Which ideology is the best?

**Eranshahr** · January 22, 2008, 03:40 PM

Vote for which ideology you think is the best and please tell why you think that specific ideology is the best.

**Shaun** · January 22, 2008, 03:50 PM

There is no best ideology; only a least worst. I quite like liberalism, really. I love free speech, uncensored press, fair elections, free expression, capitalism and peoples rights.

**Oldgamer** · February 03, 2008, 10:41 PM

Originally Posted by Shaun

There is no best ideology; only a least worst. I quite like liberalism, really. I love free speech, uncensored press, fair elections, free expression, capitalism and peoples rights.

Aha! So, if you were an American, you would be a conservative Republican, then?

**Shaun** · February 04, 2008, 09:48 AM

Originally Posted by Oldgamer

Aha! So, if you were an American, you would be a conservative Republican, then?

Not really. More of a libertarian.

**Oldgamer** · February 04, 2008, 10:16 AM

Originally Posted by Shaun

Not really. More of a libertarian.

Since I basically trolled you, I thought your response would have been something different!

However, Libertarian might also be a good answer to my question, although the parameters you gave fit conservatism very well. Remember that Libertarians include people such as yourself, and people who could barely be distinguished from Teddy Kennedy.

Of course, the GOP includes people who call themselves conservatives, but were once governors, and Ted Kennedy would have liked them, too!

**Dayman** · February 04, 2008, 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by Oldgamer

However, Libertarian might also be a good answer to my question, although the parameters you gave fit conservatism very well. Remember that Libertarians include people such as yourself, and people who could barely be distinguished from Teddy Kennedy.

They may be a member of the party, but they're not "libertarian".

Like how I'm a Republican but I'm a libertarian, I'm not a social conservative at all.

**Eranshahr** · January 22, 2008, 03:57 PM

I voted for Socialism. I like to know that if I one day lose all my money through capitalism or if I am robbed, or if my house burns down there is a state that can provide me with a new home and welfare money so I can survive.

But also the respect, man-woman=human. different ethnicities=human and all those unity things. Then the best with Socialism is that these thigns are mixed with free speech, uncensored press, multi-party elections free expression and a classless Society.

**Dunecat** · January 22, 2008, 04:02 PM

Social democracy (which, in my view, includes strong emphasis on civil/social liberty).

I win.

**Babur** · January 22, 2008, 04:39 PM

I chose Communism,Look at my profile picture and you will see why

**Manco** · January 22, 2008, 04:32 PM

Tsk, you forgot nihilism and solipsism.

Gonna choose social democracy but only half hearted.

**Eranshahr** · January 22, 2008, 04:35 PM

Well those ideologies I have never heard of

that is also why i created an " others" option. Because I am no damn wonderchild

**Serious Spamurai** · January 22, 2008, 04:51 PM

Bad poll. Where's the Taliban-esque Shariah Rule?

I'd say socialism probably, we should help people less fortunate as much as possible, but money is the result of hard labour, thus it shouldn't all be taken from us and re-distributed ala communism.

**Justice and Mercy** · January 22, 2008, 04:54 PM

Liberalism, in it's true form.

But to avoid useless and boring debate, I'll call it: libertarianism.

**Eranshahr** · January 22, 2008, 05:09 PM

The taliban are expressing an extreme version of Islamism ( a mild version is AK party in Turkey) So it will fall under " Religious based ideologies"

And Christian deocracy is one of them too!

**Serious Spamurai** · January 25, 2008, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by Eranshahr

The taliban are expressing an extreme version of Islamism ( a mild version is AK party in Turkey) So it will fall under " Religious based ideologies"

And Christian deocracy is one of them too!

Nothing about the Taliban's Policies could be called Islamic. I don't recall the Surah in the Qur'an that says it is haram to eat Lobster, along with a collection of other things (Stoning, Mutilation, Cutting off people's hands, Shooting school children).

**Dr. Croccer** · January 25, 2008, 04:06 PM

Originally Posted by Serious Spamurai

Nothing about the Taliban's Policies could be called Islamic. I don't recall the Surah in the Qur'an that says it is haram to eat Lobster, along with a collection of other things (Stoning, Mutilation, Cutting off people's hands, Shooting school children).

It's somewhere in the Limited Edition of the Qu'ran.

Full of stuff that was edited out for copyright issues (Christianity's Pope's Dark Ages Limited Edition Bible, still unwrapped, already had the ''burn the heretic'' stuff)

**Eranshahr** · January 26, 2008, 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by Serious Spamurai

Nothing about the Taliban's Policies could be called Islamic. I don't recall the Surah in the Qur'an that says it is haram to eat Lobster, along with a collection of other things (Stoning, Mutilation, Cutting off people's hands, Shooting school children).

true, but the thing is there is no other name for islamism than islamism. So both teh AKP in Turkey practices it ( good islamists) and the Taliban in Afghanistan ( bad islamists) Just that they believe in different ways of ruling. another good example can be the Conservatists of Sweden, and the Conservatists of USA. or the Communists of N korea and the Communists of China. The same ideologies but still different ways of thinking and ruling.

**Icefrisco** · January 23, 2008, 07:35 AM

What if you like multiple idealogies equally?

**Giorgos** · January 23, 2008, 09:10 AM

My own ideology which is libertarian(in its pure form) on the social side while rather right-wing on the defense side.
I know it's unworkable in real life but in my mind it works just fine.