What is your political upbringing?

[Last One In]

I bring up this up because I see a lot of people changing sides once they realize their parents aren't God. So, how were you brought up and what are you now?

 

[Nat Turner]

I was brought up with no political upbringing, although my parents favored Democrats.

I usually take an extremely libertarian stance with social issues, but am somewhat less so regarding businesses and taxation.

 

[Last One In]

someone has to pay that social security and get those highways fixed.

 

[Nat Turner]

Last One In:

You're missing half the options.

Both liberals and conservatives, in the contemporary definitions, believe in government infringement in certain areas of our personal lives. (gun rights, drug prohibition, pornography, etc.)

I don't, so I cannot answer.

 

[Last One In]

I was brought up as a conservative and am still a conservative. I find that the values are virtuious and right as far as protection of life and marriage, but as far as war and the death penality and torture, I'm against all of them.

 

[Nat Turner]

I was brought up as a conservative and am still a conservative. I find that the values are virtuious and right as far as protection of life and marriage, but as far as war and the death penality and torture, I'm against all of them.

Do you think marijuana should be legalized?

If yes, you are a conservative in the true sense(aka libertarian).
If not, you are a conservative in the contemporary political sense.

 

[Last One In]

Should have added a neither or other options I guess. Maybe one of the mods could put it in (nudges ennui with elbow three consecutive times)

 

[S.L.]

I wasn't exposed to politics when I was young, but my mom is borderline liberal and conservative.

I consider myself liberal, but I have some conservative ideas.

 

[Last One In]

Do you think marijuana should be legalized?

If yes, you are a conservative in the true sense(aka libertarian).
If not, you are a conservative in the contemporary political sense.

I think that weed should be legalized and beer outlawed, as weed is less damaging. Weed is like smoking a cigerett, but beer damages all sorts of stuff, like heart and liver and kidneys and brain.

 

[Nat Turner]

I think that weed should be legalized and beer outlawed, as weed is less damaging. Weed is like smoking a cigerett, but beer damages all sorts of stuff, like heart and liver and kidneys and brain.

Your thoughts are collectivist, and farther "left" than a true conservative. You think that people's rights should be restricted for the good of society.

If we aren't allowed to do things freely, with the government always keeping watch over our personal lives, can we truly pursue happiness? I'm just saying, we should legally be able to ruin our own lives if we want, and we should be free to make our own decisions. Sure society as a whole may be worse off, because there's a few idiots, but we'd be free.

Victimless crimes(those only affecting one person) should not be crimes.

Liberty > all.

 

[KagePrototype]

moved.

 

[Last One In]

Your thoughts are collectivist, and farther "left" than a true conservative. You think that people's rights should be restricted for the good of society.

If we aren't allowed to do things freely, with the government always keeping watch over our personal lives, can we truly pursue happiness? I'm just saying, we should legally be able to ruin our own lives if we want, and we should be free to make our own decisions. Sure society as a whole may be worse off, because there's a few idiots, but we'd be free.

Victimless crimes(those only affecting one person) should not be crimes.

Liberty > all.

I'm liberal on most issues such as government, rich people, war, and the death penality. But when it comes to gay marriage or stem cell research or abortion, I am against those things.

 

[PunisherUSA]

I can't stand the proposed dichotomy of "the liberal left" and "the conservative right". I'm not just talking about throwing in moderate for each side either.
Liberal-new ideas
Conservative- keep what we have
Left-power to the public
Right-power to the government

So pro-abortionists? Hate to break it to you, but you have become conservative when the law legalizing it passed.

And answer honestly, do you all believe you can label your entire belief system and political values in a pair of words?

[/RANT]Sorry, a teacher has made me hate the government,the entire political system and the media for cramming this idea of ONLY 2 sides down our throats... no vote...

 

[satch919]

Why do we have to be pigeonholed into a "us" and "them" category? I'm a registered Independent. What happened to that option?! That liberal and conservative bullsh*t is one of the reasons why this country is divided. My dad is Independent and my mom is a Democrat. There's been many heated political debates in my house. I was able to see the faults of the Democrats and Republicans.

I say we leave this two party system behind and get some fresh faces and ideas in there.

I bet there are more independents out there than most people realize. I think they pick a side only because that's what they were raised with or pressured into picking just one.

 

[Ennui]

brought up open minded. chose liberal.

 

[satch919]

hmm, posted twice.

 

[staticprimer]

I think that weed should be legalized and beer outlawed, as weed is less damaging. Weed is like smoking a cigerett, but beer damages all sorts of stuff, like heart and liver and kidneys and brain.

Ignorance makes me smile.

 

[Lemonking]

I dont put myself in a group some poeple like my dad say Im a hippie some people back in Germany say Im a Neo Nazi


whatever

 

[satch919]

Ignorance makes me smile.

Really? I usually want to knock some "sense" into those ignorant people.

 

[staticprimer]

Really? I usually want to knock some "sense" into those ignorant people.

I was being ironic

 

[dream431ca]

Hmmm...I live in Canada and I can't see me on a conservative side here in Canada, there to screwed up...might as well go with the lesser evil the liberals.:rolling:

 

[15357]

If you're a liberal here, most older people take you as a traitor/commie/lefty criminal/red. Mostly.

 

[dream431ca]

If you're a liberal here, most older people take you as a traitor/commie/lefty criminal/red. Mostly.

Yeah..I can see the offence towards liberals there.

 

[Ikerous]

If you're a liberal here, most older people take you as a traitor/commie/lefty criminal/red. Mostly.

My grandma considers the ACLU a communist group
My parents are conservative, i never really heard em discuss politics though as a kid
I'm liberal

 

[Flyingdebris]

grew up apolitical, independant with conservative leanings now.

In terms of people's freedoms, i believe everyone is entitled to do as they please as long as it doesn't infringe on the rights of others. If you want to have a gay marriage, go right ahead. Want to smoke a huge load of pot, be my guest. If my rights are not infringed by your actions, then everything should be right as rain.

In terms of economics and other stuff i'm moderate to conservative.

 

[Raziaar]

My family didn't influence me at all with anything political growing up. I went conservative all by myself.

 

[Last One In]

I was being ironic

How was I being ignorant?

 

[Absinthe]

I guess you could say I was brought up as a liberal, but it wasn't really noticeable. Political discussion within the family only began to take place well after I had formed my views. Even now they're more grounded in the middle of the political spectrum, my mother being a bit more liberal and my father becoming gradually more conservative.

 

[staticprimer]

How was I being ignorant?

When marijuana and beer are both used in moderation, beer ends up being less harmful to the body. In fact, there have been some studies that show that moderate alcohol usage (minus hard liquor) can be somewhat benefical to our health. Our liver can handle a certain amount of alcohol, as that is one of its jobs. However, we have no organ that can negate the effects of smoke, THC, and the many other chemicals present in marijuana.

 

[The Mullinator]

My Mom has always been somewhat left leaning while my Dad has always told me things like "Don't listen to people trying to swing you one way or the other. Both sides have merit." or "The people who truly know what they are doing are those who figure out what they believe in on their own."

My Dad made it clear he never wanted to have any influence on me one way or another in terms of political views unless he saw me going into some sort of extreme view point.

 

[Mechagodzilla]

I was raised pretty much neutral (my folks were moderate, while my grandparents were pretty conservative) and I now base my views on as pure a logic as I can muster.

I identify myself as 'liberal' (not 'Liberal Party of Canada' though. I vote NDP). This is because the logical conclusions I've made synch up with that category best. (In canada, political choice isn't at all the huge controversy it is in the US. This is because we are a <3 party system and not a 2 party one.)

 

[gick]

At home my upbringing was totally neutral (apart from my dad tory-bashing, but that was just the once). I went to Catholic schools, where the constant 'help the poor blah blah blah' probably formulated my socialist tendencies. My disgust at Catholicism also created my distaste for authoritarianism.

 

[The Monkey]

What about those 72.5% on these forum who aren't Liberal nor Conservative?

I'm a Social Democrat, so until a mod adds another option, I will not vote.