Whomever wishes to be part of my political socialization project....

[sysopt]

I have this political socialization project and I have to get data on at least 5 people, 3 of which are not friends or family. Give as much about yourself as possible, your political views and how you came to have those views. Thanks WBB What would I do without you?

[sysopt]

anyone?

[CorbinCole]

What do you need, I give you 3 minutes.. starting now!

[PowerManDL]

This is a weight training website......do you think we'd discuss politics here????


*runs and hides*

[CorbinCole]

Time's up... bed time.

[Neil]

Originally posted by PowerManDL
This is a weight training website......do you think we'd discuss politics here????


*runs and hides*

No kidding, what the hell was this Sysopt guy thinking?

[sysopt]

age, sex, location, religion, how religious on a scale (1-10), socioeconomic class of parents, which political party you belong to, your stance on gun control, abortion, death penalty, trust in govt scale (1-10), what type of citizen you are(anarchist, super patriot, critical citizen, or cynic, your current education, background on your parents and their view on govt and their stances(demo or repub), background on peer group, and any sort of background that would influence you attitudes, values, and beliefs towards govt.

[Praetorian]

so this is only for US citiziens?

[Jane]

I'll bite.

Wait till I get home from class.

[WestyHeadbanger]

"socioeconomic class of parents"

What an ignorant and rude question.

[Reinier]

age 16

sex male

location south west holland

religion ??? agnost?

how religious on a scale (1-10) 4

socioeconomic class of parents hard to say.... theyre well educated and from above average income families. socially... hard to judge

which political party you belong to none.

your stance on gun control I think guns should be prohibited

abortion i think any mother to be who is of legal age OR with
permission from parents should be able to have an abortion done under safe clean circumstances

death penalty I think the death penalty should either mean a very early execution, soon after the trial, or not exist.

trust in govt scale (1-10) 1

what type of citizen you are - cynic

your current education TVWO on N&T with extra bio (most
advanced dutch HS system)

background on your parents and their view on govt and their stances cynics, critics

background on peer group, and any sort of background that would influence you attitudes, values, and beliefs towards govt.

greatly influenced in my view of the govt and the system (govt is part of system, not vice versa) by the events around my dads dragging lawsuit for 9 years.

peer group differs in opinions on this and politics is not a very popular conversation topic among us

[Paul Stagg]

I'll play

age
31

sex
M

location

Baltimore, MD

religion
None - Athist

how religious on a scale (1-10)

0

socioeconomic class of parents

Middle class?

which political party you belong to
Libertarian

your stance on gun control
Gun control is a violation of individual rights.

abortion
Stay legal

death penalty
Against

trust in govt scale (1-10)
1

what type of citizen you are(anarchist, super patriot, critical citizen, or cynic)
critical citizen?

your current education
Graduate degree

background on your parents and their view on govt and their stances(demo or repub)
Both are Republicans

background on peer group
Varied. predominately Republican or Independant

and any sort of background that would influence you attitudes, values, and beliefs towards govt.
Study of Economics lead to reading of Hayek - that individual property rights must hold above all else, and relinquishing property rights for a 'common good' is a mistake at best.

[NateDogg]

age 24

sex male

location North East U.S.

religion ??? Atheist

how religious on a scale (1-10) 10 (in my belief that there is no God)

socioeconomic class of parents hard to say.... middle class

which political party you belong to: independent.

your stance on gun control: Right to own guns, yes. Right to own assault weapons and other guns that are obviously not for target shooting or hunting, no.

abortion: pro choice

death penalty - in favor in cases with perfect evidence (video tape of crime, etc)

trust in govt scale (1-10) 4

what type of citizen you are - Patriotic, but not blind

your current education: college grad

background on your parents and their view on govt - same as mine I believe

background on peer group, and any sort of background that would influence you attitudes, values, and beliefs towards govt.
My beliefs came mostly from my parents and my own learnings. So I guess school also.

[BennettBoy]

Don't take this the wrong way, but I'm frightened by the number of athiests and agnostics I see on this sight.

It always makes me wonder what sequence of events happened in a persons life to make them think that way?

[BennettBoy]

I'll play

age
42

sex
M

location

Columbia, SC

religion
Christianity

how religious on a scale (1-10)

8, use to be 10

socioeconomic class of parents

Middle class

which political party you belong to
Republican

your stance on gun control
against gun control

abortion
wrong

death penalty
For

trust in govt scale (1-10)
6

what type of citizen you are(anarchist, super patriot, critical citizen, or cynic)
patriotic....but not super

your current education
2 college degrees

background on your parents and their view on govt and their stances(demo or repub)
Both are Republicans

background on peer group
predominately Republican

and any sort of background that would influence you attitudes, values, and beliefs towards govt. Most my views lean towards the Republican party. I sometimes think gov't is corrupt yes...and they hide alot from citizens.


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[Paul Stagg]

Sequence of events?

I'll try very hard not to take that the wrong way.

[Reinier]

how about- having atheist parents
getting beaten up by the christian kids in town in primary school more days than not, mainly for not being christian.

living in a hick town where a great % of people does not own a TV for "religious" reasons

[Tryska]

age, sex, location:
21-36, F, Atl GA

religion:
ermmm.....i was baptized christian

how religious on a scale (1-10)
1
socioeconomic class of parents:
Upper Middle Class

which political party you belong to:
hmm...Green, sorta

your stance on:

gun control - no
abortion - Pro-Choice
death penalty - Yes
trust in govt scale (1-10) - 5
what type of citizen you are(anarchist, super patriot, critical citizen, or cynic:
somewhere btwn critical citizen and cynic.

your current education:
some college

background on your parents and their view on govt and their stances(demo or repub):
Father - MD, liberal democrat, Mother - BS English, Housewife/father's office manager/ now a real estate broker - Republican with a vengeance.

background on peer group -
College educated 20 and 30-somethings, mostly democrat and further left, some more conservative.

and any sort of background that would influence you attitudes, values, and beliefs towards govt.

I'm a city girl?

[NateDogg]

Originally posted by BennettBoy
Don't take this the wrong way, but I'm frightened by the number of athiests and agnostics I see on this sight.

It always makes me wonder what sequence of events happened in a persons life to make them think that way?

I don't take it the wrong way at all. No sequence of events happened other than my parents, especially my father do not believe there is a God. They have had a huge influence on my life, and therefore I share many of their beliefs.

Don't take this the wrong way, but I find it odd (lacking a better term at the moment) that many of the people here, who constantly demand scientific evidence to support reasons for eating certain foods, lifting a certain way or taking certain supplements, are the same people who will believe (blindly, read: without any scientific evidence) that some higher being created the universe and woman was created from man's rib, etc...

I am in no way flaming, I am simply providing an opposition to your statement to see if you, and others in your position, can see my point of view.

[BennettBoy]

I want comment on it because I KNEW better than to comment to begin with. I was just surprised....that's all.

Unfortunately, most times folks are anti-Christian, anti-religion or anti-anything because they simply looked at the people that represented that group and found a bunch of fakes and hypocrites.

I assure you what one believes in no way effects how I feel about that person. We are all different for sure. Thank God for that.

[BennettBoy]

Originally posted by Paul Stagg
Sequence of events?

I'll try very hard not to take that the wrong way.

Sorry, guess I worded that wrong.

[Reinier]

i realise that there are things that science, however advanced it gets, will not grasp.

Even if there is only one possible unified theory, it is just a set of rules and equations. What is it that breathes fire into the equations and makes a universe for them to describe ? The usual approach of science of constructing a mathematical model cannot answer the questions of why there should be a universe for the model to describe. Why does the universe go to all the bother of existing?

hawkings words btw not mine.

[Reinier]

still... seeing as the human race has existed for about 3 million years, and christianity for about 2000, its just a trend of some sort ainnit

[Paul Stagg]

It's OK. Not taking it the wrong way worked.

My lack of a belief in a god has nothing to do with my perception of those who do, or the evil acts committed in the name of a god.

[Reinier]

I dont see christians as more/less friendly/smart anymore but i used to. simply by environment. my friggin neighbours swear like sailors all week and try and talk like royalty on sundays and they never had a TV cuz they thought it brought too much sin and the day the grandad died they got a wide screen with dish and cable and everything