Would You Consider Yourself A Liberal, Moderate or Conservative DUer?

[THUNDER HANDS]

We all know we're basically left-of-center here at DU. But how left-of-center are you?

I guess the best way to desribe what I'm asking is - compared to other DUers, where do you think you fit in on the DU ideological spectrum?

A liberal DUer - which is basically an extreme, socialist left-wink pinko commie (but in a nice way). :)

A moderate DUer - which is basically a solid, card-carrying liberal.

A conservative DUer - which is basically a left-of-center person who's not quite considered politically moderate, but probably wouldn't be showing up at any Green rallies either.

[TSIAS]

1. Probably a moderate

But more liberal than the majority of the general public.

[THUNDER HANDS]

4. me too

I'm no socialist, but communism is in my blood (literally, my great grandparents met and fell in love at a communist party rally in NYC).

:)

I'd be considered a pinko by my conservative friends though.

[tilsammans]

7. Everything is relative . . .

I'm moderate relative to this forum, but liberal with regard to most people I encounter.

[Character Assassin]

2. A leporian DUer, thanks.

[never cry wolf]

3. moderate

but a left leaning moderate. i think maybe you need some "in between" categories.

[THUNDER HANDS]

6. for DU?

or in real life?

(note - I'm not saying DU isn't real life, because we're all people, we just don't include conservatives here).

[never cry wolf]

33. no, in the poll

there are only 3 choices and i am "between clubs" so to speak. a bit more liberal than moderate but could not say "liberal" liberal compared to some i have seen on this site.

[Clete]

5. I am a tree hugging socialist.

That makes me pretty far left I guess.

[quinnox]

8. I would probably say moderate DUer

I'm definitely not a liberal DUer, I think capitalism is the best system and I don't think the U.S. is satan. Nor do I support Castro. (Sorry, couldn't resist) I'm also very optimistic about this great country, I've noticed a lot of the far left Duers are often gloom and doomers when it comes to the U.S.'s future.

I wouldn't say I'm a conservative DUer, because I don't have a hatred for the Greens or Nader, I simply think they are irrelevent at the moment. I also believe in government social programs, and think gun control should be taken to a higher level.

[poskonig]

9. Conservative.

I'm socially very liberal, moderate on economic issues, and more interventionist than most hardcore liberals on foreign policy.

edit: philosophically I am at basis liberal; I'm just at the conservative end here.

[meow2u3]

50. You can say I'm at the conservative end--for a DUer

Unlike you, I'm an economic liberal and a social moderat, but a cultural moderate-conservative, in that I personally don't approve of some lifestyles, but on the other hand, I wouldn't dare dictate to others how to live, either. I'd rather let God do the job of judging--that's his job, after all.

[plurality]

10. Other - Radical n/t

[Fenris]

11. Because I believe that taxation should be non-negotiable...

I am probably considered a "liberal DUer".

Don't like paying taxes? Well, then don't expect government to excel. And don't come crying to us when your state budget is in the toilet and programs are being slashed left and right and the deficit is spiraling. Remember, it says "We the people..." in the constitution. You didn't like paying taxes, and now your going to enjoy sub-par education, inefficiency, bad roads, and a host of other rewards that accompany human greed.

[BansheeBarbie]

12. Progressive

The term "liberal" is very inaccurate.

[DemoTex]

13. Liberal. n/t

.

[Piperay]

14. I'm a moderate

on the progressive side. :-)

[NewJerseyDem]

15. conservative

I am more liberal than most people in the country, but I am more moderate than most others here. Also, I have a few views that are conservative like affirmative action.

[Syn_Dem]

16. I guess the technical term

for me would be a social democrat.

[JanMichael]

17. Way Left, Radical, Liberal.

But pleasant anyway:-)

[Brian Sweat]

18. In the reall world, I am considered quite liberal

but around here I am slightly conservative.

[Deja Q]

19. I'm not a liberal, dammit! So, what am I?

Progressive!

I want society to progress and evolve out of this privatized shithole America has sunk itself into.

[WyomingDemocrat]

20. I'm a conservative moderate

[Walt Starr]

31. Where are you in Wyoming?

I lived there for about 20 years.

[WyomingDemocrat]

37. I was born and raised

briefly went to Wyoming University Go Cowboys! I actually like living here, very rural, alot of wide open spaces. I don't know, just the kind of setting I like to live in.

[Walt Starr]

47. Lived in Cheyenne for 20 years

Ran for public office twice in Laramie County.

Attended LCCC and UW.

I was nominated for West Point and the Naval accademy by none other than Dick (Head) Cheney when he was Wyoming's lone representative. This was back in 1980.

Beautiful country. Loved the mountains and even the high plains.

The politics in the state lean somewhere to the right of Ghengis Khan though....

[Keithpotkin]

21. i think socialism is alittle too far to the right.

any other anarchists in our midst?

[nedlogg]

22. I'd consider myself a moderate.

I've never voted republican though.

[Woodstock]

23. Like Dean, I'd say I'm a moderate

I agree with most of his positions.

[bobd]

24. To the Left of Ultra-Liberal

Conservatism has ruined this country. Time to bring in a lefty.

[Keithpotkin]

25. Baby, im an anarchist...

You're a spineless liberal.
We marched together for the eight-hour day
And held hands in the streets of Seattle,
But when it came time to throw bricks
Through that Starbucks window,
You left me all alone.

-against me

classic. ahahha. i love them.

[hippiegranny]

26. a dadburned librul

and proud of it!

[tnlefty]

27. I think I'm moderate/liberal although some consider me to be a far left

fringe nut. Go figure.

[sandnsea]

28. A moderate reconciler agitator

Just believe compromise is what it takes to make anything happen at all, but also that being an agitator is sometimes necessary to get someone to budge that toe forward just an inch. Sometimes things go forward only one inch at a time.

[newsguyatl]

29. left

of left :-)

that's the ONLY way

[TakebackAmerica]

36. Communist

My grandpa was a proud communist!
A friend with DEEP contempt said I was "Left of Liberal."

[davhill]

30. It depends on who's calling names

I want to conserve liberalism

[Walt Starr]

32. Extreme Liberal

even for DU.

[VoteClark]

34. Social Liberal/Fiscal Conservative

The more socially liberal the better. The more Fiscally Conservative the better.

I call myself a moderate. But really, I am more on the extreme on the other ends.

Balance the budget. Flat Tax after you make over poverty level. No Property Tax. Let people do what they hell they want to do.

Almost a libretarian, but I think the government needs to help people out and provide things individuals can't do on their own.

:kick:
J4Clark

[ulysses]

35. liberal

Something of a moderate by genuine standards, truth be told. Farking Castro by current standards.

[TakebackAmerica]

39. I guess I'm another "Stupid Commie Bastard"

My dads grandpa calls my other grandpa "Stupid Commie Bastard"
He said I have benn brain washed by the liberal media.
He said Rush Limbaugh's a "Commie Agent."
He's so conservitive it hurts.:hurts:

Fiscally Conservitive
Socially "Commie"

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

38. Anarcho-socialist - of the gentle kind.

More towards Tolstoy and Gandhi than Bakunin and Zapata.

[GreenArrow]

40. Interesting to compare the results of this poll

with Pepperbelly's poll on favorite candidates where Dean and Clark are the clear favorites.

Maybe there are different people posting on this poll, because Clark and and Dean would probably not even make the "moderate Du'er" category.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

41. That Is A Tough Question

I think most folks on this site are to the left of all the Democractic presidential candidates save Dennis Kucinich and Al Sharpton. The fact I leave out Carol Moseley Braun is telling.
That is pretty far left. Further to the left than ,say ninety five percent of the electorate.

I consider myself somewhere between a garden variety liberal and a New Democrat. To the left of Joe Lieberman and Joe Biden but to the right of Paul Wellstone and Ted Kennedy.

Maybe by sharing with you folks my political heroes you can tell what my politics are. My political heroes:

Franklin Roosevelt

Harry Truman

John Kennedy

Martin Luther King

Bobby Kennedy

Bill Clinton

[sujan]

42. leftist

the definition of an American liberal tends to change over time.

[Liberator_Rev]

43. Unapologetic about being a LIBERAL and here's why:

scores of reasons why it's so great to be a Liberal:


at http://www.LiberalsLikeChrist.Org/Liberals .

See what Christ might say about the "Christian Coalition" & "Religious Right" imposters.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

44. Did You Ever Read The Book "God and Other Famous Liberals"

[Woodstock]

45. Interesting site, Reverend

I will have to take another look at it - looks like you've added a lot of material since the last time. The part on reproductive rights is interesting.

[Julien Sorel]

46. Interesting results so far.

If this poll is truly representative, then a majority of DUer's consider themselves to the left of the average DUer. On a similar note, a majority of Americans consider themselves above-average drivers. :/

[GreenArrow]

48. Doubly interesting when compared

to Pepperbelly's Presidential pref poll, currently being swept by uber moderates Clark and Dean.

[Iris]

49. I'd have to say liberal b/c I don't think DU is all that liberal

But maybe it's just because the stuff that pisses me off and makes me wonder why I'm here is what sticks out the most.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

51. why i'm so far left i can reach out and slap newt!