Apolyton Roll Call

[Lonestar]

Republican.

[Ming]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Republican with libertarian leanings. Or Libertarian with republican leanings .

More Republican than libertarian... or liberal.

But it's impossible to call myself a Republican with their silly stances on abortion and other social issues.

I am more conservative than liberal. When I was young, it was the other way around

[Boris Godunov]

Registered Democrat, but sometimes they're too conservative for my tastes.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Ming, I was actually describing me .

[Frankychan]

I'm a socialist thinker

....but I'm a registered Democrat.

Although I'm a little conservative on social issues.

[Frankychan]

But since the Democrat's are the more "socialist" party in America, I vote Democrat every time...(except this past year's governor's race)

The Democrats in Hawaii act more like mainland Republican's for my taste. They've lost the sense of who they are supposed to represent.

[Lonestar]

Commie Hivian.

[Frankychan]

Originally posted by Lonestar
Commie Hivian.

I still love America dammit.

Glad to see your still kicking Lonestar.

[Boris Godunov]

How can a Socialist be conservative on social issues?

[Ming]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Ming, I was actually describing me .

just another senior moment

[Frankychan]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
How can a Socialist be conservative on social issues?

examples that I have seen.

Artists create "works-of-art" that are obviously distasteful and only invoke revulsion. These same artists hide behind "free speech" to cover their a** and basically do whatever they want to do.

I could take a dump in a jar and leave it on display and call it "art". That isn't art...the 'Mona Lisa' is art.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Frankychan


examples that I have seen.

Artists create "works-of-art" that are obviously distasteful and only invoke revulsion. These same artists hide behind "free speech" to cover their a** and basically do whatever they want to do.

I could take a dump in a jar and leave it on display and call it "art". That isn't art...the 'Mona Lisa' is art.

But that how does that translate into a practical (for lack of better word) political belief? Would you advocate censorship of such art? If so, who would be the people deciding what is valid art and what is not? Why is wanting to invoke revulsion not a valid artistic expression?

IMO, a lot of the furor of some art exhibits have been a lot of squawking over nothing, such as the Brooklyn Museum exhibits that got so much attention a couple of years ago.

[Imran Siddiqui]

How can a Socialist be conservative on social issues?

Boris, the Populist Parties of the 1890s (the Granger Movement) was just about socialist economically, but were conservative socially (all into the Bible).

[Frankychan]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov


But that how does that translate into a practical (for lack of better word) political belief? Would you advocate censorship of such art? If so, who would be the people deciding what is valid art and what is not? Why is wanting to invoke revulsion not a valid artistic expression?

IMO, a lot of the furor of some art exhibits have been a lot of squawking over nothing, such as the Brooklyn Museum exhibits that got so much attention a couple of years ago.

Well....I would advocate for personal responibility in lack-of-censorship. Just because "You Can" doesn't necessarily translate to "I Must". People should be more responsible in their actions. I would, however, NOT push for MUSEUM'S in banning art because IMHO museums are places where ALL art should be held. My main gripe is public display art outside of museums.

Other than people's misconception of "free speech", I don't have that much of a problem.

[jdd2007]

il vote democrat when i turn 18...