I reject your premise and suspect that this is the question of a troll. It assumes subjective opinions as facts and then assumes that all will agree with the incorrect conclusions. Recent history has shown that the Republican party have raised the Pentagon defense budget so much that it equals the defense budget of the next eight countries budget … COMBINED. The total for combined budgets of Germany, India, the United Kingdom, France,Saudi Arabia, Russia and China is the same as the U.S.

So I will not participate in your survey and I will let the administrators know that perhaps they should keep an eye on you.

I am not choosing. We are on the brink of ecological disaster and the fight for natural resources will make any ideological nattering thoroughly unimportant.

Im independent for as much as that would mean- its like what bill hicks said there is one guy holding both puppets

same meat different gravy

Those word are way out of the the realm of their original meanings. Democrat 1790, "adherent of democracy," with reference to France, from French démocrate (18c., opposed to aristocrate), back-formation from démocratie: liberal mid-14c., "generous," also, late 14c., "selfless; noble, nobly born; abundant," and, early 15c., in a bad sense "extravagant, unrestrained," from Old French liberal "befitting free men, noble, generous, willing; So in essences anti wealthy that is a charitable regal.

I don't always agree with everything the democrats espouse, and would really love it if this country would do away with the two-party system. Unfortunately, that's not likely to happen in my lifetime, so I have to go with the lesser of two evils.

Back in the 1950s Republicans were more likely to favor what Democrats today favor and Democrats (at least in the south) were more likely to favor what Republicans today favor. Political parties evolve.

Republicans can no longer demonize the democrats when it comes to spending money. They're just as guilty of it. Attempting to use invalid stereotypes is lame. They are opposite sides of the same coin.

If that's the case, would you consider the Republicans to be 'liberal' because of their desire for an inflated military budget? Recently (more than I can ever remember in the past, at least), Conservatives bandy the word 'liberal' around as if it's something to be demonized, while pretending to have a monopoly on values like 'patriotism'. Maybe a better way to think of it is that some people are socially conscious and want to work for the betterment of everyone, while other people want to keep everything for themselves, even to the exclusion and detriment of others. One group has a "we're all in this together" attitude, while the others say "I got mine, and fuck the rest of you". One group strives to effect change, and the other looks for every excuse to go back to the good ol' days where rich old white men told everybody else what to believe and how to act. Not surprisingly, one group identifies itself closely with a 2000-year old book that espouses those very same antiquated values (how can anyone be shocked that they nominated this 'diaper fire' of a President)...

I don't think the choices are meant to be questions.

Your whole question is pure horse manure! I am a Democrat and you totally misrepresent my views. I am also a liberal or progressive, but that does not and never has equated to extreme left wing. You contribute nothing to discussion based on fact.

I would say because the Dems and Libs are more closely aligned. (IMHO)