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What Political Party Am I?

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dmw16

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I find myself very unsure of what party I really think I align myself with. Maybe some people here can comment. I guess my views are:

I believe that...

1. the government shouldn't interfere with people's individual rights
2. the federal government should be as small as possible and should provide only what is called for in the constitution
3. the federal government shouldn't impose morality (abortion, gay marriage, stem cell research, etc) on people
4. the federal government should err on the side of protecting constitutional rights rather than protecting us from threats (terrorism). Ben Franklin said "those who would sacrafice liberty for safety deserve neither liberty nor safety"
5. government spending is out of control, but that isn't too say I oppose social programs, but rather I disagree with the way our money is spent
6. rather than making wars the government should be finding ways to get us out of debt

All that said, I will be voting democrat in the upcoming elections for a few reasons
1. I think that Bush has disregarded the constitution and taken advantage (in the worst ways) his position and office.
2. The war in Iraq is going very badly and we need a change (withdraw, a plan, more than this "we can't cut and run" crap)
3. Balance of power needs to be restored
4. I don't like the republicans (namely the christian right) trying to legislate morality

I will get off my soap box now, but I guess I just needed to express myself. But to my original question...what party am I ACTUALLY?

 
Libertarian, for the most part. The only one that goes slightly against Libertarianism is #5, but every party has wiggle room 😉

You could also be said to be an old school Republican (prior to being dominated by social conservatives); that is, the Goldwater and Nixon (ignoring the illegal stuff 😉) etc Republicans.
 
I figured I could be an old school republican. I hate the idea of the goverment censoring things and parents getting all worked up about the crap on tv, in video games, etc. If you dont like it, keep it away from your kids, but dont make it a PITA for me to play GTA and download porn 🙂
 
Yes I agree for the most part and see it as old school republican values which I believe in. At the moment I'm a registered independant after many years of belonging to the republican party. I'm ashamed at what they've done during this administration and I agree that balance needs to be restored.
 
i guess im a bit conflicted. i believe in liberal values when it comes to social policies, but I dont want huge government.
 
Just go with who you think fulfills your own beliefs. Labels will just make you a pundent or fanboi like most of us in this forum.
 
To dmw 16,

Lets see---six points of principle---and you want to find someone else who supports you on all six.
Even if the conditional probabability is .5 on each---you now have one chance in 128. Add that to the
fact that the whore of your choice has to finance their campaign with advertising dollars that come with strings---and a platform like that might excite you---but it won't excite the people looking to buy elections.

Short answer---de people get screwed.---and the best we can do is vote for the lesser of two evils.
And we often get fooled on that.
 
any of you remember that simpsons episode where the aliens run for president as both republican and democrat and people still wont vote for the 3rd party...something like that??? 🙂
 
Originally posted by: dmw16
1. the government shouldn't interfere with people's individual rights
2. the federal government should be as small as possible and should provide only what is called for in the constitution
3. the federal government shouldn't impose morality (abortion, gay marriage, stem cell research, etc) on people
4. the federal government should err on the side of protecting constitutional rights rather than protecting us from threats (terrorism). Ben Franklin said "those who would sacrafice liberty for safety deserve neither liberty nor safety"
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Anything but Republican for all of the above.

5. government spending is out of control, but that isn't too say I oppose social programs, but rather I disagree with the way our money is spent
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None of the major parties will fix this. Republicans are the worst for it, but none of the options are really good.

6. rather than making wars the government should be finding ways to get us out of debt
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Anything but Republican for this of course.


I'm in pretty much the same position here. I registered Democrat not because I think the dems are any good, but because I am anti-GOP.
 
Both parties today are Authoritarian and I hate them both for it.

Yet until there is another choice then we have to deal with the choices we have because the reality is one or the other IS going to be in power at any given time.

So here is how I draw my line. Dems?s programs will be spent on infinitely without concern for the budget. As soon as spending becomes a problem taxes are simply raised further. With such a policy, they can ensure the ?need? for new taxes is always on the table. More spending = more taxes, more government = less freedom and liberty.

Continue down that path and the result you have is full blown socialism, but our parties are not libertarian. The power they will obtain through taxation and larger government will not be the socialist pipe dream of college kids. As it has done throughout history, the socialist system will be taken over by Authoritarians and made into a communist system.

That is a result I cannot tolerate.
 
Originally posted by: Jaskalas
So here is how I draw my line. Dems?s programs will be spent on infinitely without concern for the budget. As soon as spending becomes a problem taxes are simply raised further. With such a policy, they can ensure the ?need? for new taxes is always on the table. More spending = more taxes, more government = less freedom and liberty.

Continue down that path and the result you have is full blown socialism, but our parties are not libertarian. The power they will obtain through taxation and larger government will not be the socialist pipe dream of college kids. As it has done throughout history, the socialist system will be taken over by Authoritarians and made into a communist system.

That is a result I cannot tolerate.
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So the Republican line of reducing taxes while increasing spending without concern for the budget or deficit is a better route?

Less freedom and liberty?
Look at the party that is trying to get involved in morality, family, and personal issues through abortion, gay marriage, right to die cases, and wire-tapping programs on citizens.
 
Nonsensical propaganda.

It's a common tecnnique for fringe groups to create 'quizzes' with leading questions that get people to say "wow, I agree with these people" and become interested.
 
You have your own beliefs. No party believes the exact same way you do on every issue. You may be closer to one party than another currently, but don't use that as an excuse (in itself) to vote straight down the line for one party.
 
So are you for slavery?

Slavery was in the original constitution. Either that or the constitution just didn not mention it at the time it was written, or slavery became more prevalent later.

Many people came to the free world as endentured servants, so the slavery concept is just one part of an ever-more slippery slope.
 
libertarian is not a practical party for a variety of reasons. Everyone wants to keep gov't small, except for the things that help out them, which nobody disagrees with and thats why our gov't gets as big as it does. eg, a rich libertarian doesnt care for public transportation while a poor one would and the rich one would want nicer roads. Obviously you cant keep govt small and have both.
 
Originally posted by: piasabird
So are you for slavery?

Slavery was in the original constitution. Either that or the constitution just didn not mention it at the time it was written, or slavery became more prevalent later.

Many people came to the free world as endentured servants, so the slavery concept is just one part of an ever-more slippery slope.
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Slavery was a part of the Constitution (see the 3/5ths clause). The topic of abolition vs. slavery came up at the Constitutional Convention and proved to be so contentious that it nearly derailed the process and broke apart the country. The decision was made to accept slavery at present with the understanding that it would be worked out later down the line (also known as passing the buck to the next generation).

Following the Civil War, the Constitution was properly amended to outlaw slavery through the device provided within the document.



 
Originally posted by: Craig234
Nonsensical propaganda.

It's a common tecnnique for fringe groups to create 'quizzes' with leading questions that get people to say "wow, I agree with these people" and become interested.
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Getting intrested is fine so long as people actually spend time on the site and research what the party actually stands for and what they have done in the past. The Libertarian Party hasn't been leading the entire nation but they hold a lot of smaller offices and run some cities and towns etc. 3rd largest party in the US. Larger than all other 3rd parties combined. I don't think they are full of fluff so it's worth checking them out.

Anyway... the other questions on the political compass are accurate. People sometimes just don't answer honestly.
 
Hmmm, Where is the science party???

I think we need a president that has science in mind...

I highly doubt your going to "AGREE" with every point of a certain person, but.... It's way better to just start saying I'm a republican or democrat and start blindly checking off boxes for R or D... The two party system is evil...
 
The american two party system is a way for the same group to hand power back and forth. Each party undoes the changes made by the other party. This portrays a government that repairs itself, which is a lie. This system disguises stagnation.
 
Originally posted by: ericlp
Hmmm, Where is the science party???

I think we need a president that has science in mind...
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Democrats. Vaccinations, man on the moon, funding for developing the internet, intelligent design in church and evolution in the science class, etc.
 
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