Are You A Hawk, Owl, Or Dove?

[Khephra]

Poll question: Are You A Hawk, Owl, Or Dove?

I'd write definitions, but I was finding that it was hard to write unbiased ones.

So please feel free to give your definitions of the group you picked and those you didn't pick.

[jfkennedy]

1. Dove

Only peace can bring peace. Wars will never bring peace. John Kennedy our greatest American president said if we don't end wars was will end us.

[JohnKleeb]

2. whats an owl khep?

I consider myself a dove but there are some wars I would fight in even with my heart condition.

[Khephra]

9. Moongod below has a pretty good unbiased definiton

Of course, the whole situation of War to Peace is on a continuum, so not many people fit into each group in every case. I just saw the earlier thread about people supporting the war, and I became curious as to what the spread of views were here on the use of force.

[MoonGod]

3. What's an Owl?

I mean is it like..

Hawk = yes to war
Owl = it depends
Dove = no to war

??

[JohnKleeb]

6. I based it on

hawk= war no matter what
owl= hell if I know
dove= generally try to oppose wars but will support just ones
I consider myself a dove but I would support WWII duh and would enlist if I could.

[LeftCoast]

4. I'm a crow!

My favorite bird! :)

[Bandit]

24. Probably dampens the sex life ~ huh

;-)

[Wonk]

5. re: definitions, how are these? (extreme positions for Hawks & Doves)

Hawk: Pro-war. Anywhere, anytime, let's get it on. Might makes right.

Owl: Let's see the facts, then I'll decide if the particular war that you're proposing is justified.

Dove: There is never a good reason for war, ever.



If you meant something else feel free to correct me, Khephra :-)

[Khephra]

10. See what I mean though?

It's really hard to give definitons for these without really tipping your hand as to what you feel you are.

I guess this is just a "how do you see yourself?" poll, as many of us will disagree as to what fits in what camp.

[Wonk]

14. Yeah, I guess my "Let's see the facts" bias is pretty obvious... nt

[Journeyman]

13. I liked Wonk's definition. . .

so I opted to be an Owl.

[Brian Sweat]

26. These are the definitions I used and I chose Owl.

[Ein]

7. Dove

if our troops are deployed for any reason other than defense or purely to help the population of a country, it is not in my name.

[GreenArrow]

8. Probably an owl since I'm up at three in the morning

reading this when I should be in bed.

[ryharrin]

11. I voted Dove, but I'd say I'm actually somewhere between Dove and owl.

For example, I agree that WWII was something worth getting into.

[Section_43]

12. Dove....war is outdated. n/t

[redeye]

16. Ditto...

...I'm an owl when it comes to the times I post at during vacations.

[T_i_B]

15. Of course I'm an Owl

I support Sheffield Wednesday!

[VOX]

17. A Dove, unless cornered, then I morph into an Owl...

But it takes a lot to get me there. Negotiation should never be allowed to break down. After WWII, I'm hard-pressed to think of a fight that was worth starting or getting into, let alone not immoral on some grounds.

We need to think beyond war.

[birdman]

18. I'm a hawk - I went to St. Joseph's University

Owls went to Temple.

[buddhamama]

19. i am a dove

but there are exceptions to the rule, for instance Humantarian purposes. that does not mean a free-for-all though, we must follow the rule of law and not lose our humanity in the process.

[mandyky]

20. I'm a wise owl who knows there is time for war, and time

for diplomacy. Obviously chimpboy learned schoolyard bully diplomacy.

[LWolf]

21. Dove.

or somewhere between dove and hawk. I'll never attack. I'll mount a strong defense if attacked. Any defensive action ends the instant the aggressor backs down.

[sujan]

22. dove

Theodore Roszak's quote come to my mind,
"People try nonviolence for a week, and when it 'doesn't work', they go back to violence, which hasn't worked for centuries."

[gully]

23. Hey can I say Dowl? I voted owl...

[Bandit]

25. I'm an owl because I don't care for the rats we have in power

Like to swoop down on them and rip them asunder.

[Clark Can WIN]

27. I vote owl..... Know when to go

and when to stay the hell out of it. If we had spent all of this damn money on alternative fuel technology we could just send the whole middle east a nice break up card and call it good.

[MaverickX]

28. Owl...

I don't want the U.S. to run around the world fighting everyone by itself like a Hawk. However, I also don't want us to sit back and do nothing if a threat is materializing or the rest of the world is taking action. I also think when we do use force it should be proportional, targetted, and in league with other nations.

[JaneQPublic]

29. Somewhere between a Tufted Titmouse and a Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker n/t

[MissMillie]

30. I'm a turkey (n/t)

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