What's your political philosophy? (25 words or less)

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

Any concentration of power will be abused. Free expression is the essential right. Capitalism is a practical tool, desirable only insofar as it maximizes prosperity.

[cuke]

1. Decisions are made by rich and powerful people whose name we will never know

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[bluerum]

2. 25 words is bumper sticker - not a pilosophy.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

4. You're no fun! I found the limit clarifying, rather than simple.

[bluerum]

24. That WAS my philosophy!

Kind of a comment on our sound bite commercial driven culture.

[ChenZhen]

3. As much power that is granted to the upper class by means of wealth & influence..

...is never equal to the power of the masses to torch their wealth and ignore them. Power lies in the masses, if the masses have knowledge of such.

[ulysses]

5. give everyone the best economic tools.

Protect those left out and all freedoms. Restrain the wealthy, eat if necessary.

[muntrv]

6. I tend to be more about people than property.

[lligrd]

7. Do Unto Others As You Would Have Others Do Unto You

I think that captures the essence of it all.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

8. words to live by (unless you're a masochist)

[lligrd]

9. I Was Wondering Myself If Rummy And Crew

secretly want to be tortured.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

10. Yes, many who are obsessed with punishment are projecting their shame or self-loathing

I am always alarmed out by the threads in GD about what tortures should be done to some child molester... who thinks like that? Whatever society does to criminals should be done for a rational, practical, dispassionate purpose in service of legitimate state interests, not for the gratification of spectators.

[Sparkly]

11. All for One and One for All.

:shrug:

Great exercise!

[BootinUp]

12. Can't we all get along?

[More Than A Feeling]

13. A government of, by, and for all the people.

[illinoisprogressive]

14. I took a test that really fit my thinking well. it said I was a realistic progressive.

[Odin2005]

15. Never treat people solely as a means to an end, but also as an end unto themselves.

To paraphrase Immanuel Kant. Basically treat people as human beings that have their own wants, needs, desires and dreams, not as cogs in a corporate capitalist machine to enrich a few.

[Catchawave]

16. That which doth not kill me makes me stronger.

Well, it was my philosophy raising teenagers, but it seems to apply just as well to my politics now :patriot:

[PatSeg]

17. Any society that neglects the basic needs and desires

of all its people will not survive.

[Colobo]

18. I believe government is there to

provide opportunities for all citizens to be succesful in society. Capitalism is good, but everyone should be at least decently-equipped to be succesful in the system. The government should make sure that happens.

[mentalsolstice]

19. Tolerance...no, make that acceptance with open arms! n/t

[LWolf]

20. Governments are of , for, and by the people.

From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.

Social, environmental, and economic justice.

[antiimperialist]

21. Don't mess with other countries

Unless they attack us, or an attack is imminent and unjustified, based on solid intelligence.
Help the poor, tax the wealthy heavily.

[RainDog]

22. okay, I'll try

Social democracy works (Canada, Germany...) Separation of powers, (and church, state, corporation), checks and balances, bill of rights are genius. Remove profit from war. Evolve.

[Stop Cornyn]

23. Universal health care, a living wage, social security, job protections against outsourcing and

exploitation, and higher taxation of those who reap greater financial benefits.

That's 24 words.

In just 4 words: "Government for the people."

[SergeyDovlatov]

25. We hold these truths to be self-evident ...

that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it,