Labels, especially political ones, are usually criticised for being too restrictive, and sorting people into a box. While I agree with this, I still like labels for their sheer utility. Therefore, I've tried to add a bit of nuance by giving you a broad compendium of political labels and then asking you to sort them into three categories.

Sort the labels into these categories:
- Happily Identify With
- Identify With Occasionally


If you don't know the definition of one of them - or simply don't care about its implications - then just ignore it or ask me. The last category, of course, needn't be included.

A note about the lexicon - if a label is comprised of two words, then the first usually denotes attitude while the second denotes content. For instance, a conservative libertarian would take a very conservative approach to libertarianism. While a libertarian conservative would use libertarianism as a way of reaching conservatism.

Here are the words:


Right, then. I'll sort them into my own categories:
Happily Identify With:

Occasionally Identify With:

Have a look through other people's; see if anything surprises you.

There's only two labels I don't like to identify myself with, because it starts a shitstorm whenever I do.

I'm a feminist, and I'm a vegan.

Everything else, I embrace.

Happy with or couldn't care less:
-Conservative
-Classical Liberal
-Fiscal Conservative
-Conservative Libertarian
-Libertarian
-Monetarist
-Social Liberal
-Protectionist

Not happy with
-Theoconservative
-Cultural Conservative
-Monarchist
-Minarchist
-Voluntarist
-Mordern Liberal
-Marxian Socialist
-Anarcho-Communist
-Stalinist
-Feminism
-Keynesian
-Democrat (Party)
-Democrat (somebody who supports democracy)

I'm a person that supports a Republic, not a Democracy as it's essentially a dictatorship by the majority. The U.S for certain isn't a Democracy, nor was it founded on Democracy ideals; it was founded on the ideas of a Republic

Happily Identify With:

Occasionally Identify With:

Political labels mean different things in different countries. All you can do at this point is just explicitly state what your opinions are on everything.

Those that don't apply to me.