How Liberal or Conservative are you?

[Cobalt Violet]

Poll question: How Liberal or Conservative are you?

How would you rate yourself on this scale?

Poll result (216 votes)
Extremely Ultra Liberal	(60 votes, 28%)	Vote
Very Liberal	(64 votes, 30%)	Vote
Liberal	(36 votes, 17%)	Vote
Somewhat to the left	(29 votes, 13%)	Vote
middle of the road- centrist	(14 votes, 6%)	Vote
Somewhat to the right	(0 votes, 0%)	Vote
Conservative	(1 votes, 0%)	Vote
Very Conservative	(6 votes, 3%)	Vote
Extremely Ultra Conservative	(3 votes, 1%)	Vote
other	(3 votes, 1%)	Vote

[firebee]

1. This is kind of a trick question..

Are you asking if we're conservative or liberal on the issues or are you asking if we're conservative or liberal on thought process.

I'd say I'm centrist on the issues... However, I'm extremely liberal in thought process. Of fuck it... I'm a liberal.. their, I said it.

[JudyM]

4. Curious - what's liberal on thought process by centrist on issues mean?

[Cobalt Violet]

5. Just what ever those words mean to you.

Where you feel you fall on that scale by your own definition of those terms.


For instance some one could be very liberal and not be for gun control, yet they may still feel they are very liberal.

[firebee]

14. Bingo...

I'm open to women making their own choices on abortion, but I wouldn't want "my" girl to have an abortion if things came about. However, I wouldn't try making abortion illegal just because some girl I boinked had an abortion. It's her decision with her body and I really have no say in the matter.

As for guns... "I voted against them before I voted for them". I really didn't think it was necessary for people to have assualt weapons, but with the new S.S., I've flip flopped on that position. I do think their should be way more regulation on purchasing weapons, but NOW... I also think people should have the firearms necessary to defend themselves from tyranny. Who would've thought that would actually be a valid argument?

I guess I'm saying their are things I agree with and things I don't agree with, but I don't have to enact laws to enforce my views. Less individual regulation and more regulation of the corrupted Corporata.

[The Wielding Truth]

27. Yep, your a Liberal .You Think. Proud to have you here.

[formernaderite]

25. I'd argue in the true sense of the word being liberal....

...is not supporting gun control. I have to agree with my Libertarian wife on these issues...liberal should mean supporting rights and freedoms...not clamping down.

[Cobalt Violet]

26. I don't believe in an unarmed left.

And a fully armed right. That's for sure.

[Cobalt Violet]

45. kick

[bryant69]

13. It also depends on whether you mean the standars of the moment

or the standards in general. In a sane society or a sane political spectrum i might very well be a bit right of center. But that's not what we have just now.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[Bush was AWOL]

17. Left of Center

pretty left on Social issues-support equal rights for gays and lesbians, Support Roe v. Wade, support stem cell research.

Center right on Foreign Policy-I strongly oppose the war in Iraq. However, I completely support Afghanistan.

Center left on Economics-against cutting taxes during war, but cutting taxes is not always a bad thing.

[xultar]

2. Conservatives = Regressives...new DU meme n/t

[signmike]

3. My philosophy

My whole philosophy of life is somewhere to the left of "Whoo-pie!"

[Darranar]

6. Extremely ultra-liberal...

though I prefer the term "radical leftist"....

[nonconformist]

7. I picked 'very liberal'

I actually used to consider myself somewhat of a centrist, or maybe just a shade left of that. I had always been pretty far left on social issues (I have the basic mentality of - do whatever you want, just don't hurt anyone) but more centered on economic issues.

Since 2000 I've moved farther left for a number of reasons. One of them being the Bush junta, one being that I'm much more informed now that I was then, and yet another being maturity.

Corruption breeds extremism. I don't consider myself extreme, but I do understand that comment more than ever these days.

[Martin Eden]

8. other -- Z axis

Categorizing one's political philosophy along a line stretching from left to right along an X-Y axis confines one's political thought along a 2-dimensional train that constricts it along conventional ideological lines. I prefer a vertical perspective along the Z axis in which both conservative and liberal thought can be synthesized into practical solutions for governing a nation as huge and diverse as the United States.

Besides, the philosophies that constitute conservatism and liberalism change over time and cannot be accurately described along the X-Y axis. Conservatives used to be for fiscal responsibility and against military adventurism. Liberals have been a little more consistent in advocating government solutions to domestic problems, but personally I would be far left on some issues and conservative on others.

I think a successful political movement cannot succeed if it confines itself somewhere along the existing preconceived line stretching from left to right. We need a higher perspective and some fresh thinking -- not a resumption of political battles along the old front between left and right (a battle we have been losing).

[Martin Eden]

9. dupe (encountered an error when posting)

Categorizing one's political philosophy along a line stretching from left to right along an X-Y axis confines one's political thought along a 2-dimensional train that constricts it along conventional ideological lines. I prefer a vertical perspective along the Z axis in which both conservative and liberal thought can be synthesized into practical solutions for governing a nation as huge and diverse as the United States.

Besides, the philosophies that constitute conservatism and liberalism change over time and cannot be accurately described along the X-Y axis. Conservatives used to be for fiscal responsibility and against military adventurism. Liberals have been a little more consistent in advocating government solutions to domestic problems, but personally I would be far left on some issues and conservative on others.

I think a successful political movement cannot succeed if it confines itself somewhere along the existing preconceived line stretching from left to right. We need a higher perspective and some fresh thinking -- not a resumption of political battles along the old front between left and right (a battle we have been losing).

[pilgrimm]

10. I fancy myself Independent

Much like Bill O'Reilly claims to be independent, but is really just a closet Conservative. I say that I am independent, when in fact I'm just a closet Liberal

[Hippo_Tron]

11. Either 'liberal' or 'very liberal' depending on the definition...

On DU I'd probably be considered liberal. Not amongst fellow democrats/liberals I'd probably be considered 'very liberal'.

12. Extremely Ultra Liberal

It is but a label. In the world of politics Extremely Ultra Liberal best defines how my principles are defined.

[JHBowden]

15. Somewhat to the left.

I tend to be center-right on foreign policy, center-left on economic policy, and far-left on social issues.

[durutti]

16. Why are those the only options?

A socialist is very different from a liberal.

[Cobalt Violet]

20. There is always the "other" option for those who can't relate to any...

of the other choices.

[ulysses]

18. I believe in helping

those who need the help, in universal education, in protecting the environment and in sacrificing lives only in cases of extreme need. I am a liberal.

[Jack Schitt]

19. Ok, who voted "extremely ultra-conservative"??

Is there a test where I can figure out how liberal I am? I don't know where I rate on the liberal scale.

[pilgrimm]

21. This ones pretty good

http://www.politicalcompass.org/

[Pushed To The Left]

32. Here's how I did on that one:

Economic Left/Right: -4.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.21

Very unusual questions on that one.

[FuzzySlippers]

40. I took this. Thought I'd never get done.

Economic Left/Right: -9.00

Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.26

Guess that's pretty liberal.

[Jack Schitt]

42. I got a -6.12, -6.46

for Economic Left/Right and Social Libertarian/Authoritarian, respectively.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

22. Extremely Ultra Liberal is closest to what I am

Although some might have guessed that from my name.

[IronLionZion]

23. world's smallest political quiz

if you don't know where you are:

http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz.html

or if you have time, go to politicalcompass.org for a longer one.

[C.C.D.]

29. That quiz gave me Libertarian...

I am in strong support of platforms to do with preserving the environment and limiting gov't spending and power...that leans me left politically.

Much of my actual life, though, is quite "conservative". So much so that others are surprised to learn that I don't support this administration.

Fwiw, I hate that they have associated their bullsh*t with the word "conservative" -- there is NOTHING conservative about these fellas.

[Pushed To The Left]

30. I came out "Liberal" on that one

[GreenPartyVoter]

24. I am down and left of Dennis K, The Greens, and the Socialists

on the political Compass.

Does that make me ultra-liberal?

[Hippo_Tron]

34. It depends on the definition, part of it is dictated by American views...

For example, Communism and most forms of Socialsim aren't even viable views in American Politics and thus are averaged out of the charts when determining liberal or conservative. In American politics, you'd be very liberal by the objective observer, ultra liberal by the corporate media, and off the charts (Stalinist) to a RW pundit like Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity. In reality, when you factor in communism/socialism as acceptable political philosophies, I'd put somebody like say Paul Wellstone as moderate-left, Dennis Kucinich comfortably left (liberal), and you somewhere to the left of that, depending on how more liberal you feel that you are than Dennis Kucinich and the Greens.

[eauclaireliberal]

28. other

Liberaltarian.

[zippy890]

31. I am more worried about the

2 extemely ultra conservatives than I am about all the ultra liberals

what would your 'moral values' be, as an extreme ultra conservative?

[Pushed To The Left]

33. Here's yet another quiz

http://www.ontheissues.org/quizeng/XPolitics/start.asp

I came out "Liberal populist"

[Hippo_Tron]

36. Libertarian-Leaning Liberal

I don't understand how they use the term populist vs. libertarian in that sense though. Isn't populism just what it sounds like, supporting things that help the masses such as labor unions?

[Pushed To The Left]

37. I think so

Populists would be to the left on economic and labor issues, while libertarians would be on the right.

[69KV]

47. "Populist-Leaning Liberal"

Personal score 60%
Economic score 12%

That one looks like the old Libertarian quiz with more questions added. I assume a very low economic score means very liberal.

[Padraig18]

35. Center-left/populist.

I'm a pay-as-you-go liberal. Like the late Sen. Paul Simon, I don't believe that 'liberal' and 'wastrel' need go hand-in-hand.

[Sleepysage]

38. In the spirit of Thanksgiving...

I yam what I yam.

I have friends who think I'm conservative... well, okay, one. The rest think I'm a pinko.

[RawMaterials]

39. I'm an independent

i like to figure out for myself the best answer to any issues, if i was going to pigeon hole my self to a title the only one would be fiscally Conservative, i think you should balance budgets and save, and invest in the right things(science, energy, stem cells) the only thing that solves todays problems is tomorrows innovations.

[Cobalt Violet]

41. Kick

[Cobalt Violet]

43. Not one somewhat to the right?

Out of 184 votes?

[Blue_Tires]

44. unrepentant left-wing extremist here

[getoffmytrain]

46. Libertarian.

[hux4000]

48. done

kick

[Cobalt Violet]

49. Kick

For anyone here today that wasn't here yesterday.