what party are you?

[kirk98]

Re: what party are you?

I'm a registered democrat.

[Mighty Thor]

Re: what party are you?

You know this should have been a poll?

Conservative Republican.

I'm a Rush Limbaugh kind of guy. I'm very much against liberalism and the rise of liberal media in the 90's and today.

Used to be a Democrat who voted for Clinton twice and for Gore for Presidence.

[SpeedingFirebird]

Re: what party are you?

Used to be a Democrat who voted for Clinton twice and for Gore for Presidence.

Just curious, why the switch?

[kinetic]

Re: what party are you?

x3
along with the green party if i must choose!

X4. good choice.
a toast to hard partiers/green party. *holds up a glass o' guinness*
here's to thinking for yourself.

[zlexiss]

Re: what party are you?

Libertarian Party here. Not to be confused with Liberal.

From the FAQ:
What is a Libertarian?
Libertarians believe that you have the right to live your life as you wish, without the government interfering -- as long as you don’t violate the rights of others. Politically, this means Libertarians favor rolling back the size and cost of government, and eliminating laws that stifle the economy and control people’s personal choices.

[teal99camaro]

Re: what party are you?

Libertarian Party here. Not to be confused with Liberal.

From the FAQ:
What is a Libertarian?
Libertarians believe that you have the right to live your life as you wish, without the government interfering -- as long as you don’t violate the rights of others. Politically, this means Libertarians favor rolling back the size and cost of government, and eliminating laws that stifle the economy and control people’s personal choices.

Same here/ Objectivist

[12secondv6]

Re: what party are you?

The neon party.

At this point... I am the president, vice president and treasurer.... but I am accepting aplications from anyone who is interested :banana:

[3.4 slow to go]

Re: what party are you?

The neon party.

At this point... I am the president, vice president and treasurer.... but I am accepting aplications from anyone who is interested :banana:

yeah, but that party is no longer a factor in today's modern world. It's been passed up :poke:

[LD]

Re: what party are you?

seems liberal democrat is what would be closest to my views

[kinetic]

Re: what party are you?

seems liberal democrat is what would be closest to my views

an ally.

if an independent candidate doesn't have a good shot, I'd go dem.

[BLLDOGG]

Re: what party are you?

when does an independent ever have a chance these days

[kinetic]

Re: what party are you?

they pretty much have the latino vote in California now.

repubs sure have ****ed themselves over good this time around. :D they have a snowball's chance in hell in the next primary.

[V6Bob]

Re: what party are you?

Libertarian Party here. Not to be confused with Liberal.

From the FAQ:
What is a Libertarian?
Libertarians believe that you have the right to live your life as you wish, without the government interfering -- as long as you don’t violate the rights of others. Politically, this means Libertarians favor rolling back the size and cost of government, and eliminating laws that stifle the economy and control people’s personal choices.

At one time I was there too. But I'm now convinced Libertarianism/Objectivism just won't work in the modern interdependent world, with high technology, easy transportation, and high speed communication.

The problem is that things are so interlinked today that what is "violating the rights of others" is often very indirect and not obvious. What you do affects me, even if it's not immediately obvious. And individuals tend to emphasize short term gains over long term good.

Example. Does it violate my rights if you use heroin? No. Are laws against hard drugs a good idea? I think yes, in spite of the fact that they "control people’s personal choices".

Does it violate my rights if you don't immunize your kids against polio? Does it violate my rights if you fill in wetlands on your property near New Orleans? Does it violate my rights if you farm your crops in such a way that the soil will erode if there's a drought? Etc.

At work today the rugged individualist cannot succeed unless they are an excellent "team player". I think the countries that will succeed in today's interlinked world will be those where the citizens pull together for the common good. That's _very_ hard to get done if everyone does their own thing. Government serves as a way to organize those efforts. Would a libertarian government fund long term research? Universities?

Good related books:

The European Dream, Rifkin. The World is Flat, Friedman.

[Skapimp]

Re: what party are you?

I'm liberal, but don't have a "party"... I guess I'm closest to Libertarian, although it will never work if every applied to the world.

Declaring yourself a "party" is ridiculous. Get the topic, decide for yourself. If other parties agree, it doesn't make you that. I bet none of you agree 100% with a certain party. Hell, the parties don't even agree 100% within.

[FirebirdGT]

Re: what party are you?

What party?

In other words, what color is your herd of sheep?