What were your political ideals as a child?

[Socklund]

Does exactly what it says on the tin.

What did you think about politics as a young child, as best as you can remember? How have your views changed since, or have they changed at all?

I was alternately an anarcho-communist with primitivist leanings, or a far-leftist. My views have changed remarkably little, though I can now state my case more elaborately than "People shouldn't go hungry!"

[Dumb Ideologies]

'Do as I say or get bitten and have the heads of your toys mysteriously disappear.'

Taking politics as a matter of who gets what, when and how, this broadly translates into 'I get everything, all the time, through being a total shit'.

[Zirconim]

I was a fierce Conservative. Upon my joining NS, and opening my eyes to the political world, my views have changed drastically.

[Lacadaemon]

I remember during the falklands 'war' thinking that Britain should not relent until the entirety of Argentina was conquered and made a subject race and nation of the British Empire. Otherwise I really didn't see much point in it - the Falklands being quite tiny and crap.

I am still somewhat of that opinion.

Also I though the government should ban schools.

[Mussoliniopoli]

I didn't start thinking of politics until I was a teenager and mostly that was regurgitating certain Conservative Points of my Father and Liberal Points of my Mother. Then I said I won't be a part of your system and threw it on the GROUND! Thus becoming a Stalinist in my latter teenage years.

[The Travuersan Union]

"The GOVERNMENT DID 9/11!"
"Bush needs to be impeached."
"If X is changed, the Y problem will be fixed."

[Bradforsonia]

As a child

far-left social
far-left economic

just for more info:
3 yrs ago:

left social
right economic

Now

left social
left economic

[Ridann]

I was a fierce Conservative. Upon my joining NS, and opening my eyes to the political world, my views have changed drastically.

NS as an introduction into politics? You poor thing.

[Trotskylvania]

Since "child" usually means "pre-teen or younger to me", I'd say the closest approximation would be a staunch Nintendoist-Dinosaurist

[Umbra Ac Silentium]

I was a theocratic conservative.

[British Prussia]

Unlimited money utopia...

[Norstal]

Since "child" usually means "pre-teen or younger to me", I'd say the closest approximation would be a staunch Nintendoist-Dinosaurist

Blasphemy. We all know the true way is the way of the Atari. Nintendoism is a mere branch of Atarianism.

[Mussoliniopoli]

Unlimited money utopia...

Ah someone else who cheated at Monopoly as a child!

[Natapoc]

Libertarianism of the capitalist type. Creationism and fundamentalist Christian religion (biblical literalism).

[Zirconim]

I was a fierce Conservative. Upon my joining NS, and opening my eyes to the political world, my views have changed drastically.

NS as an introduction into politics? You poor thing.

I didn't say it was my introduction to politics, I said it was my eye-opener. I was so concieted, for over ten years, that hardcore Republican conservatives were what's best for the country, gettin' all those damn Muslims and Mexicans out, and deporting the poor, and whatnot, anti-abortion, anti-legalization. NS simply made me realize how stupid I was.

[Lonelyloner]

as a child? communism.

as adult like I am now? laisez faire capitalism.

I think my old self would really despise my current self LOL

[Norstal]

Unlimited money utopia...

Ah someone else who cheated at Monopoly as a child!

I threw tantrums when I lose too much money in that game.

Hey, that's what adults do too, right?

[Belrussia]

I used to be a Radical Lefitist. Used to get into fights with Right-Wingers. Then i realized that the Left is leading us to a Sharia-Lead Commune. So i became Conservative.

[Kaukolastan]

Early childhood: staunch Republican (and didn't know it), repeating what my parents told me.

Early High School: terrifyingly authoritarian right winger nut job, with a few flashes of Catholic guilt.

Late High School: moderately conservative, Catholic guilt now subdued into socially-aware agnosticism.

College: Libertarian, flirting with Objectivism.

Post-College: Jovial Political Apathy that swerves rapidly and without warning into Righteous psychotic rage over the imperfections of the human condition and the failure of reality to live up to the systems and theories I was taught. Diet Libertarian, all the flavor, half the crazy. (Best way to describe it: Idealistically Libertarian, Practically Moderate.)

[The Divine Imperium]

I thought as a child, that the government should be run like it was in the Empire in Star Wars, just a bit more friendly towards people.

[Kaukolastan]

I thought as a child, that the government should be run like it was in the Empire in Star Wars, just a bit more friendly towards people.

... I'm not alone!

EDIT: Admit it, it was the uniforms!

[Whiskey Hill]

Since "child" usually means "pre-teen or younger to me", I'd say the closest approximation would be a staunch Nintendoist-Dinosaurist

I was an adherent of legoism and an active member of the Star Wars Party.

[Mussoliniopoli]

Ah someone else who cheated at Monopoly as a child!

I threw tantrums when I lose too much money in that game.

Hey, that's what adults do too, right?

Monopoly still brings out the worst in me...just ask my siblings.

[Harata]

I never really cared about politics until 9/11. After that, my support of Bush's initiatives got me interested in conservatism in general, and that was certainly a great influence in turning me into the conservative I am today.

[Nazi Flower Power]

When I was too young to understand political ideology, I thought the Nazis were cool. When I first started to understand politics instead of just looking at all the pretty swastikas and snazzy uniforms, I admired Bill Clinton and thought civil rights were very important.