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New War and Peace Poll:  Rift-Free!

Tue May 01, 2007 at 09:29:22 PM PDT

This diary includes a poll that asks a simple question:  are you a "war pragmatist" or a "war abolitionist."  I like that poll so much I want to know more.

Here's my stab at a more accurate poll, with 6 different categories.  Please take the poll and comment if you like:

  • Bush Doctrine idealist: You are one of these if you think Donald Rumsfeld was a genius and you think we're winning in Iraq.  
  • Conservative Isolationist:  You are one if you think delaying US entry into WWII was a good idea. Pat Buchannan is one. Not many on Kos...I hope.
  • Conservative Realist: You are one if you're a conservative hawk, but not an idealist.    
  • Liberal Interventionist:  You are one if you support the project of exporting democratic values and human rights using the barrel of a gun as needed.  Liberal interventionists supported all major wars including:   WWI, Vietnam, Iraq, and Iran (?)
  • Liberal Pragmatist:  You are one if you support the project of exporting democratic values and human rights, but almost never believe this is possible at the barrel of a gun.  Short list:  WWII, The War in Afghanistan done the right way.
  • Pacifists:  Quakers and others who believe war is always wrong.  
Poll

This labels fits me better than the others

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68%33 votes
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| 48 votes | Vote | Results

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