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Poll Results: What is your political leaning?

Poll expired: Dec 1, 2004  
  • 4% (2)
    Right Wing
  • 38% (17)
    Left Wing
  • 6% (3)
    Centre
  • 11% (5)
    Right of Centre
  • 27% (12)
    Left of Centre
  • 11% (5)
    Anarchist
44 Total Votes  
post #1 of 8
Thread Starter 
So the question I am raising is what is your political leaning. Is it Right Wing, Left Wing, Centre, Centre Right, Centre Left or Anarchist.
I know there are a ton of other political groups and franchises but these seem to form the widest representation


Right-wing, rightist
A general descriptive term for any of several otherwise rather different, conservative, reactionary or fascist political ideologies, the common denominator of which is their qualified or enthusiastic support for the main features of the current social and economic order, accepting all (or nearly all) of its inequalities of wealth, status and privilege (or even in some cases support for a return to an earlier, even more inegalitarian and hierarchical political-economic order.) Right wing ideologies tend to emphasize the values of order, patriotism, social cohesion, and a personal sense of duty that makes the individual citizen who "knows his place" responsive to discipline from his political and social superiors. In America, the term has a somewhat more derogatory flavor than in Europe.

Left-wing, leftist
General descriptive terms for any of several otherwise quite varied political ideologies (socialism, communism, social democracy, welfare statism, contemporary American liberalism, some versions of anarchism, etc.) that join in denouncing the extent of economic and social inequality in the present order of society and advocate the adoption of vigorous public policies to reduce or eliminate these inequalities, usually through some combination of the following:
•Reduction or elimination of legal protections for private property rights
•Greater regulation (or complete expropriation) of private economic activity
•Stringent limitations on the right to inherit wealth
•Higher tax burdens on the rich and the middle-class, and/or the provision of more tax-supported government services and money payments to the poor.
In America, the term has a somewhat more derogatory flavor than in European usage.

Anarchism
Any of a variety of ideologies sharing the fundamental belief that the state and all similar forms of governmental authority are unjustified and oppressive and illegitimate and therefore ought to be abolished, with future social and economic cooperation to be carried out only by means of voluntary relationships and consensual agreements under conditions of perfect legal equality.
post #2 of 8
Thread Starter 
Some interesting results so far. It looks like so far there is a largely leftist and left of centre agenda but within the last half hour right of centre and right wing has gained some votes.

Interesting to see the number of Anarchists as well.
post #3 of 8
Ideally, I am an anarchist. Actually, I would describe myself as a rational anarchist (a term borrowed from "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress"), in that I believe that people should make rational choices for the betterment of mankind, without the meddling of government. However, that is my ideal position. I know people won't really do this, and that we can't agree on which direction is the betterment of mankind. So I would describe myself as right of center, but very close to center. I believe that a mixture of the two would lead to the best solution, assuming the two sides could work together. However, I also think that it usually devolves into this side vs. that side, instead of working together for the best solution.
post #4 of 8
Thread Starter 
Looks like the left wing has overtaken the left of centre brigade. Communism is kicking partial liberal's asses. As well as Facists, Republicans and Anarchists put together.

Still there is time until the poll closes.
post #5 of 8
I said I was left of center, why no option for Fascist?
post #6 of 8
Thread Starter 
Bush and Republicans are right of centre generally.

General Franco is right wing.

Lenin is Left Wing.

Michael Moore is left of centre.

In my opinion no one is truly centre.
post #7 of 8
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dingus
I said I was left of center, why no option for Fascist?
Facist is Right Wing.
post #8 of 8
I described myself as a left winger, although I don't think that is quite fair. I tend to favor liberal policies, but at the same time am more of an authoritarian than anything else. On a side note, there is an interesting quiz below that can help the confused.

http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz.html
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