Where do you consider yourself in the political spectrum?

[Mad_Hatter]

Given the interesting and sometimes rather heated debate I am curious to see where posters consider themselves politically. I've listed all the registered political parties that it would allow in the poll and "other" to be all encompassing for non official parties (like natural law, animal alliance, etc).

Please vote and share if you're comfortable doing so!

I selected NDP because I voted that way last election. If I'm being perfectly honest right now I'm having a tough time deciding whether to vote NDP, Green or Marijuana for the next one.

What a sad state of affairs.

PS - Under official parties there should also be the Libertarian Party of Canada, The Progressive Canadian Party and the Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada but there is a limit to the number of poll options available so I had to delete them.

 

[zenfisher]

RE: Where do you consider yourself in the political spectrum

I've beem burned by the Liberals..I've been burned by the NDP...I've been burned by a joint. I had much more fun when I was burned by a joint...I selected the Marijuana party..

 

[no1important]

RE: Where do you consider

I selected NDP but I have vote Marijuana Party in the past provincially when I did not like the NDP candidate but Federally its always been NDP so far.

The liberals are always so smug, arrogant and crooked.

The conservatives are just as crooked, full of fanatics, have Stephen Harper ( "W" lite)and no interesting platform, too cushy with "W", they would get rid of or reduce most social programs while giving tax breaks to their buddies, send our troops to Iraq, etc. etc. etc.

Oh, did I say Stephpen Harper is scarey? ha ha

 

[Ocean Breeze]

Re: Where do you consider yourself in the political spectrum

The conservatives are just as crooked, full of fanatics, have Stephen Harper ( "W" lite

"W" lite :wink: :lol: :lol:

excellent. !!

 

[Andygal]

RE: Where do you consider

I chose NDP simily because I agree with their poliocies. I am leary of them provincially but federally I will be voting NDP.

Jack Layton is the only one who has been consistently defending Canadian values. All the others have just been bickering.

 

[missile]

Re: Where do you consider yourself in the political spectrum

This time around,it's the NDP for me. This is just a provincial byelection but I want to try to keep the seat for the Party.

 

[MMMike]

RE: Where do you consider yourself in the political spectrum

Where is the box for anti-Liberal?? No box? Ok, then mark me down for the Conservatives. I'd consider voting Green Party too, depends how the contest shapes up in my riding between the Conservative & Liberal candidates.

 

[Senathos]

RE: Where do you consider

I chose Liberal because the centre-right is where I feel most comfortable. I fit in with the views of the likes of Stronach, McTeague, and Martin. The NDP is too high-taxes for me, and the Conservatives have still yet to emerge as a clear alternative (other then "no corruption") to the Liberals.

 

[Nascar_James]

Re: Where do you consider yourself in the political spectrum

I would pick the Republican party if it were an option in Canada. The Conservative Party of Canada is a little too liberal to suit me. It is the equivalent of the Democrat party here in the US.

I was also looking at the Christian Heritage Party of Canada, however don't know much about it. So I opted to select "Other".

 

[#juan]

Re: Where do you consider yourself in the political spectrum

I chose Liberal because I tend to believe Martin. The country is in better shape fiscally than any of the G-7 nations, including our neighbors to the south. I haven't agreed with everything the Liberals have done, but I would rather set my hair on fire than to vote for Harper.

 

[Reverend Blair]

Re: Where do you consider yourself in the political spectrum

The Conservative Party of Canada is a little too liberal to suit me. It is the equivalent of the Democrat party here in the US.

I chose Liberal because the centre-right is where I feel most comfortable.

Note the difference here. Nero knows little or nothing about Canadian politics and even less about the CPC. Senathos, although his understanding of the NDP and their policies is severely flawed, recognises that the Liberals are a centre-right party.

The truth is, and this is something that Nero does not have intellectual capability to grasp, that Harper's Conservatives are very similar in outlook and proposed policies to the Republicans. They even send potential candidates for training at a Republican facility in the US.

The Liberals now match the Democratic Party very closely in terms of policy.

While this wasn't the case 20 years ago when both the PC's and the Liberals stood to the left of the Democratic Party, it is the case now and it has been the case for quite some time.

 

[Cosmo]

Re: Where do you consider yourself in the political spectrum

Interesting poll. I had to stop and really think about it before selecting "other". I find I end up voting against certain parties rather than for any one of them. The closest is NDP, but if they don't stand a chance and I have to vote liberal to keep those damn conservatives out, I will do so. It's kinda sad that I feel I have to vote for a party I don't really believe in to keep a worse one from gaining any power. The conservatives scare the crap out of me. Bunch of nazis.

 

[progressive]

RE: Where do you consider yourself in the political spectrum

well said reverend, i do agree.......im not sure if i would vot ndp or green in the coming election, though i did vote green in the previous provincial election. i have many reasons for this, but one thing that i would like to point out about the general mentality of the right versus the left, and by left i mean ndp and green, not liberal, is that it speaks volumes when a party makes a point to better the lives of not only the general public, but for the marginalized as well. it is the poor, the homeless, the junkies and what not that despite not voting, still need the attention of the government. this is a quality that you see in the more socialist parties, but for the conservative parties, they only look out for the ones that vote, especially if it means big business.

 

[Andygal]

Re: Where do you consider yourself in the political spectrum

nteresting poll. I had to stop and really think about it before selecting "other". I find I end up voting against certain parties rather than for any one of them. The closest is NDP, but if they don't stand a chance and I have to vote liberal to keep those damn conservatives out, I will do so. It's kinda sad that I feel I have to vote for a party I don't really believe in to keep a worse one from gaining any power. The conservatives scare the crap out of me. Bunch of nazis.

I understand where you are coming from but I could never vote for a party I don't agree with just to stop another party from getting in. It doesn't sit right with me.

Plus if EVERYBODY that supports the NDP votes Liberal because they are scared of the Cons. then the NDP really have no chance. The only way they will have a chace is if people vote for the party they agree with rather then the lesser of two evils.

I do understand your deliema.

 

[Jo Canadian]

Re: Where do you consider yourself in the political spectrum

As far as who's winning the next election, no matter what we're seening another minority gov't. So whether it's Conservative or Liberal who'll get to be on top, their influence will be paltry at best, since no one party will be wearing the pants in the next relationship.

I went more for the NDP choice myself. Any thing to bring their seat ratio up in the long term will help them exert whatever influence that they can bring.

It's good to know that there are other parties out there, but even if I may like the platform of the Marijuana party, the name itself won't really be taken seriously by many voters.

 

[GL Schmitt]

Re: Where do you consider yourself in the political spectrum

I vote NDP except in a few recent elections when the local candidate was a doofus (all parties have them).

In that case, I voted Liberal.

But I won’t cop to moving to the Liberal Party, it's more like the Liberal Party moved to me. :wink:

 

[Canucklehead]

Re: Where do you consider yourself in the political spectrum

The Liberals had my vote twice in the 90's only because they had the likes of Sheila Copps to try and keep them honest and I liked Chretien's style. Before and after that it was NDP. This coming election the Libs will likely get my vote if the Christ Pimpin Conservatives are ahead in the polls in the last few days, otherwise, the NDP get it again... Jack is the best thing to happen to the NDP since Broadbent.

Provincially it's NDP since they're the only non-right wing party we've had in quite a while.

 

[Kellen]

RE: Where do you consider yourself in the political spectrum

I voted Liberal since they're the party that I disagree with the least.

 

[Reverend Blair]

RE: Where do you consider

I've noticed a couple of people on here say that they'll vote Liberal to keep the Conservatives out of power. Voting strategically is valid, but check the race in your riding.

The NDP lost a few ridings in the last election because people voted "strategically" for the Liberals. The problem is that in those particular ridings the race was a close one between the CPC and the NDP. The strategic votes that were supposed to keep the Conservatives out actually gained them seats because votes went to Liberals instead of the NDP.

Given how close the last election was, that made a major difference in what policies went through and the absolute mess that the CPC made out of the last session.

 

[Nascar_James]

Re: Where do you consider yourself in the political spectrum

The Conservative Party of Canada is a little too liberal to suit me. It is the equivalent of the Democrat party here in the US.

I chose Liberal because the centre-right is where I feel most comfortable.

Note the difference here. Nero knows little or nothing about Canadian politics and even less about the CPC. Senathos, although his understanding of the NDP and their policies is severely flawed, recognises that the Liberals are a centre-right party.

The truth is, and this is something that Nero does not have intellectual capability to grasp, that Harper's Conservatives are very similar in outlook and proposed policies to the Republicans. They even send potential candidates for training at a Republican facility in the US.

The Liberals now match the Democratic Party very closely in terms of policy.

While this wasn't the case 20 years ago when both the PC's and the Liberals stood to the left of the Democratic Party, it is the case now and it has been the case for quite some time.

Rev, firstly here are the reasons I consider the Liberal Party of Canada a far far left party ...

- Openly supporting abortion
- Allowing citizens in some provinces to pay out half their salary to taxes.
- Gun Control (ie ... Gun registry for law abiding citizens).
- Not supporting Capital Punishment
- Legalizing gay Marriage.
- Forming an unholy aliance with the NDP during the Gomergy scandal/inquiry, by cancelling tax cuts to corporations in favor of more social spending.

USING COMMON SENSE, ANYONE CAN CLEARLY REALIZE THAT NO RIGHT WING GOVERNMENT WOULD AGREE WITH ANY OF THE ABOVE. SO HOW COULD ANYONE EVEN JOKINGLY SAY THE LIBERALS ARE ANYTHING BUT FAR FAR LEFT?

How can you get any further left than the Liberals, Rev? The NDP ... then you hit Communism.

Now as for your statement that the Conservative party in Canada is equivalent to the US Republicans. Not so. As I've stated earlier, the US Democrats are more in line with the Conservative Party of Canada.

Compare Clinton's old party with Harper's party and you will see a lot of similarities. Clinton supported the death penalty, so does Harper. Clinton also was a supporter of low taxes as is Harper. In addition, fiscal responsibility, small government, keeping the government out of people's private business, traditional family values, and a sense of basic morality were all supported by both Clinton and Harper.

Also, Harper is against gay marriage, as was president Clinton. In 1996, President Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act, which denied federal recognition of same-sex marriages and allowed states to ignore same-sex unions licensed elsewhere. Clinton also took a wishy washy stand on abortion, just as Harper is doing.

So with all the similarities between the Democrats in the US and the Conservatives in Canada, it's clear that the Conservative Party of Canada reflects the US liberal viewpoint.