The Political Profile Thread

[JCdestr0yer]

DOB: 27th of February 1997
Country of Residence: Island Of Ireland-Northern Ireland
Nationality: British Irish
Political Compass Result: Economic Left/Right: -3.5 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.18

Where do you put yourself on the political spectrum: Centre leftist
Do you identify yourself with a certain political grouping (socialist, neocon, etc): NO
Do you identify yourself with a certain political party: SDLP or Alliance (Northern Ireland is strange not the same party's)
Religion: Christianity (Roman Catholic)

Abortion: Legal under the following reasons the mouther will die, the child is not developed correctly (as in it will be dead eg no skull no heart ect) and rape (Illegal after 3-4 months). Other wise Illegal if two people make a mistake they have to deal with it.
War in Iraq: Indifferent
Marijuana: Illegal
Firearms: Illegal for most people hunters are aloud fire arms but they are heavenly restricted and extensive looked at.
Gay Marriage: If they are religions then legal if they are not then illegal this goes for all people who are not religions though.
Gay Adoption: I cant say my cousin is gay but he would make a great parent so indifferent
Religion in Schools: Should be taught in the right way eg teaching people about ALL religion extinct and still around as well as other subjects mixed in.
Death Penalty: Completely against

[Ferdiad]

Ferdiad

DOB: 5th of April 1996
Country of Residence: Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Political Compass Result:Economic Left/Right: -4.88
Economic Left/Right: -4.88

Where do you put yourself on the political spectrum:Left
Do you identify yourself with a certain political grouping (socialist, neocon, etc): Nah
Do you identify yourself with a certain political party:Sinn Feinn
Religion: Atheist

Abortion: Legal
War in Iraq: Against
Marijuana: Legal. I'd decriminalise everything too.
Firearms: Against
Gay Marriage: For
Gay Adoption: For
Religion in Schools:Against, shouldn't even be in the same vicinity.
Death Penalty: Against.

[Sir Adrian]

DOB: 1987
Country of Residence: Romania
Nationality: Romanian
Political Compass Result:Economic Left/Right: -6,5
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0,26

Where do you put yourself on the political spectrum:Center-Left
Do you identify yourself with a certain political grouping (socialist, neocon, etc): No
Do you identify yourself with a certain political party: Liberal Party
Religion: Orthodox Christian

Abortion: Legal for emergency cases only
War in Iraq: Against
Marijuana: Illegal
Firearms: Against
Gay Marriage: Civil unions only
Gay Adoption: Indifferent
Religion in Schools: Mandatory
Death Penalty: Against.

[Cohors_Evocata]

Personalia:
Date of Birth: Late 90's
Area of Residence: Northwestern Europe
Nationality: Irrelevant, I don't really identify myself with it anyway
Economic Left / Right: -4.25
Social Libertarian / Authoritarian: -3.64

Political Identity
Where do you put yourself on the political spectrum: Center-Left
Do you identify yourself with a certain political grouping (socialist, neocon, etc): Republican, though not in the American sense of the word. I'd just like to see the monarchy abolished.
Do you identify yourself with a certain political party: Not really, though I like some more than others
Religion: Agnostic, with atheistic tendencies. Mostly just some vaguely defined philosophical ideas in my head.

Several political issues
Abortion: Legal, but I'd rather see people take the necessary steps to avoid 'accidents' in the first place (if that is the reason for an abortion). Sex ed is very important.
War in Iraq: Depends on which one is meant. ISIS ought to be stamped out as quickly, efficiently and decisively as possible.
Marijuana: Legal for personal use, but not to be tolerated within several hundreds of meters from schools.
Firearms: Not for civilian use. Go shoot an airsoft or paintball gun if you wish to shoot for entertainment.
Death Penalty: Firmly against, for several reasons too extensive for this thread
Gay Marriage: Legal, though churches can't be forced to ratify them if they don't want to.
Gay Adoption: If a gay couple is able to offer a child a stable and loving home, then go ahead.
Religion in schools: Schools can introduce children to several equally (including the concept of atheism), but not beyond the 'these exist and here are some nice stories associated with them'-level. Introduce the children to philosophy as well. Indoctrination of any kind ought not to be tolerated.
EU: Certainly necessary, given Europe's history of violence and nationalism. Needs to reform itself pretty badly before it gets my full support though. A federal Europe could be cool, but not in the present form.

[Sirlion]

Interesting...

DOB: 12 August, 1987
Country of Residence: Italy
Nationality: Italian
Political Compass Result: Economic Left/Right: -4.13
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 2.56
Where do you put yourself on the political spectrum: Right / although the results say something a bit different
Do you indentify yourself with a certain political grouping (socialist, neocon, etc): Bonapartism
Do you indentify yourself with a certain political party: None would represent me adequately in this day and age. I'm imperialistic to the core.
Religion: Atheist

Abortion: Strongly in favor of.
War in Iraq: Pointless. Strongly against
Marijuana: Only for certified medical cases with periodic control from the authorities.
Firearms: In favor of, also swords and sabres, for every paying citizen with a regular license, only restriction to blind people and adolescents under 20 (if not already enlisted in the army).
Gay Marriage: In favor of.
Gay adoption: Against.
Religion in schools: Religion should be mentioned for historical references only.
Death penalty: Strongly in favor of.

[jockmcplop]

DOB: 10th Jan 85
Country of Residence: England
Nationality: English
Political Compass Result:
Economic: -8.13 Social: -5.85

Where do you put yourself on the political spectrum: Far Left
Do you identify yourself with a certain political party: Socialist
Religion: None/Atheism

Abortion: Generally in favour, although there needs to be control to ensure it doesn't get out of hand in society
War in Iraq: Good intentions marred by terrible, stupid execution resulting in more harm than good being done.
War in Afghanistan: Similar to the war in Iraq, except maybe slightly more good was achieved.
Drugs: Some legalization would help for sure. The war on drugs is proven to be ineffective and actually provides income for gangs.
Firearms: Only permitted for army and police.
Gay Marriage: Absolutely no reason why not.
Gay Adoption: For sure, go for it.
Religion in schools: Only if a good cross section of different religions are taught objectively.
Death penalty: No, no, no. We should aim to be enlightened and civilised.
Education: Should be free for everyone. No-one should have the right to a better quality of education because they are rich.
War on Drugs: "If you support the war on drugs, you are either a moron or part of the racket" - Alan Watts
Healthcare: Free, although some private care isn't bad.
Euthanasia: The slow legal process of adopting euthanasia is necessary to avoid missteps as long as we are heading in the right direction.
Creationism in School: Why not teach kids that biscuits are demons and light bulbs will send you to hell. Ridiculous.
The Military: Interventions are sometimes necessary, things are getting very out of hand in the Middle East.
War on Terror: Necessary, but should be carried out more compentently
USA: Far too right wing economically.
Europe: Rabbit in the headlights.
Middle-East: Out of control, intervention required.
Labour Unions: Definitely required for society to work properly.

[Mayer]

I think it's high time to update my profile. In these last two years i moved quite a bit, i became way more right-wing authoritarian of course.
Socialism doesn't work and i feast on liberal tears.

Previously -7.62 / -0.72 ---> Now 1.38 / 4.15

DOB: 1993
Country of Residence: Germany
Nationality: German, Prussian heritage
Where do you put yourself on the political spectrum: Right
Do you indentify yourself with a certain political grouping (socialist, neocon, etc): National Conservative
Do you indentify yourself with a certain political party: AfD, patriotic platform
Religion: Lutheran

Abortion: Nope, only in exceptional cases.
War in Iraq: Saddam did nothing wrong.
Marijuana: Don't need more drug abuse, stays illegal.
Firearms: Yes, protect home, life and dignity when the government becomes too incompetent to provide security.
Gay Marriage: No, marriage is the bondage of man and woman, no exceptions.
Gay adoption: No, it equals child abuse and with artificial birth, the anonymity of parenthod.
Religion in schools: Yes, they have a christian culture mission, although the curriculum needs to be more rigid. Islam stays out!
Death penalty: Yes, get rid of the parasites who prey on fellow citizens otherwise.

EU: A bureaucratic monstrosity which enables welfare migration, a Europe of Nations instead.
Euro: Frankenstein currency, PIIGS can not compete and need to be bailed out. Better solution: Back to national currencies.
TTIP: Includes intolerable intervention in european legislation and content which is kept secret from the people, a bad deal.
Refugees: Close the border, deport the illegals. Or Germany won't be recognizable.
NATO: Outdated, Germany will have a independent foreign policy again.
Russia: Good relations are in the best interest of Germany, regardless how our transatlanticists rage.
Trump: Doesn't give a about political correctness, will stop senseless interventionism.


The German Awakening needs a proper anthem

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[RangerGxi]

DOB: 1995
Country of Residence: Canada
Nationality: English
Political Compass Result: Economic Left/Right: -5.13, Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.54
Where do you put yourself on the political spectrum: Left
Do you identify yourself with a certain political grouping: Democratic National-Socialist
Do you identify yourself with a certain political party: N/A
Religion: N/A

Abortion: Right to term
War in Iraq: US should stop serving Gulf State Princes
Marijuana: Legal, regulated, no state monopolies
Firearms: Legal, castle doctrine, regulated
Gay Marriage: Legal
Gay adoption: Legal
Religion in schools: No.
Death penalty: Against in practice, support in principle.
European Union: Against
Israel/Palestine: Against both

[ITClown]

DOB: 16th of February, 2000
Country of Residence: New Zealand
Nationality: New Zealander of Scottish, English and Irish descent.
Political Compass Result: Economic Left/Right: -0.88 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 5.64

Where do you put yourself on the political spectrum: Right wing to radical right
Do you identify yourself with a certain political grouping (socialist, neocon, etc): Nationalist
Do you identify yourself with a certain political party: No
Religion: Was baptized an Anglican but now more of an atheist.

Abortion: Should be illegal except in extreme cases e.g maternal health
War in Iraq: Against. Did way more harm than good. Saddam could at least keep the country together.
Marijuana: Not in favor of legalisation
Firearms: Ownership should be available to people who prove they are fit and proper to do so. Self defense should be allowed.
Gay Marriage: Against. Marriage is between a man and a woman.
Gay adoption: Strongly against. Distorts the traditional family.
Religion in schools: Should be available if people want it, but not compulsory. Not Islam in a predominantly Christian country and vice versa.
Death penalty: For, only in extreme cases.

I've added a few of my own here.
EU: Hate it. Nations should have a right to their sovereignty and their borders.
Islam: Backwards, intolerant religion that's incompatible with the west until it's reformed.
Immigration: Should be tightly controlled. Assimilation is a must.
TPPA/TTIP: Both horrible trade deals that give the multinationals way too much power.
Trump: I like him a lot. He doesn't have time for Political correctness, and neither do I.
Hillary Clinton: Can't stand her.
Refugees: Should only be allowed to stay in neighbouring safe countries, not be able to go to pick what country they want.
Scottish Independence: Used to be strongly against, now leaning slightly for. Would be fully for if the SNP wasn't a radical left wing party.

[Love Mountain]

Haven't done these for a long time.

DOB: March. 25. 1994
Country of Residence: State Washington, United States
Nationality: American. Ethnically Korean. Immigrant from Russia.
Political Compass Result:
Economic: -5.75 Social: -5.28

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Where do you put yourself on the political spectrum: Center Right.
Do you identify yourself with a certain political party: Democrat
Religion: Agnostic.

Abortion: Pro-Choice
War in Iraq:A crime against humanity on false pretenses.
War in Afghanistan: Unjustified war of revenge.
Drugs: Full legalization across the entire spectrum. I want regulation for all of these. Not banning it, which lines the pockets of actual criminals.
Firearms: Full legalization with improved regulation. I want mandatory background checks for all sales of any kind. I want all firearms to be registered as well.
Gay Marriage: Yes. Let people do what they want.
Gay Adoption: Yes. I don’t care.
Religion in schools: Religious schools are okay with me. Let people choose what they want to choose.
Death penalty: A relic of barbaric times.
Education: Free public education up to 2 year community college. Universities need to be privately funded. They should be centers of education and enlightenment. Not a breeding ground of useless degrees.
War on Drugs: Somebody benefits from it. Certainly not me and I want no part of it. Stop wasting my tax dollars on it.
Healthcare: A form of universal healthcare with a large private component. Medicare Part D needs to be completely reworked. Let insurance companies and the Gov. bargain.
Euthanasia: I am pro suicide. I don’t give a if you want to off yourself. Please do so and make them pay for it too.
Creationism in School: Not in public schools.
Military: Isolationism until our international credibility is restored. If you’re playing realpolitik then stop hiding behind liberal pretenses.
War on Terror: Retarded. Defend our borders, not invade theirs.
Europe: Can go itself. I’m not paying for your security.
Middle-East: Can also go itself. Either go only for humanitarian and ceasefire efforts, or don’t go there at all. I don’t give a about their deserts unless they are our allies. Looking at you Israel. Don’t start wars cuz I won’t support it.
Labor Unions: Are toothless. Stop trying to kill them.
Russia: Can go itself. Why can’t we leave them alone and focus on our own issues?
Trump: A clown in all senses of the word.
Free Trade: A good thing, but people are un-educated and retarded so what can I say?
Immigration: A wonderful thing that helps our demographics and labor force.
International Relations: ​Neo-realism.

I believe in a market economy, I also recognize that there are goods that the market cannot easily provide. Moreover, I recognize that some goods ought to be public as opposed to private. Socially I’m a libertarian. I don’t believe in banning things (except deadly things). I believe that all problems stem from human behavior and that it can’t be curbed, only suppressed through rehabilitation. I also believe that certain things require regulation to control human behavior.

The Gov. needs to be smaller. Too many useless departments like the NSA and Homeland Security. Let the FBI do domestic security. Stop domestic surveillance and the massive useless waste of space that is the Dept. of Homeland Security. Taxes need to be completely reworked. IRS could be cut in half if we had effective taxes. Bureaucracy in general will be the death of us. That kind of things needs to be shifted to the local levels. Federal Government needs to be an auditor and innovator. Not the implementer.

[Love Mountain]

Haven't done one of these for 3 years. Time for an update.

DOB: March. 25. 1994
Country of Residence: State Washington, United States
Nationality: American. Ethnically Korean. Immigrant from Russia.
Political Compass Result:

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Where do you put yourself on the political spectrum: Center Right.
Do you identify yourself with a certain political party: Democrat
Religion: Agnostic.

Abortion: Pro-Choice
War in Iraq:A mistake. Yet the current regime in Iraq is no longer our problem. Political and economic ties should be established, but the fate of Iraq should now be in the hands of Iraq.
War in Afghanistan: Still incredibly unstable. We need to maintain a strong presence there in order to stabilize it. Considering the unjustified war we waged there, that's the least of what we owe them.
Drugs: Drugs need full legalization. I am ultimately a social libertarian and if a person truly wants to be a drug addict, they should be a drug addict. The social malaise that drugs present themselves can be mitigated through social programs and education.
Firearms: I am pro 2nd amendment, but I am also very pro regulation. I don't think firearms of any kind should be banned. The current regulations on Short Barreled Rifles for example, are really silly to me. As are any laws targeting machine guns or suppressors. What really needs to happen is much tighter controls of supply and a tracking system. I also believe that it is reasonable to require training or storage laws. Ultimately the slogan, "guns don't kill, people do" is correct, but there is a lot we can do to mitigate firearm violence.
Gay Marriage: Yes. The church does not own "marriage" in any way, shape or form. If gays want to imitate a Christian wedding, in a Christian church, that's between the establishment that runs the Church, and the gay couple.
Gay Adoption: Yes. Currently, the foster care system is overburdened. Closing off an avenue for those orphans is not a good use of resources.
Religion in schools: Sure. I don't have an issue with religious schools, so long as they are capable of teaching kids to pass standardized tests.
Death penalty: The state should not have the ability to kill any of its citizens. Ever.
Education: I want more money for public education, and I support free 2 years of community college.
War on Drugs: The war on drugs has been an extreme failure. It is time to stop criminalizing possession of drugs, and we need to continue efforts to end cartel violence in Mexico without resorting to tactics like in Operation Michoacan.
Healthcare: We need to aim for 100% coverage of absolutely everyone. I suggest incremental steps towards that goal. Start with reforming Medicare Part D to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices. Then move to offering a "public option" for healthcare coverage for households with an income under a certain threshold. This will set a baseline for government plans to compete. I would also move towards centralization of certain components of the healthcare system (medical records for example), and implement regulations on the healthcare industry to increase transparency.
Euthanasia: I am pro suicide. However, we need to make sure the patient is of sound mind when they make their decision.
Creationism in School: Not in publicly funded schools.
Military: I am an adherent of liberal realism International Relations Theory. To that end, I am somebody who wants a US led international system, but not somebody who supports purely nonsensical actions like the War in Iraq. I would also suggest against using troops to invade countries like Venezuela, Iran, etc. To prevent a major crisis? Sure, to do a sloppy regime change? Definitely not. Hard power is a tool that should be used carefully. Hostile actors like Russia should also be dealt with in a nuanced manner. Being openly hostile is simply not smart. It's sloppy and ineffective. Especially if your goal is regime change.
War on Terror: The way we've attempted to combat terrorism is wrong and cost us a lot of international credibility.
Europe: I am not against NATO in conception. Similarly, our goal shouldn't be to subsidize European security. Can't believe I'm saying this, but I agree with Trump in abstract. NATO should be a partnership where we are the biggest player, but not a giant subsidy for Eastern Europe.
Middle-East: We really need to reassess our goals in the Middle East and who our allies are there. Especially 30-40 years from today.
Labor Unions: Unions are the free market counter-weight to corporations. They should be subject to antitrust to prevent stagnation in the economy, or fiercely anti competitive actions, but they shouldn't be a mandatory requirement in government positions.
Russia: This is a complex issue that I can write entire essays on. The key point to take away though, is that we ultimately made Russia our worst enemy, not the other way around.
Trump: The greatest American disaster of the 21st century.
Free Trade: Ultimately a positive force. We have to work with it and address its negative externalities.
Immigration: I am pro-immigration and pro-borders. I think immigration needs a massive reform and decriminalization.
International Relations: ​Liberal realism.

I largely believe what I said three years earlier.

I believe in a market economy, I also recognize that there are goods that the market cannot easily provide. Moreover, I recognize that some goods ought to be public as opposed to private. Socially I’m a libertarian. I don’t believe in banning things (except deadly things). I believe that all problems stem from human behavior and that it can’t be curbed, only suppressed through rehabilitation. I also believe that certain things require regulation to control human behavior.

The Gov. needs to be smaller. Too many useless departments like the NSA and Homeland Security. Let the FBI do domestic security. Stop domestic surveillance and the massive useless waste of space that is the Dept. of Homeland Security. Taxes need to be completely reworked. IRS could be cut in half if we had effective taxes. Bureaucracy in general will be the death of us. That kind of things needs to be shifted to the local levels. Federal Government needs to be an auditor and innovator. Not the implementer.

However, I would say that the the IRS needs to be empowered, and that while the Dept. of Homeland Security needs to be dismantled, many of its components need to become independent agencies for decentralization purposes. Many of its functions are critical for national security and simple law&order. But, it's too dangerous to let everything be coalesced as it is right now. Plus, many of its functions need intense reform.

[Muizer]

DOB: 70s
Country of Residence: Netherlands
Nationality: Dutch
Political Compass Result: Economic Left/Right: -6.63 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.21
Where do you put yourself on the political spectrum: I don't. Others might call me center left.
Do you indentify yourself with a certain political grouping (socialist, neocon, etc): green
Do you indentify yourself with a certain political party: No
Religion: no
Abortion: Who am I to overrule someone who has decided they want one? I don't have to like it, but that is hardly a grounds to legislate against it.
War on Terror: Pandora's box opened by GW Bush. Now all and sundry can, and do, use it to justify their foreign military interventions and repression of domestic opposition
Marijuana: Legalize/regulate.
Firearms: Best to keep a gun-poor society gun-poor. Once they're everywhere it's going to be difficult to reverse the trend.
Gay Marriage: If a gay couple wants to marry, who am I to say they cannot?
Gay adoption: Yawn. Whatever.
Religion in schools: Teach it in the history classes, where it belongs.
Death penalty: I'd say 'no', but then there's the Nuremberg trials...........
EU: For all its faults we'll regret it if we let it fail.
US: Oddly schizophrenic country. Not the ideal superpower, I suppose, but from a European perspective, we could do much worse. And possibly will the way things are going.

[antaeus]

DOB: 80s
Country of Residence: Australia
Nationality: I hold 3 passports.
Political Compass Result: Economic Left/Right: -3.88 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.44

Where do you put yourself on the political spectrum: Left leaning with a mild libertarian edge
Do you identify yourself with a certain political grouping (socialist, neocon, etc): Sarcastic anarchist
Do you identify yourself with a certain political party: No
Religion: No.

Abortion: Not my body, not my choice.
War in Iraq: Don't understand why this question still exists. The US made the mess. It should be there to fix it. As long as it takes.
Marijuana: Should be earning tax rather than costing it through police work.
Firearms: With thorough testing and background checks for hunting/sport/farming yes. There is no purpose for a civilian to own a device specifically designed to kill other people.
Gay Marriage: It's their life. Their choice.
Gay adoption: Sure if they meet the criteria.
Religion in schools: Study of, not in.
Death penalty: It's illogical to kill people for killing, we'd then have to kill the killer killer, and so forth, so no.

Bonus round:
EU: Up to the citizens of each member country to choose. But I've never seen a down side listed that can't be easily refuted, and nationalism is poison.
Islam: Is a religion with the same benefits and shortcomings of any other.
Immigration: Is inevitable. Get used to people moving about. They've been doing it since evolution. I'm an immigrant, so biased.
TPPA/TTIP: Trade friendly international relations have provided me with choices and options my parents never had. It has provided me with my career, my consumer goods, my travel friendly lifestyle. If your industry is nonviable in a global economy, then maybe you should think about evolving to something which is.
Trump: He is what he is. Deal with it.
Refugees: Are a valuable potential resource for their host nation. Virtually all evidence suggests they are valuable net contributors to their host nations, and those who fear them tend to be those who were never going to have much impact on history anyway. Without them we'd have no Einstein, Freud or Kissinger
Scottish Independence: Kind of a pot kettle black situation. I'm staunchly anti nationalist so a nationalist separation because of a nationalist separation just seems like idiocy heaped on idiocy to me.

Bonus round part 2
Euthanasia: Their body, their choice.
Military: I'm a pacifist. It's the ultimate expression of control of the masses for personal gain and I'm not here to do the bidding of some sociopathic grey hair, or a corporation of sociopathic grey hairs.
War on Terror: About as logical as War on artillery or War on spoons, can I hear a War on Saxophones? Terrorism is a tool, not an ideology.
Europe: Is a nice place with pretty castles and beaches and forests and things. I love the place.
Middle-East: A diverse place full of wonderful people I loved visiting and will love visiting again.
Labor Unions: Are the only reason workplace standards exist... and in my country at least, still viable.
Russia: Is a country I'd also like to visit one day.
International Relations: ​Neo-realism.

[Himster]

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DOB: 87
Country of Residence: Ireland
Nationality: Irish (but also descended from Viking and British rapists obviously, good times)
Political Compass Result: Economic Left/Right: -5.25 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.54

Where do you put yourself on the political spectrum: I don't, but I guess if you put a gun against my head I'd call myself a liberal, even if that word now means the opposite of what it used to.
Do you identify yourself with a certain political grouping (socialist, neocon, etc): Like in most things: I am an outsider. I'd probably be an anarchist if there weren't so many :wub:s who call themselves anarchists.
Do you identify yourself with a certain political party: No, when I vote, I vote for stated intentions and/or individuals.
Religion: No.

Abortion: Should be easily available. It's a good way to fight crime too.
Marijuana: Should be compulsory. I'm sick of douche-bags being so angry all the time. Just take a toke and calm the down douche bags: take your medicine.
Firearms: Guns are cool. Pew pew pew.
Gay Marriage: Weddings are already the gayest things on the planet, it's only fair that they're allowed to have their own too.
Gay adoption: Should be no different to any other couple seeking adoption.
Religion in schools: religious privately owned schools: fine. Schools that receive public funding have to be neutral (ie. secular)
Death penalty: Nope, killing's dumb.


Euthanasia: Assisted suicide is fine, killing unwanted people is not cool. The youth is Asia are pretty weird but surprisingly good fun.
Europe: I live here, it is nice.
America: They have the craziest homeless people in the world and the fattest and the skinniest. The tallest buildings. The ugliest people and the most beautiful people. It's a crazy place.
Russia: Seems like a scary place, but every Russian I've met is a lot of fun, but yeah: kinda scary. I think it's the language/accent.

[ArBo]

DOB: 2000
Country of Residence: Belgium
Nationality: Belgian
Political Compass Result: Economic Left/Right: 5.25 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.54

Where do you put yourself on the political spectrum: Right wing, liberal in the true sense of the word
Do you identify yourself with a certain political grouping (socialist, neocon, etc): Conservative/Libertarian
Do you identify yourself with a certain political party: N-VA
Religion: Atheist

Abortion: Both sides of the argument are, in a way, hypocritical. Either way, the state should not provide for you not using a condom.
War in Iraq: Happened before my time, sort of. Intervening in the Middle East has proven itself to be a bad idea in general though.
Marijuana: In my experience it's no worse (or better) than alcohol. Both are enjoyable from time to time, it's your own business what you decide to do to your body. I'm quite strongly opposed to hard drugs though.
Firearms: Don't really understand why you'd want any, but if it's for self-defense and you've been cleared by a background and mental check, I think they can be powerful tools to prevent crime, not only cause it.
Gay Marriage: Seeing as I live in neither the Middle Ages nor the Middle East, it should be fully equal to non-gay marriage.
Gay Adoption: They go right ahead, it's difficult to argue that having two same-sex parents is worse than having no parents. No favouring gays over normal couples though.
Religion in school: Parents should teach their children moral values, not schools. Private schools who teach a certain religion are fine, but state schools should be non-religious.
Death penalty: Seeing as I live in neither the Middle Ages nor the Middle East, a barbaric and unacceptable way to punish crime. I do think people serving a life sentence should have the option to request euthanasia.
Euthanasia: If people are incurably ill, and they don't want to live anymore, why force life upon them?

EU: European collaboration isn't bad in theory, but this EU is an antidemocratic and ineffective mess.
Muslims: People
Islam: A religion that is fundamentally archaic and incompatible with Western values. Many Muslims realise they needn't take their faith and it's holy book literally like most Western Christians do nowadays, but unfortunately many, many don't.
Immigration: Wrongly seen by most of the left and center as a goal, rather than a means to help people in danger. Moreover, it should be the final means to be utilised, as (mass) immigration from poorer countries that have different values unavoidably hurts the receiving country. War refugees should be helped - not in the manner of their choosing necessarily, but in the manner that combines safety with affordability for the people/countries providing the aid.
Nationalism: Seeing as the opposite leads to cultural relativism and globalist utopist thinking, I think it's often a good thing.
Trump: Neither Satan nor Jezus, which seems to be a rare view. The completely one-sided, anti-Trump view in Flemish (and other) media is making me like the guy more and more though, to be honest.
Labour Unions: Like feminists, in the way that they once raised and improved legitimate and harmful problems, but now that their goals have been achieved they simply fail to see their own redundance. Especially in Belgium, where unions are very strong, they do real damage to the economy and the country as a whole.
Russia: Putin is way smarter than everyone gives him credit for, and he's very popular amongst Russian voters, even if he wouldn't cheat. Sure, he's a dictator, but as has been proven countless times forcing a country to become democratic often has an opposite effect.
Free Trade: A source of wealth and innovation, and one of the many fields I disagree with the God-Emperor upon.
Healthcare: Free market in healthcare seems like a very good system to me, but I can't be certain due to a lack of precedent. The current American system is a mess, I say get rid of Obamacare and then decide whether you want fully nationalised healthcare at great cost to the taxpayer but with fairly good quality, or try a genuine free market system with government support for those who most need it, in the form of state-paid credits to be used in this system as to not compromise its independence. A free market has been beneficial in so many areas, so I don't see why it couldn't be used in healthcare as well.
Political Correctness: Cancer.
Socialism: Authoritarian, hypocritical and harmful. Bashing the rich out of envy doesn't make the poor richer, it makes the country poorer.
Israel: Isn't it wonderfully contradictory how the left denies Israelis the right to a country on the mere grounds that they've "only" lived in Israel for 70ish years, and yet it surrenders Europe to non-Europeans and claims this to be an enrichment? Israel is an oasis of prosperity and civilisation in a ruined part of the world, its people deserve a country like everyone else.

It seems I've been rambling on for a while, so I'll wrap it up. Shadilay my dudes.

[Anthropoid]

DOB: 1967
Country of Residence: United States
Nationality: American
Political Compass
Economic Left/Right: 0.0
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.87







Where do you put yourself on the political spectrum: Moderate, anti-partisan
Do you identify yourself with a certain political grouping (socialist, neocon, etc): Pewdiepie
Do you identify yourself with a certain political party: I detest all political parties
Religion: Evolutionary Scientist, but I find Buddhism appealing


Abortion: No thanks I don't have a uterus
War in Iraq: if we had the balls to do it effectively it could've been a big win for humanity
Marijuana: Legalise most all of them; let natural selection sort them out.
Firearms: I'm offended that I cannot legally buy a brand new fully auto M1 carbine, nor a grenade launcher, nor mortar, all of which is a breach of my 2nd Amendment Rights and a travesty to the American way of life. We need MORE weapons not less. "Bans" merely restrict access to weapons by law abiding citizens, not the bad guys.
Gay Marriage: I'd only marry a guy if semen tasted like chocolate milk, which I doubt it does. But if other guys have other tastes, whatever . . .
Gay adoption: I have no interest in adopting anyone, gay, sad, or otherwise.
Religion in schools: Only one religion should be taught in primary and secondary schools: critical thinking and scientific method.
Death penalty: Meh, seems like some of those bastitches had it coming, but then maybe they DO get it wrong in some rare occasions?? Drawing and quartering was definitely overboard, but a lethal injection for a dude who raped and murdered a whole family and cannibalized their corpses and after years of appeals and opportunities to overturn his conviction? Meh, doesn't bother me and I doubt it really does anyone else.

[Owlparrot3]

DOB-Cant be revealed.In the defence business after all.
Country of residance-USA.
Ideology- Right.Extreme nationalism like the 1890s.
Like Trump-No.
Abortion: Nope, only in exceptional cases.
War in Iraq: Saddam did nothing wrong.(Yes,even though an engineer of defence in the US army,my views are well known and my respect hasnt decreased one bit)
Marijuana: Don't need more drug abuse, stays illegal.
Firearms: Yes, protect home, life and dignity when the government becomes too incompetent to provide security.
Gay Marriage: No, marriage is the bondage of man and woman, no exceptions.
Gay adoption: No, it equals child abuse and with artificial birth, the anonymity of parenthod.
Religion in schools: Yes, they have a christian culture mission, although the curriculum needs to be more rigid. Islam stays out!
Death penalty: Yes, get rid of the parasites who prey on fellow citizens otherwise.


EU: A bureaucratic monstrosity which enables welfare migration, a Europe of Nations instead.
Euro: Frankenstein currency, PIIGS can not compete and need to be bailed out. Better solution: Back to national currencies.
TTIP: Includes intolerable intervention in european legislation and content which is kept secret from the people, a bad deal.
Refugees: Close the border,the pone thing that Trump did right.
NATO: Outdated, back to the Monroe doctrine.

[Aexodus]

Nationality: Northern Irish
Political Compass Result:


Where do you put yourself on the political spectrum:Centre
Do you identify yourself with a certain political grouping (socialist, neocon, etc):Conservatism
Do you identify yourself with a certain political party:yes
Abortion:No, unless the mother's life is at risk. Completely opposed to eugenics; abortion of deformed children. The unborn aren't simply a part of the body, so I don't believe in 'my body, my choice'. Indeed, the foetus doesn't get one.
Marijuana:Legalise it, let the gang's and para's coffers run dry...
Firearms:Ideally, should be allowed, + lethal force to defend land and property if needed.
Gay Marriage:Against. Marriage is between a man and a woman. Civil unions are fine though, but they should be recognised as something different, which they are. There is a certain way societal structures work best.
Gay adoption:Against, men and women bring different things to the upbringing of a child, two men or two women is an imbalance.
Religion in schools:Yes, but across all religions. And warts and all please, include the bad stuff as well as the good, some actual theocracy, this is something missing at the moment.
Death penalty:For, but only in cases of absolute guilt with material evidence of heinous crimes like serial murder.
EU: No to the EU, yes to a return to some kind of EEC. Freedom of movement and the single currency are stupid, in my opinion. Challenges the concept of the sovereign state in its current monolithic form.
Free Healthcare: Yes, wealth shouldn't be a barrier to healthcare.
Free education: Yes, required for social mobility and a higher skilled workforce. Works in the long run.
Islam: Islam in practice incompatible with the West's values of until some kind of Sufist-style reform. Hadiths must go. In Islamic countries they can do what they want really. We should be allowed to say whatever we want about an idea, be it Scientology or Islam, or Christianity.
Immigration: Should be closely monitored and controlled. Skilled labour given priority, as well as caps and limits are necessary. Deportations should be a tool always open to sovereign states.
Political Correctness: Sets into motion the death of democracy. It's literally a synonym for approved politics/thought.
Trump: Meh, a means to an end. In reality he's really a bit of a buffoon.
Hillary Clinton: A snake.
Refugees: Should stay in neighbouring countries, with aid from the West supporting them. Asylum seekers are not refugees. After the war is over, they should return to their home countries.
Women in the frontline: Yes, in female-only battalions with no concessions in the selection process. Men and women shouldn't serve together if they can't even play sport together.
Transgender Military Service: Not sure, but I wouldn't really want someone with a mental disorder who needs medication at my back in a war zone.
Israel/Palestine: Not really our business, both sides have a claim. But Israel show no intention of integrating the Palestinians. I fear they could drag the West into a war, they have too much influence on Western countries.
Feminism: A malignant cancer

[mishkin]

Nationality: Why?
Where do you put yourself on the political spectrum: Left
Do you identify yourself with a certain political grouping (socialist, neocon, etc): Anarchist maybe, leftist for sure
Do you identify yourself with a certain political party: No
Abortion: Yes.
Marijuana: Regulated as any other toxic substance.
Firearms: Never
Gay Marriage: Of course
Gay adoption: Of course
Religion in schools: No. If you want to indoctrinate your son, do it at home. The schools are to offer knowledge.
Death penalty: Only for relatives of pro death penalty people.
EU: AR ET OF PU
Free Healthcare: Yes
Free education: Yes
Islam: Same as any other religion
Immigration: What is the problem?
Political Correctness: alt. right invent.
Trump: utter bs
Hillary Clinton: bs probably
Refugees: Welcome
Women in the frontline: The frontlline for whoever wants it
Transgender Military Service: Why not?
Israel/Palestine: Mostly Palestine.
Feminism: The good fight.

[NorseThing]

DOB: post WWII
Country of Residence: USA
Nationality: English
Political Compass Result: passed on this -- sorry
Where do you put yourself on the political spectrum: Center or a bit of a libertarian (note small letter) and yet a bit to the right of Center in USA political spectrum
Do you indentify yourself with a certain political grouping (socialist, neocon, etc): libertarian
Do you indentify yourself with a certain political party: not any more, but decades ago was a Republican
Religion: Lutheran

Abortion: Should be legal up until a certain point in pregnancy
War in Iraq: I was for it before I was against it.
Marijuana: legalized and regulated and taxed like any soft drug such as tobacco or booze.
Firearms: not a fan, but should be legally protected as in the USA constitution.
Gay Marriage: no problem
Gay adoption: no problem if it is only about sexual orientation -- but then I have only a few reservations about single people adopting either.
Religion in schools: The problem is not religion, but who makes the decision on where the child can go for a publicly funded education and whether public funds go to the parent or to the school -- I prefer funding the parent and not the school directly.
Death penalty: Generally against, but there can be narrow exceptions