What is your favorite label for your politics?

[anti-NAFTA]

I call myself a socialist. How about you? Please limit your response to one word.

edit: And explain why you like that word. I like "socialist", despite its derogatory connotations in this country because it implies leftism but doesn't sound genteel like liberal or wishy-washy like progressive.

[ronnykmarshall]

1. Liberal

[Screaming Lord Byron]

2. Social Democrat. Two words!

Basically a Socialist. Social Democrat is just a more specific definition.

[jpgray]

5. If I took one, it would probably be that. (nt)

[izzie]

12. I think this fits me and I often say it to people,

Sometimes I say Progressive

[Zero Gravitas]

3. Looney Left

[Qutzupalotl]

4. Progressive.

Means we want progress. The other major party wants to take us back to some idealized 1950's sitcom.

[NightTrain]

18. Ditto for me!

n/t

[BlackVelvetElvis]

28. pro labor progressive

thanks to mom and dad!

[VOX]

35. In line for "Progressive"...

Has such a *positive* connotation.

[liberalpress]

6. geurilla lefty

[La Lioness Priyanka]

7. socialists in public

but in private and with friends i say i'm a pinko commie liberal dyke

[GreenPartyVoter]

8. Socialist

I think that best encapsulates what I believe in.

[beyurslf]

9. Left wing nut case :)

[buddhamama]

10. leftist-whatever or quasi-Marxist

socialist is fine too.

[Spider Jerusalem]

11. Libertarian socialist.

(N.B.: Do NOT confuse with those neo-feudalist Ayn Rand worshippers. They give the term "libertarian" a bad name.)

[Fenris]

13. "Left Conservative"

I steal Norman Mailer's term for himself. Ultimately, I am skeptical of anyone telling me their theory of government is the Gospel truth. Nothing is as black and white as many ideologues make it out to be. I do not necessarily disagree with any liberal perspective, but I am open to other ideas.

[idlisambar]

14. Populist

because I believe in a Government that works for the people, and is free of corruption from the forces of greed. Democrats need to reclaim this word.

[leftyandproud]

15. democratic socialist--admit it!!!

I think most democrats are socialists are heart. We don't want 100% socialization of industry because that would kill the goose that laid the golden egg..but almost every democrat wants higher taxes for the rich and generous welfare programs for the poor...We are just afraid to admit it in public because the so called "moderates" would be afraid of this agenda...I'll never understand it.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

17. Isn't a Democratic Socialist a Social Democrat?

At some point it just becomes semantics. I'm a socialist, Social Democracy is inclusive of that.

[slackdude]

27. There's a difference but don't ask me what

I'm sure there's somebody here who is enough of a political history geek to expain the difference. I just know that there's the Social Democrats of American and the Democratic Socialists of America and they seem to hate each other over stuff that happened before many of them were born.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

34. Yeah, that sounds like Socialists to me.

Good old circular Firing Squads.

[alittlelark]

39. democratic socialist also

[geniph]

16. Definitely democratic-socialist

"From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs."

[VelmaD]

19. Communist

Goddammit somebody had to step up to the plate and admit to being one. :-)

[bif]

20. Socialist

Who votes Democrat.

[Mr. McD]

21. Left libertarian.

[madrchsod]

22. wobbly....

workers of the world unite!!!!!!!! don`t mourn! organize!

[citizen snips]

23. Centrist Democrat.

n/t

[southpaw]

24. Liberal

[MrSlayer]

25. Confusing.

I'm sort of all over the map. I'm Pro-Choice and Pro-Death Penalty for example.

[woofless]

26. Yellow Dog Democrat

[AntiCoup2K4]

29. Left-leaning-NON-DLC-anti-corporatist-PNAC-hating-Democrat.

:)

[Deja Q]

30. Liberal commie pinko!

Socialist Democrat
Socially-aware Democrat
Labor-appreciative Democrat
Laborer Democrat
Left-wing Democrat
Leftie
Radical liberal
I can't Believe Others Aren't liberal!

[NoPasaran]

31. Bolshevik

Yeah, I don't really cut the bolshie mustard anymore. But I like the term dammit.

[LWolf]

32. independent

because, while I am these things:

progressive
leftist
socialist
libertarian


I believe in equal rights and equal opportunity for all.

I also believe equally in personal and social responsibility.

But I don't really fit any label or group. I'm always on the "fringe," so to speak, and have never truly felt well-represented by a group or a label.

[PVnRT]

33. Socialistic civil libertarian

I guess that would describe as well as anything could.

[Aristus]

36. Liberal. And damn proud of it!!

sElection 2000 was my wake-up call. Before then, I called myself a moderate or a progressive. I finally said :wtf: on December 12, 2000, and have called myself a liberal ever since. :thumbsup:

[KCDem]

37. what's the dif between liberal and progressive?

From my own observation, progressive is just a new term for liberal since liberal has become a dirty word. If they're the same thing, then I'm an unabashed, proud LIBERAL! I love the word, admire what it represents and refuse to go by another term just because it sounds better. But, if they're two different things... well, then I might be a progressive. :shrug:

[mvd]

38. Proud liberal

The word liberal has been demeaned too much.

[Piperay]

40. Yellow-Dog nt