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the-pi-guy 2 days ago
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BFR said:

Me - Why would any sane person think the DPRK has any connection to any US political party, including the Libertarian one?

Because it has the word "Democratic" and "Republic" in it.

BFR said:

Me - Sorry Pi, but when most people hear those words, they immediately associate them with their respective parties.

When most **Americans hear those words in contexts that obviously have to do with a political party, they immediately associate them with their respective parties..

Most Americans understand that Democracy predates the "Democratic" party. Most Americans understand that words like Socialism, Communism, have meanings beyond a political party. 

Many other countries have their own Democratic, Republican, Socialist, Social Democratic parties, and the author of the website is clearly very aware of that.

BFR said:

ME - How can you say this for certain PI? Tell me, who created the "Political compass test"

Because: 

A.) The compass was originally conceived decades before the Libertarian party.

"In the 1950s, psychologists Leonard Ferguson and Hans Eysenck both individually suggested that double-axis, two-dimensional graphs were more fitting for understanding the political spectrum that existed.7 These theories understood political identities as being reflective of personalities rather than just economic preferences. In particular, Hans Eysenck’s model, as seen above, is similar to the political compass model, especially in its innovative move that did not place fascism as the opposite of communism, contrary to popular belief, but instead that fascism was the opposite anarchism. The political compass is rooted in similar beliefs, but places authoritarianism as the opposite of libertarian, and uses left and right instead of radical and conservative."

https://thedecisionlab.com/reference-guide/political-science/political-compass

B.) The word libertarian predates the current Libertarian party.

Again, all of these words have political definitions that have nothing to do with the current breakdown of US political parties. 

C.) The compass itself isn't scaled to anything in US politics. 


Most US politicians are in the top right corner.