[Dor-Bor]

Originally Posted by Emi-chan

I'm trying to pick a political party before the next election. (I was too young to vote in the last one.) I keep seeing good points of both sides (and completely random third options too haha). I think it's because I was in debate class and had to make cases for both sides of every issue and support them, so now every time I think of an advantage of something, I think of a disadvantage too. So why are you the political type that you are?

I am currently registered "Party not declared", as it allows for a better choice in voting in my state. (If you are registered under a party, they will hand you the ballot of that party at the polls in some elections. But if you are a PND, you will have a choice to which ballot you vote from on voting day.) However, I consider myself a Libertarian. My father, who is very positively influential in my life, is a longtime Libertarian, so I was definitely rasied happily in this worldview. However, we do differ in our thinking a bit, and I have come to accept a Libertarian mindset independently. I am not quite sure if i completely want a Lassiez-Faire market, as a huge majority of the customers in the market will just buy the least expensive product, without really caring how it is made so. I am a part of the "pro-life" Libertarian "corner", as the platform is officially "pro-choice", but recognizes pro-lifers as well. (Neither Republican nor Democrat parties recognize those who disagree in this field.) On taxes, I believe that sales tax, when absolutely necessary, is justifiable. But it is silly to pay (through the nose) for things that you may never have a chance to benefit from (such as Social Security, et c.)
I am pleasantly surprised to see many well-thought-out differing opinions. It is refreshing to see a group of fellow Christians (I presume) who aren't *all* Republicans. It is also refreshing to see a mention of the Nolan Chart, which was made by Libertarians to show that politics isn't one-dimensional.

[jfahler03]

Originally Posted by Dor-Bor

I am pleasantly surprised to see many well-thought-out differing opinions. It is refreshing to see a group of fellow Christians (I presume) who aren't *all* Republicans. It is also refreshing to see a mention of the Nolan Chart, which was made by Libertarians to show that politics isn't one-dimensional.

I'm pretty happy to say that I'm happy with the discussion going on here too. We have diverse backgrounds in religion, although it does seem to revolve around Christianity (though there are atheists, agnostics, and members of non-Christian religions on the boards). What interests me is not only how diverse we are but in some cases how much we don't reflect the average White, American/Anglo-Saxon Protestant Male Evangelical/Protestant Christian.

Sometimes we seem united against so-called "traditional" values and at other times have big debates on some vital things.

Oh...and welcome to the boards