Where do you stand?

[R.C. Christian]

i am a big fat moderate

That's dumb speak for mediocrity, and fence rider. The fact is, I don't believe you know what you are because you're too young and haven't had enough time and experience to form a political persona. I'd wager you're confused.

 

[Montrovant]

i am a big fat moderate

That's dumb speak for mediocrity, and fence rider. The fact is, I don't believe you know what you are because you're too young and haven't had enough time and experience to form a political persona. I'd wager you're confused.

That's dumb speak for someone who sees the world as black and white, who is too simple to comprehend the many variations of life.

See what I did there?

(I actually don't know anything about Gardener, your description could be spot on for all I know)

 

[Ernie S.]

95%
Republicans
on social, environmental, economic, healthcare, immigration, science, and foreign policy issues

43%
Libertarians
on healthcare, economic, and domestic policy issues

37%
Democrats
on domestic policy issues

19%
Green Party
on science issues

3%
Socialist
no major issues

 

[TemplarKormac]

I side 82% with Republicans

82%
Republicans
on economic, immigration, environmental, social, and healthcare issues

62%
Libertarians
on healthcare issues

44%
Democrats
on domestic policy and science issues

31%
Green Party
on science issues

13%
Socialist
no major issues

Conservative Libertarian. Book it.

 

[Politico]

I didn't see a 'They're all wrong' option.

 

[ABikerSailor]

That's a fascinating take on it. I still think the embargo should end. I'm half Cuban and my grandmother hasn't spoken to her relatives there in over 50 years. All for foolish pride.

What would be the fruits of a lifted embargo? I could speculate, but I'd appreciate your perspective on this notion.

I imagine the fruits would be small right now. But over time they could become very important. They've been our enemies for decades. A few years back everyone was talking about "winning the hearts and minds" of our enemies. Shutting them out and closing dialogue is a COLOSSAL failure of foreign policy on the part of America.

Cuba should be booming right now. They'd be a top destination for everyone in this country. They're the closest tropical Caribbean island to us in the world.

We can SEE THEM from Key West. Why haven't we handled that problem in all these years?

Actually, at one time, before the embargo, Cuba was one of the main destinations for Americans to go to. It was actually considered at one time to be a jewel of the Caribbean to go to.

But then again..............Beruit was considered the Jewel of the Mediterranean at one time, at least, until they started working in the arts of war.

Me personally? I've been to Cuba, matter of fact, have even scuba dived off of Cable Beach (which is currently held by the U.S. military) and had a great time.

Cuba should be off the embargos.................they have good cigars.

Not only that.........but they also have great beaches.

 

[Two Thumbs]

I side 91% with Republicans

Republicans

on immigration, economic, environmental, healthcare, and science issues

73%
Libertarians
Libertarians

on domestic policy, economic, and healthcare issues

13%
Democrats
Democrats

on social issues

7%
Green Party
Green Party

on social issues

0%
Socialist
Socialist

no major issues


gotta say, I think this is bullshit. It compared us to what politicians were saying and not what the parties were doing.

but glad to see 0% with the socialist/progressives

 

[ABikerSailor]

I'm still wondering why I couldn't get the link to the survey.

From what I've seen, it's just a survey of people that has nothing to do with me.

On some things I'm pretty conservative, on others, I'm pretty liberal.

 

[asaratis]

Sure it's a shit hole, but that culture and history and society is basically untarnished.

And the biodiversity has flourished for lack of commercial development...



Cuba may have been restricted politically and economically for the past 50 years, but its borders have remained open to wildlife for which Cuba’s undeveloped islands are an irresistible draw. While many islands in the Caribbean have poisoned or paved over their ecological riches on land and in the sea in pursuit of a growing tourist industry, Cuba’s wild landscapes have remained virtually untouched, creating a safe haven for rare and intriguing indigenous animals, as well as for hundreds of species of migrating birds and marine creatures.

Watch Cuba: The Accidental Eden Online | Full Episode | Nature | PBS

That's a fascinating take on it. I still think the embargo should end. I'm half Cuban and my grandmother hasn't spoken to her relatives there in over 50 years. All for foolish pride.

What would be the fruits of a lifted embargo? I could speculate, but I'd appreciate your perspective on this notion.

I imagine the fruits would be small right now. But over time they could become very important. They've been our enemies for decades. A few years back everyone was talking about "winning the hearts and minds" of our enemies. Shutting them out and closing dialogue is a COLOSSAL failure of foreign policy on the part of America.

Cuba should be booming right now. They'd be a top destination for everyone in this country. They're the closest tropical Caribbean island to us in the world.

We can SEE THEM from Key West. Why haven't we handled that problem in all these years?

I am the historic preservationist for our city. Not a real big deal- we're a 20k population WHEN the university is in session.

But anyway- I am very cautious about the dilution of culture in Cuba, should the embargo be lifted.

I'm also in Marketing and Public Relations by profession, and I've seen the deleterious effects of both. That said, I believe that an onslaught of free-trade and free-market policies could have the potential to absolutely ruin the culture of Cuba.

As I've said, Cuba is frozen in time. And in so many ways that is a good thing. Preserving the character of a culture while opening it up to the onslaught of marketing and public relations could be ruinous to that very culture.

Then could we at least trade vintage car parts for cigars and rum.. That wouldn't be a violatation of StarFleet Prime Directive would it Captain??

There are two and only two things I would like to be shipped here from Cuba:

Vintage cars and superb cigars! Rum sucks...except for making flaming dishes!

 

[NightFox]

Interesting site

92% Libertarians on Domestic Policy, Foreign Policy, Economic, Science, Immigration and Social Issues
72% Republicans on Economic, Healthcare, Environmental and Immigration Issues
39% Democrats on Domestic Policy Issues
37% Green Party on Foreign Policy Issues
4% Socialist No Major Issues

 

[midcan5]

Interesting, immigration though spans four groups? Foreign policy three, domestic policy three. The republicans today after the 08 and 12 losses have made themselves the party of no. Legislators who accomplish nothing should not be legislators. Imagine if the House were paid for what they accomplish.

I side with Democrats on most political issues. 97%

Democrats - on economic, environmental, healthcare, social, domestic policy, science, immigration, and foreign policy issues

Green Party 93% on environmental, economic, social, domestic policy, science, foreign policy, and immigration issues

Socialist 70% on social, domestic policy, and immigration issues

Libertarians 10% on foreign policy and immigration issues

Republicans 6% no major issues

"Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history. There is a tiny splinter group, of course, that believes that you can do these things. Among them are a few Texas oil millionaires, and an occasional politician or businessman from other areas. Their number is negligible and they are stupid." President Dwight Eisenhower


edit: American Voters: on environmental, social, domestic policy, science, and immigration issues. 55%

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[Pogo]

That's a fascinating take on it. I still think the embargo should end. I'm half Cuban and my grandmother hasn't spoken to her relatives there in over 50 years. All for foolish pride.

What would be the fruits of a lifted embargo? I could speculate, but I'd appreciate your perspective on this notion.

I am the historic preservationist for our city. Not a real big deal- we're a 20k population WHEN the university is in session.

But anyway- I am very cautious about the dilution of culture in Cuba, should the embargo be lifted.

I'm also in Marketing and Public Relations by profession, and I've seen the deleterious effects of both. That said, I believe that an onslaught of free-trade and free-market policies could have the potential to absolutely ruin the culture of Cuba.

As I've said, Cuba is frozen in time. And in so many ways that is a good thing. Preserving the character of a culture while opening it up to the onslaught of marketing and public relations could be ruinous to that very culture.

Then could we at least trade vintage car parts for cigars and rum.. That wouldn't be a violatation of StarFleet Prime Directive would it Captain??

There are two and only two things I would like to be shipped here from Cuba:

Vintage cars and superb cigars! Rum sucks...except for making flaming dishes!

Bite your tongue, knave. Rum's essential for making Piña Coladas in the summer and grog in the winter.

Even better, it doesn't olfactorally render the entire vicinity utterly uninhabitable.

 

[Billo_Really]

I side 93% with Republicans

I enjoyed this little survey, figured I'd share it.

That's a pretty good poll!

I side 97% with the Green Party.

Which I happen to be a registered member of.

 

[Pete7469]

I side 93% with Republicans

I enjoyed this little survey, figured I'd share it.

That's a pretty good poll!

I side 97% with the Green Party.

Which I happen to be a registered member of.

Glad you liked it, I found my results to be fairly accurate as well.

 

[FA_Q2]

No Real surprises here...

Lib 87%
Rep 84%
Grn 52%
Dem 41%
Soc 11%

The Green thing does bother me -- but it's mostly about Foreign policy issues. They have NO CHANCE of my vote --- but I do admire them for being a 3rd party choice that works hard to get on ballots.

Mostly libertarian here also followed by republican and then green as you were. I think the poll is utter garbage though. As other posters have pointed out, the questions were far to vague and built off of the central problem with politics to begin with – 10 second clips that do not for the basis of a political stance. Things like the drone question and the war in Afghanistan are not yes or no questions. To dumb it down to that level makes it an utterly irrelevant question. Don’t even get me on the ‘science’ section which seems to only take into account stem cells, evolution (wtf is that doing there) and NASA. There is a LOT more to the political arena that has to do with science than those three issues.

Sure it's a shit hole, but that culture and history and society is basically untarnished.

And the biodiversity has flourished for lack of commercial development...



Cuba may have been restricted politically and economically for the past 50 years, but its borders have remained open to wildlife for which Cuba’s undeveloped islands are an irresistible draw. While many islands in the Caribbean have poisoned or paved over their ecological riches on land and in the sea in pursuit of a growing tourist industry, Cuba’s wild landscapes have remained virtually untouched, creating a safe haven for rare and intriguing indigenous animals, as well as for hundreds of species of migrating birds and marine creatures.

Watch Cuba: The Accidental Eden Online | Full Episode | Nature | PBS

That's a fascinating take on it. I still think the embargo should end. I'm half Cuban and my grandmother hasn't spoken to her relatives there in over 50 years. All for foolish pride.

What would be the fruits of a lifted embargo? I could speculate, but I'd appreciate your perspective on this notion.

Perhaps an increase in the quality of life for millions? Is that not enough? A better question would be what are the benefits? Really, we gain nothing at all from the embargo. Even though it is virtually meaningless to us either way it certainly does not make any reasonable sense to keep an embargo that has zero positive effects…

 

[JWBooth]

[FONT=&quot]Parties you side with...[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]94% Libertarians on economic, domestic policy, foreign policy, social, environmental, immigration, and science issues [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]67% Republicans on economic, healthcare, environmental, and immigration issues [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]44% Green Party on foreign policy issues [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]30% Socialist on foreign policy issues [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]15% Democrats no major issues

I don't get the GP or Socialist thing on FP, unless their FP is leave folks the hell alone.
[/FONT]

 

[PaulS1950]

The survey says that I support:

Libertarian - 88%
Republican - 74%
Democrat - 44%
Green - 43%
Socialist - 4%

The problem is that it does not allow one to say, "Yes, I am in favor of ... but not supporting it through the federal government."

I believe if that were allowed there would be much higher libertarian scores and fewer DEM and REP scores.