three of my wishes to be just as likely.
As most people know, I am a conservative Republican, and I feel we are a small fish in a big pond on this site. However, may I take a second to remind everyone of the Conservative Council user group, which is the only of its kind here on The Escapist.
However, I can tell the OP that The Escapist is generally more liberal-leaning, and would ask why it is important to know other people's political affiliations? What can be gained?
However, I can tell the OP that The Escapist is generally more liberal-leaning, and would ask why it is important to know other people's political affiliations? What can be gained?
Thank you for that, and too right about Stalin. I have a paper a friend of mine did for history class you might like, it was theoretically what he believed would have happened had Trotsky succeeded Lenin as opposed to Stalin. Quite an interesting read.[/quote]theSovietConnection said:
That...would have been pretty awesome, for the most part. My only worry is the whole "permanent revolution" thing.
Institutional Conservative: Right now, the Republicans are horrific conservatives.
We believe:
1.) A government cannot and should not try to create a Utopia or a state run society. It doesn't work! This leads to violent revolution and the rise of a strongman like Napoleon and Stalin. (We also can't make democracies from dictatorships, Iraq will have a strongman in the near future, I guarantee it)
2.) Calm, mature, and understandable institution of Change. Yes, change happens and is inevitable but rushed change leads to disaster. (Think of elections, new leaders take over for the old peacefully and calmly: this is a conservative custom, even if it hurts our goals, this process is still there)
3.) A conservation of rights. While this changes over time as new rights are established (see #2), the basics should still be there: Bill of Rights, the various amendments, etc.
4.) An understanding that Humans are Humans and no government can change that. Wars, Poverty, Terrorism, and general dicking around will happen and will always happen. It's happened this way for thousands of years and shouldn't be ignored. This is why wars against these things or making statements like "The War to End All Wars!" are ridiculous.
5.) A conservation of national unification. If Texas seceded tomorrow (which some morons down there wanted to do after Obama was elected), I'd sign up to slap them back into shape. We should be unified, even if we don't always agree. It sounds worse than it actually is but why would someone play football with the center trying to crush the rest of the offensive line?
Some countries will never grasp this and cannot be institutionally conservative (Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, etc). However most western cultures have their roots in institutional conservatism with varying degrees of political belief structure.
We believe:
1.) A government cannot and should not try to create a Utopia or a state run society. It doesn't work! This leads to violent revolution and the rise of a strongman like Napoleon and Stalin. (We also can't make democracies from dictatorships, Iraq will have a strongman in the near future, I guarantee it)
2.) Calm, mature, and understandable institution of Change. Yes, change happens and is inevitable but rushed change leads to disaster. (Think of elections, new leaders take over for the old peacefully and calmly: this is a conservative custom, even if it hurts our goals, this process is still there)
3.) A conservation of rights. While this changes over time as new rights are established (see #2), the basics should still be there: Bill of Rights, the various amendments, etc.
4.) An understanding that Humans are Humans and no government can change that. Wars, Poverty, Terrorism, and general dicking around will happen and will always happen. It's happened this way for thousands of years and shouldn't be ignored. This is why wars against these things or making statements like "The War to End All Wars!" are ridiculous.
5.) A conservation of national unification. If Texas seceded tomorrow (which some morons down there wanted to do after Obama was elected), I'd sign up to slap them back into shape. We should be unified, even if we don't always agree. It sounds worse than it actually is but why would someone play football with the center trying to crush the rest of the offensive line?
Some countries will never grasp this and cannot be institutionally conservative (Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, etc). However most western cultures have their roots in institutional conservatism with varying degrees of political belief structure.
Just curiosity. I like to know about the communities I converse with. Initially I actually thought there were quite a few conservatives here, and I learned something.chronobreak said:
I am a non-party-affiliated consituationalist conservative libertarian, in that order.
1. I am constitutionalist because I believe the constitution should hold power, not the people or the government. This is why I believe the American constitution is perfect. It allows itself to be changed under discretion so as not to constrain the people, yet it also gives structure.
2. I'm conservative in that I believe we should respect the way things are because they're that way for a reason.
3. I'm libertarian in that I believe the government must be as small as possible. For instance, I'm against homosexuality, yet I don't think it should be the government telling me who should and should not marry; that's not their place.
1. I am constitutionalist because I believe the constitution should hold power, not the people or the government. This is why I believe the American constitution is perfect. It allows itself to be changed under discretion so as not to constrain the people, yet it also gives structure.
2. I'm conservative in that I believe we should respect the way things are because they're that way for a reason.
3. I'm libertarian in that I believe the government must be as small as possible. For instance, I'm against homosexuality, yet I don't think it should be the government telling me who should and should not marry; that's not their place.
They can be more conservative than you think, y'know.Mansur said:
Secondly, I know that, which is why I put a slash between them as an "or" without the actual word.
There are more denominations of leftist philosophy than there is of right. I wanted to include as many right-and-left options possible while also including the last three options.
Alright, so I have a question for you. What will keep that anarchy from becoming feudalism? Who will uphold the law wtih no one too enforce it? Or too state it differently, who will protect us from each other? What's too stop the stronger man from taking what he wants, when he wants?Akai Shizuku said:
The people's democratic laws will keep society intact. The people will collectively enforce the law which they decide upon. For your last question, I answer again - the people. The masses can be a much stronger force than many people think.paragon1 said: