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Virabia
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Founded: Jan 16, 2010
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Postby Virabia » Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:17 pm

Abatael wrote:Your beliefs on:
Abortion: Against.
Affirmative Action: Against.
Authoritarianism: For.
Conscription: For.
Copyright law: For.
Corporate personhood: Against.
Death penalty: For.
Democracy: Against.
Drug legalization: Against.
Economic ideology: Right-wing.
Evolution/Creationism: I do believe in both.
Feminism: Against.
Free speech: I believe people should be able to express themselves and their thoughts in general; however, I believe there are ideas that should not be able to be expressed vocally or otherwise.
Gay marriage: Against.
Global warming: I do not believe in it.
Gun control: For.
Immigration (legal): Against.
Immigration (illegal): Against.
Imperialism/Militarism: For both.
Internet censorship: For.
Israel/Palestine: I support Israel.
LGBTQ equal rights: Against.
Police: For.
Pornography: Against.
Prostitution: Against.
Racism: Neutral.
Redistribution of wealth: Against.
Separation of church and state: Against.
Taxation: For.
Unions: Against.
Universal health care: Against.
Welfare: Against.
Worker's rights: Against.
Youth rights: Against.

Rate your opinion of the following countries from 1 to 5, with 1 being strongly favorable, 3 being neutral, and 5 being strongly unfavorable:
I am judging the government only.
China: 4.
Cuba: 5.
France: 5.
Iran: 3.
Israel: 3.
Japan: 2.
North Korea: 5.
Russia: 5.
South Korea: 2.
Syria (Assad regime): 3.
Sweden: 4.
United Kingdom: 5.
United States: 1.
Venezuela: I am not familiar with the government of this nation, but I have reason to believe it is socialist: 4.

Other questions:
What would you call your political ideology? Fascism.
What is your religion? Roman Catholic.
Do you believe that morality is subjective? No.
What is your Political Compass score? (optional)
Economic
: 6.75.
Social: 7.69.


How do you develop such... horrible viewpoints. Authoritarianism good? Clearly you've NEVER lived in an authoritarian state... have you
Economic Left/Right: -9.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -9.00
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I have made the following progression in my beliefs
American Liberal -> Social Democrat -> Right Libertarian -> Democratic Socialist -> Trotskyist -> Eco-Socialist -> Eco-Communist -> Cooperativist

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Radiatia
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Posts: 8394
Founded: Oct 25, 2011
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Postby Radiatia » Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:21 pm

Your beliefs on:
Abortion: Undecided. I don't think it should be banned, although personally I don't like abortion and feel it should be discouraged.
Affirmative Action: Opposed.
Authoritarianism: Depends on your definition of authoritarianism but mostly against.
Conscription: For in some cases.
Copyright law: For.
Corporate personhood: Against. Corporations aren't people, like, at all.
Death penalty: For, but only for recidivists.
Democracy: Partially for, but prefer Republicanism to Democracy
Drug legalization: Against, though marijuana should be decriminalised
Economic ideology: Pretty much Keynesian
Evolution/Creationism: Scientific facts. (Evolution.)
Feminism: Depends on your definition. If by "feminism" you mean "gender equality" I am for it.
Free speech: I believe in freedom of conscience and freedom to form opinions, but I feel that restrictions ought to exist to prevent hate speech and the dissemination of dangerous ideologies.
Gay marriage: For.
Global warming: I don't know much about it. I'm not obsessed by it, but I am aware that it poses a real threat.
Gun control: For.
Immigration (legal): We need tougher restrictions on immigration. Immigrants should bring jobs, wealth and skills not take them.
Immigration (illegal): Absolutely opposed except in regards to refugees.
Imperialism/Militarism: Generally against, although I support military interventionism if it means removing dictators from power
Internet censorship: Against, although there is a part of me that would love to see Youtube comments banned.
Israel/Palestine: Support two state solution and the recognition of the Republic of Palestine
LGBTQ equal rights: Yes
Police Totally for. The police have saved my life on multiple occasions and I have undying respect for the men and women in blue uniforms. (Poor health prevented me becoming a policeman myself.)
Pornography: For. Quite a big fan of it too, let's be honest.
Prostitution: For.
Racism: Strongly against.
Redistribution of wealth: Somewhat for. I support taxation and social responsibility and achieving this through legislative means as opposed to hoping that the rich will donate to charity.
Separation of church and state: Absolutely for
Taxation: Usually support a flat tax though am warming to the idea of progressive taxation. I don't think anyone should be paying for than 50% income tax.
Unions: I support them in spirit, but in practice they tend to ask unrealistic demands and as such their influence needs restricting
Universal health care: Absolutely for
Welfare: For, although changes need to be made
Worker's rights: Absolutely for. All workers should be able to live and work with dignity.
Youth rights: I don't like young people, they make me giddy. But I support youth rights as I would any other group of people.

Rate your opinion of the following countries from 1 to 5, with 1 being strongly favorable, 3 being neutral, and 5 being strongly unfavorable:
China: 4
Cuba: 3
France: 1
Iran: 5
Israel: 4
Japan: 1
North Korea: 5
Russia: 3
South Korea: 2
Syria (Assad regime): 5
Sweden: 1
United Kingdom: 1
United States: 2
Venezuela: Don't know anything about Venezuela I'm afraid.

Other questions:
What would you call your political ideology? Progressive, Left-leaning social moderate, possibly Centrist
What is your religion? Atheist
Do you believe that morality is subjective? Yes. Well actually I don't believe in morality at all... I'm a nihilist.
What is your Political Compass score? (optional)
Economic
: -3.56
Social: 0.52
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Prussia-Steinbach
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Posts: 22386
Founded: Mar 12, 2012
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Postby Prussia-Steinbach » Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:21 pm

Virabia wrote:
Abatael wrote:Your beliefs on:
Abortion: Against.
Affirmative Action: Against.
Authoritarianism: For.
Conscription: For.
Copyright law: For.
Corporate personhood: Against.
Death penalty: For.
Democracy: Against.
Drug legalization: Against.
Economic ideology: Right-wing.
Evolution/Creationism: I do believe in both.
Feminism: Against.
Free speech: I believe people should be able to express themselves and their thoughts in general; however, I believe there are ideas that should not be able to be expressed vocally or otherwise.
Gay marriage: Against.
Global warming: I do not believe in it.
Gun control: For.
Immigration (legal): Against.
Immigration (illegal): Against.
Imperialism/Militarism: For both.
Internet censorship: For.
Israel/Palestine: I support Israel.
LGBTQ equal rights: Against.
Police: For.
Pornography: Against.
Prostitution: Against.
Racism: Neutral.
Redistribution of wealth: Against.
Separation of church and state: Against.
Taxation: For.
Unions: Against.
Universal health care: Against.
Welfare: Against.
Worker's rights: Against.
Youth rights: Against.

Rate your opinion of the following countries from 1 to 5, with 1 being strongly favorable, 3 being neutral, and 5 being strongly unfavorable:
I am judging the government only.
China: 4.
Cuba: 5.
France: 5.
Iran: 3.
Israel: 3.
Japan: 2.
North Korea: 5.
Russia: 5.
South Korea: 2.
Syria (Assad regime): 3.
Sweden: 4.
United Kingdom: 5.
United States: 1.
Venezuela: I am not familiar with the government of this nation, but I have reason to believe it is socialist: 4.

Other questions:
What would you call your political ideology? Fascism.
What is your religion? Roman Catholic.
Do you believe that morality is subjective? No.
What is your Political Compass score? (optional)
Economic
: 6.75.
Social: 7.69.


How do you develop such... horrible viewpoints. Authoritarianism good? Clearly you've NEVER lived in an authoritarian state... have you

Having a healthy respect for authority is not “horrible.”
I don't care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do.
The question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. ― William S. Burroughs


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Abatael
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Posts: 6608
Founded: Mar 03, 2012
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Postby Abatael » Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:24 pm

Virabia wrote:
Abatael wrote:Your beliefs on:
Abortion: Against.
Affirmative Action: Against.
Authoritarianism: For.
Conscription: For.
Copyright law: For.
Corporate personhood: Against.
Death penalty: For.
Democracy: Against.
Drug legalization: Against.
Economic ideology: Right-wing.
Evolution/Creationism: I do believe in both.
Feminism: Against.
Free speech: I believe people should be able to express themselves and their thoughts in general; however, I believe there are ideas that should not be able to be expressed vocally or otherwise.
Gay marriage: Against.
Global warming: I do not believe in it.
Gun control: For.
Immigration (legal): Against.
Immigration (illegal): Against.
Imperialism/Militarism: For both.
Internet censorship: For.
Israel/Palestine: I support Israel.
LGBTQ equal rights: Against.
Police: For.
Pornography: Against.
Prostitution: Against.
Racism: Neutral.
Redistribution of wealth: Against.
Separation of church and state: Against.
Taxation: For.
Unions: Against.
Universal health care: Against.
Welfare: Against.
Worker's rights: Against.
Youth rights: Against.

Rate your opinion of the following countries from 1 to 5, with 1 being strongly favorable, 3 being neutral, and 5 being strongly unfavorable:
I am judging the government only.
China: 4.
Cuba: 5.
France: 5.
Iran: 3.
Israel: 3.
Japan: 2.
North Korea: 5.
Russia: 5.
South Korea: 2.
Syria (Assad regime): 3.
Sweden: 4.
United Kingdom: 5.
United States: 1.
Venezuela: I am not familiar with the government of this nation, but I have reason to believe it is socialist: 4.

Other questions:
What would you call your political ideology? Fascism.
What is your religion? Roman Catholic.
Do you believe that morality is subjective? No.
What is your Political Compass score? (optional)
Economic
: 6.75.
Social: 7.69.


How do you develop such... horrible viewpoints. Authoritarianism good? Clearly you've NEVER lived in an authoritarian state... have you


I actually have! I enjoyed that the authoritarian people were in charge unlike most countries; it made me glad that we're still in it.
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Virabia
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Founded: Jan 16, 2010
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Postby Virabia » Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:27 pm

Respect... and wanting authority/ being it's bitch... are different things.

I respect authority for the power it wields and I know that it is not an easy foe to vanquish but it doesn't mean I want it and I just do not see how anyone could. It is counter to so many of the developments that humanity has made, why anyone would WANT to go to a more brutish forme of government is beyond me.

But so is how people can deny scientific fact and say how man-made climate change isn't a reality... or how people could not want equal rights for all.
Economic Left/Right: -9.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -9.00
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I have made the following progression in my beliefs
American Liberal -> Social Democrat -> Right Libertarian -> Democratic Socialist -> Trotskyist -> Eco-Socialist -> Eco-Communist -> Cooperativist

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Virabia
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Posts: 2181
Founded: Jan 16, 2010
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Postby Virabia » Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:28 pm

Abatael wrote:
I actually have! I enjoyed that the authoritarian people were in charge unlike most countries; it made me glad that we're still in it.


What country do you live in then? and why do you enjoy living in said country.
Economic Left/Right: -9.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -9.00
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I have made the following progression in my beliefs
American Liberal -> Social Democrat -> Right Libertarian -> Democratic Socialist -> Trotskyist -> Eco-Socialist -> Eco-Communist -> Cooperativist

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Radiatia
Powerbroker
 
Posts: 8394
Founded: Oct 25, 2011
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Postby Radiatia » Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:28 pm

Prussia-Steinbach wrote:
Virabia wrote:
How do you develop such... horrible viewpoints. Authoritarianism good? Clearly you've NEVER lived in an authoritarian state... have you

Having a healthy respect for authority is not “horrible.”


Having a healthy respect for authority is not horrible, but that's not what authoritarianism is. I was very tempted to answer that question in the affirmative myself as it really depends on your definition of authoritarianism - though I suspect yours may be incorrect.
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Neo Prutenia
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Posts: 2151
Founded: Oct 21, 2009
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Postby Neo Prutenia » Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:29 pm

Your beliefs on:
Abortion: Pro-Woman (Legal and freely available)
Affirmative Action: Opposed
Authoritarianism: Opposed
Conscription: Strongly Support
Copyright law: Tentatively support - needs to be significantly reduced, perhaps to the original 28 years after first publication.
Corporate personhood: Support
Death penalty: Strongly Opposed
Democracy: Opposed
Drug legalization: Opposed in most instances
Economic ideology: Social Market Economy a.k.a. Rhine Capitalism
Evolution/Creationism: Evolution
Feminism: Support
Free speech: Strongly Support
Gay marriage: Support
Global warming: Pro-Ecology/Sustainable Living
Gun control: Support
Immigration (legal): Support
Immigration (illegal): Support
Imperialism/Militarism: Opposed
Internet censorship: Opposed
Israel/Palestine: Yes
LGBTQ equal rights: Support
Police Support
Pornography: Support
Prostitution: Support
Racism: Colourblind / Opposed I guess
Redistribution of wealth: Support
Separation of church and state: Support
Taxation: Support
Unions: Support
Universal health care: Strongly Support
Welfare: Strongly Support
Worker's rights: Strongly Support
Youth rights: Support

Rate your opinion of the following countries from 1 to 5, with 1 being strongly favorable, 3 being neutral, and 5 being strongly unfavorable:
China: 2
Cuba: 2
France: 2
Germany: 5
Iran: 2
Israel: 3
Japan: 3
North Korea: 3
Russia: 3
South Korea: 2
Syria (Assad regime): 3
Sweden: 2
Switzerland 3
United Kingdom: 3
United States: 4
Venezuela: 3

Other questions:
What would you call your political ideology? Ideological pluralism/syncretism
What is your religion? Secular Christian
Do you believe that morality is subjective? No, but adoption of a moral code is.
What is your Political Compass score? (optional) N/A
Economic
: N/A
Social: N/A

EDIT - Added Germany and Switzerland.
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Abatael
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Founded: Mar 03, 2012
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Postby Abatael » Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:30 pm

Virabia wrote:Respect... and wanting authority/ being it's bitch... are different things.


This is novel.

Virabia wrote:
Abatael wrote:
I actually have! I enjoyed that the authoritarian people were in charge unlike most countries; it made me glad that we're still in it.


What country do you live in then? and why do you enjoy living in said country.


I currently live in the US. That wasn't the country I was talking about though.
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Prussia-Steinbach
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Posts: 22386
Founded: Mar 12, 2012
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Postby Prussia-Steinbach » Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:31 pm

Radiatia wrote:
Prussia-Steinbach wrote:[spoiler]
Having a healthy respect for authority is not “horrible.”


Having a healthy respect for authority is not horrible, but that's not what authoritarianism is. I was very tempted to answer that question in the affirmative myself as it really depends on your definition of authoritarianism - though I suspect yours may be incorrect.

This is my definition of authoritarianism:
“Favouring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom.”

I don’t give a damn about personal freedom. I value order more than “liberty.”
I don't care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do.
The question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. ― William S. Burroughs


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Earth and the Colonies
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Posts: 119
Founded: Dec 12, 2012
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Postby Earth and the Colonies » Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:35 pm

Your beliefs on:
Abortion: Support
Affirmative Action: Support
Authoritarianism: Oppose
Conscription: Oppose
Copyright law: Support
Corporate personhood: Oppose
Death penalty: Oppose
Democracy: Support
Drug legalization: Oppose
Economic ideology: Keynesianism
Evolution/Creationism: Evolution
Feminism: Support
Free speech: Support
Gay marriage: Support
Global warming: Support?
Gun control: Yes
Immigration (legal): Yes
Immigration (illegal): No
Imperialism/Militarism: No
Internet censorship: Yes
Israel/Palestine: Support Palestine
LGBTQ equal rights: Support
Police: Support
Pornography: Support
Prostitution: Oppose
Racism: Oppose
Redistribution of wealth: Support
Separation of church and state: Support
Taxation: Support
Unions: Support
Universal health care: Support
Welfare: Support
Worker's rights: Support
Youth rights: Oppose

Rate your opinion of the following countries from 1 to 5, with 1 being strongly favorable, 3 being neutral, and 5 being strongly unfavorable:
China: 4/5
Cuba: 4
France: 2
Iran: 5
Israel: 4
Japan: 3
North Korea: 5
Russia: 3/4
South Korea: 3
Syria (Assad regime): 3/2
Sweden: 2/1
United Kingdom: 2
United States: 3/2
Venezuela: 3/4

Other questions:
What would you call your political ideology? Social liberalism
What is your religion? None
Do you believe that morality is subjective? Yes
What is your Political Compass score? (optional)
Economic
: -0.12
Social: -1.79

There you go.
My nation DOES NOT reflect my political views. The interplanetary-level Federation government is libertarian only for realism purposes, and functions more like a confederation. Since it has such a large territory to manage, the federal bureaucracy can only provide the bare essentials efficiently, while most other decisions are devolved down to the planetary governments.

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Prussia-Steinbach
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Postby Prussia-Steinbach » Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:36 pm

Virabia wrote:Respect... and wanting authority/ being it's bitch... are different things.

…not really…?

Virabia wrote:I respect authority for the power it wields and I know that it is not an easy foe to vanquish but it doesn't mean I want it and I just do not see how anyone could. It is counter to so many of the developments that humanity has made, why anyone would WANT to go to a more brutish forme of government is beyond me.

Define “brutish.” We simply value order and safety more than “liberty” and non-existent “rights.”

Virabia wrote:But so is how people can deny scientific fact and say how man-made climate change isn't a reality... or how people could not want equal rights for all.

Feminism isn’t about “equal rights” anymore. It’s about payback. Feminist women want special treatment by the government, by businesses, because they feel they deserve it… after having to stay home and receive special treatment all this time.

I haven’t heard of a genuine famous feminist alive today.
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The question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. ― William S. Burroughs


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Blouman Empire
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Posts: 16184
Founded: Sep 05, 2007
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Postby Blouman Empire » Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:48 pm

Your beliefs on:
Abortion:
Affirmative Action: Discrimitory
Authoritarianism: Against
Conscription: Against
Copyright law: For
Corporate personhood: Somewhat for
Death penalty:Against
Democracy: Against prefer a liberal democracy
Drug legalization: For
Economic ideology: Neo Keyansian
Evolution/Creationism: Evolution
Feminism: In general principles for
Free speech: For
Gay marriage: For
Global warming: Whole world needs to take some action to minimise what is naturally occuring
Gun control: For
Immigration (legal): For
Immigration (illegal): Against
Imperialism/Militarism: Neutral
Internet censorship: Against
Israel/Palestine: Pro-Palestine
LGBTQ equal rights: For
Police For and corruption needs to be reigned in including real justice against all cops that break any aspect of the law
Pornography: For
Prostitution: For
Racism: Not racist
Redistribution of wealth: For to an extent
Separation of church and state: Somewhat for
Taxation: Somewhat for but against taxes being used as a form of control such as increase alcohol taxes to reduce alcohol intake.
Unions: Neccessary evil needs to be kept in check
Universal health care: For
Welfare: For
Worker's rights: For
Youth rights: For

Rate your opinion of the following countries from 1 to 5, with 1 being strongly favorable, 3 being neutral, and 5 being strongly unfavorable:
China: 4
Cuba: 3
France: 2
Iran: 4
Israel: 5
Japan: 1
North Korea: 5
Russia: 4
South Korea: 2
Syria (Assad regime): 4
Sweden: 3
United Kingdom: 2
United States: 2
Venezuela: 4

Other questions:
What would you call your political ideology? Blouman Libertainism
What is your religion? Catholic
Do you believe that morality is subjective? Yes
What is your Political Compass score? (optional)
Economic
: 3.00
Social: -2.00

Not sure if someone has mentioned or not but a lot of the questions asked require a few paragraphs to respond to to accuratly explain the stance. There is no yes or no answer to a number of these things.
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North Stradia
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Founded: Jan 04, 2013
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Postby North Stradia » Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:49 pm

Prussia-Steinbach wrote:
Virabia wrote:Respect... and wanting authority/ being it's bitch... are different things.

…not really…?

Virabia wrote:I respect authority for the power it wields and I know that it is not an easy foe to vanquish but it doesn't mean I want it and I just do not see how anyone could. It is counter to so many of the developments that humanity has made, why anyone would WANT to go to a more brutish forme of government is beyond me.

Define “brutish.” We simply value order and safety more than “liberty” and non-existent “rights.”

Virabia wrote:But so is how people can deny scientific fact and say how man-made climate change isn't a reality... or how people could not want equal rights for all.

Feminism isn’t about “equal rights” anymore. It’s about payback. Feminist women want special treatment by the government, by businesses, because they feel they deserve it… after having to stay home and receive special treatment all this time.

I haven’t heard of a genuine famous feminist alive today.

Six months ago, I had the exact same beliefs as you.

Don't worry, you'll see the light eventually.
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Economic Left/Right: +9.89
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: +8.12
Foreign Policy Non-Interventionist/Neocon: +5.88
Cultural Liberal/Conservative: +2.90

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Virabia
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Founded: Jan 16, 2010
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Postby Virabia » Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:52 pm

Prussia-Steinbach wrote:
Radiatia wrote:
Having a healthy respect for authority is not horrible, but that's not what authoritarianism is. I was very tempted to answer that question in the affirmative myself as it really depends on your definition of authoritarianism - though I suspect yours may be incorrect.

This is my definition of authoritarianism:
“Favouring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom.”

I don’t give a damn about personal freedom. I value order more than “liberty.”


What does order get you?

Really my problem with authoritarian societies is that people have no choice whether to take part in them. If there were an authoritarian society that... say at the age of 14-15 allowed you to leave and gain citizenship in another society and meanwhile allowed those who think order is more important to immigrate to their society, I'd be ok with it. That is not the case...

Also, really don't give a damn about personal freedom. Sorry for sounding like a yippie here but. Are you a complete dog to power. Just so brainwashed in to thinking that order is more important than freedom or that the two can't co-exist? Are you that scared of yourself and other people who are different than you? Must everyone fit into the same square hole?

Is that the world in which you want to live? Really?
Economic Left/Right: -9.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -9.00
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American Liberal -> Social Democrat -> Right Libertarian -> Democratic Socialist -> Trotskyist -> Eco-Socialist -> Eco-Communist -> Cooperativist

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Augarundus
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Founded: Dec 22, 2008
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Postby Augarundus » Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:52 pm

Your beliefs on:
Abortion: A woman retains a right to her body (unless contractually/voluntarily forfeited). Evicting a fetus by force is justified as self-defense.
Affirmative Action: No. I am against the initiation of force.
Authoritarianism: I am against the initiation of force.
Conscription: I am against the initiation of force/slavery.
Copyright law: Intellectual property does not exist, as questions of social order only arise when resources are scarce (ideas are not). Unless contractually agreed to, the use of force to protect "ideas" is unjust.
Corporate personhood: Only individuals act. Only individuals are moral agents.
Death penalty: Does not qualify as defense of property and cannot be justified as a form of legitimate (defensive) force.
Democracy: I am against the initiation of force.
Drug legalization: I do not recognize as legitimate the authority of the state to use force to steal, enslave, and murder individuals for the vegetation they carry in their pockets.
Economic ideology: I do not have an 'ideology' - I am a moralist and I apply moralism consistently. I advocate respect for property - I suppose that makes me an anarcho-capitalist and a Neo-Lockean. I do not object to socialism, laissez-faire capitalism, etc.
Evolution/Creationism: I am no scientist (I am an atheist). I think the evidence is probably fairly conclusive that evolution is, at least in its broadest form, a correct theory. As with global warming (which I think is also probably confirmed by scientific evidence), I am no scientist, and can offer you no truly informed opinion on this matter.
Feminism: Monocausal explanations of things like war, genocide, oppression, etc. (as "patriarchal/masculine") probably just aren't true... feminist theory just doesn't make any sense, isn't justifiable a priori, and is based on a ton of arbitrary conjecture. I'm also a chivalrous traditionalist (not that I believe women's place is in the kitchen, but I'm no radical feminist), so...
Free speech: I am against the initiation of force. Men have no right to "speech", but they have a right to their property, including their bodies and the use thereof.
Gay marriage: I am against the initiation of force.
Global warming: I am no scientist (I am an atheist). I think the evidence is probably fairly conclusive that climate change is, at least in its broadest form, a correct theory. As with evolutionary biology (which I think is also probably confirmed by scientific evidence), I am no scientist, and can offer you no truly informed opinion on this matter.
Gun control: I am against the initiation of force. I don't like guns, and I think a voluntary society may have some restrictions on ownership of weaponry, contractually agreed to.
Immigration (legal): I am against the initiation of force. There is no difference between "legal" and "illegal" movement except the arbitrary whim of men with gun.
Immigration (illegal): I am against the initiation of force. There is no difference between "legal" and "illegal" movement except the arbitrary whim of men with gun.
Imperialism/Militarism: I am against the initiation of force.
Internet censorship: I am against the initiation of force... then again, the internet may or may not be a "scarce resource", so idk if online sabotage is legitimate or illegitimate.
Israel/Palestine: I am against the initiation of force, including that force initiated by the "states" (individuals who call themselves the states) of Israel and Palestine.
LGBTQ equal rights: I am against the initiation of force.
Police I am against the initiation of force.
Pornography: My views? Frequent.
Prostitution: I am against the initiation of force. I don't like prostitution as an institution, though.
Racism: I am against the initiation of force (See: affirmative action... and I'm against racial violence). I am no scientist, but I think some evidence may be indicative of certain racial characteristics (I've mostly read about IQ qualities - see "The Bell Curve"); as someone who isn't particularly concerned with issues of race and is uninformed on the matter, I'm not sure whether or not this is due to biology/inherited traits or simply the circumstances in which most members of a race find themselves. I act and think as though race has no meaning because, as far as I know, it may not. I come from an ethnic minority (Swiss-Austrian-South German Jews) and my friends come from many (essentially all major) races.
Redistribution of wealth: I am against the initiation of force.
Separation of church and state: I am against the state, because (it doesn't exist, and constitutes individuals exercising an organized use of violence) I am against the initiation of force. I also oppose the church (yet don't advocate violence used against it, unlike the self-defense I advocate against the state), as I am an atheist. Separation of church and state was probably a positive historical development.
Taxation: I am against the initiation of force.
Unions: I am against the initiation of force that allows for state privileges for unions, but I think unions in a voluntary society play an essential role in countering the profit motive of employers and achieving market equilibrium.
Universal health care: I am against the initiation of force.
Welfare: I am against the initiation of force.
Worker's rights: I am against the initiation of force. "Workers" don't exist - only men, the only rights of which are property rights.
Youth rights: Children have the same rights as adults - all individuals retain the same rights.

Rate your opinion of the following countries from 1 to 5, with 1 being strongly favorable, 3 being neutral, and 5 being strongly unfavorable:
China: 3
Cuba: 5 (mebbe 4).
France: 2
Iran: 5
Israel: 5 (edit: taking into account it's comparatively more liberal domestic policy, I guess 3.5-4... jingoism, authoritarianism, and racist dual legal system is terrible though).
Japan: 2
North Korea: 1 (... it's just too funny to give a 5)
Russia: 3
South Korea: 2
Syria (Assad regime): 5
Sweden: 2 (maybe 1)
United Kingdom: 2
United States: 2
Venezuela: 4

(why u no include Switzerland (1) or Germany (2)?)

Other questions:
What would you call your political ideology? I have no ideology. I am a philosopher.
What is your religion? I have no religion. I am an atheist.
Do you believe that morality is subjective? No.
What is your Political Compass score? (optional): I don't remember... I was center-right (like, -2 ish), radical (-10) libertarian, though. I got a perfect 160 on the libertarian purity test.
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Postby Zweite Alaje » Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:59 pm

Thafoo wrote:
Abatael wrote:Your beliefs on:
Abortion: Against.
Affirmative Action: Against.
Authoritarianism: For.
Conscription: For.
Copyright law: For.
Corporate personhood: Against.
Death penalty: For.
Democracy: Against.
Drug legalization: Against.
Economic ideology: Right-wing.
Evolution/Creationism: I do believe in both.
Feminism: Against.
Free speech: I believe people should be able to express themselves and their thoughts in general; however, I believe there are ideas that should not be able to be expressed vocally or otherwise.
Gay marriage: Against.
Global warming: I do not believe in it.
Gun control: For.
Immigration (legal): Against.
Immigration (illegal): Against.
Imperialism/Militarism: For both.
Internet censorship: For.
Israel/Palestine: I support Israel.
LGBTQ equal rights: Against.
Police: For.
Pornography: Against.
Prostitution: Against.
Racism: Neutral.
Redistribution of wealth: Against.
Separation of church and state: Against.
Taxation: For.
Unions: Against.
Universal health care: Against.
Welfare: Against.
Worker's rights: Against.
Youth rights: I am not entirely sure what these are. If they mean being able to vote and drink and so on, then against.

Rate your opinion of the following countries from 1 to 5, with 1 being strongly favorable, 3 being neutral, and 5 being strongly unfavorable:
I am judging the government only.
China: 4.
Cuba: 5.
France: 5.
Iran: 3.
Israel: 3.
Japan: 2.
North Korea: 5.
Russia: 5.
South Korea: 2.
Syria (Assad regime): 3.
Sweden: 4.
United Kingdom: 5.
United States: 1.
Venezuela: I am not familiar with the government of this nation, but I have reason to believe it is socialist: 4.

Other questions:
What would you call your political ideology? Fascism.
What is your religion? Roman Catholic.
Do you believe that morality is subjective? No.
What is your Political Compass score? (optional)
Economic
: 6.75.
Social: 7.69.

Thse views make me sad and overdose on instant-cheese-spray :(

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Likes: Corporatism, Market Socialism, Syndicalism, Progressivism, Pantheism, Gaia Hypothesis, Centrism, Dirigisme

Dislikes: Capitalism, Liberalism, Conservatism, Libertarianism, Abortion, Modern Feminism
I've been: Communist , Fascist
Economic Left/Right: -7.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 1.18

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Aeken
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Postby Aeken » Sun Jan 27, 2013 11:32 pm

Your beliefs on:
Abortion: Support
Affirmative Action: Support
Authoritarianism: Oppose
Conscription: Oppose
Copyright law: Support
Corporate personhood: Oppose
Death penalty: Oppose
Democracy: Support
Drug legalization: Oppose
Economic ideology: Social Liberal
Evolution/Creationism: Creationism
Feminism: Neutral
Free speech: Support
Gay marriage: Neutral; it's not an issue that matters to me to take any support or opposition to
Global warming: End it before we breath shit.
Gun control: Support only to basics. No need to ban everything.
Immigration (legal): Support
Immigration (illegal): Oppose
Imperialism/Militarism: Neutral
Internet censorship: Oppose
Israel/Palestine: Both. I am for Zionism and the establishment of a Palestinian state.
LGBTQ equal rights: Support
Police Support
Pornography: Support
Prostitution: Oppose
Racism: Oppose
Redistribution of wealth: Neutral
Separation of church and state: Support
Taxation: Support
Unions: Neutral, only because the top of the unions benefit the most
Universal health care: Support
Welfare: Limited Support
Worker's rights: Support
Youth rights: Support

Rate your opinion of the following countries from 1 to 5, with 1 being strongly favorable, 3 being neutral, and 5 being strongly unfavorable:
China: 5
Cuba: 3
France: 2
Iran: 5
Israel: 3
Japan: 1
North Korea: 5
Russia: 4
South Korea: 3
Syria (Assad regime): 5
Sweden: 1
United Kingdom: 2
United States: 3
Venezuela: 5

Other questions:
What would you call your political ideology? I have no idea, but I'm definitely more liberal than my immediate family. Probably leaning left, the liberal left. Something like that.
What is your religion? Catholicism
Do you believe that morality is subjective? No.
What is your Political Compass score? (optional)
Economic
: -1.62
Social: -3.28

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Tuthina
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Postby Tuthina » Sun Jan 27, 2013 11:35 pm

Your beliefs on:
Abortion: For
Affirmative Action: Against
Authoritarianism: Neutral
Conscription: Against
Copyright law: Against, in favour of reworking it for laxer non-commercial use
Corporate personhood: Against
Death penalty: Against
Democracy: Against
Drug legalization: For
Economic ideology: Laissez-faire
Evolution/Creationism: Evolution
Feminism: Support equity feminism, oppose difference feminism
Free speech: For
Gay marriage: For, but against marriage in general
Global warming: Exist, but does not care the cause
Gun control: Against
Immigration (legal): Neutral
Immigration (illegal): Neutral
Imperialism/Militarism: For economic imperialism, against militarism
Internet censorship: Against
Israel/Palestine: Do not care
LGBTQ equal rights: For
Police: For
Pornography: For
Prostitution: For
Racism: Against
Redistribution of wealth: Neutral
Separation of church and state: Neutral
Taxation: For
Unions: For
Universal health care: Neutral
Welfare: For
Worker's rights: For
Youth rights: Neutral

Rate your opinion of the following countries from 1 to 5, with 1 being strongly favorable, 3 being neutral, and 5 being strongly unfavorable:
China: 5
Cuba: 2
France: 3
Iran: 3
Israel: 3
Japan: 1
North Korea: 5
Russia: 2
South Korea: 4
Syria (Assad regime): 3
Sweden: 2
United Kingdom: 1
United States: 2
Venezuela: 3

Other questions:
What would you call your political ideology? Technocratic monarchism
What is your religion? Atheism
Do you believe that morality is subjective? Yes
What is your Political Compass score? (optional)
Economic
: -2.12
Social: -1.28
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Free Detroit
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Postby Free Detroit » Sun Jan 27, 2013 11:45 pm

Virabia wrote:Really my problem with authoritarian societies is that people have no choice whether to take part in them. If there were an authoritarian society that... say at the age of 14-15 allowed you to leave and gain citizenship in another society and meanwhile allowed those who think order is more important to immigrate to their society, I'd be ok with it. That is not the case...


I think this is a more general problem with states. What Hobbes failed to tell us was once you sign the social contract, there's no backing out. By giving yourself up to citizenship, you become totally subjugated by the state (any state), and likewise commit your progeny to the same pitiful existence, forever.

All states are totalitarian. Birth and death certificates... You are not a person until the state says so, until a paper gives you an identity, and cannot cease to be one without a dozen experts and bureaucrats poking and prodding and stamping your corpse to make sure the right person is the one on the list. The state cannot - by its nature - give two shits if you live or die, only that you are alive or dead. A person with no baptism by the law is outlaw, and outlaws are no different, in a political sense, than animals (animals also do not usually have birth certificates).
Political Compass:

Economic Left/Right: -9.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.74
Non-interventionist/Interventionist: -7.42
Cultural Liberal/Conservative: -7.71

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Arkiasis
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Postby Arkiasis » Sun Jan 27, 2013 11:53 pm

Your beliefs on:
Abortion: Pro-choice
Affirmative Action: Against
Authoritarianism: Competently against
Conscription: Against
Copyright law: Moderate laws to protect copyright holders but at the same time respecting fair use, such as videos on youtube from users who make no money for the video.
Corporate personhood: Against
Death penalty: Against
Democracy: For
Drug legalization: For legalization of soft drugs, for decriminalization of hard drugs. Focus on rehabilitation for drug users, not punishment.
Economic ideology: Mixed economy and social-market economy
Evolution/Creationism: Evolution is scientific fact, and should be taught and regarded as fact in schools. Creationism is a myth and has no scientific bearing what-so-ever.
Feminism: Support equal rights for women.
Free speech: Support except for hate speech and discrimination. Free speech is about constructive purposes such as speaking out against the government, having people spewing out hate and actively discriminating against minorities defeats the purpose of freedom of speech.
Gay marriage: Support
Global warming: It's scientific fact, and things need to be done in order to reduce its effect such as constructing more renewable and clean energy and reducing our dependency on fossil fuels. The natural environment needs to be protected and excessive waste needs to be dropped.
Gun control: Small things such as background checks and a gun license which includes a gun safety course, oral and written exam, and a psychological test. I don't think it's unreasonable to have a mandatory gun license. We have a drivers license because we know that cars can be dangerous and in the wrong hands bad things happen, well same with guns.
Immigration (legal): Support
Immigration (illegal): Neutral
Imperialism/Militarism: Oppose
Internet censorship: Oppose
Israel/Palestine: Two state solution with peace on both sides and the removal of Hamas from Palestine.
LGBTQ equal rights: Support
Police: Police need to serve and protect the community instead of abusing the community and only protecting fellow crocked cops.
Pornography: Support
Prostitution: Support
Racism: Oppose
Redistribution of wealth: Support in forms of progressive taxation and welfare,
Separation of church and state: Support
Taxation: Support for the increase of public services such as education and healthcare
Unions: Support
Universal health care: Support
Welfare: Support
Worker's rights: Support
Youth rights: Oppose, 18 is a very reasonable age for things such as voting, working, driving, drinking, serving in the military etc. Teenagers are ignorant and destructive, the posts here on NS prove that.

Rate your opinion of the following countries from 1 to 5, with 1 being strongly favorable, 3 being neutral, and 5 being strongly unfavorable:
China: 5
Cuba: 3
France: 2
Iran: 5
Israel: 4
Japan: 2
North Korea: 10 (My opinion on the North Korean regime is much stronger than "strongly unfavorable")
Russia: 4
South Korea: 3
Syria (Assad regime): 5
Sweden: 1
United Kingdom: 1
United States: 3
Venezuela: 3

Other questions:
What would you call your political ideology? Social Democracy, Social Liberalism, centre-left.
What is your religion? No religion (atheism)
Do you believe that morality is subjective? Yes
What is your Political Compass score? (optional)
Economic
: -4.00
Social: -5.13
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Economic Left/Right: -4.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.56
I like: You <3
I dislike: Fax machines
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Auralia
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Postby Auralia » Mon Jan 28, 2013 12:07 am

Your beliefs on:
Abortion: I strongly oppose direct abortion in any and all cases. However, it is perfectly OK for a women to receive lifesaving medical treatment, even if it results in the death of her unborn child; this is called indirect abortion, since the death of the child is unintended. Of course, this means that every effort must be made to save the unborn child, if possible. See the Catholic Church's position on abortion.
Affirmative Action: Oppose. Two wrongs don't make a right.
Authoritarianism: Oppose. I mean, I generally support personal freedoms, but there are limits.
Conscription: Support, but only if absolutely necessary.
Copyright law: Support, though I oppose anti-circumvention laws (which tend to criminalize fair use) in favour of good ol' contract law.
Corporate personhood: Support, though with exceptions (i.e. the right to vote).
Death penalty: Strongly oppose.
Democracy: I support representative democracy. I like instant runoff voting, and I hate proportional representation.
Drug legalization: For medicinal purposes only. In particular, I oppose the legalization of marijuana for recreational use; I'd rather that teenagers "rebel" by smoking weed instead of injecting heroin.
Economic ideology: Market economy (with regulatory oversight). Public sector should be limited in size.
Evolution/Creationism: Theistic evolution. I don't think Biblical creationism should be taught in science classes, though I'm on the fence when it comes to intelligent design.
Feminism: I generally support equal rights for men and women, but there are bona fide reasons to discriminate against both men or women in certain cases.
Free speech: Strongly support. As a university student, it scares me how many student associations and activists would like to take it away.
Gay marriage: Oppose. State recognition of marriage is not a right; it is a privilege granted to those who are relatively likely to have children. Same-sex couples generally do not have children, while opposite-sex couples generally do. That said, I would support granting hospital visitation rights and the like to same-sex couples.
Global warming: I remain skeptical of anthropogenic climate change, though I agree that we should research economically feasible renewable energy alternatives.
Gun control: I support mandatory gun licensing and shall-issue concealed carry permits. Owning a hunting rifle or a handgun for self-defense should be legal without restrictions. Owning certain other weapons should also be legal but only if you keep them at a gun club; all other weapons should be banned.
Immigration (legal): Support, but only if you're willing to assimilate to some extent (feel free to practice and share your own cultural traditions, but make an effort to learn the local language and customs too)
Immigration (illegal): Oppose, though I support some sort of path to citizenship. It's easier than deporting people.
Imperialism/Militarism: I don't support unjust wars of any kind, but I do support a strong US military presence around the world. I also believe that US influence on the world has generally been beneficial.
Internet censorship: Generally oppose in the name of free speech, though support in particularly heinous cases (e.g. child pornography).
Israel/Palestine: I generally support Israel, but I am concerned by some of their recent behavior. I support a two-state solution, with whatever borders they and the Palestinians eventually agree to in negotiations.
LGBTQ equal rights: What do you mean? Gay adoption? No. Legal recognition of gender "changes"? No. I don't consider those "equal rights", I consider it harming children in the former case, and entertaining mental illness in the latter.
Police: Do I support a police force? Yes. Do I support a police state? No.
Pornography: Strongly oppose, though it would be impractical to criminalize it.
Prostitution: Strongly oppose.
Racism: Strongly oppose, but I hate how it's become a buzzword and lost much of its meaning - apparantly everything is "racist" nowadays.
Redistribution of wealth: If a society could be created that ran entirely on private charity, I would certainly support it. But unfortunately, limited forced redistribution of wealth by the state is the price we pay for social peace.
Separation of church and state: In a religiously pluralistic society? Most definitely. In a hypothetical society where everyone was Roman Catholic? Absolutely not.
Taxation:In the United States, I support changing the income tax to a flat tax with a base exemption, and introducing a consumption tax. In Canada, I support flattening the current income tax rates and cutting back on social programs; I would consider an increase to the GST.
Unions: Support in principle, though they've become far too powerful in recent years. I support right-to-work laws.
Universal health care: I support a universal health voucher system for the United States, and believe that Canada should legalize private health care.
Welfare: Support when necessary. I very much like the idea of "workfare".
Worker's rights: I support a minimum wage, workplace safety standards and the right to form unions, if that's what you're asking.
Youth rights: Depends on the issue. For instance, I think the voting age should be raised to 21, but the drinking age should be lowered to 16.

Rate your opinion of the following countries from 1 to 5, with 1 being strongly favorable, 3 being neutral, and 5 being strongly unfavorable:
China: 4.5
Cuba: 4.5
France: 2.5
Iran: 5
Israel: 2
Japan: 2.5
North Korea: 5
Russia: 4
South Korea: 2.5
Syria (Assad regime): 4.5
Sweden: 2.5
United Kingdom: 2
United States: 1.5
Venezuela: 4

Other questions:
What would you call your political ideology? Social and fiscal conservatism. I like the idea of "compassionate conservatism".
What is your religion? Roman Catholicism.
Do you believe that morality is subjective? No. In fact, that's why I believe in God - the need for an objective moral authority.
What is your Political Compass score? (optional)
Economic
: N/A
Social: N/A
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Trotskylvania
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Postby Trotskylvania » Mon Jan 28, 2013 12:10 am

Your beliefs on:
Abortion: Unrestricted
Affirmative Action: It's an unfortunately necessary response to systemic racism
Authoritarianism: Way too broad of a question. Sometimes, violent, authoritarian measures are necessary to prevent greater evils.
Conscription: The levee en masse is the only just way to share the burden of defending the nation-state
Copyright law: It's an artifact of our increasingly degenerate bourgeois dictatorship. In time, it shall be in the ash heap of history
Corporate personhood: Same as above
Death penalty: Only for serious, public and infamous crimes: war crimes, crimes against peace, crimes against humanity and genocide.
Democracy: It's more than a value to be cherished, it's essential to survival
Drug legalization: Decriminalize possession and use of small amounts. Only have criminal penalties for trafficking in the more dangerous drugs. Legalize pot.
Economic ideology: Revolutionary socialism
Evolution/Creationism: Evolution, like anyone who has taken high school biology
Feminism: I am a socialist feminist
Free speech: A necessity for any free society. Only restrict incitement, harassment, and breach of privacy
Gay marriage: Marriage has little purpose beyond a means for regulating property and inheritance. If it is to exist, all should have that right.
Global warming: The single greatest existential threat to human civilization.
Gun control: Generally opposed. But gun owners/users should be licensed, and there should be legal means to prevent the sale of firearms to people with recent criminal records.
Immigration (legal): Free movement of labor is a necessity to counter the movement of capital. No quotas.
Immigration (illegal): Make it easy to move freely, and have no quotas, and there won't be undocumented workers.
Imperialism/Militarism: Opposed
Internet censorship: Opposed
Israel/Palestine: One state solution
LGBTQ equal rights: As someone who broadly identifies as queer, this is important to me.
Police Keep them on a short leash.
Pornography: Numerous problems with how it is practiced, but that is a matter for a cultural campaign, not the state.
Prostitution: Same as above. Make it safe and legal.
Racism: Must be fought everywhere it is found.
Redistribution of wealth: It occurs in all economies. In our capitalist regime, it is vital to use the state to counteract the growth of political power by the bourgeoisie.
Separation of church and state: Mild state atheism.
Taxation: Progressive income and land taxes.
Unions: Pro-revolutionary unions, anti-bourgeois unions
Universal health care: Should be a basic human right.
Welfare: Basic income guarantees until the transition to a socialist economy.
Worker's rights: Yes, especially the right to overthrow the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie
Youth rights: There doesn't seem to be much to go forward on at the moment in most Western nations.

Rate your opinion of the following countries from 1 to 5, with 1 being strongly favorable, 3 being neutral, and 5 being strongly unfavorable:
China: 5
Cuba: 4
France: 3
Iran: 5
Israel: 4
Japan: 4
North Korea: 5
Russia: 4
South Korea: 4
Syria (Assad regime): 5
Sweden: 3
United Kingdom: 3
United States: 3
Venezuela: 3

Other questions:
What would you call your political ideology? Left communism
What is your religion? Atheism
Do you believe that morality is subjective? No. There are basic moral sentiments that are inherent in the human condition as eusocial animals.
What is your Political Compass score? (optional)
Economic
: -9
Social: -8
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Saintland
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Postby Saintland » Mon Jan 28, 2013 12:24 am

Your beliefs on:
Abortion: I am pro-choice. That means I am against taxpayer funding and for the right of conscience. I support the ban on partial birth abortion.
Affirmative Action: "The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race." - John Roberts
Authoritarianism: Absolutely wrong.
Conscription: A form of slavery. Any country that needs an army of slaves to defend itself deserves to lose.
Copyright law: I oppose SOPA/PIPA, favor the repeal of DMCA and support reducing copyright terms significantly. I also support requiring copyright holders to "use it or lose it" as trademark holders are required to do.
Corporate personhood: Its crazy to abolish limited liability for corporations. I don't want people to end up destitute just because they are unfortunate enough to own a single share of stock in a failed business. I also don't see what the big deal is with people having the right to form corporations and engage in political speech.
Death penalty: I'm in favor of it for murderers when we are 100% certain that they committed the crime. In all other circumstances, it is disproportionate to the crime.
Democracy: I'm fine with some democracy, but a Bill of Rights to protect the minority's rights are essential and I favor some undemocratic elements as checks and balances.
Drug legalization: I support legalization of marijuana, but not hard drugs.
Economic ideology: Capitalism is the only economic system that works. All forms of socialism are discredited as methods to produce material prosperity. "Resource-based economy" is just another name for what Marx called "Utopian Socialism." To me, there's nothing controversial about these views. They're simply reality.
Evolution/Creationism: Evolution is true. I think most jobs can be performed quite fine by people that believe in Creationism, though, so it isn't as big of a deal as most people make it, but I suspect this issue is primarily symbolic anyway.
Feminism: I strongly oppose the hate movement that seeks to oppress men in the name of "equality" for women and which calls itself by the name of feminism. I also oppose the elements of feminism that think that men and women making different choices voluntarily and ending up with different outcomes is a problem. I agree with any self-identified "feminist" who actually believes in equal rights for both men and women.
Free speech: I favor most of what the US Supreme Court says about free speech. I disagree with their views on free speech in high schools. I believe speech codes on public college campuses in the US are unconstitutional and would be laughed out of court, so college students should just ignore them (they also don't need to ask permission to engage in free speech).
Gay marriage: I believe marriage should be defined as a union of 2 or more persons, all of whom voluntarily consent the the union. All terms of marriages should be agreed to voluntarily by the parties involved and courts should not be allowed to impose any divorce terms without the consent of all parties.
Global warming: I don't know if it is true or not and I don't really care. If it is true, we can't do anything to stop it without causing severe damage to the economy and things are already bad enough for my country in Obama's zero growth economy.
Gun control: I don't believe gun control can be passed in the US without constitutional amendment, so it is a non-starter whether it is desirable or not.
Immigration (legal): I believe in completely open borders, so obviously I favor all immigration. I do believe there should be some standards for people that apply for citizenship, but I'm not sure what exactly. I oppose voting rights for non-citizens.
Immigration (illegal): Redundant
Imperialism/Militarism: I'm in favor of national defense. I don't believe in nation-building and I don't believe my country should be dictating what policies other countries should adopt.
Internet censorship: I believe Internet access should be fast, affordable and anonymous. I'm against censoring anything.
Israel/Palestine: It is up to those nations to settle their differences. I'd like to see both nations repudiate the extremist parties that instigate perpetual war between them (Likud and Hamas), but if they don't want peace, that's their problem.
LGBTQ equal rights: I'm definitely for equal rights for LGB. I'm not exactly comfortable with T, but I don't want to ban sex change operations.
Police: The police perform vital functions in society. I want them to have every power they can to keep us safe that is compatible with the Bill of Rights. Police brutality does need to be stopped and I do favor more limits on their search powers.
Pornography: Pornography is free speech. I am especially offended by the argument that porn is somehow "harmful" to women.
Prostitution: I favor legalization and regulation. I hold a similar view of the argument that prostitution "harms" women. Banning porn or prostitution violates the rights of both men (by depriving them of pleasure) and women (by depriving them of their right to work in a profession that pays pretty well and requires little real skill).
Racism: Racism, in all its forms, is repulsive. I believe that the best way to combat racism is to refute it. Even if average IQs are different among different races (I'm not taking a position on that), that does not justify racism. Even if Martin Luther King had character flaws (not taking a position on this either), that doesn't mean the cause he championed was wrong. Even if the Holocaust deniers are right (I'm 99.9% they aren't), Nazi Germany remains an evil regime.
Redistribution of wealth: I believe most wealthy people got rich because they created businesses that benefited society, so resentment of the wealthy makes no sense. I can understand resentment of the crooks that use their political connections to get rich at the expense of society and I'm not going to object too strongly to redistributing their wealth.
Separation of church and state: I generally agree with the US Supreme Court's rulings and I favor separation of church and state. I don't know if it is necessary to remove 10 Commandments monuments from public property, though. I am against politicized Christianity. If they can't defend their beliefs in secular terms, they shouldn't try to legislate them.
Taxation: Taxation is necessary to fund government. Tax policy should be designed to get the amount of revenue needed to fund necessary government services. Tax policy should not be used for social engineering or to harm people you don't like. I believe the US government has too much revenue at present and I'm in favor of reducing taxes to reduce the amount of revenue they take in and cutting spending in order to balance the budget. That would have the added benefit of stimulating the economy.
Unions: Workers should be able to join unions if they wish. I favor banning political contributions and unions and also favor right to work laws. I oppose card-check.
Universal health care: I believe the problem with the health care system in the US is health insurance. I support a method to get people to stop buying health insurance for routine visits. Getting rid of insurance bureaucracy and making the cost of care directly known to the customer will lower health care costs. If we had the same system for groceries that we have for health care, groceries would be exorbitantly priced too (actually, I think the grocery industry is a model for how to re-structure the health care industry).
Welfare: I don't know if we can cut welfare too much right now because of the state of the economy. Once we have a thriving economy, we should get as many people off of welfare as possible, with the goal of eventually getting rid of most of it. I favor a responsible phasing-out of Social Security and Medicare because those programs are unsustainable.
Worker's rights: The best method to secure the rights of workers is a strong economy. I think it is outrageous that some employers think they should have any control over anything relating to an employee's personal life when they are not on the job, so long as it doesn't interfere with their ability to show up for work and do their job. For example, I think it is out of line for an employer to tell employees how to style their hair or who they can date.
Youth rights: I'm generally in favor of youth rights. I'm no longer in favor of lowering the voting age because I'm worried that younger voters may be less likely to cast an informed vote. Other than that, I'm in agreement with most of what the youth rights movement advocates. I agreed with Newt Gingrich's suggestion in the 2012 GOP primaries that child labor be legalized, but since it is Newt Gingrich (the walking bad-idea machine), he advocated it in the least articulate way possible. I view child labor as being a youth rights issue and I'm in favor of allowing kids to work (but I favor laws to prevent parents from forcing their kids to work or stealing their kids income).

Rate your opinion of the following countries from 1 to 5, with 1 being strongly favorable, 3 being neutral, and 5 being strongly unfavorable:
China: 4 (China does make many nice things, but their government is oppressive)
Cuba: 5 (the US should just lift the embargo and take away Castro's excuse to justify the poverty caused by his discredited economic policies)
France: 4 (its France)
Iran: 4 (oppressive theocracy, but not a military threat to the US)
Israel: 3 (I wish they'd come to their senses and make peace instead of waging perpetual war)
Japan: 2 (a relatively free nation)
North Korea: 5 (hell on Earth)
Russia: 2 (I believe the issues between my country and the Russians are mostly misunderstandings and Russia should be one of our allies)
South Korea: 3 (I've heard too many stories about tyrannical things their government has done, but they do have excuses given their neighbor)
Syria (Assad regime): 4 (don't know much about them, other than the fact that they are an unfree regime and the rebels probably aren't much better)
Sweden: 4 (a tyrannical nation that apparently thinks it is "rape" if the woman regrets it after the fact, as seen with the accusations against Julian Assange)
United Kingdom: 2 (generally a free nation)
United States: 1 (yes we have plenty of flaws, but we are the freest nation on Earth and other nations are worse)
Venezuela: 5 (a Communist dictatorship posing as a democracy)

Other questions:
What would you call your political ideology? I don't consider myself ideological any more. I used to be an anarcho-capitalist, but I've matured and no longer believe in utopias. Ancap would be a disaster in practice because a free market in the content of laws is not a good thing and that's the most likely form of ancap to actually exist. It would be inaccurate to describe me as "libertarian" because I don't believe in the non-aggression axiom 100% of the time. It would be obviously inaccurate to call me a "liberal" or a "conservative," so those are out as well.
What is your religion? Atheist
Do you believe that morality is subjective? No. There are things that are absolutely right and things that are absolutely wrong.
What is your Political Compass score? (optional) I'll skip this because you can probably guess from my answers. I preferred to answer in detail because these issues are far too complex for a simple support or oppose.
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Postby Free South Califas » Mon Jan 28, 2013 12:37 am

Your beliefs on:
Abortion: Free, legal, on demand, no questions asked; having fewer of them would be nice if possible
Affirmative Action: Necessary in many institutions for now, joyously fewer than before
Authoritarianism: Kill it with fire
Conscription: Over my dead body
Copyright law: Legal theft
Corporate personhood: Kill it with fire
Death penalty: No, but a society-wide ban on associating with an individual is acceptable and may have the same effect
Democracy: A core part of all good means and ends
Drug legalization: 100% support, but I would accept if addictive drugs were dispensed by government
Economic ideology: Anarchist
Evolution/Creationism: Evolution
Feminism: Yes
Free speech: Yes
Gay marriage: Yes, but abolish marriage as a public institution
Global warming: Undeniable, and needs to be addressed immediately
Gun control: Necessary evil
Immigration (legal): Should be encouraged, as well as emigration
Immigration (illegal): There should be no such thing, or borders
Imperialism/Militarism: Kill it with fire
Internet censorship: Kill it with fire
Israel/Palestine: Two bad states lurching toward disaster; Israel is the mortal enemy of all decent people
LGBTQ equal rights: Yes
Police: Worse than crime
Pornography: Not my problem, though exploitation should be illegal
Prostitution: See above
Racism: Destroy with words, fists, or whatever's available
Redistribution of wealth: Stop (and reverse) the upward redistribution of wealth
Separation of church and state: Would be a nice start
Taxation: Necessary evil, or at least dues or common production, etc.
Unions: Yes
Universal health care: Yes
Welfare: Yes
Worker's rights: Yes, democracy and dignity in the workplace
Youth rights: Not sure what this means

Rate your opinion of the following countries from 1 to 5, with 1 being strongly favorable, 3 being neutral, and 5 being strongly unfavorable:
China:5
Cuba:4
France:4
Iran:5
Israel:5
Japan:5
North Korea:5
Russia:5
South Korea:4
Syria (Assad regime):5
Sweden:4
United Kingdom:4
United States:4
Venezuela:4

Other questions:
What would you call your political ideology? Anarchist
What is your religion? Rationalist (atheist)
Do you believe that morality is subjective? Not really. I just think it's redundant; ethics is good enough.
What is your Political Compass score? (optional)
Economic
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