QUESTION: What is your poltical affiliation?

[Shibboleet The Annihilator]

ITT: vote on your political affiliation.

[Remington]

 I try to avoid the spectrum altogether, although I'm typically center-leftish on most issues.

Edit: I do not, however, identify with any particular political party. In Canada we've got (in order from left-wing to right-wing) the NDP, Liberals, and Conservatives. NDP are quite socialist, the Liberals have a weathervane where their heart should be, and the Conservatives have a media-shy automaton as leader. In short, they're all crap. I'm intending to vote for either the Green Party or the Pirate Party when election time rolls around.

[Shibboleet The Annihilator]

Personally, I consider myself a mix between what republicans claim to stand for but often don't in practice (individual rights, minimal interference with citizen's daily life, and small government) and what democrats claim to stand for (and sort of sometimes stand for when they grow a spine, which seems to be a rare occurrence).

On one hand I think the 2nd amendment should be fiercely defended, on the other hand I think gays should have all the rights everyone else has and they ought to be able to marry.

On one hand I believe that people should pull themselves up by their bootstraps, on the other hand I believe people should be provided with bootstraps.

All-in-all, I'd say my country seems to have a lot of lipservice to ideals that don't see a lot of practice and it's YOUR FAULT!*

I guess you could call me a moderate?



*provided you're an American citizen eligible to vote and take political actions such as writing letters to your representatives and sponsoring candidates you support either with time or money

[Iason Ouabache]

I'm a bleeding heart liberal but voted for about as many Republicans as Democrats in the last election. That's only because my local government is very odd. The local democrats were too nutty for me so I voted for republicans for governor, state rep and a couple of other minor offices.

That being said, the national Republican Party can suck my dick. A bunch of heartless authoritarian wackos, they are.

[Cain]

I vote in the UK usually for the Lib Dems, but not always, mainly because this area is mostly split between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, and they are the only party with a sensible opinion on human rights, and they want to shift the tax burden onto people who can more easily support it. 

I don't agree with all of their policies, and I disagree with the fundamental philosophical basis of their political position (LOL JOHN STUART MILL), but as of now, they are the only party with any chance of breaking Westminter's duopoly before I die.  They also got it surprisingly right on a number of large issues such as counter-terrorism laws, the war on Iraq and the recession, and that deserves some credit.

On the other hand, the extent to which they have been co-opted by their proximity to Westminster in the last 20 years is an important question.  The Cabinet has moved strongly to the right, perhaps to pre-empt a Conservative government (the Lib Dems always balance towards the government in power, in hope of splitting their vote) but it is still disturbing how much libertarian entryism and continued whisphers of Tory alliances are heard.

[AFK]

I guess I'm kind of a moderate.  In state politics I've voted for the current Republican Senators, Snowe and Collins and I voted for my Democratic Representative Mike Michaud.  I didn't vote for my Democratic Governor John "Smeagol" Baldacci because frankly he's awful.  Before him I voted for our Independent Gov. Angus King. 

I think I agree with a lot of the things that Slanket talked about, and I'm also obviouly not very liberal on issues like drugs.  But I support gay marriage, I'm pro-choice.  My stance on the environment is probably centrist in that I certainly believe in conservation but I also believe that needs to be weighed against the impacts it has on the people living in those areas.  An example being the push a few years ago in Maine to create a big ass national forest in the middle of the state that would have taken millions of acres of land off tax roles and increased everybody else's property taxes. 

So that's generally where I am.  Wherever that is. 

[Kai]

Though when I vote, I tend to vote democrat, they're far too centrist and moderate for me. I'm more of a Democratic Socialist than anything. I believe that when everyone benefits I benefit, that education and good health belongs to the entire public and not just those who can pay for it, and that corporations and so called "free market" economics usually fucks most people over without good regulation. People are social animals that have depended upon each other for well being and survival for at least a million years; unless a person wants to live as a true hermit they live in a culture and society with networks they and everyone else depends upon. I also don't believe in restricting the freedoms of individuals when their actions don't hurt other people, and that due to the interconnectedness of planetary processes we have an obligation to our fellow humans not to fuck up the environment.

In other words, I don't belong in the USA.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I'm registered Republican to throw them off my trail, but I usually vote Democrat. I think they're all crapweasels though.

[Iason Ouabache]

I forgot to mention that I voted for both of my senators, Bayh (D) and Lugar (R). They are both great senators. I'm going to be sad when Lugar quits after this term. You just know the Republicans will come up with some dumbass to replace him.

[Idem]

Local politics are pretty shit.  The legislature is majority democratic, but they are essentially Republican-lite, being moderately more progressive in health care / education than the Republicans.  By a very slim margin.  There are a few "out there" non-centrist Dems, but all of them are from N'awlins and all they give a shit about is N'awlins.  And most of the dems are banker scum.

Otherwise, no tangible difference.  They are banker scum.  They will do almost nothing that could scare away the religious freaks who could potentially support them:  gay rights movement has slowed to a crawl here.  When Blanco was in office, a bill was passed which added sexual orientation to the state's anti-discrimination in employment statute, but she was swiftly booted out and Jindal tore the shit out of it with no noteworthy opposition from the Dems.

Oh, and all of the Dems are banker scum.  Did I mention that?  And the Republicans are complete bastards (moderately better than most Southeast USA republicans though).

Also, the primates here have yet to fully enact English Common Law, still loving the Roman system to death

[Eater of Clowns]

Arbitrary Egocentric Draconian

Those who fail to comply to my fleeting and contradictory whims are subject to righteous and absurd retribution.

[Precious Moments Zalgo]

I'm registered Republican because my grandfather was running for county commissioner as a Republican when I became voting age.  I never changed it because I don't see any point in going through the trouble of doing so.  In the primaries, I vote for whichever Republican seems to be most capable of forming his or her own opinions rather than just taking the party platform as holy writ, or failing that I'll vote for whichever one has the lowest rating from the American Family Association.

In the general election, I look at the coalition of special interests that own each candidate, try to guess what they are hoping to get if their candidate wins, and then vote for the one that seems least harmful to my own interests.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

ITT: vote on your political affiliation.

Other.  I'm a member of the All Humans Must Die Party.

In fact, I'm the only member.

[Remington]

ITT: vote on your political affiliation.

Other.  I'm a member of the All Humans Must Die Party.

In fact, I'm the only member.

Screw that, I'll join the party.

I've got an idea for a slogan: "You First".

[The Good Reverend Roger]

ITT: vote on your political affiliation.

Other.  I'm a member of the All Humans Must Die Party.

In fact, I'm the only member.

Screw that, I'll join the party.

I've got an idea for a slogan: "You First".

Sorry, the party is not taking applications for admissions at this time.

And we have a slogan:  "GET THE HELL OFF OF MY PLANET, MONKEYBOY!"