Who are you? (What's your ideology?)

[Gothic Sponge]

Poll question: Who are you? (What's your ideology?)

Where do you stand?

Poll result (110 votes)
I'm a Republican that's voting for Kerry	(1 votes, 1%)	Vote
I'm a DLC Democrat (AKA Republican)	(1 votes, 1%)	Vote
I'm a moderate Democrat (socially liberal but fiscally conservative)	(2 votes, 2%)	Vote
I'm a fairly Liberal Democrat	(14 votes, 13%)	Vote
I'm a Liberal Democrat	(21 votes, 19%)	Vote
I am a very Liberal Democrat	(28 votes, 25%)	Vote
I'm a Democrat/Socialist	(19 votes, 17%)	Vote
I'm a Socialist	(7 votes, 6%)	Vote
I'm a Communismt	(1 votes, 1%)	Vote
Other	(16 votes, 15%)	Vote

[JohnKleeb]

1. very lib dem but a yellow dog at that too

[Swamp Rat]

2. Human

- born an a place called "New Orleans"

[The Crazy Canadian]

3. What about Progressive?

[Gothic Sponge]

5. Progressive is liberal

[Mike Niendorff]

17. No, it is not.

Although we do have areas of commonality, we have a decidedly stronger focus on labor and economic issues than do those who classify themselves as "liberal".


MDN

[Gothic Sponge]

21. Yes it is!

Please, people that call themselves progressives are just trying to hide from the liberal label.

[Mike Niendorff]

23. Then you clearly don't understand what that label means.

But see it however you like. As for me, I know where I stand, and why.


MDN

[The Crazy Canadian]

22. The Left has two major blocks.

Liberals - tend to be status quo types

Progressives - want to pursue real change

I think Progressives are closer to Social Democrats/Socialists then they are too Liberals, in Canada anyways.

[sandnsea]

4. *I* don't fucking matter right now

The country does. So for the next three months, my ideology is get Bush the fuck out of the White House. There's time for *my* ideology after that.

[nofurylike]

6. here-here!! well said sandnsea. ditto, if i may? thank you. n/t

[ulysses]

10. it's so rare

to see sanctimony masquerading as selflessness...

[sandnsea]

19. THAT is my ideology

It isn't sanctimony. *I* don't fucking matter, *I* am not that fucking important. *I* do not equate to the pimple on god's ass, in the scheme of things. I certainly have preferences on how I think things should be, but I've given enough stupid advice to friends and family over the years, made enough mistakes of my own, to know my way is certainly not the only way and often not the best way.

[ulysses]

27. and yet, we all go about the business of citizenship

based on our own best lights - or at least we're supposed to. I'm down with the communitarian idea as well, and we're all human, but I guess that the total denial of the self strikes me as an odd ideology. You be you, though - my apologies for the sanctimony quip as long as you apply it only to yourself.

[nofurylike]

26. so, that was a demonstration of it, yes ulysses?

you must have NO IDEA how many millions have had to set aside personal beliefs and priorities to save this country, this world, from what we and our forebears have let happen to this country, and let it do to this world and this planet.

i do see millions are also too arrogant to care about that. i wish i felt i had that luxury.

well, no one does any more.



peace

[ulysses]

29. no.

I'm quite well acquainted with the experience of voting against many of my preferences and hopes. I've been doing it for going on 20 years.

And I just apologized for the sanctimony remark, although having the active denial of ideology as one's ideology still strikes me as weird.

[nofurylike]

30. i saw your apology after posting, or wouldn't have posted exactly as

i did.

if everyone's idealogy decided their vote, we'd...

have to have a truly representative government -
which i, as much as most here seem to, will keep working for in the future.

two parties doesn't work, it's true. but for now, this is extreme crisis.


peace

[Gothic Sponge]

14. Well, i think it's a given for ABB

[sandnsea]

15. But that it were

I wouldn't feel the need to say that if I thought ABB was a given. It's obviously not if people are going to go into a hissy-fit over Obama.

[TahitiNut]

7. Anti-partisan independent.

[flamingyouth]

8. I'm a Democrat/Socialist

I'm generally pretty far to the left.

[Gothic Sponge]

12. Same here

I'm a Democrat/Socialist

[Cascadian]

37. Right here!

I am actually more left of center. I am also planning to join these guys....


Democratic Socialists of America

http://www.dsausa.org /


John

[Tellurian]

9. Hey, you forgot to include Indy's in the graph...

tsk-tsk! There are alot of Indys out here that of late have been dissatisfied with the performance of the Dem Party!!!

Don't forget US!

[Gothic Sponge]

11. You're right. Sorry!

[Tellurian]

13. Soaright...I'm voting for Kerry/Edwards anyway..nt

[Mike Niendorff]

16. Progressive

Or, possibly, "Radical Progressive" -- depending on how badly my views offend


MDN

[salin]

18. er.. that second choice seems... tilted

a DLC democrat does not view themselves as a republican. Sorta shows the author of the poll's bias by wording it that way. Could have said DLC Centrist... or DLC pragmatic moderate/centrist... etc. The difference? I would bet that members of the DLC no longer embrace ole Zell.. bet he has become TOO GOP enabling for even the dlc.

[mandyky]

20. I am a Howard Dean Democrat

who voted for Nader in 2000. I am very independent. More than ideology, I go with the candidate that I trust. I am a registered Dem.
I believe we need to mix capitalism with socialism to make America just and a nice place to live for all!

[peacetalksforall]

24. You missed the Independents who despise the cabal.

I voted 'other' because it isn't clear where voters click who are against phoney wars, killing, maiming, destroying, and stealing and loss of rights.

[MoonRiver]

25. I voted Very Liberal, but I'm not sure how that category differs

from Liberal? Is it Progressive?

[mvd]

28. I'd say the Democrat/Socialist combo

I feel that no one should be without necessities (and that includes electricity and running water.)

[Mr.Green93]

31. left of Pol Pot

[JohnNash]

32. What is a "Communismt"

Is that the same as a Lutheran

[Gothic Sponge]

33. LOL!

It's an ideology that doesn't check their spelling. Welcome to DU!

[HFishbine]

34. Progressive Independent

No category for me.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

35. I Am A Harry Truman, John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy Democrat

pro civil rights, liberal on economic issue, and tough but not stupid when it comes to defense and foreign policy....

[Cascadian]

36. Democratic Socialist with a Libertarian bent.

eom


John