Which political ideology is best?

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#1 Maniacc1
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Ok, so I'm going by the standard four basic political beliefs.

Conservatism (Republican)

Core Conservative principals are the belief that God and country are very important. They generally support smaller government and advocate American exceptionalism, which is the belief that the United States is highly influential in dictating the direction of the world.

Liberalism (Democrat)

Liberalism emphasizes individual rights and equality of opportunity. They generally support freedom of thought, speech, fair and open elections, and equal rights by law. They usually push for a pro-choice stance on equal rights for women and same-sex marriage.

Libertarianism (Libertarian)

Libertarianism priortizes individual liberty and generally pushes towards minimizing government. They generally believe individual's rights are in accordance to their own individual values.

Large Government (Socialist/Communist)

Socialists believe capitalism unfairly concentrates power and wealth and creates an unequal society. They push for a society where wealth and power are distruibuted evenly. Eventually, should socialism continue to evolve, it will turn into a communistic state.

So, which one is better? Which of the four do you agree with most?

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#2 m1993
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MY ideology is the best. Now this thread is officially win.
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#3 Maniacc1
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[QUOTE="m1993"]MY ideology is the best. Now this thread is officially win.

:o How could I forget m1993ism?
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#4 deactivated-5a79221380856
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Libertarianism, followed by conservatism, liberalism, socialism, and communism.
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They all work great in Pretendland, but in real life, systems which mix attributes of different ideologies are the ONLY governments which work.
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#6 forgetwatyahear
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They're all work great in Pretendland, but in real life, systems which mix attributes of different ideologies are the ONLY governments which work.MetroidPrimePwn
i agree,there is no real ideology that does not incorpaorate another ideologies ideas,and that is for the best most of the time
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#7 chessmaster1989
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Personally, I prefer Liberalism.
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They're all work great in Pretendland, but in real life, systems which mix attributes of different ideologies are the ONLY governments which work.MetroidPrimePwn
Exactly, that's probably what's wrong with people sticking to one so heavily, they think they're always right.
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[QUOTE="MetroidPrimePwn"]They're all work great in Pretendland, but in real life, systems which mix attributes of different ideologies are the ONLY governments which work.Maniacc1
Exactly, that's probably what's wrong with people sticking to one so heavily, they think they're always right.

Everyone thinks they're always right. Well, most everyone.
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#10 Maniacc1
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[QUOTE="Maniacc1"][QUOTE="MetroidPrimePwn"]They're all work great in Pretendland, but in real life, systems which mix attributes of different ideologies are the ONLY governments which work.Genetic_Code
Exactly, that's probably what's wrong with people sticking to one so heavily, they think they're always right.

Everyone thinks they're always right. Well, most everyone.

It's true. If only everyone could be more moderate. :P
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#11 SAURON221
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Conservative/republican
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If there was a better political ideology superior to others, don't you think all of humaity would have followed that ideology already?
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#13 -TheSecondSign-
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Libertarianism.

I'm a fan of smaller government and more personal freedom, so Libertarianism.

I am not completely against other ideologies, and some policies I support, but I like the Libertarian idea the most.

I put it like this:

Libertarian, Conservative, Liberal, Socialist, Communism

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Libertarianism, followed by conservatism, liberalism, socialism, and communism.Genetic_Code
Amen. Crazy how much we agree on politics, 24, and Batman, and not much else. :P
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#15 RadBooley
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In order from that list?

Liberalism, Socialism, Communism (true, Marxist Communism, none of this psuedo-Communist junk we have today), Libertarianism and Conservatism.

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#16 deactivated-5a79221380856
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It's true. If only everyone could be more moderate. :PManiacc1
Well, I guess I could be wrong, but I refuse to believe it. :x
Amen. Crazy how much we agree on politics, 24, and Batman, and not much else. :Pbattlefront23
I used to be a liberal... but... I saw the light... :o
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#17 battlefront23
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[QUOTE="Genetic_Code"] I used to be a liberal... but... I saw the light... :o

Ha I think I remember arguing with you a lot before you saw it. :P
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#18 fidosim
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Conservatism in my opinion.
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I'd say conservatism, but not the crap you have in America (or what we have in Canada).
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#20 -TheSocialist-
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Ok, so I'm going by the standard four basic political beliefs.

Conservatism (Republican)

Core Conservative principals are the belief that God and country are very important. They generally support smaller government and advocate American exceptionalism, which is the belief that the United States is highly influential in dictating the direction of the world.

Liberalism (Democrat)

Liberalism emphasizes individual rights and equality of opportunity. They generally support freedom of thought, speech, fair and open elections, and equal rights by law. They usually push for a pro-choice stance on equal rights for women and same-sex marriage.

Libertarianism (Libertarian)

Libertarianism priortizes individual liberty and generally pushes towards minimizing government. They generally believe individual's rights are in accordance to their own individual values.

Large Government (Socialist/Communist)

Socialists believe capitalism unfairly concentrates power and wealth and creates an unequal society. They push for a society where wealth and power are distruibuted evenly. Eventually, should socialism continue to evolve, it will turn into a communistic state.

A communist state under Marxist terms has yet to exist, and you do realise that marxist communism is a society with no government, right? and socialists do not think that capitalism unfairly concentrates power, nor do they push for your "equal society", look at socialist counties of today, like norway, and the heavily socialistic countries, like sweden, socialists believe that the government is responsible for the well being of the people it was founded for, and thus try and help them through social programs and wealth redistribution (from differences in taxes, to controlled wages)

So, which one is better? Which of the four do you agree with most?

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#21 Maniacc1
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[QUOTE="Maniacc1"]

Ok, so I'm going by the standard four basic political beliefs.

Conservatism (Republican)

Core Conservative principals are the belief that God and country are very important. They generally support smaller government and advocate American exceptionalism, which is the belief that the United States is highly influential in dictating the direction of the world.

Liberalism (Democrat)

Liberalism emphasizes individual rights and equality of opportunity. They generally support freedom of thought, speech, fair and open elections, and equal rights by law. They usually push for a pro-choice stance on equal rights for women and same-sex marriage.

Libertarianism (Libertarian)

Libertarianism priortizes individual liberty and generally pushes towards minimizing government. They generally believe individual's rights are in accordance to their own individual values.

Large Government (Socialist/Communist)

Socialists believe capitalism unfairly concentrates power and wealth and creates an unequal society. They push for a society where wealth and power are distruibuted evenly. Eventually, should socialism continue to evolve, it will turn into a communistic state.

A communist state under Marxist terms has yet to exist, and you do realise that marxist communism is a society with no government, right? and socialists do not think that capitalism unfairly concentrates power, nor do they push for your "equal society", look at socialist counties of today, like norway, and the heavily socialistic countries, like sweden, socialists believe that the government is responsible for the well being of the people it was founded for, and thus try and help them through social programs and wealth redistribution (from differences in taxes, to controlled wages)

So, which one is better? Which of the four do you agree with most?

-TheSocialist-

But what other way but equal wealth and power distribution can a government honestly help the people it was founded for?
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I'm quite conservative, but I'm not religious. I have strong morals, but I don't believe in God...at least, I don't right now. I'm basically without a religion. However, I still think of myself as very conservative.
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#23 Cube_of_MooN
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I kind of like my conservative leaning moderate ideology. :P
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#24 DucksBrains
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None of those, Fascism is by far the bestest evar.
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#25 Maniacc1
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None of those, Fascism is by far the bestest evar.DucksBrains
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#26 freshgman
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im liberal democrat. but im conservative on a few issues
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#27 Boba_Fett_3710
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Where's anarchy on that list? It's a solid system if we just give it a chance.
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#28 deactivated-5901ac91d8e33
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Sorry, but conservatism isn't a political ideology. To answer your question though, Liberalism is by far the best ideology.
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#29 Theokhoth
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Traditional Conservatism. Since that's been replaced by this neo-conservative bullcrap we call the Republican Party, I do not have a preference for any political ideology.
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#30 hokies1313
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I believe in a mix of Libertarianism and Conservatism, however, you don't need to believe in God to be a Conservative.