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porphyrian

(18,530 posts) Mon Aug 27, 2012, 03:07 PM Aug 2012

Your Unscientific Degree of Left [View all]

Everyone knows that the economy and jobs play a major role in the coming presidential election, but social issues are turning out to be the deciding factor for many this time around. Has the GOP's Reagan-era bedding of the religious right, with their extreme social conservatism, finally rolled around to bite them in the ass? Maybe. Where do you stand? Straw poll...

23 votes, 1 pass \| Time left: Unlimited
	Lefty-left Liberal Everything
	18 (78%)
	Conservative economics, Liberal social issues
	2 (9%)
	Centrist or Not Sure
	0 (0%)
	Liberal economics, Conservative social issues
	0 (0%)
	Conservative economics, Conservative social issues
	0 (0%)
	Other (please explain)
	3 (13%)
	1 DU member did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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Your Unscientific Degree of Left [View all] porphyrian Aug 2012 OP

Other: Economic Issues = Liberal/Socialist. Social Issues = Anarchist. nt ZombieHorde Aug 2012 #1

Ah, I didn't think of that... porphyrian Aug 2012 #2

I consider it an economic issue. I would like to see socialized health care in the US. ZombieHorde Aug 2012 #3

The labels are arbitrary. porphyrian Aug 2012 #4

Anybody else? n/t porphyrian Aug 2012 #5

Anarcho-Socialist/Anarcho-Syndicalist Taverner Aug 2012 #6

Left Libertarian - aka Anarchist Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2012 #7

One comment: Quantess Aug 2012 #8

Yes. porphyrian Aug 2012 #9

But that was not directed at you or the way your worded your poll! Quantess Aug 2012 #11

No problem, I took no offense. n/t porphyrian Aug 2012 #14

The general politics of DUers as a whole are what I consider "moderate" Blue_Tires Aug 2012 #10

Possibly. I did this to see how people would categorize themselves today. n/t porphyrian Aug 2012 #15

Other: Economic liberal, social civil-libertarian cthulu2016 Aug 2012 #12

Welcome to the Big Tent! porphyrian Aug 2012 #16

Other - Chinese Restaurant Style slackmaster Aug 2012 #13

NO SUBSTITUTION! porphyrian Aug 2012 #17

Other; Socially leftist, economically radical. n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #18

Not a fan of increasingly unregulated capitalism, huh? n/t porphyrian Aug 2012 #21

18th century idea to improve on a 9th century con game and locked into a Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #25

I consider myself more of a leftist than a liberal on economics DefenseLawyer Aug 2012 #19

I know a bunch of people like you. n/t porphyrian Aug 2012 #22

what about middle of the road economics, liberal social issues, and prefer will kill motherfuckers snooper2 Aug 2012 #20

I'm not sure where that would fit in this poll... porphyrian Aug 2012 #23

Left on almost everything, moderate on one or two things, conservative on none. Motown_Johnny Aug 2012 #24

Left on social issues. Economy... *shrug* sakabatou Aug 2012 #26

i consder myself a totalitarian BOG PERSON Aug 2012 #27

But who will keep it company, then? porphyrian Aug 2012 #35

Other: Conservative (Actual CONSERVATIVE) economics, libertarian social views. MercutioATC Aug 2012 #28

isn't that the definition of a classical liberal? BOG PERSON Aug 2012 #29

Well, yeah, but some people have bizarre definitions of "liberal". MercutioATC Aug 2012 #30

Lefty-liberal-everything LeftishBrit Aug 2012 #31

Good point, and I did not know about that quirk of terminology. porphyrian Aug 2012 #37

It's a complicated issue.. LeftishBrit Aug 2012 #50

Madness. Thanks. porphyrian Aug 2012 #52

Socially liberal, economically pro-capitalism and pro-free trade (like Obama) (nt) Nye Bevan Aug 2012 #32

Communist. Starry Messenger Aug 2012 #33

It's my experience that the factors are tied together as well, so the distinction is arbitrary. porphyrian Aug 2012 #40

As am I, although of a different tendency........ socialist_n_TN Aug 2012 #42

+1 to all of that. Starry Messenger Aug 2012 #66

radical left on economic issues, libertarian on civil liberties. Joe Shlabotnik Aug 2012 #34

I agree; corporations prove time and again that they will kill people for profit. porphyrian Aug 2012 #43

I am the first one, and my sig line can back that up for me. :^) GreenPartyVoter Aug 2012 #36

I just checked, and I'm still lefty-lefter than Ghandi or Mandela. n/t porphyrian Aug 2012 #44

Me too. :^D GreenPartyVoter Aug 2012 #49

Far left. SilveryMoon Aug 2012 #38

Check out the Political Compass... porphyrian Aug 2012 #45

I'm like Ghandi, only slight more libertarian... Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #60

Thanks for this. SilveryMoon Aug 2012 #67

Social libertarian first tama Aug 2012 #39

Is that in the UK? Another poster said that was true over there. n/t porphyrian Aug 2012 #46

Me Finland tama Aug 2012 #48

We Americans revolted, took the English language, bastardized it into slang... porphyrian Aug 2012 #53

As a student and friend tama Aug 2012 #57

I believe Chomsky is correct there. porphyrian Aug 2012 #58

Crazy yes, tama Aug 2012 #63

Lefty left. Social & economic. raouldukelives Aug 2012 #41

Proud urban peasant. SQUEE Aug 2012 #47

I'm a full-blown Socialist Odin2005 Aug 2012 #51

Liberal on almost every issue. Jennicut Aug 2012 #54

socialist.... mike_c Aug 2012 #55

Already way gone beyond left. Anyone to the right of Bernie Sanders Zorra Aug 2012 #56

Far left on economic issues, mixed/moderate on social issues Rochester Aug 2012 #59

Flaming moderate. Throd Aug 2012 #61

Fiscal conservative / libertarian social / protectionist foreign SmileyRose Aug 2012 #62

I used to be considered a Centrist, NashvilleLefty Aug 2012 #64

I stand next to one person, and he calls me a liberal bleeding-heart... LanternWaste Aug 2012 #65