'chelle
Well-Known Member
There's a thread at the moment discussing our different religious beliefs, and I must admit, when I saw the OP I groaned inwardly, because I thought it was inevitable that it would quickly degenerate into fighting and be closed, but I was pleasantly surprised (to date!). Its gone really well, some interesting views have been raised, and it's an interesting read with no cattyness or offensive remarks :hug:
So, I thought we could have a go at doing the same with politics. I'm not a religious enthusiast and dont have any strong religious views, but politics is a debate I can get my teeth into a bit more. Before we start though, I think the same rules should apply; this is a debate, if you are likely to be offended by the views of others please go to another thread! State your views by all means but please dont be offensive, and please respect the rights of an individual to have views and opinions - you dont have to agree with them, you just have to respect their right to have an opinion.
Ok so now that's out of the way, I'll start. I'm a bit of an anomaly really because I dont fall into any distinct political camp. I usually vote conservative, not so much because I'm pro tory, but more so that I'm anti labour! I agree with the principles of capitalism, everything we have is funded by industry - all the money that pays for public services such as schools and hospitals comes from taxes, which come from industry, so yes, it's capitalism over socialism for me, Socialism sounds fine in theory but it doesnt work in practice, I also think socialism is quite a dishonest system (for example lots of "socialists" are wealthy with big houses, cars etc, which goes against the principles of socialism).
That said, quite a lot of my views are very liberal. For example my views on employee rights, or homelessness. I abhor employers who expect their staff to give 110% in exchange for the bare minimum in return, especially those who make it clear to their staff that they are replaceable if they dont go way above and beyond the call of duty. Regarding homeless people I think the laws and provisions in this country are terrible, currently in the UK there are more vacant properties than there are people living homeless, how on earth can that be the case?!! I think far more needs to be done to protect these groups of people.
I could go on but I wont. That's just a brief introduction to my political views. So, where do you stand on politics? Remember, lets keep this clean and above all respectful! :hug:
So, I thought we could have a go at doing the same with politics. I'm not a religious enthusiast and dont have any strong religious views, but politics is a debate I can get my teeth into a bit more. Before we start though, I think the same rules should apply; this is a debate, if you are likely to be offended by the views of others please go to another thread! State your views by all means but please dont be offensive, and please respect the rights of an individual to have views and opinions - you dont have to agree with them, you just have to respect their right to have an opinion.
Ok so now that's out of the way, I'll start. I'm a bit of an anomaly really because I dont fall into any distinct political camp. I usually vote conservative, not so much because I'm pro tory, but more so that I'm anti labour! I agree with the principles of capitalism, everything we have is funded by industry - all the money that pays for public services such as schools and hospitals comes from taxes, which come from industry, so yes, it's capitalism over socialism for me, Socialism sounds fine in theory but it doesnt work in practice, I also think socialism is quite a dishonest system (for example lots of "socialists" are wealthy with big houses, cars etc, which goes against the principles of socialism).
That said, quite a lot of my views are very liberal. For example my views on employee rights, or homelessness. I abhor employers who expect their staff to give 110% in exchange for the bare minimum in return, especially those who make it clear to their staff that they are replaceable if they dont go way above and beyond the call of duty. Regarding homeless people I think the laws and provisions in this country are terrible, currently in the UK there are more vacant properties than there are people living homeless, how on earth can that be the case?!! I think far more needs to be done to protect these groups of people.
I could go on but I wont. That's just a brief introduction to my political views. So, where do you stand on politics? Remember, lets keep this clean and above all respectful! :hug: