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porphyrian

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58. I believe Chomsky is correct there.

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 02:45 PM

Aug 2012

It befuddles me, but that appears to be the case when you talk directly to people. I think part of it is how questions are posed to us. For example, if you ask the same group of people whether they support womens' freedom to choose what medical procedures are performed on them and whether they support the murder of unborn fetuses, you will likely get different answers even though the questions are designed to measure the group's stand on abortion. Another part of the problems is our two party system and the failure to date to effectively implement a third or more parties; our choice is reduced to voting for who best represents us, though neither candidate may do so very well. It must seem pretty crazy from the outside.

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Your Unscientific Degree of Left [View all] porphyrian Aug 2012 OP

Other: Economic Issues = Liberal/Socialist. Social Issues = Anarchist. nt ZombieHorde Aug 2012 #1

Ah, I didn't think of that... porphyrian Aug 2012 #2

I consider it an economic issue. I would like to see socialized health care in the US. ZombieHorde Aug 2012 #3

The labels are arbitrary. porphyrian Aug 2012 #4

Anybody else? n/t porphyrian Aug 2012 #5

Anarcho-Socialist/Anarcho-Syndicalist Taverner Aug 2012 #6

Left Libertarian - aka Anarchist Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2012 #7

One comment: Quantess Aug 2012 #8

Yes. porphyrian Aug 2012 #9

But that was not directed at you or the way your worded your poll! Quantess Aug 2012 #11

No problem, I took no offense. n/t porphyrian Aug 2012 #14

The general politics of DUers as a whole are what I consider "moderate" Blue_Tires Aug 2012 #10

Possibly. I did this to see how people would categorize themselves today. n/t porphyrian Aug 2012 #15

Other: Economic liberal, social civil-libertarian cthulu2016 Aug 2012 #12

Welcome to the Big Tent! porphyrian Aug 2012 #16

Other - Chinese Restaurant Style slackmaster Aug 2012 #13

NO SUBSTITUTION! porphyrian Aug 2012 #17

Other; Socially leftist, economically radical. n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #18

Not a fan of increasingly unregulated capitalism, huh? n/t porphyrian Aug 2012 #21

18th century idea to improve on a 9th century con game and locked into a Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #25

I consider myself more of a leftist than a liberal on economics DefenseLawyer Aug 2012 #19

I know a bunch of people like you. n/t porphyrian Aug 2012 #22

what about middle of the road economics, liberal social issues, and prefer will kill motherfuckers snooper2 Aug 2012 #20

I'm not sure where that would fit in this poll... porphyrian Aug 2012 #23

Left on almost everything, moderate on one or two things, conservative on none. Motown_Johnny Aug 2012 #24

Left on social issues. Economy... *shrug* sakabatou Aug 2012 #26

i consder myself a totalitarian BOG PERSON Aug 2012 #27

But who will keep it company, then? porphyrian Aug 2012 #35

Other: Conservative (Actual CONSERVATIVE) economics, libertarian social views. MercutioATC Aug 2012 #28

isn't that the definition of a classical liberal? BOG PERSON Aug 2012 #29

Well, yeah, but some people have bizarre definitions of "liberal". MercutioATC Aug 2012 #30

Lefty-liberal-everything LeftishBrit Aug 2012 #31

Good point, and I did not know about that quirk of terminology. porphyrian Aug 2012 #37

It's a complicated issue.. LeftishBrit Aug 2012 #50

Madness. Thanks. porphyrian Aug 2012 #52

Socially liberal, economically pro-capitalism and pro-free trade (like Obama) (nt) Nye Bevan Aug 2012 #32

Communist. Starry Messenger Aug 2012 #33

It's my experience that the factors are tied together as well, so the distinction is arbitrary. porphyrian Aug 2012 #40

As am I, although of a different tendency........ socialist_n_TN Aug 2012 #42

+1 to all of that. Starry Messenger Aug 2012 #66

radical left on economic issues, libertarian on civil liberties. Joe Shlabotnik Aug 2012 #34

I agree; corporations prove time and again that they will kill people for profit. porphyrian Aug 2012 #43

I am the first one, and my sig line can back that up for me. :^) GreenPartyVoter Aug 2012 #36

I just checked, and I'm still lefty-lefter than Ghandi or Mandela. n/t porphyrian Aug 2012 #44

Me too. :^D GreenPartyVoter Aug 2012 #49

Far left. SilveryMoon Aug 2012 #38

Check out the Political Compass... porphyrian Aug 2012 #45

I'm like Ghandi, only slight more libertarian... Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #60

Thanks for this. SilveryMoon Aug 2012 #67

Social libertarian first tama Aug 2012 #39

Is that in the UK? Another poster said that was true over there. n/t porphyrian Aug 2012 #46

Me Finland tama Aug 2012 #48

We Americans revolted, took the English language, bastardized it into slang... porphyrian Aug 2012 #53

As a student and friend tama Aug 2012 #57

I believe Chomsky is correct there. porphyrian Aug 2012 #58

Crazy yes, tama Aug 2012 #63

Lefty left. Social & economic. raouldukelives Aug 2012 #41

Proud urban peasant. SQUEE Aug 2012 #47

I'm a full-blown Socialist Odin2005 Aug 2012 #51

Liberal on almost every issue. Jennicut Aug 2012 #54

socialist.... mike_c Aug 2012 #55

Already way gone beyond left. Anyone to the right of Bernie Sanders Zorra Aug 2012 #56

Far left on economic issues, mixed/moderate on social issues Rochester Aug 2012 #59

Flaming moderate. Throd Aug 2012 #61

Fiscal conservative / libertarian social / protectionist foreign SmileyRose Aug 2012 #62

I used to be considered a Centrist, NashvilleLefty Aug 2012 #64

I stand next to one person, and he calls me a liberal bleeding-heart... LanternWaste Aug 2012 #65