If political threads are not allowed, I'll understand if this one is removed/blocked.

What are we supposed to be talking about? "Right" and "left" don't mean the same things in every single country, politically.

I'll just go with saying that I'm a bit of a socialist.

(04-04-2011 10:52 AM)Lady Floydian Wrote:  What are we supposed to be talking about? "Right" and "left" don't mean the same things in every single country, politically.

You're right. I apologize. What Arno was talking about is what I meant to debate.

Slightly left wing in Britain, which is probably very left wing to Americans, I'm not sure. I'm lefter than Obama, anyway. Especially on social issues (gay rights/religion etc).

Okay, maybe we should define this.

Communism, Socialism vs Liberalism

Communism/Socialism/Liberalism are all left-wing, it's all a matter of degrees. Communism is more left than socialism, which is more left than liberalism. I'm a liberal Democrat, and if I lived in Europe, I'd probably be a socialist. I wish Obama was as liberal as the far-right in this country say he is, things might be better around here.

Out of those three options, I'm somewhere between socialism and liberalism.

Would be interesting to see if there is a correlation between Pink Floyd and political views. I would imagine most to be liberal with regards to drugs and so on ... obviously Roger Waters is a traditional Labour supporter ...

When it comes to drugs, I'm a bit of a dichotomy. I've never done them, have no desire to do them, and don't want them done around me. However I don't give a rat's ass if you do them, because I'm not you. The "War on Drugs" has cost more money and more lives in this country than any war we've participated in, in the last 70 years.

As Bill Hicks said, 'George Bush says 'we are losing the war on drugs'. Well you know what that implies? There's a war going on, and people on drugs are winning it! Well what does that tell you about drugs? Some smart, creative motherfuckers on that side.'

And I'm completely the same. Though I'm curious about drugs I probably wouldn't try them. But it's people's choice, at the end of the day. As long as they don't harm other people, I fail to see the problem.