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What is your political orientation?

Extreme left
0
No votes
Left
1
3%
Moderate Left
6
15%
Independent
7
18%
Moderate Right
1
3%
Right
2
5%
Extreme Right
1
3%
Libertarian
13
33%
Technovelist's
5
13%
Other
4
10%
 
Total votes: 40
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"What is your political orientation" Poll

Post by vnatale » Sun Jul 26, 2020 12:37 pm

Note: You can choose up to four choices if you believe that they are somewhat related and better describe your political orientation.
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Re: "What is your political orientation" Poll

Post by Tortoise » Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:05 pm

I wonder what most of America’s Founding Fathers would have selected in this poll.
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Re: "What is your political orientation" Poll

Post by Hal » Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:22 pm

Tortoise wrote:
Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:05 pm
I wonder what most of America’s Founding Fathers would have selected in this poll.
Certainly not the same as the founders of Australia ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXq056TJhU4

As an aside, what Presidents would be examples of Far Left or Far Right?
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Re: "What is your political orientation" Poll

Post by Mountaineer » Sun Jul 26, 2020 3:28 pm

I have a difficult time picking any of the choices so I selected other. I tend to be local and states rights, for law and order, for minimal government, for reasonable taxes, a Constitutionalist, evaluate candidates on issues important to me - best guess if nubies and on their record if incumbent, and hope my discernment capabilities are at the top of my game when it’s time to vote.

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Re: "What is your political orientation" Poll

Post by Smith1776 » Sun Jul 26, 2020 3:31 pm

I voted Libertarian... I love how Libertarian666 has his own political category LOL.
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Re: "What is your political orientation" Poll

Post by vnatale » Sun Jul 26, 2020 3:41 pm

Smith1776 wrote:
Sun Jul 26, 2020 3:31 pm
I voted Libertarian... I love how Libertarian666 has his own political category LOL.
That's because I know he has a name for it, it's unique, and in no way do I remember its two word name. Anarchist Capitalist?

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Re: "What is your political orientation" Poll

Post by Smith1776 » Sun Jul 26, 2020 3:42 pm

vnatale wrote:
Sun Jul 26, 2020 3:41 pm
Smith1776 wrote:
Sun Jul 26, 2020 3:31 pm
I voted Libertarian... I love how Libertarian666 has his own political category LOL.
That's because I know he has a name for it, it's unique, and in no way do I remember its two word name. Anarchist Capitalist?

Vinny
I believe it's anarcho-capitalist! O0
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Re: "What is your political orientation" Poll

Post by vnatale » Sun Jul 26, 2020 3:45 pm

Hal wrote:
Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:22 pm
Tortoise wrote:
Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:05 pm
I wonder what most of America’s Founding Fathers would have selected in this poll.
Certainly not the same as the founders of Australia ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXq056TJhU4

As an aside, what Presidents would be examples of Far Left or Far Right?
Going by today's standards?

Staring with Roosevelt - far left by any era standards.

Truman - Probably Independent

Eisenhower - Moderate Left

Kennedy - Moderate Right

Johnson - Far Left

Nixon - Moderate Left

Ford - Moderate Right

Carter - Left

Reagan - Moderate Right

Bush - Moderate Right

Clinton - Moderate Right

Bush - Right

Obama - Moderate Left

Trump - Independent, Moderate Left, Moderate Right, Right, Far Right

Vinny
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Re: "What is your political orientation" Poll

Post by Smith1776 » Sun Jul 26, 2020 3:50 pm

Yaaay the graph is no longer giving the finger!
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Re: "What is your political orientation" Poll

Post by vnatale » Sun Jul 26, 2020 3:51 pm

Smith1776 wrote:
Sun Jul 26, 2020 3:50 pm
Yaaay the graph is no longer giving the finger!
The age one? NOT this one?

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Re: "What is your political orientation" Poll

Post by Smith1776 » Sun Jul 26, 2020 3:52 pm

vnatale wrote:
Sun Jul 26, 2020 3:51 pm
Smith1776 wrote:
Sun Jul 26, 2020 3:50 pm
Yaaay the graph is no longer giving the finger!
The age one? NOT this one?

Vinny
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Re: "What is your political orientation" Poll

Post by vnatale » Sun Jul 26, 2020 4:04 pm

Smith1776 wrote:
Sun Jul 26, 2020 3:52 pm
vnatale wrote:
Sun Jul 26, 2020 3:51 pm
Smith1776 wrote:
Sun Jul 26, 2020 3:50 pm
Yaaay the graph is no longer giving the finger!
The age one? NOT this one?

Vinny
Oof. I need to learn how to Internet.
Oh, no. You do it quite well! Just once in a a while you show to us that you are as human as the rest of us are.

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Re: "What is your political orientation" Poll

Post by Mark Leavy » Sun Jul 26, 2020 5:38 pm

I'm a solid Mark Leavyian. I'm hugely in favor of any policies that benefit Mark Leavy.
Edit: But I don't vote. So I implement my policies surreptitiously.
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Re: "What is your political orientation" Poll

Post by Hal » Sun Jul 26, 2020 5:42 pm

vnatale wrote:
Sun Jul 26, 2020 3:45 pm
Hal wrote:
Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:22 pm
Tortoise wrote:
Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:05 pm
I wonder what most of America’s Founding Fathers would have selected in this poll.
Certainly not the same as the founders of Australia ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXq056TJhU4

As an aside, what Presidents would be examples of Far Left or Far Right?
Going by today's standards?

Staring with Roosevelt - far left by any era standards.

Truman - Probably Independent

Eisenhower - Moderate Left

Kennedy - Moderate Right

Johnson - Far Left

Nixon - Moderate Left

Ford - Moderate Right

Carter - Left

Reagan - Moderate Right

Bush - Moderate Right

Clinton - Moderate Right

Bush - Right

Obama - Moderate Left

Trump - Independent, Moderate Left, Moderate Right, Right, Far Right

Vinny
Thanks Vinny,

Never realised presidents during the Vietnam war were Leftists !
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Re: "What is your political orientation" Poll

Post by vnatale » Sun Jul 26, 2020 5:55 pm

Hal wrote:
Sun Jul 26, 2020 5:42 pm
vnatale wrote:
Sun Jul 26, 2020 3:45 pm
Hal wrote:
Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:22 pm
Tortoise wrote:
Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:05 pm
I wonder what most of America’s Founding Fathers would have selected in this poll.
Certainly not the same as the founders of Australia ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXq056TJhU4

As an aside, what Presidents would be examples of Far Left or Far Right?
Going by today's standards?

Staring with Roosevelt - far left by any era standards.

Truman - Probably Independent

Eisenhower - Moderate Left

Kennedy - Moderate Right

Johnson - Far Left

Nixon - Moderate Left

Ford - Moderate Right

Carter - Left

Reagan - Moderate Right

Bush - Moderate Right

Clinton - Moderate Right

Bush - Right

Obama - Moderate Left

Trump - Independent, Moderate Left, Moderate Right, Right, Far Right

Vinny
Thanks Vinny,

Never realised presidents during the Vietnam war were Leftists !
They were not by the standards of their era. But the conservative right purists of today would never have supported many of the policies they promulgated while they were presidents.

Vinny
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Re: "What is your political orientation" Poll

Post by jalanlong » Sun Jul 26, 2020 7:19 pm

vnatale wrote:
Sun Jul 26, 2020 3:45 pm
Hal wrote:
Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:22 pm
Tortoise wrote:
Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:05 pm
I wonder what most of America’s Founding Fathers would have selected in this poll.
Certainly not the same as the founders of Australia ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXq056TJhU4

As an aside, what Presidents would be examples of Far Left or Far Right?
Going by today's standards?

Staring with Roosevelt - far left by any era standards.

Truman - Probably Independent

Eisenhower - Moderate Left

Kennedy - Moderate Right

Johnson - Far Left

Nixon - Moderate Left

Ford - Moderate Right

Carter - Left

Reagan - Moderate Right

Bush - Moderate Right

Clinton - Moderate Right

Bush - Right

Obama - Moderate Left

Trump - Independent, Moderate Left, Moderate Right, Right, Far Right

Vinny
I know you can nitpick over any individual items during a President's tenure and use it to claim what you want. But I can point to so many, many expansions of govt under Bush Jr (for example a $400 billion expansion of Medicare, the largest since it was established) to support that he definitely does not deserve the "Right" label. If by modern Right we are talking about a Newt Gingrich type.
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Re: "What is your political orientation" Poll

Post by vnatale » Sun Jul 26, 2020 7:31 pm

jalanlong wrote:
Sun Jul 26, 2020 7:19 pm
vnatale wrote:
Sun Jul 26, 2020 3:45 pm
Hal wrote:
Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:22 pm
Tortoise wrote:
Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:05 pm
I wonder what most of America’s Founding Fathers would have selected in this poll.
Certainly not the same as the founders of Australia ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXq056TJhU4

As an aside, what Presidents would be examples of Far Left or Far Right?
Going by today's standards?

Staring with Roosevelt - far left by any era standards.

Truman - Probably Independent

Eisenhower - Moderate Left

Kennedy - Moderate Right

Johnson - Far Left

Nixon - Moderate Left

Ford - Moderate Right

Carter - Left

Reagan - Moderate Right

Bush - Moderate Right

Clinton - Moderate Right

Bush - Right

Obama - Moderate Left

Trump - Independent, Moderate Left, Moderate Right, Right, Far Right

Vinny
I know you can nitpick over any individual items during a President's tenure and use it to claim what you want. But I can point to so many, many expansions of govt under Bush Jr (for example a $400 billion expansion of Medicare, the largest since it was established) to support that he definitely does not deserve the "Right" label. If by modern Right we are talking about a Newt Gingrich type.
I can accept that and amend it to Right (mostly) with some Left thrown in.

Vinny
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Re: "What is your political orientation" Poll

Post by Kriegsspiel » Sun Jul 26, 2020 9:58 pm

I see moda hasn't voted yet O0
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Post by Kriegsspiel » Sun Jul 26, 2020 9:59 pm

OR MAYBE HE HAS

DUN DUN DUNNNNNNN
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Re: "What is your political orientation" Poll

Post by Tortoise » Mon Jul 27, 2020 12:12 am

Kriegsspiel wrote:
Sun Jul 26, 2020 9:59 pm
OR MAYBE HE HAS

DUN DUN DUNNNNNNN
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Post by Ad Orientem » Mon Jul 27, 2020 12:59 am

Other... lol
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Post by Ad Orientem » Mon Jul 27, 2020 5:32 pm

FTR... an earlier poll and thread on the same topic.

https://gyroscopicinvesting.com/forum/v ... f=9&t=4708
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Post by geaux saints » Mon Jul 27, 2020 5:35 pm

I voted left; I consider myself to be a pretty garden variety Democrat.
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Re: "What is your political orientation" Poll

Post by Libertarian666 » Mon Jul 27, 2020 6:33 pm

geaux saints wrote:
Mon Jul 27, 2020 5:35 pm
I voted left; I consider myself to be a pretty garden variety Democrat.
How do you feel about the riots?
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Post by geaux saints » Mon Jul 27, 2020 6:54 pm

Libertarian666 wrote:
Mon Jul 27, 2020 6:33 pm
geaux saints wrote:
Mon Jul 27, 2020 5:35 pm
I voted left; I consider myself to be a pretty garden variety Democrat.
How do you feel about the riots?
I support the protests but oppose the riots.
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