Political Beliefs Survey

[tormentedhusk]

I consider myself an anarcho-capitalist with ecofascist leanings.

 

[-nobodyknows-]

Fiscally or Socially?

 

[tormentedhusk]

Fiscally or Socially?

Both.. I guess

 

[bleeding_heart_show]

I suppose I could be categorized as a libertarian, but I hate almost every self proclaimed libertarian I have ever interacted with so I avoid the label.

Labels are silly anyways. I cannot think of many instances where categorizing humans has led to a positive outcome for said humans.

 

[Pessimist]

Left-wing in Israel, but centre-left by international standards.

 

[Bblconsumer]

I wouldn't call myself if but politically I'd be called radical left leaning, I'd call myself an archist and egoist.

I consider myself an anarcho-capitalist with ecofascist leanings.

May I ask why?

 

[Forever Sleep]

I don't even know but I hope I'm more left. I don't like the thought of being right wing, conservative. If it came down to the nuts and bolts of it though, I'm probably a bit of both so- in the middle and undecided I suppose.

I think the problem of it is- I like the idea of social equality and, helping the less fortunate etc. I think it gets exploited though so, in practice, I'm not convinced it works.

 

[Apathy79]

I followed the usual path. Started left, drifted centre, now centre right is probably pretty close, I'll probably keep going in that direction.

I remember Charlie Munger once said something along the lines of if you're 20 and right wing, you have no heart. If you're 80 and left wing, you have no brain. Which was meant more humorously than seriously, particularly given he was sitting next to someone who was 80 and left wing and he deeply respected (Warren Buffett). But it's interesting following the stats over the last century - age is by far the biggest predictor of political preference almost everywhere in the world, accounting for huge chunks of the urban/rural and education divide that often gets played up. And it's at least partly for that reason. The left wing ideals feel right until you realise their execution has far more unintended consequences than the issues they purport to solve. So most populations shift from significantly left wing at 20 to significantly right wing by 80.

That said what the right wing has become in the US recently, particularly with their steep opposition to free trade and cooperative international relations, is something I could never imagine supporting. So I'm the sort of centre right that would probably be on the left in the US currently, but reluctantly, hoping the right can rediscover their previous values.

 

[tormentedhusk]

I wouldn't call myself if but politically I'd be called radical left leaning, I'd call myself an archist and egoist.

May I ask why?

What exactly are your political beliefs? I'm curious about how you integrate ancap with ecofascism.

I support capitalism, but I reject western liberal democracy and the level of state control/centralization seen under fascist and communism. I interpret human rights within the framework of property rights.

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In regards to ecofascism, I believe the most effective way to combat climate change and the degradation of nature is to reduce demand, ie reduce the population, which currently rests at 8 billion, far from sustainable.

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I also think anyone who subjects a animal to needless torment deserves to be brutally executed or put in a concentration camp. It's the worst of all crimes one can commit.

 

[SilentSadness]

I don't really understand how you could be "right-wing" without being a pro-lifer or a bigot. To me this just comes across as how evil are you, far-evil to far-not.