How was Nation States changed your political views?

by **Katyuscha** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 4:26 pm

I went from being an overzealous, totalitarian fascist to an apathetic anarchist who, if ever given power, would still end up being an overzealous, totalitarian fascist

by **Lemonius** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 4:36 pm

Went from a die-hard, ignorant, sexist, transphobic nationalist to a Stalinist, to a Trot, to a Marxist and am now hovering around the general liberal left type region with a strong passion for social justice for the LGBTQPA+ community.

So I would say changed me for the better.

by **New Ogunquit** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 5:02 pm

I went from annoying quasi-socialist to annoying ultra-quasi-socialist.

by **Conserative Morality** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 5:03 pm

Conservative Libertarian YEC to goddamn atheist statist scum.

by **New Ogunquit** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 5:05 pm

Conserative Morality wrote:Conservative Libertarian YEC to goddamn atheist statist scum.

Don't you mean Conserative Libertarian?

by **Conserative Morality** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 5:05 pm

New Ogunquit wrote:Don't you mean Conserative Libertarian?

Don't worry, I'm still conserative as fuck.

by **Zeinbrad** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 5:23 pm

Conserative Morality wrote:Conservative Libertarian YEC to goddamn atheist statist scum.

Here I thought your username was suppose to be ironic.

by **Ashlak** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 5:23 pm

My views have changed radically from when I joined NSG back in 2008 (I mainly lurked, so no one from that time will remember me), but that was due to learning more about the world around me in general, not NSG.

Basically, I started out as your standard American conservative, went to right libertarianism, had a brief affair with anarcho-capitalism before going back to right libertarianism, then I realized that laissez-faire capitalism wasn't the best thing ever, and dropped right libertarianism. At that point, I became undecided, and flirted around with various far left ideologies, not being comfortable with any of them. I started looking more towards the center, and finally considered myself a social liberal, which is what I am today.

by **Keshetar** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 5:28 pm

This forum didn't make me completely shift, it just made my views a little more of a messy blotch.

by **Politicoandrous Anthronegative Proplex** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 2:59 pm

Jute wrote:
Deuxtete wrote:Its fostered a deep dislike for many people and in spite of my own real world experiences its made me more prejudiced against many groups...even groups I self identify with.
I say all that with absolute sincerity.
Which, for example?
Politicoandrous Anthronegative Proplex wrote:
This for me as well. Any social liberalism I had within me was purged and cleaned after seeing the vile pulsating wrath of disagreement that liberals have with social issues.

I'm sorry, that sentence seems like it's missing a word, in which way do you disagree with adherents of your formerly hold political beliefs?

Sorry; the missing word is bolded.

I was previously socially left-centre and economically liberal; akin to some sort of a more moderate socialism or communism in terms of social issues.

When I discovered NSG, I saw the amalgamation of liberalism here; so much rampant and unrestricted "progress" degrading the meaning of human restriction and civility in society. It turned me into some sort of conservative anarchist, if that is humanely and politically possible in today's world. It also correlated along with when I was reading a professional annotation of the Lord of the Flies for leisure, which extrapolated on man's savagery and how civilization is ultimately a failure in containing human impulses of degradation.

by **Geilinor** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 8:26 pm

Zeinbrad wrote:
Conserative Morality wrote:Conservative Libertarian YEC to goddamn atheist statist scum.

Here I thought your username was suppose to be ironic.

This^

by **Lenciland** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 8:34 pm

While I hopefully would have changed on my own, i believe that NS accelerated that change into what I am today. I came in her a small-minded bigot uber religious conservative. I don't even like to look at my first dozen posts. Now I am the avowedly atheist, liberal that I am today. Now while I am not racist like I was before, I'm stil not all of the way there. I still have preconceived notions about certain groups of people, but I'm trying dammit!

by **Geilinor** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 8:38 pm

It's interesting how little my views have really changed on NationStates in five years, apart from becoming slightly more socially liberal.

by **Kiruri** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 8:38 pm

Katyuscha wrote:I went from being an overzealous, totalitarian fascist to an apathetic anarchist who, if ever given power, would still end up being an overzealous, totalitarian fascist

I knew it! I knew it! I've always wondered: "what attracts me to Katty?". Apart from a whole bunch of other things, the fact you'd end up an overzealous totalitarian fascist anyway adds one more piece to the answer :D I've always had a thing for the idea of totalitarianism and maybe megalomania.

by **Yumyumsuppertime** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 8:48 pm

Zeinbrad wrote:
Conserative Morality wrote:Conservative Libertarian YEC to goddamn atheist statist scum.

Here I thought your username was suppose to be ironic.

It is now.

by **Grenartia** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 8:51 pm

Conserative Morality wrote:Conservative Libertarian YEC to ~~goddamn atheist~~ queer as fuck, liberal, socialist, statist scum.

Pretty much me.

by **Rusozak** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 8:57 pm

I've become a lot more liberal and open-minded. On the other side, more anti-militant atheism than before.

by **The Alexanderians** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 9:00 pm

I've become extremely jaded

by **Furry Alairia and Algeria** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 9:20 pm

I became a hippie, that's terrible enough as it is piling on with my current status.

by **The Alexanderians** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 9:22 pm

Geilinor wrote:
Zeinbrad wrote:Here I thought your username was suppose to be ironic.

This^

Same

by **Knokkeheist** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 9:47 pm

It made by right wing libertarian feelings stronger with all these commies here.

by **The United Remnants of America** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 9:50 pm

Comparing my political tests between now and when I first made a nation, I've apparently gone from being a leftist authoritarian to being a center-left libertarian.

I guess NS did that.

by **Jute** » Wed Sep 02, 2015 8:42 am

Politicoandrous Anthronegative Proplex wrote:
Jute wrote:Which, for example?

I'm sorry, that sentence seems like it's missing a word, in which way do you disagree with adherents of your formerly hold political beliefs?

Sorry; the missing word is bolded.

I was previously socially left-centre and economically liberal; akin to some sort of a more moderate socialism or communism in terms of social issues.

When I discovered NSG, I saw the amalgamation of liberalism here; so much rampant and unrestricted "progress" degrading the meaning of human restriction and civility in society. It turned me into some sort of conservative anarchist, if that is humanely and politically possible in today's world. It also correlated along with when I was reading a professional annotation of the Lord of the Flies for leisure, which extrapolated on man's savagery and how civilization is ultimately a failure in containing human impulses of degradation.

"Conservative anarchist"? Someone both against government, but in favor of capitalism?
And could you provide some examples of that "rampant and unrestricted "progress" degrading the meaning of human restriction and civility in society." because I don't know if I have even seen it here ever before.

by **Hladgos** » Wed Sep 02, 2015 8:43 am

I used to be pretty liberal and now I'm just eating up everything Trump has to say. Thanks NS!

by **Jute** » Wed Sep 02, 2015 9:39 am

Grenartia wrote:
Conserative Morality wrote:Conservative Libertarian YEC to ~~goddamn atheist~~ queer as fuck, liberal, socialist, statist scum.

Pretty much me.

You were a YEC?

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