What's your political ideology? Are you a Liberal, Conservative etc?

[ShahKhan007]

I used to be a solid Liberal throughout High School, College even a bit after I graduated college but that all changed once I entered the workforce. I worked for a newly created government agency which was created by the Liberals to oversea and improve public transit in the province (won't name the province). The amount of wasteful spending that I saw by the Liberal government was outrageous, the numbers were staggering it truly was a eye opener to me as how little they cared about our tax dollars.

After that experience and also after purchasing my first home seeing the cost of everything from electricity to gas sky rocket in order to pay for the Liberals wasteful spending I have become a staunch conservative. I have also observed that the lines between Liberals and Soclalists are bluring more and more after every election.

 

[Rayyman]

Well I voted for Clinton because she ran against a fool in Trump

 

[KingKhanWC]

Well I voted for Clinton because she ran against a fool in Trump

Sure but if you could invent your own politician who you 100% agree with. What would be the policies in place?

 

[KingKhanWC]

Liberal in many ways including equal rights, save the planet, social care for all, free education, free health care, no wars, no nukes, no guns.

Conservative when it comes to the right to self defence and harsh punishments for criminals inc death penalty.

Basically reward the good and protect all innocent people including animals and the planet . But punish the wrongdoers harshly.

 

[Musakhel]

Not sure but Libertarian beliefs many of them not all appeal to me, also I am against big government so Def not a liberal.

 

[90MPH]

I'm in the middle - used to be more towards Labour traditionally but conservatives are good for business and economy.

I will give Labour my vote cause I think Mrs May looks a weak leader.

 

[notAgainPlease]

socially liberal, financially conservative but country is very polarized now .. left and right hate each other ....

 

[Screopho]

I'm socially very liberal (protect the earth, healthcare for all, women's rights, and most important children's rights) financially moderate (believe some things can only be solved on a government scale) but would like the government regulations to be less cumbersome. Would call myself an moderate in general.

 

[James]

As a student I was a member of the Labour Party and considered myself a socialist. I was very much into Marxism and fascinated by Lenin and whatnot. Read a lot of the literature, ate a lot of crisps and drank a lot of cheap lager in dingy pubs, and was generally fancying myself as the next great revolutionary in my cable knit pullover and drainpipe jeans.

Then I got older, settled, paying taxes, and started to prefer a smaller state along with the freedom to feel individually smug. So I became a boring centrist, still leaning left on some issues but also experiencing myself leaning right on others, particularly free market enterprise.

Have always been a Labour voter because I think that - some notable moderate exceptions aside, Davis Cameron and Ken Clarke for example - top Tory politicians are wealthy ruthless neoliberal nutters who are miles to the right socially, with some also pushing the economic far right at times.

But I am very much in the centre ground despite agreeing with Labour more often than the Conservatives.

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

My Polotical Ideology is Liberal, Secular & Progressive but


Since I am a Muslim and if I live in a Muslim majority state than I want all 5 punishments mentioned by Quran for Specific offences to be implemented in letter and spirit including death penalty.(Much needed for deterrence)


Wrt personal life conduct I am conservative but that is just for me, my family. It doesn't harm or affect others in any way.


Note: any Apostasy punishment, any Blasphemy punishment, stonning or stonning to death punishment for adultery are not amongst those 5 punishments.

 

[enkidu_]

I like Fascism and National-Socialism - read dozens of books on/from Hitler, Mussolini, ... - but I feel they lack the transcendental vector of Islamism, though it's too broad of a term, and not really an ideology in the sense of a well defined directives springing from a precise paradigm, so I generally only describe myself as Islamo-Fascist.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

A Progressive Socialist

 

[Couch Cricketer]

I used to be a solid Liberal throughout High School, College even a bit after I graduated college but that all changed once I entered the workforce. I worked for a newly created government agency which was created by the Liberals to oversea and improve public transit in the province (won't name the province). The amount of wasteful spending that I saw by the Liberal government was outrageous, the numbers were staggering it truly was a eye opener to me as how little they cared about our tax dollars.

After that experience and also after purchasing my first home seeing the cost of everything from electricity to gas sky rocket in order to pay for the Liberals wasteful spending I have become a staunch conservative. I have also observed that the lines between Liberals and Soclalists are bluring more and more after every election.

I am mostly liberal apart from from a point here or there in Pakistani context I am probably the most extreme left. To me a government needs to spend on healthcare, education, infrastructure, security and job creation but it should not be wasteful with the money.

 

[Robert]

For decades I voted Labour. I was willing to give Kinnock's unilateral disarmament a go because I felt that only drastic action would prevent nuclear holocaust. Now I am older and wiser. I drifted right after university and now identify as a Radical Centrist - basically a classic Liberal in the Lloyd George sense.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

I can identify with the OP where it comes to waste of public money by liberal parties, I have seen a lot of this being abused. But at the same time, it's the spending on public services which separate countries like Britain from the rest. No one starves and we have healthcare for all. At the other end of the scale, once everything is in the hands of the markets, those can be manipulated for the benefit of a few at the cost of the rest.

It makes more sense for me to vote conservative personally, but I don't like the Tories, never have done. So I'll vote Labour on a point of principle and be happy with it. Money will always get wasted or mismanaged, at least with Labour it will be with good intent.

 

[big_gamer007]

Liberal in many ways including equal rights, save the planet, social care for all, free education, free health care, no wars, no nukes, no guns.

Conservative when it comes to the right to self defence and harsh punishments for criminals inc death penalty.

Basically reward the good and protect all innocent people including animals and the planet . But punish the wrongdoers harshly.

Well put..

 

[Dead Ball]

Conservative in more ways than liberal.

Not religious, nor do i believe that religion should play any role in the governance of a nation. Believe in equal rights for men/women, but have strong reservations against the third wave feminist movement. Support death penalty for extra-ordinary crimes.

 

[Markhor]

Social democrat. I went on the opposite journey as [MENTION=1842]James[/MENTION]. I swallowed all the right-wing tabloid myths about the necessity of austerity, how we spent too much on welfare, necessity of foreign wars, how the unions were pests and how Labour overspending supposedly crashed the economy. Then became more politically engaged around around 2012/13, did some research and found it was all a pack of lies.

Conservatives talk of balancing budgets yet in the US the last Republican President to balance the budget was Dwight D. Eisenhower ! The UK Conservatives first pledged to balance the books by the end of the LAST Parliament but now they won't even achieve that by the end of THIS Parliament. Yet the media never speak of "Conservative profligacy" and question Tory economic competence from a party that called for FEWER banking regulations. George Osborne said in 2007 he'd MATCH Labour spending pound for pound ! Public spending accounted for about 40% of GDP during under Thatcher who oversaw a higher level of current spending as a percentage of GDP than the supposedly failed Wilson/Callaghan governments of 1974-79. Under Major it was 38% yet under Blair and Brown the figure was 37% but Labour have the reputation for fiscal imprudence.

A study from the IMF for developed countries shows that lower unionisation is correlated with higher increases in the top 10%'s income share during the past three decades and the decline of unions is one of the main factors behind increasing levels of inequality. Yet here in the UK the unions are relentlessly bashed and membership has collapsed. So its not surprising other than Greece no advanced economy has seen real wages fall as they have in the UK.

We spend LESS on welfare as a % of GDP than the EU average and the biggest contributor to welfare is NOT unemployment benefits but pensions.

The Conservatives preach the gospel of rolling back the state want to expand mass state surveillance. They want strong borders yet net migration has reached record levels under the Tories. And who was it that did amnesty for illegal immigrants in the US ? Ronald Reagan the 1980s. The right claim to be tough on national security yet Bush missed all the blatant warnings for 9/11, and three terror attacks have occurred under Theresa May whose government CUT intelligence spending in 2011/12.

That's not to say I don't have my critiques of the left. I want balanced budgets. I'm not for unilateral nuclear disarmament. I'm not against free enterprise and acknowledge capitalism has lifted millions out of poverty in places like China, India, Vietnam and elsewhere. I'm not against grammar schools nor am I reflexively anti-interventionist as some on the left, such as Chomsky who apologised for his ideological comrade in Slobodan Milosevic in the 90s and only now cries hoarse about Muslim blood when its the West who are responsible.

However I've learned to challenge the right-leaning conventional wisdom which is bankrolled by UK newspaper proprietors who are mostly privately educated billionaires who barely pay any taxes and limit the scope of debate to such an extent that if you hold an economic position to the left of the failed neoliberal Financial Times/Wall Street Journal consensus you must be some wide-eyed Maoist.

 

[syed abbas]

I am liberal and I support secular parties.I want to see a Naya Pakistan where religion and politics are not mixed.I want equal rights for every citizen of Pakistan irrespective of their religion and sect.I hope that democracy flourishes in Pakistan,women are given their rights and the practice of one sect declaring another sect as non-Muslim.

 

[syed abbas]

My Polotical Ideology is Liberal, Secular & Progressive but


Since I am a Muslim and if I live in a Muslim majority state than I want all 5 punishments mentioned by Quran for Specific offences to be implemented in letter and spirit including death penalty.(Much needed for deterrence)


Wrt personal life conduct I am conservative but that is just for me, my family. It doesn't harm or affect others in any way.


Note: any Apostasy punishment, any Blasphemy punishment, stonning or stonning to death punishment for adultery are not amongst those 5 punishments.

Since you live in a Muslim majority state,you want punishments for specific offences according to Holy Quran?And what about the non-Muslims living in Pakistan?Should they also be subjected to such punishments as mentioned in HOLY Quran?
And going by your logic,Indian government must enforce Hindu laws on its citizens irrespective of their religion.
You call yourself a liberal,but still bringing religion into judicial system?

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

Since you live in a Muslim majority state,you want punishments for specific offences according to Holy Quran?And what about the non-Muslims living in Pakistan?Should they also be subjected to such punishments as mentioned in HOLY Quran?
And going by your logic,Indian government must enforce Hindu laws on its citizens irrespective of their religion.
You call yourself a liberal,but still bringing religion into judicial system?

No. I adressed majority.

In Pakistan have the Christians, Hindus ever objected to Death penalty for murderers ?


Do you know the 5 offences ?


I have never seen Christians or Hindus having any objection for those 5 offences. Why ?


I call myself liberal but I am not enforcing my ideology on others and it is upto the majority of Pakistani Public at the leaders they chose and the kaws those representatives make.

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

I am liberal and I support secular parties.I want to see a Naya Pakistan where religion and politics are not mixed.I want equal rights for every citizen of Pakistan irrespective of their religion and sect.I hope that democracy flourishes in Pakistan,women are given their rights and the practice of one sect declaring another sect as non-Muslim.

Pakistan will never ever be Secular forget it.


Majority Pakistani's are Extreme Right Wing.


On One of Pakistan's most searched website a poll was conducted, the question was what form of governance you want ? Which model ? There were more than 5 options and significant proportion chose Caliphate with Sharia being the Constitution.


So what are you on about ?


My belief is that until Qayanatt Sharia like first 4 Caliphates will never ever be established in any Country. Infact only terrorists will misuse it.


It ended with Hazrat Ali RA.


So at max only Death Penalty for Murder or Traitors will be established. That's it.


I fully support this.


But my question is that if a Hindu, Christian or an Aethiest murders are a Muslim in Pakistan than what will you do as a liberal and secular ? Will you implement Hindu laws or Christian Laws ? Or what are the laws of Aethiests ? What will the Muslim family demand ?


What about offences like Rape ? Child Abuse ?


Do you see a 97 % Muslim majority State who even Re-Defines Muslim 1500 years later even defying Islamic Sharia make Secular Laws ? Never will it happen.

 

[troodon]

Liberal.

 

[troodon]

Most people are extreme right wing in their own countries. But the moment they land on foreign soil, they become liberals.

 

[CricketCartoons]

Don't believe in Left, center or right in India. As I have seen all are casteists and basically the same, and all are intolerant and hate the others.

 

[90MPH]

Most people are extreme right wing in their own countries. But the moment they land on foreign soil, they become liberals.

Funny but quite true actually.

 

[Adil_94]

[MENTION=141520]troodon[/MENTION] the people who support persecution of Ahmadis but then cry islamophobia over every thing in a foreign land.

 

[Abdul]

I'm mixed. Basically what [MENTION=43583]KingKhanWC[/MENTION] said in post #4.

 

[Adil_94]

socially liberal so support gender equality lgbt rights gay marriage. freedom of belief.

avowedly secular dont think religious institutions should hold power in politics but have no issues with people expressing their faith publicly as long as they arent imposing on others.
But non violent extremism shouldnt be allowed to go unchallenged.

Financially quite left wing support free healthcare abolishing of tuition fees. Anti foreign interventions bar absolute necessity. But still support Capitalism in a controlled manner.

 

[JaDed]

In India so called Liberals show hate towards their religion and culture and always want to ape the western movements,dislike that,but socially would prefer to be a liberal but not a self hating one.

Prefer capitalism in all industries except Education,Healthcare and Defense,public sector profit is required and feel most of the issues we have today is because Nehru couldn't see public sector profit and efficiency is required,although Investment banking shouldn't be mixed with commercial banking.

 

[Black Zero]

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[j_kazmi]

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[s28]

Why Do Poor People Vote Conservative?

https://www.quora.com/Why-do-poor-people-vote-for-the-Conservative-Party-in-the-UK

 

[CricketCartoons]

I am ideologically promiscuous. Sign of a free thinker.

 

[Slog]

socially centrist

fiscally conservative

 

[DW44]

Socially extremely liberal. Economically, it's complicated.

 

[UN talkz]

Anyone who can explain what actually
Liberal and conservative is.... Anyone

 

[SandyB]

Socially - proper liberal - full Fos, Separation of Church & state, no religious indoctrination till 18 years old, pro-LGBTQ and all the bells and whistles.

Politically - Was right of centre till late 2015 , now left of centre and leaning even more left .

Economically - Not sure, controlled capitalism is my thing .

 

[Robert]

In the British sense:

Liberalism = maximum power devolved to the people, tolerance of difference, free trade, internationalism, intolerance of existing structures which do not empower people. Economically centrist. Keynsian. Mutuals and cooperatives as a way to break the strangehold on power of the very rich. Not to be confused with neoliberalism which is really Conservatism.

Conservatism = reliance on free market, supply side economics, trickle-down theory, adherence to existing power structures, small government but only insofar as it frees up capitalism. Darwinist.

Socialism = for the people, redistribution of income from rich to poor using centralised big-state power as a battering ram.