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Which political ideology do you most identify with?

Political ideologies are coherent sets of beliefs and values that form a framework for understanding the role of government and the organization of society. They guide political behavior and policy decisions, influencing views on topics like economic distribution, individual liberties, and social justice.

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 @ISIDEWITHanswered…3yrs3Y

Libertarian

Libertarianism is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core principle. Libertarians seek to maximize political freedom and autonomy, emphasizing freedom of choice, voluntary association, and individual judgment. They believe in the principle of self-ownership and reject any form of coercion or force that infringes upon individual rights. This ideology is often associated with a laissez-faire economic perspective, advocating for minimal state intervention in the economy and the free market.

The roots of libertarianism can be traced back to the Age of Enlightenment in the 18th centur…  Read more

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

What is one aspect of your life you wish had less government involvement, and how would it benefit you?

 @9RD7M3F from Pennsylvania  answered…2yrs2Y

Taxation, it is theft. I don’t like being stolen from.

  @Patriot-#1776Constitution from Washington  agreed…2yrs2Y

You're not alone.

  @jsimicConstitution from Texas  disagreed…2yrs2Y

“Taxation, it is theft.”

Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's.

The lack of nuance in your slogan is why it is false.

 @MAGA_Deplorable from Washington  disagreed…2yrs2Y

Before Jesus said that, the Pharisees had asked him whether it was lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not. Jesus didn't say no, it's true, but neither did he say yes. Instead he asked whose image and whose likeness was on the Denarius. He asked to see the coin. On the coin, it said that Caesar was divine. When Jesus said "Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesars, and to God the things that are God's," it is entirely possible that he meant that people needed to stop glorifying Ceasar like he was a God and remember that they owed their allegiance to Him, not to…  Read more

 @omg123Greenfrom New York  disagreed…5mos5MO

Taxation is not theft. You give your taxes to the government that you elected and the government gives you goods and services in exchange.

Theft is taking something by force for personal gain without giving anything back. Taxation is a mutually beneficial voluntary transaction between individuals in a free state.

 @9RD8VHR from New York  answered…2yrs2Y

Surveillance, they don't need to spy on us, Snowden was right.

 @B7667VNLibertarianfrom Northern Mariana Islands  agreed…9mos9MO

no Surveillance is justified, any step towards it is another step towards "1984", people need to become more aware of this. the rights in the bill of rights of the US is being taken from everyone and most people dont even realize it

  @Patriot-#1776Constitution from Washington  answered…2yrs2Y

I wish the government would keep out of my wallet and stop making a tax slave of me for six months out of the year.

 @omg123Greenfrom New York  commented…5mos5MO

#1 Engaged Collective Bargaining

The oligarchy are the ones enslaving you, not the government.

The government gives you goods and services in exchange for your taxes, and you have the power to remove them from office if they aren't doing their job.

The oligarchs use their power to take the fruits of your labor out of your paycheck and give you nothing in return, and have no power over them other than collective bargaining and boycotts.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

In what ways do you think minimal government intervention would impact innovation and entrepreneurship?

 @9RD2286 from Ohio  answered…2yrs2Y

Less regulation will hurt the public. Corporations will always choose to hurt the consumers if they think it will be profitable for them.

  @Patriot-#1776Constitution from Washington  disagreed…2yrs2Y

It is never profitable for corporations to harm people, in a free market those that do die.

 @FabulousUrchinDemocrat from Missouri  disagreed…2yrs2Y

What about the tobacco industry? Companies like Philip Morris and RJ Reynolds spent millions on advertising and lobbying to maintain their market dominance, all while internal documents revealed that they were aware of the dangers of their products. They even targeted young people to ensure a steady stream of new customers. They were incredibly profitable while causing significant harm to their consumers. Even in a relatively free market, they thrived over a hundred years until regulations and public awareness campaigns finally caught up.

 @omg123Greenfrom New York  disagreed…5mos5MO

#1 Engaged Addiction

What about Big Pharma manufacturing opiates and distributing them to people, knowing they will become addicted to them? "Free markets" do not protect people from addiction. Addicts do not have the ability to make a choice what they will purchase.

 @9RD22ZL from Arkansas  answered…2yrs2Y

I think it would give the little guys a chance to rise to the occasion

 @9TXNHFLWorking Familyfrom Guam  disagreed…2yrs2Y

The word "Libertarianism" has a socialist origin. dont use it in this way.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

How do you think society would change if businesses operated with almost no government oversight?

 @9RD3FX4 from South Carolina  answered…2yrs2Y

Some, if not most, businesses would exploit their workers without government oversight.

 @RIPCharlieRepublican from Pennsylvania  commented…7mos7MO

Keep in mind, companies have to find people willing to work for them. If one company has better working conditions, it will be able to get better workers, while companies that treat workers like garbage will be left with less effective and less motivated workers.

 @9SBSJ6W from Ohio  commented…2yrs2Y

With government oversight employers exploit their workers and treat them like crap without government oversight we'd see an economic collapse or medieval times type environment.a complete rollback in civil rights.

 @9RD7TN9 from Illinois  answered…2yrs2Y

I think society would go to **** . People could very well die, or at the very least be harmed by the lack of ethics a lot of businesses show in their chase of money.

 @ISIDEWITHanswered…3yrs3Y

Liberalism

Liberalism is a political ideology that emphasizes individual rights, equality, and the protection of civil liberties. It is rooted in the principles of democracy, free market economics, and the rule of law. The term "liberalism" comes from the Latin word "liber," meaning "free," and it is fundamentally concerned with the concept of freedom and the rights of the individual.

The origins of liberalism can be traced back to the Age of Enlightenment in the 17th and 18th centuries, a period of intellectual and philosophical development that emphasized reason, analysis,…  Read more

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

How would you handle a situation where your friend’s freedom of choice clashed with your own beliefs?

 @9L6367K from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

Have a discussion and try to understand why they feel the way they do

 @9L8JLHBRepublican from Alabama  agreed…2yrs2Y

because every person is different, i wouldnt shame someone or talk down on them with however they feel.

 @9L62QFT from Missouri  answered…2yrs2Y

As long as they are not harming me, themselves, or anyone else, they have the right to live the way they want to.

 @9L63ZZT from Texas  agreed…2yrs2Y

I believe that all people can choose to act in anyway on themselves as long as it does not harm or involve others.

 @9L62RW9 from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

They can believe whatever they want to believe its not my problem.

 @9L62S5T from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

just let it be because there is so many other people with their own opinions

 @ISIDEWITHasked…3yrs3Y

Can a society truly uphold equal rights for all its members without some form of government intervention, and why do you think so?

 @9H4JHTW from New York  answered…3yrs3Y

I believe that liberalism has come a little too far especially in present days. Yes equality should be top tier but some ideology that has come up in present days and are praised by some people in schools. These new events that are being exposed to our children are opposites of the norm and we are accepting things that children shouldn't be introduced until they are mature.

 @9H4JFJ8 from Texas  answered…3yrs3Y

I believe that government intervention is necessary even if not ideal. There is not an ideal we can reach since humanity suffers with a lack of integrity. We are divided spiritually and ethically. The government in a democratic system was meant to represent the majority with the idea that the most people possible will benefit. Therefore, I would hope there would be intervention if necessary since they have structure and consistent rules. Without government intervention, we are at the whim of the changing passions and spiritual explorations of various groups.

 @9H4JD9K from Oklahoma  answered…3yrs3Y

No, in our current society, the government is necessary in upholding and maintaining human rights.

 @9KHVTGM from Colorado  answered…2yrs2Y

No

If there is no government, then people will be hurting others and denying them their civil rights

 @ISIDEWITHasked…3yrs3Y

In what way has a law or policy directly impacted your sense of freedom, for better or worse?

 @9HHMQC7 from Virginia  answered…3yrs3Y

Law or policy regarding Roe V Wade has made me feel less of a person. I feel like my own rights are being taken away and it is not up for discussion after decision has already been made.

  @Patriot-#1776Constitution from Washington  commented…2yrs2Y

I feel triumphant that Roe V. Wade was repealed – thousands of lives have been saved.

 @9HHMQ2P from Texas  answered…3yrs3Y

the more gun laws that are put in place the more the 2nd amendment is hurt.

 @9HJHF46Republican from North Dakota  answered…3yrs3Y

The abortion laws in North Dakota before Roe vs. Wade affected me.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…3yrs3Y

How has travel or exposure to other cultures affected your view on liberalism and individual rights?

 @9HHKFR2answered…3yrs3Y

I support liberalism, consent of the governed, and individual rights. Exposure to other cultures through History classes has taught me the importance of it.

 @9HHK59H from Alaska  answered…3yrs3Y

I agree with some aspects of liberalism such as equality before the law and liberty, but I prefer socialism and communism.

 @9KS9XQ3 from Washington  commented…2yrs2Y

I have a better understanding of different cultures and their practices and I seem to be more open-mined than those who don't expose themselves to other cultures so I ended up having a more liberal mindset

 @9HHKHKF from Iowa  answered…3yrs3Y

it has changed, I think about everyone not just a group

 @ISIDEWITHanswered…3yrs3Y

Socialism

Socialism is a political ideology that advocates for the collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods. It emphasizes the principle that wealth and income should be shared more equally among the people. Socialists argue that the distribution of wealth and power in a society should be controlled by the whole community rather than by individuals or private corporations.

The roots of socialism as a political ideology can be traced back to the French Revolution in the late 18th century, but it was not until the 19th century that it…  Read more

 @PlayfulJusticeSocialismfrom Ohio  disagreed…3yrs3Y

Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy; its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. - Winston Churchill

  @9CJ6CB6 from Virginia  commented…3yrs3Y

Winston Churchill was an *** and don't even get me started on the long list of faults capitalism still holds.

"Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone."

  @Patriot-#1776Constitution from Washington  disagreed…3yrs3Y

Winston Churchill was one of the greatest men who ever lived! He saved not only his nation and Empire but also the Christian Civilisation! I have read Andrew Robert's 1100-page biography of him and clearly this man was not the deranged racist you leftists love to paint him as. He had indomitable courage, unshakable conviction, and dogged tenacity. His magnetic leadership skills, inspiration of his people, and oratorical brilliant have scare been paralleled in human history! He led Britain through the horrors of the Blitz, stood equally firm against the two evil socialist dictators of Hit…  Read more

  @9CJ6CB6 from Virginia  commented…2yrs2Y

I was also referring to Churchill as a person, not in the war effort.

  @9CJ6CB6 from Virginia  commented…2yrs2Y

Did you SERIOUSLY just call Hitler a socialist? Honestly, it’s insulting you put him in the same category. He was a fascist, which is an inherently far-right ideology. He was a social conservative, and openly described his revolution as both Christian at heart, and anti-capitalist. Not pro-socialist, anti-capitalist. What he got was Corporatism, a crooked and destructive form of capitalism that lies on the spectrum of fascism. Please, continue arguing about Hitler, I’d love to educate.

 @9RYWTRQfrom Guam  commented…2yrs2Y

Winston churchill was not the righteous virtuos man you think him to be no matter how well he didfighting the axis in world war two nothing can excuse his advocation for chemical weapon use in afghanistan on the khurdish people as well as the engineered famine in bengal that caused the deaths of 4 million bengali people, he may have done good things but nothing excuse mass death and the advocation of chemical weapons.

 @B6W83DSCommunistfrom Maine  commented…9mos9MO

Engaged Socialism #1 Informed History

Shut up “patriot 1776”

  @@1876-Elbert from Colorado  commented…2yrs2Y

Engaged Socialism

Don't tell me you actually believe in that entire 'true socialism has never been tried!' nonsense. Yes, it has. It works for one generation and one generation only.

 @9RYWTRQfrom Guam  disagreed…2yrs2Y

you cant just quote someone who said something wrong and then act like you said the right thing because someone else said it, socialism does not donote shared misery and this quote is hogwash.

 @BD4NJDVdisagreed…1mo1MO

North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, soviet russia, china, Cambodia. Do you know that socialism has comprehensively and disastrously failed in 76 countries.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…3yrs3Y

Should people who can't or don't want to work receive the same benefits as those who contribute to society?

 @9HFMWP2 from Texas  answered…3yrs3Y

No, People who are more willing to work with their community and to make more efficient communities should have help instead of the people who don't help whats so ever.

 @9HFN6N3 from South Carolina  answered…3yrs3Y

Depending on the situation, those who do not work should get at least some of the benefits of those that do work.

 @9HFQKZ8 from Kentucky  commented…3yrs3Y

If they choose not to work that is on them and they should not get anything special treatment.

 @9HCNSNP from Arizona  answered…3yrs3Y

No, Because the people who do work and contribute the society work hard for that and the ones who do nothing to help shouldn't get anything because they are waste of space that this country doesn't need.

 @9H4QSGS from Kentucky  answered…3yrs3Y

No if they are disabled then yes but if they don't want to then they are not a useful part of society

 @ISIDEWITHasked…3yrs3Y

If all your basic needs were met by the government, what would motivate you to work or achieve?

 @9H4Z8DD from Texas  answered…3yrs3Y

Under a Socialist government the workers have no need to improve or develop anything better besides for personal enjoyment, thus leaving the nation cripplingly bankrupt for ideas. Nothing would ever get better and their would be no motivation.

 @CommonManAmerican Solidarity from Northern Mariana Islands  disagreed…2yrs2Y

Socialism basically means socialization of the means of production. In other words, workers become owners of their means of production. (Unlike Marxism-Leninism, a distorted form of bureaucracy, this is real socialism.) In this society, workers are the owners of their companies, so they will have a sense of ownership and work more creatively than before, when they were simply salaried workers.

  @enderprz from Utah  disagreed…3mos3MO

#3 Informed Socialism

If you don't work you won't get full benefits (to each according to his contribution)

 @9H4Z6VH from New York  answered…3yrs3Y

If my basic needs were met, my motivation for doing work is because I want to work and have have my needs fulfilled, so working would be easier to handle.

 @9H4YYKVIndependence from Virginia  answered…3yrs3Y

free healthcare for once and student loans being forgiven

 @9H4YQGX from New York  answered…3yrs3Y

Getting my family food and water, giving them a nice house, being able to make people happy would help motivate me.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…3yrs3Y

Can you envision a society where people work solely for communal benefit and not personal gain?

 @9HJ6874 from New York  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but only to some degree. I only believe that wealthy companies should be taxed in order to prevent them from monopolizing certain businesses.

 @9HJ6CJPanswered…3yrs3Y

No, I think people will be selfish and find ways to help themselves over other people.

 @9HJ6M6T from Missouri  answered…3yrs3Y

I think that there is no way there could be a society focused on communal benefit because people are self absorbed.

 @9HJ64GF from Michigan  answered…3yrs3Y

I think people should work for personal gain and not communal benefit because then people will stop working

 @ISIDEWITHanswered…3yrs3Y

Conservatism

Conservatism is a political ideology that emphasizes the preservation of traditional institutions, practices, and moral values. It is rooted in a resistance to rapid change and a preference for gradual evolution, with a strong focus on maintaining social stability and continuity. The ideology often advocates for limited government intervention, free market capitalism, and individual liberties.

The origins of conservatism can be traced back to the late 18th century, during the period of the Enlightenment. It emerged as a reaction to the radical political changes brought about by the French Revo…  Read more

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

When faced with a controversial issue, how do you weigh the perspectives of tradition and innovation?

 @9KT7ZHD from Minnesota  answered…2yrs2Y

I would look at tradition and see the outcomes on the topic and if it needs to change then find ways to innovate otherwise leave it

 @9KYFS92 from Colorado  agreed…2yrs2Y

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 @9KT8FVV from California  answered…2yrs2Y

It is important to look at our history of success and methods that have worked. When people can find a common ground that lasts, people can unify. However you must consider the alternatives and progressive options and weigh them against the old.

 @9KTJSQGProgressive from New York  disagreed…2yrs2Y

Tradition is wrong 99% of the time. Tradition has a history of systemic inequality for literally all groups who are not straight white dudes. Just because we did it in the past does not make it good considering the US's history of war crimes, injustices and oppression. Unity is not needed, just because 30% of the population believes something does not make it correct or true. We can put effort into trying to convice them but after a certain point some people are just unreachable. In the case of things like climate change, deniers are in the vast minority and are just flatty wrong. If at this point they are still deniers no amount of effort will change that. Pushing for consensus here means no progress is ever made despite most people wanting change.

  @Ray-J-J  from Tennessee  disagreed…2yrs2Y

“Tradition is wrong 99% of the time”

Every idea, philosophy or solution has an origin. As time passes these become known as traditions. Therefore, if tradition is wrong 99% of the time does that make 99% of all new ideas, philosophies, and solutions wrong also?

  @Patriot-#1776Constitution from Washington  commented…2yrs2Y

If it weren't for the constitutional tradition of liberty we inherited from Britain, we'd still be a bunch of colonies, not American states.

 @9KT8443 from Minnesota  answered…2yrs2Y

Let's just use abortion as an example. I don't care if you are pro life and catholic that's your choice but do not try and stop me from having an abortion.

 @9KT7VFW from California  answered…2yrs2Y

For any economic, domestic policy or foreign policy decisions, stick to the constitution. For culture related issues, the government should have no say.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…3yrs3Y

Do you feel that traditional values in your life are under threat by modernity, and how does this make you feel?

 @9K73PYG from California  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, I am not a fan of more liberal movements such as LGBTQ especially. The concept of switching genders is unnatural, plus the operation has countless health risks in the long run. In addition to psychological problems gvwhen you pressure these ideologies onto young children.

 @9HCZV9PGreen from Utah  answered…3yrs3Y

I feel that traditional values must change to adapt to our changing culture. Conservative beliefs and values are often discriminatory and cause so much hate and hurt minorities. The government must throw tradition out the window to be an effective government.

 @9K73N3Manswered…2yrs2Y

Yes, it makes me feel like we're losing our sense of value within our community.

 @9K73SF3 from North Carolina  answered…2yrs2Y

I don’t think my values are under any threat at all. The changing times should not make you feel threatened to change your traditional values. Everyone has a right to have their own beliefs and values and I don’t think anyone should have to feel “threatened” just because the majority doesn’t have the same exact traditional values as them.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

Why might someone of your generation choose to uphold values from an older generation?

 @9KSCV6Z from Georgia  answered…2yrs2Y

because of the success the generations before us experienced

 @9HXXF85  from Missouri  disagreed…11mos11MO

The white generations before us, but not for everyone else.

 @9KSD45WGreen from Missouri  answered…2yrs2Y

Lack of an open mind and adaptability, afraid of change.

 @9KSL9XK from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

Because of the environment, they were raised in and it upholds the values expressed in one's family.

 @9KSD58Z from California  answered…2yrs2Y

I think that people from my generation might choose to uphold values from the older generation since they re wiser then us

 @ISIDEWITHasked…3yrs3Y

How do you approach the idea that some traditions may perpetuate inequality, and does this affect your stance on conservatism?

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