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What are your political views?
June 25, 2015 at 6:19 pm
Feel free to leave commentary after you vote.
If you choose other, please elaborate.
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RE: What are your political views?
June 25, 2015 at 6:24 pm
That's a bit of a complex question to answer in a simple poll and one forum post, no?
It's quite a bit more complicated than "left" and "right."
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RE: What are your political views?
June 25, 2015 at 6:26 pm
(June 25, 2015 at 6:24 pm)Faith No More Wrote: That's a bit of a complex question to answer in a simple poll and one forum post, no?
It's quite a bit more complicated than "left" and "right."
Left/right are not the only choices. You can reply with "other" if you'd like. :-)
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RE: What are your political views?
June 25, 2015 at 6:34 pm
Lately I feel like a Marxist sympathizer - Though liberals and conservatives call me a fascist no matter what. I hold some normal and some complicated views. For pragmatic reasons, I'm fine with some kind of social liberalism/social democracy system.
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RE: What are your political views?
June 25, 2015 at 6:45 pm
When it comes to individual rights, I am pretty liberal. On economic issues, I am more moderate.
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RE: What are your political views?
June 25, 2015 at 6:46 pm
I'm with Nope.
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RE: What are your political views?
June 25, 2015 at 6:50 pm
I view politics with a slightly suspicious squint, but other than that, the label that probably fits me best is 'social democrat'.
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