Australian election update - Labor wins the election

[DrStephenTColbert]

Fumanchu said:

Kasz216 said:

DrStephenTColbert said:

The problem with using political compass is that they don't reveal much at all about their methodology, or the metrics they use to calculate the scores.  Many political scientists tend to view Political Compass as more entertainment than fact.  While I agree that civil liberties are more well entrenched in the US (except for the Patriot Act, of course), I feel comfortable with my statement that both parties in Australia are inherently further left than either American party.

And i feel comofrtabe with my statement that they are both very right of democrats... and have things that back me up.  People focus on the common things the US doesn't have, and ignore all the uniquely liberal and left things the US has.

Personal freedoms in general are just greater and more protected in the US.

If I may, I think the issue we're seeing is assigning an absolute left or right label and applying it to multiple political aspects.  Economics, social welfares, and civil liberties.  So it's better to just list an area and assign a label to that, versus absolutely.  

An excellent point.  As with most things political, we're looking at shades of grey rather than black or white.  A nuanced position is certainly easier to advocate.