tina wrote:

] But not as hot as you, of course.

I'm too sexy for your party...

] Now, if you could just get
] that neo-liberal streak under control... ;)

Am I a neo-liberal? What does that mean? I've been considering declaring myself a political agnostic. I'm opposed to organized politics, for the same reason that I'm opposed to organized religion. Both produce people who are more interested in being right then understanding whats real, which inevitably leads to strife.

As long as you beleive that you are a particular thing... I AM a Republican... I AM a Catholic... Then you cannot think critically about that thing, because if its wrong, then you are wrong, and this undermines your self esteem.

By calling myself a political agnostic I get to oppose the entire spectrum of political thought without having difficulty explaining where I stand. I give my stance a name. A meme.

Unfortunately political agnostic seems to already be taken:

"A political Agnostic is someone that claims to not have enough knowledge about politics to make a decision about what party to vote for, what candidate to choose, or how to vote on an amendment."

While its fair that a religious agnostic might claim to not have enough knowledge about reality to select a view of how it works, this explanation is somewhat misleading. There is a difference between not knowing enough because you don't care to learn, and not knowing enough because you don't beleive its possible to know enough. In either case, neither definition describes what I'm talking about. Its not that I don't know enough to vote. I support and oppose laws and candidates all the time. Its that I don't agree with the idea of associating with a group versus making my own personal choices on an issue by issue basis.

Maybe I need a new word? Anocrat? Damnit. Already taken:

"The anocratic state is an intermediate state where elites maintain themselves in power despite the existence of democratic procedures."

Kind of what we have, isn't it?

Is it possible that the english language does not have a word for someone who is opposed to organized politics? Anyone got any suggestions?

Help, I need to invent a new word.