Its hard sometimes to pick either or. People that are Democratic or left of center can still have views that are Republican or Right of Center views. People who are to the right of center can also have some political views on the left. Some would consider this the center, but I want to know if you had to pick, which side of the fence do you usually fall on once you add everything up, the left or the right. Voting for one or the other does not make one necessarily a republican or democrat. This should be interesting to view the results of this poll and I encourage everyone to vote regardless of your politcial views, political party, or country you come from. Thanks.
Politically if you had to pick, are you Left of Center or Right of Center?
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deep
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For better or for worse, I have always been left of the centre, though I do have firm 'Conservative' tendencies as my Tory friends point out (all my friends, save one, are Tories/Republicans).
I come from a politically troubled family anyway; my grandfather was fanatically anti-right, given that he fought the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War, I don't blame him. However, interestingly enough, the rest of the family were Nationalists. As in, when Spain finally fell to Franco, they rejoiced. Hence they stayed in Spain, my grandfather did not.
However, though my father is practically a militant Socialist and my mother a Communist, I am by no means a pacifist. I don't belive in appeasement and I believe in the restriction of the rights of the Unions, as in, their wings need to be clipped. I've just spent the worst day of transportation ever (6 hours to get to a location that usually takes an hour to get to) all because some ungrateful and spoilt rail-conductors want a pay that is considerably higher than the higher-average wage, in the first place. I believe those that society depend on should NOT have the right to strike. Also, I'm still not convinced about female priests. I don't believe sex-changes are on the cards, I don't believe abortion is right.
I'm not a self-indulgent liberal. I don't believe that being a 'liberal' means in 'wallowing' in your God-given rights, nor does it mean 'abusing' them. I am not, by any means, a libertarian.
However, when it comes to economic theory, I follow Socialist economics, and I 'do' hate the Conservative Party for what it has done to Britain. I hate its mindless privatisation spree, its intended destruction of the Unions (hence now we have militant Unions causing more trouble), the way they turned the domestic economy into one of cut-throat ethics and unfair welfare policies, its virtual destruction of the National Health Service (so that now, they can all sit back and say that the future of Health Service lies in the 'Private' Health Service), how they encouraged barbaric dictatorships in South America (Pinochet, anyone?); not to mention the ridicule that the Falklands incident was.
No, I will not join that side.
Ant.
For better or for worse, I have always been left of the centre, though I do have firm 'Conservative' tendencies as my Tory friends point out (all my friends, save one, are Tories/Republicans).
I come from a politically troubled family anyway; my grandfather was fanatically anti-right, given that he fought the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War, I don't blame him. However, interestingly enough, the rest of the family were Nationalists. As in, when Spain finally fell to Franco, they rejoiced. Hence they stayed in Spain, my grandfather did not.
However, though my father is practically a militant Socialist and my mother a Communist, I am by no means a pacifist. I don't belive in appeasement and I believe in the restriction of the rights of the Unions, as in, their wings need to be clipped. I've just spent the worst day of transportation ever (6 hours to get to a location that usually takes an hour to get to) all because some ungrateful and spoilt rail-conductors want a pay that is considerably higher than the higher-average wage, in the first place. I believe those that society depend on should NOT have the right to strike. Also, I'm still not convinced about female priests. I don't believe sex-changes are on the cards, I don't believe abortion is right.
I'm not a self-indulgent liberal. I don't believe that being a 'liberal' means in 'wallowing' in your God-given rights, nor does it mean 'abusing' them. I am not, by any means, a libertarian.
However, when it comes to economic theory, I follow Socialist economics, and I 'do' hate the Conservative Party for what it has done to Britain. I hate its mindless privatisation spree, its intended destruction of the Unions (hence now we have militant Unions causing more trouble), the way they turned the domestic economy into one of cut-throat ethics and unfair welfare policies, its virtual destruction of the National Health Service (so that now, they can all sit back and say that the future of Health Service lies in the 'Private' Health Service), how they encouraged barbaric dictatorships in South America (Pinochet, anyone?); not to mention the ridicule that the Falklands incident was.
No, I will not join that side.
Ant.
nbcrusader
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This all depends on who defines the center. Rather unnecessary labeling, I believe.
Libertarian
I think people here would think I am conservative.
My college friends think I am a left of center.
It depends on the issue with me.
At times I find myself on the left and others on the right.
One thing I have picked up on here is that American politics and left and right is quite different from other countries.
I think people here would think I am conservative.
My college friends think I am a left of center.
It depends on the issue with me.
At times I find myself on the left and others on the right.
One thing I have picked up on here is that American politics and left and right is quite different from other countries.
This poll is simply where you would place yourself based on what YOU consider the center to be and which side of the fence YOU feel your probably on. Its not known who voted in the Poll or how you voted unless you write a response to the thread and state that you did vote and how you voted. No one has to worry about being labled because who voted and how they voted cannot be seen.
But heh, feel free to say or post anything that you want. Thanks to everyone that has voted and posted to the thread.
But heh, feel free to say or post anything that you want. Thanks to everyone that has voted and posted to the thread.
Lilly
Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
i'm a centrist. i wish you'd have included centrists in this poll.
diamond
ONE love, blood, life
Im like so in the center..like the rest of u like revolve around ME
DB9
DB9
I think A lot of people are in the center. My point was if you HAD to pick which side of the center do you fall on. This question I realize will be very tough for independents to answer. If you don't know just guess.
Just joking.
Just joking.
left
pax
ONE love, blood, life
Interesting that although some have alleged that a secret plot exists to wipe conservatives out of FYM, the right-and-left split, as of now, is roughly 50-50.
Hmmmmmmm. Could it be that maybe, just maybe, no secret plot exists? Nahhhhhh...
Hmmmmmmm. Could it be that maybe, just maybe, no secret plot exists? Nahhhhhh...
paxetaurora said:Interesting that although some have alleged that a secret plot exists to wipe conservatives out of FYM, the right-and-left split, as of now, is roughly 50-50.
Hmmmmmmm. Could it be that maybe, just maybe, no secret plot exists? Nahhhhhh...
When you say 50/50 split...you do realize that only 15 people have responded to the poll?
HEHE Of course....are the counters in Florida? I suspect they may be.
U2Bama
Rock n' Roll Doggie
Right of center.
martha
Blue Crack Supplier
Proudly left, with all the contradictions and annoying habits included in that label.
Zoomerang96
ONE love, blood, life
deep said:
brilliant!
you described everything with two sentances! thats every writers dream.
and to think that the democrats are "left of center" is rediculous. theyre all right wing, belonging to different companies and corporations. THATS the difference.
I thought someone would bring that point out. I understand to many people of different political views that the Democrats are not left of center at all. I was just using the usual Democrat-Republican thing to explain right of center/left of center to some that may have not been to familar with those terms. We often label things as liberal or conservitive, republican or democrat.
Zoomerang96
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sorry sting2, i didnt mean to put you on the defensive. i sounded smart-assed the way i responded.
i understand perfectly well with what your saying, sorry for trying to act like a hero or something.
i understand perfectly well with what your saying, sorry for trying to act like a hero or something.
diamond
ONE love, blood, life
I will bet anybody a sodie-pop tho
THAT-
the left wingers assembled HERE have many more Multiple Handles per person than the right wingers for some odd reason.
Why that is..I do not know..
DB9
THAT-
the left wingers assembled HERE have many more Multiple Handles per person than the right wingers for some odd reason.
Why that is..I do not know..
DB9
hiphop
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
diamond said:I will bet anybody a sodie-pop tho
THAT-
the left wingers assembled HERE have many more Multiple Handles per person than the right wingers for some odd reason.
Why that is..I do not know..
DB9
wherez my sodapop hurry up if not its all about interests
hiphop
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
Puh - leeze. Two sodapops. 100% every two hours, ya know.
Rono
Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS
Left,.....
And sodapops are bad for nature,.....burp.
And sodapops are bad for nature,.....burp.
martha
Blue Crack Supplier
diamond said:I will bet anybody a sodie-pop tho
THAT-
the left wingers assembled HERE have many more Multiple Handles per person than the right wingers for some odd reason.
Why that is..I do not know..
DB9
You might owe me a soda pop, sweetie, cos there's only one Martha!!
diamond
ONE love, blood, life
i was talking colletively u bunch of monkeys
Angela Harlem
Jesus Online
You balance the scales eh Diamond? 
diamond
ONE love, blood, life
I only like have 1 handle..Angela Harlem said:You balance the scales eh Diamond?
Everyone knows who I is already
All my other handles have been ash-canned
Ppl realize that Iam their friendly nieghborhood whack and a token -Republican here...
thank u-
DB9
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joyfulgirl
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joyfulgirl has always had the same stupid handle
Although I have voted for Democrats, Independents, Greens and yes, even the rare Republican, in my life (and a couple of times didn't vote at all), at this point I am so far to the left that I don't think there's any going back.
Although I have voted for Democrats, Independents, Greens and yes, even the rare Republican, in my life (and a couple of times didn't vote at all), at this point I am so far to the left that I don't think there's any going back.
U2Bama
Rock n' Roll Doggie
diamond said:
I would say that your "greatest hits" were:
-DEave Schroeder
-DiamondBruno_9
-Diamond the U2 Parrot
~U2Alabama
Foxxern
Refugee
diamond said:I will bet anybody a sodie-pop tho
THAT-
the left wingers assembled HERE have many more Multiple Handles per person than the right wingers for some odd reason.
Why that is..I do not know..
DB9
Because you're bitter about being outnumbered? Either that or you have a lot of extra soda lying around.
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