<p>How would you describe how you view the world politically, culturally, religiously, etc.? I'm just curious about the variety of points of view in the UChicago applicant/accepted pool.</p>
<p>I myself am a moderately Libertarian conservative. I am an anti-feminist, which really means that I am against modern feminism, not equality between men and women. Religiously, I was raised in a 3,000-member Church of Christ church (considered a tad bit more conservative than Baptist), but now simply consider myself a non-denominational conservative Christian. And I'm ready to be attacked at the University of Chicago.</p>
<p>I am a far right-wing atheist who is considering not voting Republican in 2006/8 because President Bush is too liberal. I, like you, am against modern feminism, and work tirelessly against the tide of political correctness on campus.</p>
<p>I'm moderately liberal, definitely leaning towards feminism. I understand that women are different from men, but there is a large amount of unnecissary bias still in today's world. </p>
<p>I look forward to finally being able to vote, and I'm definitely anticipating Barack Obama's running sometime in the future. I even have a campaign song worked out. ^_^</p>
<p>My parents never instilled any religious convinctions in me but, rather, let me figure that one out on my own. They did teach me morals and manners, however. I consider myself agnostic.</p>
<p>I don't let politics dictate my relationships, and I think the people on campus are the same. So, as long as you can deal with anti-bush posters, I think you'll be okay. :></p>
<p>Politics don't dictate my relationships either - one of my ex-good friends feels differently - he refuses to have conservative friends. /roll eyes</p>
<p>I'm a liberal and also leaning towards feminism... But I'm not one to ignore other people's opinions, if you've got a convincing argument, I'll give it to you. </p>
<p>I've been raised a Polish Catholic, although the Catholic thing really isn't what I believe in... The RC church is extremely hypocritical. </p>
<p>You should be fine on campus. I think that there will be enough mutual respect amongst all of us to debate politics over dinner in an orderly manner...</p>
<p>I'm a flip-flopper, and I look forward to talking to debating with everyone. Mostly I just enjoy conflict and like to play devil's advocate. I should care more about the political situation right now, but mostly I view it with mild distaste.</p>
<p>Haha, meestasi, I sort of know what you mean. I wouldn't go as far to call myself a "flip-flopper", but I argue as passionately and fiercely with a conservative Southern Baptist who thinks "all gays should go to hell" as a pro-choice bleeding heart liberal who feels oppressed by the Religious Right.</p>
<p>i guess i'm a moderate liberal, i was just actually thinking today about my stance on a bunch of political issues.<br>
you could also call me a libertarian, except i don't think drugs should be legalized.</p>
<p>i am completely libertarian, and i suppose i would consider myself agnostic. although libertarianism seems completely radical to the majority of people here in st paul, i'm guessing that at uchicago i won't feel so out of place!</p>
<p>I'm sick of all political parties, so I will call myself a moderate. This does not mean I take the middle road on every issue. This means I am neither a religious nut nor a liberal hippie. My basis of judgement is how a certain law affects freedom and our rights. Hence, I am with the right's stance on crime, guns, national security. I do support abortion, etc. So I guess politically I would be a Libertarian, although I would not wish to be affiliated with the party.</p>
<p>I agree with socialist perspectives quite often, but otherwise i'm probably closest to Libertarian, and i'd consider myself an agnostic. Politically, I side with Democrats on almost everything, although I can't help but like John McCain...</p>
<p>Compared to most of the country, I'm pretty liberal. Compared to most people in Massachusetts, I'm moderate. I'm a bit of a "pro-choice bleeding heart liberal." I believe in the right to choose, but not late term abortion. I believe in helping our country's neediest, but realize that sometimes the way to do that is by enacting harsher reforms concerning welfare and illegal immigration. As for the whole feminist/anti-feminist thing, I believe in equal rights. Call me what you will.</p>
<p>I guess I agree with AndiOrz the most. Go Obama!</p>
<p>Wow guys. This thread is encouraging. I basicaly dread the facts about how liberal today's elite campuses are. I'm a high school junior, but UChicago will likely be my first choice. I'm a heavy conservative. Neoconservative depending on how you define that word. To me being a conservative means free trade, Libertarian, pro-capiltalist economic policies (the Chicago school of economic thought!), anti-abortion, pro-gun, pro-national defense and everything like that (pro-Israel <em>waits for gasps</em>). The Libertarian influences get the best of me on flag burning though, and frankly I could care less whether gays can marry eachother or not.</p>
<p>Obama for Prez will not work. Mark my words. The expectations are too high. The guy is incredibly liberal, his voting record is not moderate in the least bit. Any decent GOP candidate can bring him down. Look at a map with electoral college votes on it. The math for him doesn't add up. He is a good orator but being a Senator rather than a governor will hurt him. Though no one I know of will be able to beat him in the Democratic Primary. He is so strongly pro-abortion and anti-gun that he probably couldn't win Ohio or Florida, or hold Wisconsin. Could also lose Minnesota. </p>
<p>And if us Republicans know what's good for us, we will run our own black candidate in 2012 or 2016 when Obama could run. That will be either future Governor of Ohio Ken Blackwell or future Maryland Senator Michael Steele. The loss of either one of those states spells electoral disaster for the Dems.</p>
<p>I believe that Obama should win, not that he will win.</p>
<p>I'm not trying to get into a fight here, I'm just curious. Drummerdude, you said that you're conservative and agree with some Libertarian policies. Why don't your Libertarian ideas apply to abortion?</p>
<p>I'm also a little scared when anyone says that they "could care less" about people having rights.</p>
<p>Yeah I know, neverborn. And my advice to you: Vote Republican, but vote as conservative as you can in primaries. Changing the Republican party from within is a lot easier than forming a knew party that can contend with the big two. Do not throw your vote away. </p>
<p>Even in next year's elections, good conservatives will be out there trying to rid the party of the likes of Lincoln Chafee and Mike DeWine.</p>
<p>On gays, I think everyone is missing a point. Gays have the EXACT same rights as everyone else. Like the rest of us, they are perfectly free to marry whomever they wish, provided they are a member of the opposite sex. This issue is clearly not one of civil rights. Rights are all about equality, and in the case of marriage we are all equal, and whether we choose to exercise the right or not is irrelevant. I oppose homosexuality because it seems, empirically, to foster immoral behavior and is unhealthy (think AIDS), and because to me it is clearly a choice, not something inherent at birth. For those reason I would oppose the actions of my church if they decided to ordain gay pastors. That being said, gays do deserve the same rights as everyone else, and to a large extent in today's American society I believe they do. </p>
<p>Why don't my Libertarian beliefs carry over to abortion? Well that requires an explanation of the difference between Libertarians and Conservative. Both are classical liberals, except that conservatives believe in universal moral principles. Conservatives rarely agree on what those principles are, but they agree that there need be some order, and that a functionable society must have some moral standard. One of these moral standards, to me at least, is not KILLING PEOPLE. Under the scientific definition of life, a fetus is most definitely alive. End of story. Even a Libertarian, who is always in favor of choice, should see that in the case of an abortion, the "choice" rightfully belongs to the child, not the mother. Afterall, once born, the mother is not legally able to kill her son or daughter. Since the baby, or fetus, whatever you want to call it, can not communicate his or her desire to live or die, I do not believe it at all unreasonable to err on the side of life, as President Bush often says.</p>