Just a simple question.

 

I personally lean to the right and identify myself as someone in between Republican and Libertarian.

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There are 10 kinds of people in this world.  Those who understand binary and those who don't.

Green Party.  I thought about asking people here about the political compass, though I'm not sure that's a good idea or not.

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I was wrong about Trent Baalke. 

Well I'm a Libertarian because I think the GOP is to liberal and looks to make government bigger at home and abroad. If I have to have government make it as small as possible.

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I consider myself a Republican who is Conservative on practically all issues.   I recent filled out an online survey that indicated that I agree with the Republican Party on 98 % of the issues.  The problem from my perspective is far too many Republicans either aren't Conservative on the issues that matter most to me or they betray Republican principles.   I identify with the Tea Party groups that are truly what I consider Conservative.  

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Progressive. I lean Green party. 

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None. I recognize that there is a certain inevitability of political parties, perhaps they're even a necessity. I don't, however, feel the need or desire to identify with any one party even if my personal ideologies line up well with one. Perhaps that will change in the future, but as it stands that's where I'm at.

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I was a republican for a long time, throuh the RR years, then the party went so far right it abandoned most of my principals.


The party abandoned me.


I now associate with the democrats, can't say I view myself as overly liberal. I don't think it is liberal to be dead set against the death penalty, for example, or pro choice. At the same time, I can see the value for a strong military, yet know that it shouldn't be used based upon known lies and misinformation.


I try to not act like it is a team sport, and try to individualize the issues.


Frankly, the actors in place now make it easier to identify with the democrats.

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Just a simple question.

 

I personally lean to the right and identify myself as someone in between Republican and Libertarian.

I am close to this. I want the best person for the job. Unfortunately these days, none of the rats are qualified. They are mostly sleazy lawyers that want to get even richer on the backs of the average American.

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What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.







 

Just a simple question.

 

I personally lean to the right and identify myself as someone in between Republican and Libertarian.

 

Same for me.  Between Libertarian and Republican.  

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I was a republican for a long time, throuh the RR years, then the party went so far right it abandoned most of my principals.


The party abandoned me.


I now associate with the democrats, can't say I view myself as overly liberal. I don't think it is liberal to be dead set against the death penalty, for example, or pro choice. At the same time, I can see the value for a strong military, yet know that it shouldn't be used based upon known lies and misinformation.


I try to not act like it is a team sport, and try to individualize the issues.


Frankly, the actors in place now make it easier to identify with the democrats.

 

I can understand most of your point of view, though I'm not against the death penalty.  Pro choice is an "on-the-fence" issue for me.

 

I don't really agree with the "known lies and misinformation" thing, and I don't think that there is a Democrat in office that I can really identify with, other than perhaps Mayor Brown.

 

I do agree though that the Republican party has abandoned me.  Right or left, it seems to be more about "the establishment" on both sides of the aisle.

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There are 10 kinds of people in this world.  Those who understand binary and those who don't.

Green Party.  I thought about asking people here about the political compass, though I'm not sure that's a good idea or not.

 

I don't think that it's a bad idea, as long as someone simply states what they believe, and don't try to tell someone else that "they are wrong".  Everyone is entitled to believe in what they want to believe.  There is no "right or wrong".

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There are 10 kinds of people in this world.  Those who understand binary and those who don't.

I was a republican for a long time, throuh the RR years, then the party went so far right it abandoned most of my principals.


The party abandoned me.


I now associate with the democrats, can't say I view myself as overly liberal. I don't think it is liberal to be dead set against the death penalty, for example, or pro choice. At the same time, I can see the value for a strong military, yet know that it shouldn't be used based upon known lies and misinformation.


I try to not act like it is a team sport, and try to individualize the issues.


Frankly, the actors in place now make it easier to identify with the democrats.

 

I think it's hard to identify with either side >_>

 

Nancy Pelosi... Rick Santorum... Harry Reid... Rick Perry... Mitt Romney... Eric Holder.  Can't stand any of em'.  (Hope nobody calls me racist for saying I don't like Holder, because I had no idea of his race when I started disliking what I read about him)

 

 

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I don't think that it's a bad idea, as long as someone simply states what they believe, and don't try to tell someone else that "they are wrong".  Everyone is entitled to believe in what they want to believe.  There is no "right or wrong".

 
I just wasn't sure it was a good idea or not because it says to try to keep things sports related >_>
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I was wrong about Trent Baalke. 

I consider myself a Republican who is Conservative on practically all issues.   I recent filled out an online survey that indicated that I agree with the Republican Party on 98 % of the issues.  The problem from my perspective is far too many Republicans either aren't Conservative on the issues that matter most to me or they betray Republican principles.   I identify with the Tea Party groups that are truly what I consider Conservative.  

 

I can agree with this for the most part.  However, when it comes to social issues, I think that most of the conservative leaning parties as well as the liberal leaning parties go a bit too far.

 

Moral and/or religious issues really have no place in politics or government for the most part.  As an example, I personally am against abortion, but I don't think that it should be illegal.  The Ten Commandments displayed in a courthouse don't offend me, and I rather believe that those principles should be a part of the court's decisions.  A Christmas manger scene displayed on public property hurts nobody and should be allowed.  It's not in any way "offensive".

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There are 10 kinds of people in this world.  Those who understand binary and those who don't.

I can agree with this for the most part.  However, when it comes to social issues, I think that most of the conservative leaning parties as well as the liberal leaning parties go a bit too far.

 

Moral and/or religious issues really have no place in politics or government for the most part.  As an example, I personally am against abortion, but I don't think that it should be illegal.  The Ten Commandments displayed in a courthouse don't offend me, and I rather believe that those principles should be a part of the court's decisions.  A Christmas manger scene displayed on public property hurts nobody and should be allowed.  It's not in any way "offensive".

 

I know where you are coming from and I respect your opinion,  even if we disagree to some extent.

 

For me,  the Social issues are a key part of the decision process in terms of which candidates I'll support.   They rank in the top 5 of the issues I consider important.  I look at these type of issues as a central part of a society.   Without protecting life and the definition of what marriage is,   a breakdown of society is inevitable from my point of view.     I talked as much about the Marriage issue as the COC would allow in the David Tyree thread. .    It's not worth getting into again.   As for Life vs. Abortions,   the only time I think an abortion should be allowed is when the mother's life is in danger.   This would include many,  if not most,  or even the vast majority of rape cases.   

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It sure says a lot about the education system of this Country, when the word: "Libertarian" is spelled: "Libritarian".

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It sure says a lot about the education system of this Country, when the word: "Libertarian" is spelled: "Libritarian".

He got it right in the post without an edit, so I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt.

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It sure says a lot about the education system of this Country, when the word: "Libertarian" is spelled: "Libritarian".

 

 

He got it right in the post without an edit, so I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt.

 

LOL.  I was pretty tired when I posted the question and missed the typo.  I'm kind of surprised that the spell checker didn't pick it up.

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There are 10 kinds of people in this world.  Those who understand binary and those who don't.

I know where you are coming from and I respect your opinion,  even if we disagree to some extent.

 

For me,  the Social issues are a key part of the decision process in terms of which candidates I'll support.   They rank in the top 5 of the issues I consider important.  I look at these type of issues as a central part of a society.   Without protecting life and the definition of what marriage is,   a breakdown of society is inevitable from my point of view.     I talked as much about the Marriage issue as the COC would allow in the David Tyree thread. .    It's not worth getting into again.   As for Life vs. Abortions,   the only time I think an abortion should be allowed is when the mother's life is in danger.   This would include many,  if not most,  or even the vast majority of rape cases.   

 

I also know where you are coming from and certainly do respect your opinion as well.

 

I don't necessarily disagree with your reasons for Social issues being an important factor in making your decision.  I think the concept that we are talking about here has to do with morality and tradition.  I personally hold traditional family values in my life, yet I also understand that times change.

 

As an example, I think that we need to take a step back when it comes to the issue of marriage.  While my faith defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman, the law should not have that restriction for all people.  How do we do something like this that is equal to all citizens?  It's a rough and rocky road when it comes to this.

 

I personally have a few close friends and family members who happen to be gay.  In just one example, I have a cousin who has been with his partner for almost the same amount of time that I have been married to my wife (20+ years).  They don't enjoy the same benefits that we do when it comes to filing income taxes or getting health care.  That is certainly changing, but the matter becomes something along the lines of, do we call their union a marriage?  Can they legally file their income taxes as "married filing jointly"?  Can they sign up for health insurance using the "employee + spouse" terms?

 

I don't know of an easy answer to something like this.

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There are 10 kinds of people in this world.  Those who understand binary and those who don't.

Republican

As if I really needed to say that

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I also know where you are coming from and certainly do respect your opinion as well.


I don't necessarily disagree with your reasons for Social issues being an important factor in making your decision. I think the concept that we are talking about here has to do with morality and tradition. I personally hold traditional family values in my life, yet I also understand that times change.


As an example, I think that we need to take a step back when it comes to the issue of marriage. While my faith defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman, the law should not have that restriction for all people. How do we do something like this that is equal to all citizens? It's a rough and rocky road when it comes to this.


I personally have a few close friends and family members who happen to be gay. In just one example, I have a cousin who has been with his partner for almost the same amount of time that I have been married to my wife (20+ years). They don't enjoy the same benefits that we do when it comes to filing income taxes or getting health care. That is certainly changing, but the matter becomes something along the lines of, do we call their union a marriage? Can they legally file their income taxes as "married filing jointly"? Can they sign up for health insurance using the "employee + spouse" terms?


I don't know of an easy answer to something like this.

I was in the same boat as you it's how I ended up libertarian. Liberty above all else even when I don't agree with the practice so long as life and property are protected.

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