Are you a Democrat or Republican or...

Chris OConnor

Are you a Democrat or Republican or Independent? I'm curious as to the political affiliation of our members.

Results (total votes = 27):


R	7 / 25.9%

D	7 / 25.9%

I	13 / 48.1%

"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them" -- Mark Twain

bijnke

I'm English so I can be both.
I believe in Democracy
and I want to get rid of
the Royals.

ADO15

Ditto!

Actually, I'd probably describe myself as a democratic socialist, but I guess no Americans'd know what that means!

Chris OConnor

I'm probably our communities only registered Republican.

Chris

"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them" -- Mark Twain

Dissident Heart

Quote:
Elections are essentially bought, and the democratic culture is severely eroded. Furthermore, the population is aware of it, by and large, but many feel helpless. It is also a very frightened country, particularly men, polls indicate. That has been true for a long time, and those fears are exploited by unscrupulous leaders to divert the attention of the people they are kicking in the face, not to speak of what they are doing to coming generations. Nevertheless, though differences are not very large, they do exist. The current incumbents may do severe, perhaps irreparable, damage if given another hold on power – a very slim hold, but one they will use to achieve very ugly and dangerous ends. In a very powerful state, small differences may translate into very substantial effects on the victims, at home and abroad. It is no favor to those who are suffering, and may face much worse ahead, to overlook these facts. Keeping the Bush circle out means holding one’s nose and voting for some Democrat, but that’s not the end of the story. The basic culture and institutions of a democratic society have to be constructed, in part reconstructed, and defeat of an extremely dangerous clique in the presidential race is only one very small component of that.

Noam Chomsky
www.dissidentvoice.org/Fe...am0206.htm

NaddiaAoC

I'm still undecided and not registered either way, but my views favor the republican party over the democratic party.

pctacitus

I'm a registered republican in the US. I find myself to be a liberal on social issues most of the time, however, I find myself agreeing with conservatives on foreign and defense issues. I believe in republics (mixed gov'ts without a king), but not pure democracy (it's not my fault I've read my Thucydides).

burymenot

I belong to no organized party. I'm a Democrat. - Will Rogers

atsquish

I have a tendency to be more liberal than most Democrats.

bijnke

Have you noticed that
Liberal = left wing, in America,
sort of middle of the road
in England and pretty much
right wing in Europe?

Chris OConnor

I'm shocked that more members are claimingto be Republicans than Democrats. Most of the strong arguments on our boards seem to reflect the liberal perspective.

Chris

"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them" -- Mark Twain

RickU

Quote:
'm a registered republican in the US. I find myself to be a liberal on social issues most of the time, however, I find myself agreeing with conservatives on foreign and defense issues.

Until Bush II I would have agreed w/ this. But now I'm a registered indy.

In Vino Veritas

RickU

And even so...I would still label myself independant over anything...

In Vino Veritas

Chris OConnor

Maybe liberals are more outspoken than conservatives, because it sure seems like nobody on this forum supports Bush or conservatism in general. I find the same scenario when in the religion chat rooms on Yahoo. And we know that Bush is currently leading in the polls. I just find it confusing that almost all Internet talk is supporting Kerry.

Chris

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." - Nelson Mandella

scrumfish

Chris, it's probably just the places you frequent online. I'm sure there are plenty of conservative boards where conservatives gather. Or maybe it's a personality thing of people who tend to be conservative tend not to have the type of personality that enjoys internet chat rooms and discussion boards. I don't know if that's a possibility, but I do know that my family is filled with conservatives, and I can't think of a single one of them that frequents chat or boards (that I know of, anyway). They are definitely outspoken in person.

Speaking of family, my mother is a Democrat and my father is a Republican. Is it unusual for that to happen? I am an independent. I used to lean sort of towards more towards Republican, but I have gradually migrated the other way, because of social issues. As far as economics go, I still sort of lean right. But when it comes time to vote, I often don't even get to the economic issues because I would never vote for someone who is anti-abortion or anti-gay rights. That doesn't make me Democrat by default, does it?


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