Politics poll

[burntheflag?]

What political philosophy do you consider yourself a follower of?

[Taters]

First of all, in this section of the forums, there are no primitivists or capitalists. So, this should be moved to OI.

Second, why?

[MarxSchmarx]

First of all, in this section of the forums, there are no primitivists or capitalists. So, this should be moved to OI.

Agreed. moved.

[The Garbage Disposal Unit]

I like that I'm able to pick more than one thing. I totally went with "Marxist Maoist Anarcho-Primitivist Other". I could explain but I don't think anybody cares.

I hope I don't get restricted. I'm just saying, if you'd restrict me, you'd also restrict the author of this (https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/perlman-fredy/1969/misc/reproduction-daily-life.htm) - and it's on marxists.org! I mean, come on, we all know that marxists.org is the longterm goal of everyone on this site.

Except me. Because primitivism.

On a related note, I'm sad neither "throw-back anti-imp" nor "RAAN" made the cut.

[Popular Front of Judea]

I chose 'Stalinist Anarcho-Capitalist' ... because I can.

[JPSartre12]

I chose anarcho-syndicalist. I also chose anarcho-nihilist, because it (from what I can gather from the name, which I've never come across before) sounds related to the phenomenological and existential nihilism that I subscribe to.

Also, "Stalinist" is generally an epithet; the term "Marxist-Leninist" is more appropriate. "Anarcho-capitalist" is a contradiction in terms - there is nothing legitimately anarchistic about "anarcho"-capitalism.

[DasFapital]

I am an anarcho-capitalist third worldist, the only true revolutionary ideology.:cool:

[Vireya]

I'd be in the "other" category, none of the other options are close enough to my preferences.

[Red_Banner]

Marxism-Leninism, Maoism, and Anarcho-Syndicalism.

[Popular Front of Judea]

Finally the Chinese menu of political polls. The masses rejoice.

[RedBen]

I chose anarcho-syndicalist. I also chose anarcho-nihilist, because it (from what I can gather from the name, which I've never come across before) sounds related to the phenomenological and existential nihilism that I subscribe to.

Also, "Stalinist" is generally an epithet; the term "Marxist-Leninist" is more appropriate. "Anarcho-capitalist" is a contradiction in terms - there is nothing legitimately anarchistic about "anarcho"-capitalism.

want to pos rep you twice...

[NGNM85]

I do like the fact that this poll allows members to select more than one option. I selected both; 'Anarcho-syndicalist', (Unfortunately, the OP did not create an option for; 'Anarchists without adjectives.') and; 'Marxist.' I chose both because depending on what one means by; 'Marxism', Marx, certainly, as well as others like Pannekoek, Gorter, Luxemburg, etc., the difference is almost entirely semantic. I do believe, however that the poll leaves something to be desired. There are several options that probably should have been included; 'Trotskyist', for one, and some, like; 'Juche', that should not have been included.This, of course, is hardly unique. I would implore anyone thinking of creating polls, in the future, to exercise greater care when crafting the question, and the possible answers.

[NGNM85]

"Anarcho-capitalist" is a contradiction in terms - there is nothing legitimately anarchistic about "anarcho"-capitalism.

Absolutely. Anarchism has always been fundamentally anti- capitalist. Proudhon was a mutualist, and from Bakunin, to the present day, anarchism has been explicitly communist. 'Anarcho-capitalism' is an oxymoron, and anyone who identifies as such is a regular moron.

[Vireya]

The OP also should've had syndicalist without adjectives, that way a person who is syndicalist but not anarchist (like me) could just select syndicalist, and an anarcho-syndicalist could still be included by selecting anarchism and syndicalism.

[ÑóẊîöʼn]

Marxist, Anarcho-Syndicalist, and Other.

Like NGNM85, I think there should have been a generic "Anarchist" option, but since there isn't I selected Anarcho-Syndicalism.

As for "Other", I think the fundamental idea behind Technocracy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technocracy_movement) - that modes of production based on price systems (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_system) are unsustainable in an era of abundance in materials and energy - is a sound one, and need not overshadow or supplant Marxist and anarchist critiques of the current socioeconomic order of things.

Also under "Other" I would place Transhumanism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transhumanism). Although primarily a cultural and intellectual movement, it is one with huge political and social implications, and as technology continues to develop those implications will become all the more important with time. But I think we should be considering those implications now, when we have the opportunity to prepare the ground so to speak, and not when such developments are already upon us.

[Ele'ill]

anarcho nihilist lol

[4MyNation]

Anarcho-Primitivism will just lead to another society being built in the aftermath.

Also, I picked Marxist.

[Richard Nixon]

Overall probably Christian Democrat or moderate liberal.

Economics: Ordoliberal, pro-social market economy, mildly Keynesian

Foreign policy: Liberal internationalist

Social Issues: Pro-life, otherwise socially liberal, strong believe in concept of "One Nation"

[sixdollarchampagne]

Four different anarcho flavors, but no Trotskyist option, so, in keeping with Lenin's opinion that "there has been no better Bolshevik than Trotsky," I chose Leninist.

[Stalinist Speaker]

Stalinist and proud!

[motion denied]

Anarcho-syndicalist and Juche. Because if the union makes us strong, the Dear Leader makes us stronger.

[Comrade Jacob]

That strange spelling of Juche.

[Trap Queen Voxxy]

ju-fucking-che

[bcbm]

voted anarcho-primtivism-nihilism

[Fred]

What, no Trotskyist option? Have all the Trots been purged. So I picked Marxist (no hyphen) Leninist.

[Trap Queen Voxxy]

What, no Trotskyist option? Have all the Trots been purged. So I picked Marxist (no hyphen) Leninist.

Don't be a goose, no one cares about trots.

[Fourth Internationalist]

I merely chose Leninist, as I thought it was a one option poll and that was closest to Trotskyism.

[d3crypt]

I picked marxist and anarcho-syndicalist. I consider myself a council communist and situationist.

[Le Socialiste]

Chose Leninist, but would've gladly picked Marxist (kinda the same). ;)

(let the shitstorm begin.)

[Goblin]

Leninist. Had i known i could have picked more than one option, i would have picked Marxist as well.

[Brutus]

I picked Stalinist, because it sounds koowl. Nah, I picked Marxist and Leninist.