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[seoulunitarian]

I am a political and economic libertarian, and a social liberal.

[SPINOZA]

I seem to get more and more right wing as I get older, having been indoctrinated by BBC liberalism for my life previously. 5 years ago I would've definitely voted "A political, economic and social liberal" but instead I voted for "apathetic agnostic". I don't seem to care much any more. Perhaps "bigoted narcissism" would be nearer the mark.

[crazylemongirl]

Still very liberal on social issues, don't like the government in my life however this is carrying more and more into the economic sphere of my life.

[Satori]

Why the religious catagory in with the political ones? Anyway, I can't identify with any of the catagories. I describe myself as politically middle of the road, formerlly liberal but they are losing the plot recently, however the conservatives are certainly not an option, and socially progressive.

[jinju]

Socially liberal, politically conservative.

[SPINOZA]

[Rteacher]

transcendental to politics and society; spiritual revolutionary...

[Ody]

if the last option were anarchist, i could actually vote.

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[Satori]

[SPINOZA]

That's probably the wider usage, I agree. But it can be used as a more general noun and adjective. I am agnostic about the existence of life on other planets. I'm noncommittal. I'm agnostic about the mind-independent existence of abstract entities like musical notes, numbers and concepts. No God there. It's okay, trust me.

[Moldy Rutabaga]

I won't fight Mirriam Webster; maybe Mirriam could drink me under the table, that old gal.. but I think it's acceptable to use agnostic in a more general sense of "I don't know and I'm not sure there's a way to know" what political solution is best.

I wasn't sure what to vote because I believe conservative and liberal are suitable descriptions for politics in industrial societies, and we now live in a globalized society where these tags are less and less useful.

According to Tom Friedman, I'm a safety-netter integrationist. This means that I favor free trade and globalization, but I believe in government intervention to protect the environment and those hurt or left vulnerable by free trade. Friedman describes Clinton as the same.

In matters of law, I guess I'm a "liberal Christian". I'm in favor of progressive or liberal social policies on behaviors that I don't personally approve of, as long as they don't impinge on me. Thus, for example, I'm in favor of gay rights, but not in favor of laws that prohibit criticism of gay rights. Anybody following my twisted logic?

Anyway, it's something additional to think about. Really, those titles of conservative and liberal are really not enough to describe what's going on nowadays.

Ken:>

[SirFink]

I'm a Mocker.

[C.M.]

I consider myself apolitical. But if I could characterize it, then I would be Thomas Carlyle before the craziness.