User talk:Blue/Polls

You may need to define your political terms better. In the UK, Liberal has often been in the centre, with Labour (socialist) and Conservative either side. Look up RationalWiki:Moral_Matrix to see how people identified themselves in January. Genghis^{RationalWiki GOLD member} 23:57, 4 June 2008 (EDT)

Are you all so rotund as to not want to write your name three times? :)

But I don't use terms like Labour or Socialist. It says "self-identify," not your party. Lyra § talk 00:03, 5 June 2008 (EDT)

People "self identify" in the ways that are useful to them. Your poll is narrow in its scope (very USA-centric!), and thus relatively useless - so far. Your abortion "answers" aren't very allowing of views you haven't thought of, for example. This "poll" is more like "show Lyra where you fit into what she knows or thinks about politics", rather than "tell me what you think". But it's still fun ;) ħuman 00:14, 5 June 2008 (EDT)

That's why it's in my userspace Lyra § talk 00:24, 5 June 2008 (EDT)

Fraid Genghis beat me to it, I don't self identify with any of your classifications - I'm a definite socialist. Liberal is an American construct having little application in the rest of the known universe. Conservative (American version) would be recognised as neo-fascist over here. :-)   ^Contribs_Talk 00:17, 5 June 2008 (EDT)

I see where you're coming from. Lyra § talk 00:24, 5 June 2008 (EDT)

Abortion: case-by-case: No blanket rule   ^Contribs_Talk 00:25, 5 June 2008 (EDT)

Ah! But are you an Atheist Jew, an Agnostic Jew, or a Believing Jew?   ^Contribs_Talk 00:27, 5 June 2008 (EDT)

You make way too much sense. :D Lyra § talk 00:42, 5 June 2008 (EDT)

Susan, what is this "blanket rule" of which you speak? And condemn? ħuman 00:33, 5 June 2008 (EDT)

There shouldn't be a prescribed rule regarding abortion. The circumstances will be different in every case and must be allowed for. That's all - I've no really hard & fast opinions on the matter, being not a parent & past the age where that would be possible anyhow.   ^Contribs_Talk 00:40, 5 June 2008 (EDT)

Susan, I self-identify as Liberal (capital L) as in the Party, but not in the tacky American way, which really gets up my goat. Genghis^{RationalWiki GOLD member} 00:42, 5 June 2008 (EDT)

By US standards that probably makes you a card carrying communist;-)   ^Contribs_Talk 00:47, 5 June 2008 (EDT)

Oh, I thought it was the "smother the baby with a blanket if it gets on your nerves" rule. Nevermind... ħuman 00:46, 5 June 2008 (EDT)

Abortion

I would like to voice an objection to voting on an upper limit on abortion as I see it as a failure somewhere. It is the wrong focus. Often delays are placed in the way of a woman wanting an abortion, the sooner the better in my opinion. And in the case of rape then the morning after pill should be freely available. I dislike abortion being used as a primary method of birth control, it shows a failure of proper sex education or access to effective means of contraception. Unfortunately it is often the most vocal opponents of abortion who also want to withhold sex education and contraception from teenagers. Genghis^{RationalWiki GOLD member} 01:09, 5 June 2008 (EDT)

I do agree wholeheartedly with everything you said. However, once a situation is in motion, a state must have rules.

You can vote "no opinion" or "common sense shall dictate." Lyra § talk 01:12, 5 June 2008 (EDT)

Yeah, what the Mongol pillagist said. Also, we are changing the rules faster than you can make them :P ħuman 01:13, 5 June 2008 (EDT)

If I was Assfly you'd all be banned right now. :D Lyra § talk 01:14, 5 June 2008 (EDT)

That's why we are here, Ms. AgTung! ħuman 01:17, 5 June 2008 (EDT)

Hey, I... under... stood... that, um, physical science reference! :D :D Lyra § talk 01:21, 5 June 2008 (EDT)

Glad you did, I would hope that much of anyone here. Question is, did you... under... sit... bite your tung... ouch... I made a jokey at your expensey! Hehe. ħuman 03:49, 5 June 2008 (EDT)

I know one thing: If I see that "Man Central" Gay dating Ad once more, I'll run screaming to the arms locker! (what is that guy wearing?)   ^Contribs_Talk 01:19, 5 June 2008 (EDT)

Some Google guy does not understand wp:Silvertongue Lyra § talk 01:21, 5 June 2008 (EDT)

WP linkie boring, hoo iz teh gougl gie hoo duz not understandz? ħuman 03:49, 5 June 2008 (EDT)