Political Leanings of Members

[KukriKhan]

Country of Residence:US
Nationality: mixed western euro & amerind
Political Compass Result: Economic Left/Right: 6.5 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 8.05
Where do you put yourself on the political spectrum: off-chart, upper-right
Do you indentify yourself with a certain political grouping (socialist, neocon, etc): no
Do you indentify yourself with a certain political party: no
Religion: no preference

Abortion: no
War in Iraq: no
Marijuana: yes
Firearms: yes
Gay Marriage: yes. But not mandatory for me.
Gay adoption: yes
Religion in schools:no
Death penalty: no

[JAG]

Country of Residence: UK - England
Nationality: English
Political Compass Result: Economic Left/Right -9.75, Social Libertarian / Authoritarian -8.97 - seems you do get more right wing with age, I seem to remember getting -9.8 - 9.9, well I at least get more authoritarian ;)
Where do you put yourself on the political spectrum: Not as left economically as the test makes me out, the questions are far, far too basic. I believe in the state, but also a role for private enterprise to help the state, a big concession for me in the last few years. I am however very liberal on social issues, very, very liberal.
Do you identify yourself with a certain political grouping (socialist, neocon, etc): I used to state to everybody that I was a socialist, I still am to some extent, but I think it would be fairer to state that now I am probably more of a liberal social democrat, than a liberal socialist.
Do you identify yourself with a certain political party: I have been a member of the Labour Party - in the UK, believe it or not - for, er, 5 years now I think.
Religion: A somewhat militant Atheist.

Abortion: Is a great thing, I have NO problem with it and I think it should be actively encouraged for many people as another form of contraception providing it is before 24 weeks. After that I think abortion is disgusting and should never be granted and undertaken unless in the cases of incest, risk to mothers life, other horrible complications for the mother / baby, terrible illness for the baby and deemed necessary.

War in Iraq: I foolishly supported it at the time because I didn't think my government would lie like it did - but it did. Since then I have been vehemently against it and have argued for the troops to have been brought home for 4 years now.

Marijuana: Legalise it, how long is it gonna blimming take! So many benefits, no negatives.

Firearms: If you are for them and are not American, you are crazy; if you are American, you are still crazy, but at least you have some tenuous constitutional argument to hide behind. More guns = more deaths. Get rid of them!

Gay Marriage: Legalise it / let it happen. Pure discrimination and no business of anyone bar the people it involves.

Gay Adoption: Allow it. Pure discrimination and all children need is a loving, caring environment.

Religion in Schools: NO. Never. No to religious schools and prayer in school, it has no place.

Death Penalty: NO. It is no disincentive to criminals, you can't bring the dead back to life if innocent, I don't want the state being able to have the power to kill people like this and most importantly - it is morally bankrupt and plain wrong.

European Union: I am in favour of a United States of Europe. A very close and federalised EU, in which there is a EU wide governing body and each State retains their own political structure but it is firmly below that of the EU executive and legislature. Too many benefits of this to mention, but I firmly believe it is in the best interests of everyone inside the EU.

[Mikeus Caesar]

Country of Residence: Australia
Nationality: British
Political Compass Result: Economic Left/Right: -5.38 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.82
Where do you put yourself on the political spectrum: Centrist
Do you indentify yourself with a certain political grouping (socialist, neocon, etc): Socialism
Do you indentify yourself with a certain political party: None
Religion: None

Abortion: Yes
War in Iraq: No
Marijuana: Yes
Firearms: Yes
Gay Marriage: Yes
Gay adoption: Yes
Religion in schools: No
Death penalty: Yes

[Redleg]

Country of Residence: United States
Nationality: American
Political Compass Result:
Where do you put yourself on the political spectrum: Fiscial Conservative, Constutionist
Do you indentify yourself with a certain political grouping (socialist, neocon, etc): None
Do you indentify yourself with a certain political party: None
Religion: No organized church - but consider myself a christian

Abortion: Personal Choice 1st Trimester, Medical necessity after
War in Iraq: Yes, method of carrying it out questionable
Marijuana: Dont Care
Firearms: Yes
Gay Marriage: Let each state decide
Gay adoption: Let each state decide
Religion in schools: personal choice
Death penalty: Some crimes warrant the death penelty

[spmetla]

Country of Residence: USA
Nationality: American
Political Compass Result: Economic Left/Right: 1.12 - Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.31
Where do you put yourself on the political spectrum: social liberal, market liberal
Do you indentify yourself with a certain political grouping (socialist, neocon, etc): None
Do you indentify yourself with a certain political party: None, personally I think political parties are to be despised
Religion: atheist though I hope to find out I'm wrong
Abortion: Pro, even infantcide would okay with me so long as done within a month of birth
War in Iraq: Supported the invasion though now feel it was a mistake, support current operations because I believe the US can 'win' and out of obligation to the Iraqis for screwing their country up
War in Afghanistan: I support the reason for invading and current operations. I feel that there is no simple solution and that the US should stay there until Afghanistan is stable enough to support itself, even if this takes decades. Also, there should be far more cooperation with Pakistan so we can conduct operations together so that the Taliban and Al Queda can't just cross the border to escape the independent operations of the coalition and Pakistan.
Marijuana: Don't use but don't consider it a drug either, should be 100% legal with only an age restriction
Firearms: All small arms short of fully automatic weapons should be legal though to hold them I think a firearms education/competance course should be taken as well
Gay Marriage: sure, it's not for me but I see no reason to oppose it either, think the government should have nothing to do with marriage
Gay adoption: I'd rather not see homosexuals adopt because I feel those children will be raised 'incorrectly' though I wouldn't want laws to oppose it
Religion in schools: religion should be out of schools but if kids want to pray before eating, wear a scarf (if school has no uniform/dress code such as an exercise uniform; there should be no excuse to have a different uniform for PE based on religion) then they should be able to. Prayer would not, however be an excuse to get out of class or to disrupt class, prayer during recess or meals sure but during class hours no. Creationism should not be taught as alternate theory to evolution.
Death penalty: If there is 100% certainy of guilt and the criminal has admited to the crime and consents to death as well. Additionally, I feel that lethal injection and all that is a waste of time, hanging should be the way to go.

[naut]

My Political Profile

Country of Residence: Australia
Nationality: British/Australian (Dual-Citizenship)
Political Compass Result: Economic Left/Right: -3.25 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.92
Where do you put yourself on the political spectrum: Libertarian
Do you identify yourself with a certain political grouping: No
Do you identify yourself with a certain political party: Greens
Religion: Agnostic/Canaanite. I believe there could be a Yahweh. I have a belief based heavily on ancient Jewish tradition of Wisdom, Goodness and Kindness --- but not later Jewish tradition borrowed from the Greeks of a Heaven and Hell. Essentially the here and now, the absurd and the moral.

Abortion: Legal in all cases, but adoption/counselling should be considered and offered as an alternative.
War in Iraq: Deserves a proper solution.
War in Afghanistan: Fighting there is not worth the cost, both in lives or taxpayers money.
Marijuana: Legalise and regulate.
Firearms: Only if properly controlled.
Gay Marriage: Yes.
Gay adoption: Yes, in terms of stable, loving parents.
Religion in schools: No indoctrination, but students should be given a broad idea of many religions so as to gain the knowledge to choose for themselves. Some teaching needs to be provided, as if students/children/people are ignorant they are open to exploitation or manipulation.
Death penalty: No.
European Union: For in theory, though the legislation needs to be more transparent and the whole structure needs a re-think. I can't see a strong Europe being bad for its member nations in an economic sense. Immigration is a major issue that I'd like to be resolved.
Israel: Slightly Pro-Palestinian. Anti-extremist on both sides.

[Crazed Rabbit]

Country of Residence: USA
Nationality: American
Political Compass Result: Economic Left/Right: 8.88 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 1.08
Where do you put yourself on the political spectrum: Free market, great individual freedom
Do you indentify yourself with a certain political grouping (socialist, neocon, etc): Libertarian
Do you indentify yourself with a certain political party: Republican, somewhat reluctantly
Religion: Roman Catholic

Abortion: No.
War in Iraq: Sigh, stupid in hindsight, but we have to fix the mess we made.
War In Afghanistan: For. A no-brainer, really.
Marijuana: Decriminalized.
Firearms: Besides laws against ownership by violent felons and the insane, I'm basically in favor of no restrictions on small arms (small pistols to all manner of automatic weapons) being owned or carried. To be armed is to be free.
Gay Marriage: Against completely.
Gay adoption: Against completely.
Religion in schools: Not sure exactly, but religious schools should be allowed and funded through vouchers, and religion in public schools should not be prevented.
Death penalty: For. Scientifically proven to deter criminals and save lives!
European Union: For a totalitarian super state that exercises complete control over all European's lives and restricts economic competitiveness, so America doesn't have another economic rival. One rival's enough, thank you.

[Quirinus]

Country of Residence: Malaysia
Nationality: Malaysian (ethnic Chinese)
Political Compass Result:
Economic Left/Right: -1.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.10


Where do you put yourself on the political spectrum: Moderate left-ish
Do you indentify yourself with a certain political grouping (socialist, neocon, etc): "social libertarian" is the closest approximation
Do you indentify yourself with a certain political party: Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Religion: Atheist

Abortion: Completely up to the mother. Definitely against illegalising it.
War in Iraq: Illegal invasion. Against invasion then, against occupation now. Leave them alone. It's their country.
Marijuana: Legalise it. Don't see how it's worse than tobacco or alcohol, except that the latter two are sanctioned by tradition.
Firearms: Against. In my view it is distinct from freedom of speech and otehr civil liberties-- it is not an inherent right. May be granted by special permit, but it is a privilege, not a right.
Gay Marriage: For. There shouldn't even be a differentiation between the status of heterosexual and homosexual marriage.
Gay adoption: For. See above.
Religion in schools: Against. As in politics, education should be completely secular. Religion is a private matter, and is none of the state's business.
Death penalty: Against, out of principle. Aside from the fact that it is a barbaric practice, it is my belief that nobody is beyond redemption.

[Rhyfelwyr]

Country of Residence: United Kingdom (Scotland some might say)
Nationality: British (maybe Scottish - undecided, although part Northern Irish)
Political Compass Result:

Economic Left/Right: -8.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 1.08

Where do you put yourself on the political spectrum: Mid-far left
Do you indentify yourself with a certain political grouping (socialist, neocon, etc): No
Do you indentify yourself with a certain political party: No, don't know what to make of the SNP, hate New Labour/Conservatives
Religion: Presbyterian

Abortion: Against, never understood liberal support for it. It is murder.
War in Iraq: Against on the whole, although now we're committed we have to clear it up.
Marijuana: Should not be legalised, big crack down on drugs needed.
Firearms: Against, no need for it these days. Or at least should be extrememly difficult to obtain.
Gay Marriage: Against. An absolute farce trying to bring in the church. Less hostile to civil partnerships, though I still really don't like the idea.
Gay adoption: Very strongly against, just plain wrong for the child. Can't emphasise this point enough. It is just so wrong.
Religion in schools: Schools should be secular and not cater to individual religions. Especially against sectarian schooling systems. Like Scottish Catholic/Non-denomination system.
Death penalty: For. The less money spent on criminals (I mean serious offenders), the more can be spent on improving life for innocent people. It's not that I want to punish them (guillotine is the way to go, not cruel ways as in USA), its just that others shouldn't suffer further because of them.