Syntho-sis Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Just out of curiosity, how many people on here consider themselves.. 1. Moderates or 2. Liberals or 3. Conservatives And why do you consider yourself that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GutZ Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Center-right. So moderate I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Socially liberal, economically moderate, progressive and always open to a quality argument and will change my mind if one is made... regardless of the issue or my ideology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syntho-sis Posted August 7, 2009 Author Share Posted August 7, 2009 Cool. I guess I would consider myself a progressive moderate.. With a few more conservative leanings than liberals ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokele Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Far-left liberal, doubly so on social issues. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SexyScientist Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Im a mixture, as long as theres equality for all,then Im quite happy. XOOX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBruce Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Conservative not necessarily republican more libertarian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDarwin Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 On Facebook I'm "Liberal, with reservations." I think that means that I take the generally liberal position on most of the issues cogent these days, but I have some reservations about the intellectual foundations of American liberalism (pragmatism, all that). I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzurePhoenix Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 i have some really liberal tendencies, but I definitely favor a few conservative policies. I guess i identify more with and feel more like a liberal, but it's really dependent on the specific issue in question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphus Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 I'm definitely a moderate, but what kind is pretty inconsistent. When talking to conservatives I tend liberal, to libertarians I go mainstream moderate, and to traditional liberals I turn into a libertarian. Basically, I'm a contrarian jerk. When there's no one around to contradict, I'm a generally indecisive moderate pragmatic "liberaltarian." There are plenty of ideologies I'm willing to say are outright wrong, but nothing I can commit to being actually right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bascule Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 I'm a liberaltarian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ydoaPs Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 I'm a liberaltarian communist You can't fool us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cuthber Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 I thought I was the board's resident Communist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphus Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 Shhh. Obviously we're all Communists. It's a poll about what we say publicly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ydoaPs Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 Shhh. Obviously we're all Communists. It's a poll about what we say publicly. I don't see any poll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One of the Few Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 I try to remain neutral but i must say i am a liberal, but i still think socialism is superior. I mean the EU's economy is 15% percent better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockman Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 According to the liberals, I am a far right racist extremist because I don't agree with Obama's policies! LoL! I'll probably soon be labeled a terrorist next for not agreeing to accept socialism! Sorry, but if I thought Europe was a better place to live, I would move there. It's not. Funny how I haven't seen any news stories of the poor American boat people trying to escape America and seek refuge in Europe! But....some people have a need for the government to tell them what to do and when to do it. Personally...I don't. So...I must be a conservative. Probably the wrong thing to be on a forum full of scientist, some of whom probably depend on government grants to fund their projects. Not that I'm against that in any way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abskebabs Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 anarchocapitalist, so not even on the political map as far as the OP goes. I used to be a liberal in the classical, unperverted sense of the word, like Frederic Bastiat for instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameron marical Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 die hard liberal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syntho-sis Posted August 10, 2009 Author Share Posted August 10, 2009 I try to remain neutral but i must say i am a liberal, but i still think socialism is superior. I mean the EU's economy is 15% percent better. You're not serious are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphus Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 I don't see any poll. Of course there's no poll. What would be the point? We're all red-blooded, God-fearing Americans here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VivianLeeMIT Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Socially liberal, fiscally [very] conservative. You can call me Libertarian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One of the Few Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 well if you look at it like this is a science forum...e.g. liberals, note this is very stereotypical and I am aware that a great portion of this crowd is conservative. but this is just something i have observed with the current state of the scientific community. If I have offended anyone with this post I appologise, it is merely an obserebvation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Severian Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 I would by reflex say I am a liberal, but I am actually pretty inconsistent. Sometimes I think very conservative policies are best and sometimes really progressive policies are best. Sometimes I just want to rip up the rule book and start again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syntho-sis Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 I would by reflex say I am a liberal, but I am actually pretty inconsistent. Sometimes I think very conservative policies are best and sometimes really progressive policies are best. Sometimes I just want to rip up the rule book and start again. I'd say the best policy is using your values to make decisions and set rules. The trick is finding reliable values that work for the common good of everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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