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How would you describe your politics? - 4/17/2003 5:20:21 AM   
Snigbert

 

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Status: offline 		After being involved in some interesting discussions on these boards, I'm curious which way the Matrix community leans politically...

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- 4/17/2003 6:40:58 AM   
Les_the_Sarge_9_1

 

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Status: offline 		Hmmm there is nooooooo way I will fit one of the categories.

I like expressions like groovy and faaaaaar out man.

I don't get angry if I get called A tree hugger.

I am anti gun lobby.

I am pro deathpenalty.

Bush might be a boob, but I had no objections to him beating up Saddam's toy army.

I like Sailormoon (if you are lucky you just won't understand that at all).

I say legalise drugs let the dumber portion of our gene pool die off.

I like women that act like women. I like men that act better than ordinary men though hehe.

I respect your right to believe in any religion as long as you never talk about it.

I am neither pro life or pro choice, they are both wrong.

I don't think most wargames make warmongers, but some games like Grand Theft do disturb me.

Where would you put me on that list?

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- 4/17/2003 9:20:18 AM   
Snigbert

 

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Status: offline 		I was thinking of describing middle of the road as 'I agree with some of the issues from each side'.

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- 4/17/2003 9:49:24 AM   
Les_the_Sarge_9_1

 

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Status: offline 		Middle schmiddle, only wankers you can't rely on to have an opinion use the middle of the road.

And the middle of the road ain't safe from me eh, I can't drive.

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- 4/17/2003 11:50:00 AM   
Maliki


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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by Les the Sarge 9-1
[B]Middle schmiddle, only wankers you can't rely on to have an opinion use the middle of the road.

And the middle of the road ain't safe from me eh, I can't drive. [/B][/QUOTE]

Just call me wanker;)

On foreign policy i'm conservative,as well as some social issues such as welfare to work.On the domestic side i can be described as believing in some social programs and am also pro-union.There are too many good ideas from both the conservative and liberal sides to limit yourself by blindly following one.

Remember its in the middle that change takes place;)

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- 4/17/2003 12:30:01 PM   
Veldor


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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by Les the Sarge 9-1
[B]Middle schmiddle, only wankers you can't rely on to have an opinion use the middle of the road.
[/B][/QUOTE]

I'm neither left nor right, and as surely at least you are aware of, I have an opinion on everything!

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- 4/17/2003 3:22:54 PM   
Marc von Martial


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Status: offline 		The problem with this poll is that it´s mixing up things ;)

[QUOTE]Left, Left, Left...European Socialism is the way to go![/quote]

I have no problem with the basics of modern european socialism, however, this kind of "socialism" is pretty much "middle of the road" these days and far from being "left, left, left" ;)


[QUOTE]I'm curious which way the Matrix community leans politically...[/quote]


You may add the " ... the US part of the Matrix community ..." for Europeans most of the above options don´t really apply or are mixed.

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- 4/18/2003 12:18:09 AM   
rbrunsman


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Status: offline 		I'm a "Fiscal conservative, social liberal."

You don't take my money and I won't tell you what to do on your own time.

The Right doesn't want my money, but they want to tell me what to do. The Left wants my money but doesn't want to tell me what to do (more or less). The lesser of the two evils is the Right, because we have the Supreme Court to control the Right's attempts to "reach into our bedrooms." There is no such protection from the Left reaching into our pockets. So, I vote for the Right all the time.

I would say I'm a Libertarian, but I don't agree with their "close the borders" and withdraw the military from abroad stance.

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- 4/18/2003 4:08:05 AM   
Snigbert

 

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Status: offline 		[B]There are too many good ideas from both the conservative and liberal sides to limit yourself by blindly following one.[/B]

Very wise.



[B]I have no problem with the basics of modern european socialism, however, this kind of "socialism" is pretty much "middle of the road" these days and far from being "left, left, left" [/B]

Yeah, but to most of us American's, European Socialism = Borderline Communism. As inaccurate as that may be, it's a widely popular misconception. Perhaps I shoud have put something else for the description, but I'm not allowed to go back and change it.

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- 4/18/2003 6:13:09 AM   
Belisarius


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Status: offline 		Insightful, Snigbert :)

Compared to the U.S. political scale, I'm a left-wing neo-communist pink potsmoking hippie.

In Swedish terms, I'm a liberal (and that's to the [I]right[/I] of the scale) ;) :p

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- 4/18/2003 9:29:09 AM   
Les_the_Sarge_9_1

 

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Status: offline 		You guys are all either funny or scary depending on the perspective.

Funny because you can sum up your politics in left and right.

Or scary, in that you think your right hand is somehow conspiring on your left.

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- 4/18/2003 9:45:38 AM   
TenaciousD

 

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Status: offline 		Im a tree hugging pot smoker (occasionaly) but I can also see the silliness of being absolutely 1 way or the other. Against aggressive own the world foriegn policy, everyone shoule be able to have plants for personal use ummm

Im not really political, I just have my opinions

I vote for the politicians I can trust (usually greenies)

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- 4/20/2003 2:14:23 AM   
CCB


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Status: offline 		Left? Right?

Doesn't matter, I'm the one with the gun. ;)

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Who is LaRouch? - 4/26/2003 8:32:45 PM   
jamo262


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Status: offline 		In Australia I think therehasnt been anyone worth voting for since Gough Whitlam 72-75

Can some one in the US tell me where Lyndon Larouch fits in to American politics? Is he far out or for real?:)

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- 4/26/2003 9:30:39 PM   
Sniperdoc

 

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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by Marc Schwanebeck
[B]I have no problem with the basics of modern european socialism, however, this kind of "socialism" is pretty much "middle of the road" these days and far from being "left, left, left" ;)

You may add the " ... the US part of the Matrix community ..." for Europeans most of the above options don´t really apply or are mixed. [/B][/QUOTE]

Yeppers... that's about right. Count me in under that too...

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- 4/27/2003 10:31:54 PM   
jzpops

 

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Status: offline 		LaRouche is... odd. Just odd. Not in a "Aww, isn't that cute" kinda odd, but a "Don't touch it!! Don't touch it!!!" kinda odd.

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- 4/28/2003 5:50:13 AM   
Snigbert

 

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Status: offline 		He's way out there.

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Was Thrown From The Train - 4/28/2003 12:10:07 PM   
brucekg

 

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Status: offline 		I was a Republican, but they took a hard turn to the right and I was thrown clear to the left.

After R40, B41, & B43, I'm just waiting for the 4th horseman. These guys make Nixon look good - or did he start this cavalry charge.

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- 4/28/2003 12:16:07 PM   
pasternakski


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Status: offline 		My politics come to me in a plain, brown wrapper from an offshore mailing source.

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- 5/6/2003 7:28:37 AM   
SLAAKMAN


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Status: offline 		Purely Anti-feminist.

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- 5/14/2003 2:05:51 AM   
Kevin E. Duguay

 

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Status: offline 		If your not a Socialist when your in your twentys, you have no heart.

However, if your not a Consrevative by the time you are thirty, you have no brains.

Not an actual quote but sort of a mix of the statements made by Otto von Bismark and Winston Churchill. The two statements ment the same thing but were a little different in wording.

Sort of speaks for it self don't you think?;) :p

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