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Political Ideology Poll  

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  1. 1. Which Author List Most Appeals to You, if you were forced to read all of these authors for a class-- Note: I had about 20 books to list for each category and I picked 6 for each based of name recognition or number of books they produced.

    • Authoritarian left authors: 1) Mao Zedong, 2) Vladimir Lenin, 3) Fidel Castro, 4) Kim Jong Il, 5) Samir Amin, and 6) Kristen Godsee
      1
    • Authoritarian right authors: 1) Tom Nichols, 2) Jordan Peterson, 3) Irving Kristol, 4) Pat Buchanan, 5) William F Buckley, 6) Adolf Hitler
      2
    • Libertarian left authors: 1) Cornel West, 2) Naomi Klein, 3) David Graeber, 4) Howard Zinn, 5) Edward Said, 6) Noam Chomsky
      9
    • Libertarian right authors: 1) Ron Paul, 2) Milton Friedman, 3) Richard Maybury, 4) Ayn Rand, 5) F A Hayak, 6) Eric Beinhocker
      4

  2. 2. Which governments have a model of government that you mostly admire?

  3. 3. Which of the following do you have a favorable view of?

  4. 4. Which form of "government" is preferable if you were fated to live in one or the other?

    • Anarcho-capitalism
      5
    • Anarcho-socialism
      11

  5. 5. Which form of government is preferable if you were fated to live in one or the other?

    • Authoritarian Totalitarian Capitalism
      8
    • Authoritarian Totalitarian Socialism
      8

  6. 6. Who is preferable?

  7. 7. Who is preferable?

    • David Duke
      0
    • Hillary Clinton
      16

  8. 8. Which do you favor?

  9. 9. Which is more important?

    • That the Federal Government have laws to prevent or deter discrimination.
      12
    • That people be allowed to discriminate without fear or meddling of the Federal Government.
      4

  10. 10. Which is more important?

    • That the Federal Government be allowed to force states to comply with voting rights?
      15
    • That local and state government be able to restrict or discourage voting as they see fit without the meddling of the Federal Government?
      1

  11. 11. Which of these should be allowable and free of Federal intervention?

    • Businesses should be allowed to fire any of their employees for any reason, even if they seek to do so to discriminate.
      3
    • Businesses should be allowed to discriminate among consumers, refusing to make business with anyone for any reason.
      4
    • Businesses should be free of environmental regulations.
      2
    • Businesses should be free of labor regulations, employing people of any age, paying workers as high or as little as they wish, etc.
      2
    • Businesses should be allowed to become as large as they wish, free of any anti-monopoly/anti-trust regulations.
      1
    • Businesses should be allowed to charge as much or as little as they wish, even if they have a monopoly of an industry.
      1
    • All of these need Federal intervention to provide necessary regulations
      12

  12. 12. Which of these statements on Healthcare do you agree with?

    • Decent Healthcare should only be available for those who can pay for it.
      1
    • The wealthy should be able to pay more so they can jump a list of critically-ill people waiting for a life-saving organ transplant.
      1
    • Healthcare should never be denied to anyone in need of it.
      13
    • Paying for needed healthcare should never impoverish anyone.
      15
    • I disagree with all of these statements.
      1

  13. 13. Which of these statements on taxation do you agree with?

    • Everyone should have their taxes raised.
      2
    • Wealthier people should pay a higher % of taxation so that poorer people can pay a lower % of tax.
      12
    • Regardless of the tax rate, all people, regardless of income group, should pay the same amount of taxation.
      2
    • Wealthier people should pay a lower % of taxation than poorer people because they create jobs and boost the economy.
      0
    • Everyone should have their taxes lowered.
      4
    • Income tax should not exist.
      2
    • A tax on wealth -- such as an estate tax and similar taxes -- should not exist.
      1
    • Special taxation on tobacco products, alcohol, sodas--aimed at "improving our health" and other similar well-intended reasons--should not exist.
      1
    • Taxation should be voluntary.
      0
    • Taxation should only exist in the form of a sales tax.
      1
    • No taxation should exist.
      1
    • I don't agree with any of these
      1

  14. 14. Which of the following is more important than the other? (obviously all my questions have a middle ground, but if you had to choose one or the other)

    • Businesses should keep business costs low so that consumer prices are lower, profits are higher, and businesses can better expand and provide more jobs.
      6
    • Businesses should increase wages and benefits of their workers since human decency and quality of life is more important than low prices, expanded production, higher employment, and high profits.
      10

  15. 15. Which of the following tags would you apply to your ideal personal political, governing ideology?

    • Establishment
      3
    • Populist
      6
    • Democratic (in the Democracy sense, not the party)
      12
    • Republican (in the Republic sense, not the party)
      12
    • Libertarian (in the non-authoritarian sense, not the party)
      6
    • Authoritarian
      1
    • Progressive
      12
    • Liberal
      7
    • Moderate
      4
    • Conservative
      6
    • Traditionalist
      2
    • Theocracy
      3
    • Equality
      12
    • Equity
      7
    • Meritocratic
      8
    • Communist
      0
    • Democratic Socialist
      6
    • Social Democracy
      9
    • Fascist
      0
    • Anarcho-Capitalist
      1
    • Anarcho-Socialist
      1
    • Capitalist
      7
    • Monarchial
      3
    • Plutocracy
      0
    • Humanist
      6
    • Neoconservative
      3
    • Oligarchy
      1
    • Patriarchy
      2
    • Geniocracy
      2
    • Isolationist
      1
    • Nationalist
      4
    • Globalist
      5
    • Internationalist
      9
    • Independent
      4
    • Non-partisan
      9
    • Secular
      5
    • Ethical
      10
    • Moral
      10
    • Technocracy
      4
    • Aristocracy
      2
    • Darwinian
      1
    • Activist Government
      9
    • Limited Government
      6
    • Other (mention below)
      0

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Hestia

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5 hours ago, Patine said:

And the wording of your post sounds like you believe we live in a world of actual, clearly-defined, "heroes," and, "villains." But that's comicbooks and movies (and even then, not all comicbooks and movies), not the real world

Hillary is no hero, nor do I think that PotatoTed made her out to be in any way. But the last four years under Trump show us his limits as a President and a person. Many more died of COVID because of his own personal inaction and hesitancy with science and fact. There are probably some who would still be alive with a President Clinton. Then, January 6th would never have happened under Hillary Clinton either. She knew better. Sometimes that's all we need - when the bar is this low. There are better options than her to be sure - quite a number in fact. But to suggest there is a moral equivalency between them is dishonest and moral posturing. 

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MrPotatoTed

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Yep.  I pretty specifically said she "wanted" to be the hero who saved the world, not that she would have actually succeeded in doing so (especially because it's an impossible task.)

But as Hestia said, there's a difference between...oh, heck, why am I even trying with you.  You do your thing, go wild.

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Pringles

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6 minutes ago, Patine said:

They (or someone in their place) may have instead died in some God-forsaken battleground in another new, unneeded foreign war, or because of a terrorist attack a new radical, extremist group created in response to President Clinton's foreign policies, instead. And those self-same hooligans that attempted a putsch on January 6th, 2021, may still have been stirred up into violence and chaos - perhaps even by a private citizen Donald Trump bitching about the rigged 2016 election and being prevented from a lack of success in a comeback attempt in 2020 - do you REALLY think Trump would peacefully and disappear to make amateur art if he lost?! What-if is a dangerous game, I concede - but it's a game Clinton doesn't really win hands down, as I see it, or is at all likely to. And it's a horrid gamble that should never have had to have faced the American voters by the wretched stolen election (and betrayal to the voters) in 2016! In this case, what-if is a game everyone loses...

And, for the record, @Pringles, I, myself, would NOT choose David Duke OR Idi Amin Dada over EITHER of them. Since you're comment was undirected, I've lost track of if someone here said they would.

If you are of the same line of thought from the post Jvikings did, that is what I am criticizing. If you are not, I am not. 

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Pringles

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Just now, Pringles said:

If you are of the same line of thought from the post Jvikings did, that is what I am criticizing. If you are not, I am not. 

I'm also criticizing the people who agree with him. Because why not. 

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Pringles

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Just now, Patine said:

Why views that a Hillary Clinton Administration would likely also be wretched, and not inherently BETTER -just different shit - was independently come to, and probably with many different points and priorities, not just, "in agreement," after reading his. Just to be clear.

"Well, I'm gonna pull a Patine and say I cannot complete the poll because of question #7 and my inability to chose either of those horrible/evil people."

The quote Im criticizing specifically. Just for clarity.

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Pringles

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Just now, Patine said:

He's (somewhat mockingly) mentioning my tendency to not fill out polls because I find or two questions untenable, and then I publicly declare so. He's not quoting any stated opinion I previously made here.

Yeah if you disagree with the "I cannot complete the poll because of question #7 and my inability to choose either of those horrible/evil people." then I'm not criticizing you at all sir. 

However, him, and those who agree with that statement, are the ones I'm criticizing. Because what they believe is absolutely dumb as hell. Choosing a white supremacist who if given a hold of power, would likely cause a repeat of Adolf Hitler... over a corrupt sleazebag who covers up for rapists. 

By all means. They're both horrible. But there is a CLEAR lesser evil when it comes to running the country here. And that's strictly when it comes to running the country. I'm not weighing sins like the Bible warns about or something... I'm just stating this from my own perspective. 

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Wiw

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Crap, I didn't realise he was one of the most brutal despots in history. Can I change my vote?

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Well I didn't know, did I? I know next to nothing about past foreign leaders. Well now I just feel bad.

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