Gauging political affiliations of the sub
5 2017-02-19 by Disrupturous
Hi. We're all truth seekers. I'm new to the sub and as much as I don't like labels I would describe myself as a left/libertarian/independent. Though I'm antiglobalist and could support moderate nationalism. So I'm a mixed bag. What are your political persuasions? How do you view the world and what do you value?
29 comments
n/a EricCarver 2017-02-19
we are all not truth seekers here. There are many, likely most here are pushing their agenda.
n/a Mike_McDermott 2017-02-19
Some people cant tell the difference between seeking the truth and pushing their agenda.
n/a four_leaf_tayback 2017-02-19
Both of these comments are flawed
n/a Mike_McDermott 2017-02-19
Im open minded, how is my statement flawed?
n/a four_leaf_tayback 2017-02-19
I misread your comment. My b. I agree.
n/a Mike_McDermott 2017-02-19
No worries! Have the best day of your life!
n/a Frogreddit 2017-02-19
I agree
n/a EricCarver 2017-02-19
yeah. Neither zealots nor shills care about the truth.
n/a Disrupturous 2017-02-19
I guess I've noticed that. Some of the posts seem to detract from the credible ones.
n/a EricCarver 2017-02-19
that is their job. :(
n/a four_leaf_tayback 2017-02-19
Not all. In fact their all to aggressive presence is a massive tell for those that pay enough attention.
n/a russian321 2017-02-19
Too many Tea party Trumpets and pro Hillary shills to make this sub even worth coming to anymore.. I miss the good old days when it wasn't so partisan
n/a four_leaf_tayback 2017-02-19
Killing people is wrong. Don't shit where you eat. Media should report facts.
n/a Disrupturous 2017-02-19
Yeah. No party can the left used to be about peace but now they're promoting hostility toward Russia and violence all over the middle libertarianism comes close except violating the shit/eat part. The media are without ideology except BS. Kant and Kierkegaard could be good philosopher's to guide political parties.
n/a four_leaf_tayback 2017-02-19
Every American executive branch has ordered the killing a lot of people.
n/a Disrupturous 2017-02-19
Our system could not survive without creating chaos in the different parts of the world, and promoting slavery in countries that produce our goods
n/a sweetholymosiah 2017-02-19
you sound like a god damn communist!
n/a Mike_McDermott 2017-02-19
Im a nihilist. I used to be a hedonist, but Im too old for that shit now. Its a lot of fucking work. Nihilism is soooooo much easier.
n/a Disrupturous 2017-02-19
So your nihilism is a lazy hedonism. Nihilism is quite easy to slip into in today's world and hedonism requires a particular set of skills
n/a Mike_McDermott 2017-02-19
Yeah, more or less. I got tired of caring about the differences though.
n/a four_leaf_tayback 2017-02-19
Nihilism flies out the window when you're persecuted directly or if you care about the well-being of others.
n/a Mike_McDermott 2017-02-19
Nihilism is a luxury I have as a rich, white male living in America. I recognize that and am pretty happy about it.
n/a NeonFrights 2017-02-19
Mostly libertarian. I believe states and regions should have more control over infrastructure and industry.
n/a russian321 2017-02-19
I'm an anarcho-syndicalist. Look it up, it'll open your eyes.
n/a mastigia 2017-02-19
I could hang my hat there too most days.
n/a gargamelwasafacist 2017-02-19
I've never understood the apeal of syndicalism tbh, its just worker owned union co-ops in practice.
are you british? most of the syndicalists I've known were british...they're big on councils...
anywho, I'm an anarchist too, just not keen on anything that attracts the evil eye of the iron law of organizations
n/a AsAboveSoBelow87 2017-02-19
Less government. Less intrusion. Less taxes. Don't care what you do in your own home (drugs, sex, religion) just don't bother me with it. Treat others as you'd like to be treated. Everyone is equal.
Wherever that puts me in the political spectrum.
n/a mastigia 2017-02-19
I'm a grown up anarchist. So libertarian leaning left, although I have almost nothing in common the actual Libertarian party.
n/a gargamelwasafacist 2017-02-19
i voted for jill this year and nader in 2000. i voted for bernie in this primary and kucinich in 2008. had ron paul been the repub nominee in 2008 or 2012, and dennis not have been the dem one, i would have voted for him for president. i regret not voting for perot...but i was young and he seemed goofy. such is life.
i support basic income.
i am opposed to bureaucracy. with current technology, bereaucracy should be less now, not more...
i support public education, but don't support the premise that it can only be accomplished in the prussian style, factory system, industrial public school model that was antiquated even when i was growing up in the 80s.
i agree with robespierre that the fundamental human right is the right to exist, which means that no person has the right to restrict another's access to food, water, medicine, and housing.
i'm an un-hyphanated anarchist, who believes the anti-state left and the anti-state right have way more in common with each other than we do with any statists of any flavor.
oh, and money is the root of all evil.
n/a Disrupturous 2017-02-19
All of those figures got or would've gotten my votes had I been old enough. I come close to calling myself an anarchist but don't as I don't see how the US could survive such a toneshift, then again I don't really think the current state of affairs, or 2 years ago, have been any good for the citizenry.
n/a FlyinPenguin 2017-02-19
I like to think this sub despises political affiliations. One anti-establishment group is this subs "party".
n/a quantumcipher 2017-02-19
I generally refrain from adhering to any particular party or ideology, though if I were to quantify my political leanings, it would closest resemble that of a libertarian socialist, which may can paradoxical on the surface.
Basically, I would consider myself a civil libertarian, in that the government should not infringe on your Constitutional or human rights, without exception, but a democratic socialist economically, that large corporations should pay their share of taxes and require regulation so they do not form monopolies or prey on consumers or destroy the economy (for example), while small businesses should be exempt from excessive regulation and beaurocratic red tape, and that social programs should be not only protected but strengthened for the betterment of society. As far as foreign policy is concerned, I wouldn't say I'm an isolationist, so much as a non-interventionist, that we should not be involved in so-called 'humanitarian warfare' under false pretenses as we are now or meddling in the affairs of other nations essentially violating their sovereignty, that we should only engage in conflict or warfare as a last resort and as an act of self defense, however to maintain a strong military (within reason, minus the excess) in the event we should need to defend ourselves in the future.
n/a quantumcipher 2017-02-19
I generally refrain from adhering to any particular party or rigid ideology, though if I were to quantify my political leanings, it would closest resemble that of a libertarian socialist, which admittedly sounds paradoxical on the surface.
Basically, I would consider myself a civil libertarian, in that the government should not infringe on one's Constitutional or human rights, without exception, but a democratic socialist economically, that large corporations should pay their share of taxes and require regulation so they do not form monopolies or defraud consumers or destroy the economy (for example), while small businesses should be exempt from excessive regulation and bureaucratic red tape, and that social programs should be not only protected but strengthened for the betterment of society. As far as foreign policy is concerned, I wouldn't say I'm an isolationist, so much as a non-interventionist, that we should not be involved in so-called 'humanitarian warfare' under false pretenses as we are now or meddling in the affairs of other nations essentially violating their sovereignty, that we should only engage in conflict or warfare as a last resort and as an act of self-defense, however understand the importance of maintaining a strong military (within reason, minus the excess) and tactical advantage over potential adversaries in the event we should need to defend ourselves in the future.
n/a Disrupturous 2017-02-19
Yeah. I agree with most of that. Libertarian Socialist only sounds paradoxical in the US where the Libertarian party is founded on right wing ultra capitalists.
n/a 911bodysnatchers322 2017-02-19
Generally the anti hypocrisy party
n/a Discopillar 2017-02-19
Previous tea party voted Ron Paul 2012 - was following infowars/breitbart/4chan since 2011
My "red pills" are Chem trails/HAARP/geo-engineering -heavy metals having a duel benefit of weather control and human control, 9/11, vaccines (tricky subject) and NWO of course.
Now a left leaning libertarian voted Bernie in the primary then Clinton because I live in a swing state and am absolutely terrified of Breitbart (Pepe) and Alex fucking Jones in the White House.
Huge skeptic of our current administration unlike other truthers in this thread.
n/a Disrupturous 2017-02-19
I agree with most of those. I'm not big on haarp or vaccines theories. Fuck Breitbart, mixed feelings about Alex Jones. I like RT. I don't like the term "red pill" because it's often used by MRAs. I'm a skeptic of this one and both of the previous one's I've been aware of.