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Post by Darin on Apr 18, 2013 13:04:37 GMT -5
I laughed when I saw the "Christian Democracy" xD
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Post by Varangian on Apr 18, 2013 13:21:57 GMT -5
According to that, I'd be at the upper left somewhere. Social Democrat/Social Liberal.
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Post by William on Apr 18, 2013 13:46:35 GMT -5
That was just an example, it doesn't include all parties of course. So you could just point somewhere and say that's where you belong. Like me Yeah, Christian Democrat is a major party in Germany. That's why that's up there
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Post by Darin on Apr 18, 2013 13:47:53 GMT -5
I found that very amusing.
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Post by Varangian on Apr 18, 2013 13:48:32 GMT -5
Greens
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Post by Varangian on May 21, 2013 3:37:36 GMT -5
Right, so I've always been a little liberal.
But I totally forgot about Ron Paul. Whatever he is, I'm a little closer to what he is. Seems like he's kind of the ... George Carlin of our age. Carlin talked about the same stuff as Paul talks about nowadays. Paul is sensible - fairly intelligent, though not a genius - he is what America would've needed, it's my opinion now.
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Post by Darin on May 21, 2013 9:17:44 GMT -5
Yeah William and I are both big supporters of Ron Paul.
He ran as a republican last election, though he is really more of a Libertarian (and that's the US term, not sure what that name means in other countries).
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Post by Varangian on May 24, 2013 13:51:57 GMT -5
I read up on him a little more.
It seems that he wants the federal government to have as little to do with things as possible, getting the states themselves handle their own business. He's very strongly against abortion(here is where his catholicism jumps in) and his views on same-sex marriage are a little dubious, but he says he's for all 'voluntary actions', including same-sex marriage. I suppose it means that he thinks it's disgusting, but thinks he has no right to ban it for anyone. Respectable, I guess.
He also talks a lot about 'privatizing'. Selling federal land to private owners, for example. I find it a little dubious - is this guy a rich capitalist in secret or am I just not understanding it all?
In any case, it still would've been interesting to let him try.
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