Preferred Parties- Worldwide

[Tetro Kornbluth]

France - UDP\CAP-21\Greens
Canada - Greens
US - Greens
Mexico - Not Sure
UK - Liberal Democrats
Russia - Union of Right forces
Germany - Greens or FDP
Israel - Unsure
Spain - Right now? PSOE
Ireland - Anti-Fianna Fail

[Tetro Kornbluth]

France - UDP\CAP-21\Greens
Canada - Greens
US - Greens
Mexico - Not Sure
UK - Liberal Democrats
Russia - Union of Right forces
Germany - Greens or FDP
Israel - Unsure
Spain - Right now? PSOE
Ireland - Anti-Fianna Fail

That makes no sense whatsoever.

I'll do mine tommorow.

How so?

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Because you support economically right wing parties in most countries but then the Greens here (have you ever read their platform?)

Yes. Voting for the Greens would be a protest vote for me If I lived in the United States. I would vote for the Democrats at a local level, but not nationally. Plus I'm not entirely against the economic left.

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Because you support economically right wing parties in most countries but then the Greens here (have you ever read their platform?)

Yes. Voting for the Greens would be a protest vote for me If I lived in the United States. I would vote for the Democrats at a local level, but not nationally. Plus I'm not entirely against the economic left.

why? Hell you strike me as a moderate Republican, even to the right of them on many issues.

And the Green platform is not just economically left, it's completely unfeasible.

LOL. And what issue am I to the right of the Republicans? I'm on the left of the Democrats on many issues - especially foreign policy and attitudes to "morality".

I know the Greens platform is ultra-left wing on many economic issues but the greens aren't going to win power, are they? It's between them and the libertarians, and I think a $10 minimum wage is slightly less crazy than going back to the gold standard, no? (Cue Mac to enter to tell me I'm wrong and how the global economy was so much better in pre-big goverment days of 20s, yadda, yadda, yadda..)

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Because you support economically right wing parties in most countries but then the Greens here (have you ever read their platform?)

Yes. Voting for the Greens would be a protest vote for me If I lived in the United States. I would vote for the Democrats at a local level, but not nationally. Plus I'm not entirely against the economic left.

why? Hell you strike me as a moderate Republican, even to the right of them on many issues.

And the Green platform is not just economically left, it's completely unfeasible.

LOL. And what issue am I to the right of the Republicans?

Public schools.

I'm on the left of the Democrats on many issues - especially foreign policy and attitudes to "morality".

Then you've been paying crap attention to what the Democrats are doing on those lately. The Democrats are opposing the Iraq War and despite the idiotic claim you made before, a majority of Democrats did not support it originally (a majority of Democrats in Congress voted against it). The Democrats are not supporting the religious right (their entire agenda basically died with the Democratic takeover of Congress)

I also hope you aren't including tobacco under that "morality" label.

I know the Greens platform is ultra-left wing on many economic issues but the greens aren't going to win power, are they?

Making voting for them a waste of time.

1. Being against the formal system of education is not a left or right wing issue. Unless you consider Ivan Illich or George Bernard Shaw to be right-wing. 
2. Most leading Democrats supported the Iraq war, in 2004 the realistic presidential nominees all supported the war and those who opposed were not taken seriously.
3. I admit the Democrats are not in bed with Religious right (Neither are the Republicans - except when it suits them.) but they are still a socially conservative and Authoritian party imo. Remember PATRIOT Act senate vote: 99-1
4. By your logic voting for a Democrat in say, UT-1, would also be a waste of time, no?
5. What Lewis said. (on Iraq)
6. If you lived in Ireland you definetly be a green at least, if not a member of the Socialist party or even Socialist Workers Party (Hahahaha...). Your Irish equivalent would not vote for Labour.
7. What's wrong with Ireland?

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6. If you lived in Ireland you definetly be a green at least, if not a member of the Socialist party or even Socialist Workers Party (Hahahaha...). Your Irish equivalent would not vote for Labour.

I don't think he would go along with the Greens, but I do agree he wouldn't be a Labour voter either.

7. What's wrong with Ireland?

Dangerous question to ask BRTD, Gully. Probably best avoided.

He believes the Catholic hierarchy control the State and the people and that Protestants are, in general, oppressed.

I'm not sure if there are any states he hates more than Ireland, but I'd say we're at least top 10.

You're right perhaps not the Greens with their desire to enter a coalition with FG-lab. 100% the SWP type.

As an Irish protestant I certainly do not feel opressed.

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What Colin said was mostly accurate on most issues - or at least the ones he knew (though Contraception without perscription was legalized only in 1978 iirc due to a supreme court case - Ireland in 1978 was quite a different country in some ways to Ireland now though.) as for morality, I don't much strip clubs as I have the self-respect to wait until a real woman comes along, but recently there was some furore when Stringfellows lap dance club opened in Dublin about a year ago or so with residential protests, etc soon afterwards it closed down due to lack of customers - perhaps Ireland isn't deprived enough for you BRTD, is that it?

@Verily: Knowing you I doubt you would vote for the PDs in Ireland, at least not now after 10 years goverment where they have mutated into a standard right wing party imo.

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Since 2003 we have had a new Film Censor and films are rarely banned here anymore - I think only "Spun" was banned out of the films released to the censor since his appointment.

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FitzGerald was somewhat a champion of the Liberal left (well, a little) you seem to hate so much.

See:

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Is this a new form of inverse of Class resentment.