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Mon Aug-18-03 06:23 PM
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Poll question: Would You Consider Yourself A Liberal, Moderate or Conservative DUer? |
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We all know we're basically left-of-center here at DU. But how left-of-center are you?
I guess the best way to desribe what I'm asking is - compared to other DUers, where do you think you fit in on the DU ideological spectrum?
A liberal DUer - which is basically an extreme, socialist left-wink pinko commie (but in a nice way). :)
A moderate DUer - which is basically a solid, card-carrying liberal.
A conservative DUer - which is basically a left-of-center person who's not quite considered politically moderate, but probably wouldn't be showing up at any Green rallies either.
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Mon Aug-18-03 06:26 PM
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But more liberal than the majority of the general public.
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Mon Aug-18-03 06:30 PM
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I'm no socialist, but communism is in my blood (literally, my great grandparents met and fell in love at a communist party rally in NYC).
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I'd be considered a pinko by my conservative friends though.
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Mon Aug-18-03 06:31 PM
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7. Everything is relative . . . |
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I'm moderate relative to this forum, but liberal with regard to most people I encounter.
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Mon Aug-18-03 06:29 PM
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2. A leporian DUer, thanks. |
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Mon Aug-18-03 06:30 PM
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but a left leaning moderate. i think maybe you need some "in between" categories.
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Mon Aug-18-03 06:31 PM
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or in real life?
(note - I'm not saying DU isn't real life, because we're all people, we just don't include conservatives here).
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Mon Aug-18-03 07:11 PM
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there are only 3 choices and i am "between clubs" so to speak. a bit more liberal than moderate but could not say "liberal" liberal compared to some i have seen on this site.
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Mon Aug-18-03 06:30 PM
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5. I am a tree hugging socialist. |
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That makes me pretty far left I guess.
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Mon Aug-18-03 06:32 PM
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8. I would probably say moderate DUer |
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I'm definitely not a liberal DUer, I think capitalism is the best system and I don't think the U.S. is satan. Nor do I support Castro. (Sorry, couldn't resist) I'm also very optimistic about this great country, I've noticed a lot of the far left Duers are often gloom and doomers when it comes to the U.S.'s future.
I wouldn't say I'm a conservative DUer, because I don't have a hatred for the Greens or Nader, I simply think they are irrelevent at the moment. I also believe in government social programs, and think gun control should be taken to a higher level.
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Mon Aug-18-03 06:33 PM
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Edited on Mon Aug-18-03 06:36 PM by poskonig
I'm socially very liberal, moderate on economic issues, and more interventionist than most hardcore liberals on foreign policy.
edit: philosophically I am at basis liberal; I'm just at the conservative end here.
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Mon Aug-18-03 07:45 PM
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50. You can say I'm at the conservative end--for a DUer |
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Unlike you, I'm an economic liberal and a social moderat, but a cultural moderate-conservative, in that I personally don't approve of some lifestyles, but on the other hand, I wouldn't dare dictate to others how to live, either. I'd rather let God do the job of judging--that's his job, after all.
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Mon Aug-18-03 06:34 PM
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Mon Aug-18-03 06:34 PM
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11. Because I believe that taxation should be non-negotiable... |
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I am probably considered a "liberal DUer".
Don't like paying taxes? Well, then don't expect government to excel. And don't come crying to us when your state budget is in the toilet and programs are being slashed left and right and the deficit is spiraling. Remember, it says "We the people..." in the constitution. You didn't like paying taxes, and now your going to enjoy sub-par education, inefficiency, bad roads, and a host of other rewards that accompany human greed.
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Mon Aug-18-03 06:35 PM
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The term "liberal" is very inaccurate.
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Mon Aug-18-03 06:38 PM
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on the progressive side. :-)
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Mon Aug-18-03 06:38 PM
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I am more liberal than most people in the country, but I am more moderate than most others here. Also, I have a few views that are conservative like affirmative action.
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Mon Aug-18-03 06:39 PM
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16. I guess the technical term |
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for me would be a social democrat.
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Mon Aug-18-03 06:39 PM
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17. Way Left, Radical, Liberal. |
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Mon Aug-18-03 06:40 PM
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18. In the reall world, I am considered quite liberal |
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but around here I am slightly conservative.
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Mon Aug-18-03 06:41 PM
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19. I'm not a liberal, dammit! So, what am I? |
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Progressive!
I want society to progress and evolve out of this privatized shithole America has sunk itself into.
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Mon Aug-18-03 06:42 PM
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20. I'm a conservative moderate |
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Mon Aug-18-03 07:10 PM
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31. Where are you in Wyoming? |
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I lived there for about 20 years.
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Mon Aug-18-03 07:13 PM
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37. I was born and raised |
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briefly went to Wyoming University Go Cowboys! I actually like living here, very rural, alot of wide open spaces. I don't know, just the kind of setting I like to live in.
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Mon Aug-18-03 07:36 PM
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47. Lived in Cheyenne for 20 years |
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Edited on Mon Aug-18-03 07:37 PM by Walt Starr
Ran for public office twice in Laramie County.
Attended LCCC and UW.
I was nominated for West Point and the Naval accademy by none other than Dick (Head) Cheney when he was Wyoming's lone representative. This was back in 1980.
Beautiful country. Loved the mountains and even the high plains.
The politics in the state lean somewhere to the right of Ghengis Khan though....
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Mon Aug-18-03 06:44 PM
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21. i think socialism is alittle too far to the right. |
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any other anarchists in our midst?
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Mon Aug-18-03 06:45 PM
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22. I'd consider myself a moderate. |
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I've never voted republican though.
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Mon Aug-18-03 06:48 PM
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23. Like Dean, I'd say I'm a moderate |
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I agree with most of his positions.
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Mon Aug-18-03 06:49 PM
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24. To the Left of Ultra-Liberal |
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Conservatism has ruined this country. Time to bring in a lefty.
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Mon Aug-18-03 06:50 PM
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25. Baby, im an anarchist... |
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You're a spineless liberal. We marched together for the eight-hour day And held hands in the streets of Seattle, But when it came time to throw bricks Through that Starbucks window, You left me all alone.
-against me
classic. ahahha. i love them.
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Mon Aug-18-03 07:00 PM
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Mon Aug-18-03 07:01 PM
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27. I think I'm moderate/liberal although some consider me to be a far left |
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Mon Aug-18-03 07:06 PM
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28. A moderate reconciler agitator |
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Just believe compromise is what it takes to make anything happen at all, but also that being an agitator is sometimes necessary to get someone to budge that toe forward just an inch. Sometimes things go forward only one inch at a time.
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Mon Aug-18-03 07:06 PM
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of left :-)
that's the ONLY way
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Mon Aug-18-03 07:13 PM
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My grandpa was a proud communist! A friend with DEEP contempt said I was "Left of Liberal."
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Mon Aug-18-03 07:10 PM
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30. It depends on who's calling names |
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Edited on Mon Aug-18-03 07:12 PM by davhill
I want to conserve liberalism
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Mon Aug-18-03 07:11 PM
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Mon Aug-18-03 07:11 PM
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34. Social Liberal/Fiscal Conservative |
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The more socially liberal the better. The more Fiscally Conservative the better.
I call myself a moderate. But really, I am more on the extreme on the other ends.
Balance the budget. Flat Tax after you make over poverty level. No Property Tax. Let people do what they hell they want to do.
Almost a libretarian, but I think the government needs to help people out and provide things individuals can't do on their own.
:kick: J4Clark
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Mon Aug-18-03 07:12 PM
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Something of a moderate by genuine standards, truth be told. Farking Castro by current standards.
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Mon Aug-18-03 07:20 PM
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39. I guess I'm another "Stupid Commie Bastard" |
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My dads grandpa calls my other grandpa "Stupid Commie Bastard" He said I have benn brain washed by the liberal media. He said Rush Limbaugh's a "Commie Agent." He's so conservitive it hurts.:hurts:
Fiscally Conservitive Socially "Commie"
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Mon Aug-18-03 07:17 PM
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38. Anarcho-socialist - of the gentle kind. |
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More towards Tolstoy and Gandhi than Bakunin and Zapata.
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Mon Aug-18-03 07:22 PM
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40. Interesting to compare the results of this poll |
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with Pepperbelly's poll on favorite candidates where Dean and Clark are the clear favorites.
Maybe there are different people posting on this poll, because Clark and and Dean would probably not even make the "moderate Du'er" category.
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Mon Aug-18-03 07:22 PM
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41. That Is A Tough Question |
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I think most folks on this site are to the left of all the Democractic presidential candidates save Dennis Kucinich and Al Sharpton. The fact I leave out Carol Moseley Braun is telling. That is pretty far left. Further to the left than ,say ninety five percent of the electorate.
I consider myself somewhere between a garden variety liberal and a New Democrat. To the left of Joe Lieberman and Joe Biden but to the right of Paul Wellstone and Ted Kennedy.
Maybe by sharing with you folks my political heroes you can tell what my politics are. My political heroes:
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
John Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Bobby Kennedy
Bill Clinton
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Mon Aug-18-03 07:26 PM
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the definition of an American liberal tends to change over time.
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Mon Aug-18-03 07:27 PM
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43. Unapologetic about being a LIBERAL and here's why: |
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scores of reasons why it's so great to be a Liberal:
at http://www.LiberalsLikeChrist.Org/Liberals .
See what Christ might say about the "Christian Coalition" & "Religious Right" imposters.
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Mon Aug-18-03 07:30 PM
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44. Did You Ever Read The Book "God and Other Famous Liberals" |
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Mon Aug-18-03 07:33 PM
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45. Interesting site, Reverend |
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I will have to take another look at it - looks like you've added a lot of material since the last time. The part on reproductive rights is interesting.
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Mon Aug-18-03 07:35 PM
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46. Interesting results so far. |
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Edited on Mon Aug-18-03 07:48 PM by BillyBunter
If this poll is truly representative, then a majority of DUer's consider themselves to the left of the average DUer. On a similar note, a majority of Americans consider themselves above-average drivers. :/
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Mon Aug-18-03 07:40 PM
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48. Doubly interesting when compared |
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to Pepperbelly's Presidential pref poll, currently being swept by uber moderates Clark and Dean.
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Mon Aug-18-03 07:42 PM
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49. I'd have to say liberal b/c I don't think DU is all that liberal |
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But maybe it's just because the stuff that pisses me off and makes me wonder why I'm here is what sticks out the most.
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Mon Aug-18-03 08:07 PM
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51. why i'm so far left i can reach out and slap newt! |
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