Political Parties?
 

I'm either a very liberal democrat or a conservative Green. Depending on how you look at it.

How 'bout you?

*this is not a thread for political discussion. it is a thread for STATING your political affiliation, if you so desire*

thank you.

I've voted in every major election since Nixon, and, without counting, would guess I've voted for an even number of Republicans and Democrats.

I think I'm a moderate, but am not sure exactly what that means.

I think that, because of my profession, I've seen and experienced more than most people -- both good and bad. That experience shapes my opinions -- not what any organized party tells me.

Conservatives and Liberals both have good ideas. The best path is often a mixture of the two. Sometimes, we call it compromise. When we can't compromise, we call it politics.

I don't like politics anymore, but I can't seem to hide from it.

I’m a Libertarian. I am a fiscal conservative and a social moderate. I do not see myself ever voting for a liberal. I voted Republican in the recent CA Gov. election.

I have only been eligible to vote once provincially and I voted Liberal.

Federally I have been able to vote twice. First time I voted PC and second time Alliance. This time around (whenever Martin decides to dissolve Parliament) I will probably vote Liberal, but I be looking strongly at the PC platform too.

For those who are wondering what the heck Im talking about, this is where these parties lie on the Canadian political spectrum:

Liberals are pretty much dead centre - a nice mix of socialism and capitalism

PC - a bit right of centre - like the Liberals but with more capitalist tendancies

Alliance - furthest right mainstream party in Canada - I don't agree with many of their policies, (but I had local reasons for voting Alliance last time round) - Preston you should have kept in Reform.

I am a registered Democrat. Usually vote democrat unless I think the republican canadiate would do a better job. I would have voted McCain over Gore anyday.

I'm a Libertarian. Fiscally on the SLIGHTLY conservative side, socially on the extreme left.

I vote for the best candidate, hands down.

In 2000 I would have gone for McCain, but went Gore.

This year I'm hoping for Clark.

I am a bleeding heart liberal. I vote Democrat except when I'm not given the option, like in my home county when none ever run. Then I vote for my daddy or Mickey Mouse.

Staunchly conservative Republican checking in :)

Wise words, DeltAlum!

I was a Democrat, and was the youngest delegate to one of their National Conventions. It was at the DNC that I realized that I was not, in fact, a Democrat.

I'm now a Republican, but mostly because I live in a state which disenfranchises anyone who isn't either a Democrat or a Republican in the primaries. I tend to be Conservative to Moderate, but vote on the person & the issue.

Registered Democrat - middle of the road. (OK, OK, slightly left of center ;) )

Same here.

Another bleeding heart liberal checking in. I'm registered Green, and vote Green when there is a candidate running. Otherwise, I'll vote for the democrat.

in high school i was very into libertarianism but that kind of passed when i got into college. right now i am not registered with any party. I am socially liberally and fiscally conservative (but not to libertarian extreme that I use believe) Nationally I usually vote Democrat (though I loved McCain) cuz social freedom is more important to me than fiscal policies but in NY I am a swing voter cuz Republicans here are pretty moderate.

Democrat - although I base my vote on the candidate, not the party

I'm rooting for Clark this go round

I'm conservative/libertarian in the sense that I think people should be responsible for themselves and self-reliant. Definitely fiscally conservative. I also believe many drugs should be legalized and that Government Agencies are in many cases unconstitutional.

Some self proclaimed conservatives bring their religion in and proclaim religious politics to be conservative politics. I believe this is BS. Church stays out of state and vice-versa -- period.

Socially, I'm pretty strongly conservative but NOT for moral reasons, more for fiscal ones. For example, I think gay marriage is a horrible idea not because of the morality of it, but because of the financial cost to a society that largely does not support it.

You left out some of the other guys.....

NDP - left of centre, staunchly socialist, runs federaly but never wins. Does so-so provincially.

Green - way left of centre, very socialist (I do like their platform of corporate accountability though.) A provincial party for now as they are mounting a more concerted effort to achieve federal party status.

Natural Law :D- okay these guys are so far out there you can't really qualify as being left. They stand for legal pot mostly and have some far out notions regarding national defense and basic physics. Provincial/Municipal only (though they do try to make the federals).

Marxist-Leninist - The lovable communist party; has made a go at things since the 1920s. Provincial/Municipal elections only.

Commonwealth Party - Last I checked they were a breakaway from the Marxists, and followed Trotsky(?) communist teachings. Provincial/Municipal.

Monarchist - generally tow the same line as the PCs, but believe in giving more power to the Queen (basically a return to the early to late 19th century). Provincial/Municipal.

Thats all I can remember for now......

Oh yeah I vote PC federally and Liberal provincially. I'd like to see a PC minority government federally, and a minority Liberal party provincially. :)

I'm a member of the Green Party.

-Rudey
--Incredibly liberal.

i hate labels. i just vote for whoever is the best person for the job

I'm fairly liberal

I suppose you could call me a liberal but I usually vote Conservative because I find the the Conservatives are more on the liberal side.

However, this year in our provincial elcetion I voted Green because, well the NDP never win...they don't even have official party status (or at least they shouldn't because they didn't win enoug seats) and I never vote Liberal and Mr. Ernie Eves just dissapointed me.

I didn't bother with the other parties because they are of no interest to me. Green is on it's way up.



edited because I found some spelling mistakes and they bothered me

Couldn't of said it better. I'm a registered Republican. But, thats not to say we don't have a lot of idiots running our party. I don't think the president is the brightest in the world, but I do think he has most of the qualities I'd like to see a president have.

Vote for who ever it best to do the job! I did vote republican in the last election is California

I am a line straddling Independant in ultraconservative Republican Bob Dole country.After all these years he is still revered here in Kansas. However,I vote for whoever can do the most for me.Sometimes it was him but most of the time it wasn't.

Republican

Republican.

Staunch.

And was about to be highly involved with the RNC until I moved out of California into Texas...

Then I had to focus on my career...

But, I would have found some friends of my family who are highly involved in the RNC in Houston, Texas...

Now I live in the Pac Northwest...

Still like being a Republican. And I voted in the Californian Recall...

I voted for Indian Gaming... Since they are the only folks in California that are making any money all the time...

Whoa.... wait.....

Okay the info about Canadian parties has changed a bit because the PCs and Alliance parties just agreed to a possible merger.

I can get on board with that. Why don't you run for election?

Independent. Socially, I'm way over to the left, fiscally center. But, I do support a strong military; I'm probably one of the staunchest military boosters you'd find. I like the idea of General Clark because we need someone who has served some serious time in the military to manage these quagmires we've gotten ourselves into.

I'm actually not so sure that the rumors about the pres hold much water. If you're from a place like Oklahoma, you learn never to judge someone's intelligence by their hick-accent:D

I mean.. Dan Quayle... okay, he was stupid.

You should join the Green Party with me.

-Rudey

I am a republican-----I have voted independent (though rare), but NEVER democrat.

I do consider myself a more moderate republican in the sense that i do think there should be more stricter laws regarding the environment.

Other than that, I'm republican all the way, I support Ernie Fletcher for Kentucky Governor this year, I support George W. Bush, and especially our troops at home and abroad.

I am a registered Democrat. If I think another candidate would do a better job, I'll vote for them. But, so far, that hasn't happened. :p

I think you should support Lyndon Larouche.

-Rudey
--He's making a comeback.

all you moderators that have posted your political affiliation on this thread had better go back and delete your posts.

Don't you know that in order to be a "good" and "fair" moderator you can't have any opinions of your own and must be a straight down the middle kind of person? Oh wait, unless you're a liberal of course :rolleyes:

FOR SHAME on you moderators that have political leanings, you have no legitimacy in my eyes.

Kitso
KS 361 mods on GC that need to be plain, boring vanilla

Wanna join the Green Party?

-Rudey

I can't rudey.

I'm conservative.

Or as some on GC have apparantly decided, an uber-Nazi.

Kitso
KS 361 well wishes for your Green Party though

Communist

-Rudey
--He's pink...burn him!

whoa whoa

Pink? burning?

I ain't no flamer. We Uber-nazis despise homosexuals. We even have special pieces of flair we make them wear. Little Rainbow 'A's for ABBA.

Kitso
KS 361 times i can't be a Nazi and a Commie

OH NO!

Am I OK since my leanings are so "vanilla?" Or do I need to take an unyielding stance one way or the other -- depending on which of my fellow mods you listen to, the conservatives or liberals? Yes, believe it or not, I think we have both.

I hate to start off this moderator thing with two strikes against me.

On the other hand, not cleaving to one strict ideology makes it so much easier in the voting booth when the choice is between a reasonably qualified candidate whom I like vs. some idiot from a group I generally claim to be a part of who has ideas I find stupid.

But, then, I usually feel like both "sides" have some decent planks in their platform, and choose the side I agree with most.

Kinda reminds me of that old cheer: "Lean to the "Left", Lean to the "Right", Stand Up, Sit Down, Upchuck twice. Wait, I think I made that last part up. Just the way I feel presently.

All of this because I don't want to be painted with the same brush as 74 other moderators. I doubt that any of us do.

Edited to fix another dumb typo.

DA,

Was merely pointing out that some apparantly believe that one's political affiliation plays a major part in their ability to moderate a Greek website. I for one think that one's political stance has little to no bearing on their abliltiy to be a fair and capable moderator. Although Munchkin and I (Munch, just using you for an example) do not see eye to eye on some things, i think she is a relatively level-headed person and think she would make a fair mod.

My entire post was meant tongue-in-cheek for certain individuals who know who they are.

Kitso
KS 361 times it's SARCASM folks