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Barozi on 17 July 2009



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dtewi on 17 July 2009
elprincipe said:
dtewi said:
elprincipe said:
I abhor political parties.

Careful. Difficult words will garner the scorn of others.

"Abhor" is a difficult word now?  Okay, I guess if English is your second language maybe.  Or if your vivification were derived from feigning, perpetuating or augmenting ignorance, or philistinism.  Er...like, or something, dude.

No, it's just that I was throughly attacked for using "difficult" words in other threads like "pseudo" and "esoteric" and they claimed I was trying to show off.



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HappySqurriel on 17 July 2009
ManusJustus said:
mrstickball said:
HappySquirrel is the first person I've ever seen to classify as a right-leaning libertarian from PoliticalCompass.org. Interesting.

There are a lot less libertarians and communists for a reason, and people who think they fall under that category probably arent as extreme as they think they are.  My reasoning is as follows:

People want some freedom and some control in their lives.  Most people who want the market to be as free as possible also want to control their social environment by limiting gay rights, putting more religion into politics, and taking social freedoms away to protect themselves from terrorists (Patriot Act).  However, most people who want more control over the economy also want more social freedoms.

This is why most people (in respect to this test and system of analysis) lay somewhere on a diagonal line from social conservative and economic liberal (upper right corner) to social liberal and economic conservative/authoritarian (lower left corner).  Effectively choosing where they want freedom and where they want some control in their lives.

You tend not to see too many people who fall along the other diagonal primarily because the questions do not do an adequate job of testing people's beliefs in these areas ...

For example, if you ask people whether they believe that it is the role of the government to actively promote "Equality" and "Social Justice" (and/or potentially refer to things like Afirmative Action or Hate Crimes legislation) you're asking a question which would indicate a very statist belief from a more socially progressive individual.



elprincipe on 17 July 2009
dtewi said:
elprincipe said:
dtewi said:
elprincipe said:
I abhor political parties.

Careful. Difficult words will garner the scorn of others.

"Abhor" is a difficult word now?  Okay, I guess if English is your second language maybe.  Or if your vivification were derived from feigning, perpetuating or augmenting ignorance, or philistinism.  Er...like, or something, dude.

No, it's just that I was throughly attacked for using "difficult" words in other threads like "pseudo" and "esoteric" and they claimed I was trying to show off.

Well, that was stupid of them to attack you.  If English is your first language and you don't know what abhor, pseudo and esoteric mean, get off the Internets and read a book!



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Strategyking92 on 17 July 2009

The RED DOT on the Chart shows where you fit on the political map.


Your PERSONAL issues Score is 50%.
Your ECONOMIC issues Score is 60%.

According to your answers, the political group that agrees with you most is...

CENTRISTS espouse a "middle ground" regarding government control of the economy and personal behavior. Depending on the issue, they sometimes favor government intervention and sometimes support individual freedom of choice.

Centrists pride themselves on keeping an open mind,

tend to oppose "political extremes," and emphasize what

they describe as "practical" solutions to problems.



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Alasted on 17 July 2009

I'm a Whig.



ManusJustus on 17 July 2009
HappySqurriel said:
ManusJustus said:
mrstickball said:
HappySquirrel is the first person I've ever seen to classify as a right-leaning libertarian from PoliticalCompass.org. Interesting.

There are a lot less libertarians and communists for a reason, and people who think they fall under that category probably arent as extreme as they think they are.  My reasoning is as follows:

People want some freedom and some control in their lives.  Most people who want the market to be as free as possible also want to control their social environment by limiting gay rights, putting more religion into politics, and taking social freedoms away to protect themselves from terrorists (Patriot Act).  However, most people who want more control over the economy also want more social freedoms.

This is why most people (in respect to this test and system of analysis) lay somewhere on a diagonal line from social conservative and economic liberal (upper right corner) to social liberal and economic conservative/authoritarian (lower left corner).  Effectively choosing where they want freedom and where they want some control in their lives.

You tend not to see too many people who fall along the other diagonal primarily because the questions do not do an adequate job of testing people's beliefs in these areas ...

Real world evidence would also have me reach the same conclusion as mainstream politics follow the pattern I previously described  A simple example being American Republicans and Democrats, Democrats want more social freedoms and more control on the economy while Republicans want more economic freedoms and more social control.

Libertarians and Communists are fringe political beliefs, atleast for a majority of the world population.  I dont know of any libertarian governments and communist governments face protest from their population who demand more social or economic freedom.



MontanaHatchet on 18 July 2009
Alasted said:
I'm a Whig.

I'm a Turian.



 

 

HappySqurriel on 18 July 2009
ManusJustus said:
HappySqurriel said:
ManusJustus said:
mrstickball said:
HappySquirrel is the first person I've ever seen to classify as a right-leaning libertarian from PoliticalCompass.org. Interesting.

There are a lot less libertarians and communists for a reason, and people who think they fall under that category probably arent as extreme as they think they are.  My reasoning is as follows:

People want some freedom and some control in their lives.  Most people who want the market to be as free as possible also want to control their social environment by limiting gay rights, putting more religion into politics, and taking social freedoms away to protect themselves from terrorists (Patriot Act).  However, most people who want more control over the economy also want more social freedoms.

This is why most people (in respect to this test and system of analysis) lay somewhere on a diagonal line from social conservative and economic liberal (upper right corner) to social liberal and economic conservative/authoritarian (lower left corner).  Effectively choosing where they want freedom and where they want some control in their lives.

You tend not to see too many people who fall along the other diagonal primarily because the questions do not do an adequate job of testing people's beliefs in these areas ...

Real world evidence would also have me reach the same conclusion as mainstream politics follow the pattern I previously described  A simple example being American Republicans and Democrats, Democrats want more social freedoms and more control on the economy while Republicans want more economic freedoms and more social control.

Libertarians and Communists are fringe political beliefs, atleast for a majority of the world population.  I dont know of any libertarian governments and communist governments face protest from their population who demand more social or economic freedom.

 

Consider (for a moment) that many Democrats want to decriminalize marijuana but at the same time they promote bans and higher taxes on smoking, are currently promoting higher taxes (and potentially bans) on unhealthy food, and are some of the most involved in regulating the content in videogames. In what way do these actions demonstrate a political party that supports lower government involvement in people's personal lives?

Don't be fooled by the marketing, very few politicians are really supportive of a smaller centeralized government with less involvement in your personal lives or the economy. All they're really doing is selling you one freedom for the cost of two.



ManusJustus on 18 July 2009
HappySqurriel said:
ManusJustus said:
HappySqurriel said:
ManusJustus said:
mrstickball said:
HappySquirrel is the first person I've ever seen to classify as a right-leaning libertarian from PoliticalCompass.org. Interesting.

There are a lot less libertarians and communists for a reason, and people who think they fall under that category probably arent as extreme as they think they are.  My reasoning is as follows:

People want some freedom and some control in their lives.  Most people who want the market to be as free as possible also want to control their social environment by limiting gay rights, putting more religion into politics, and taking social freedoms away to protect themselves from terrorists (Patriot Act).  However, most people who want more control over the economy also want more social freedoms.

This is why most people (in respect to this test and system of analysis) lay somewhere on a diagonal line from social conservative and economic liberal (upper right corner) to social liberal and economic conservative/authoritarian (lower left corner).  Effectively choosing where they want freedom and where they want some control in their lives.

You tend not to see too many people who fall along the other diagonal primarily because the questions do not do an adequate job of testing people's beliefs in these areas ...

Real world evidence would also have me reach the same conclusion as mainstream politics follow the pattern I previously described  A simple example being American Republicans and Democrats, Democrats want more social freedoms and more control on the economy while Republicans want more economic freedoms and more social control.

Libertarians and Communists are fringe political beliefs, atleast for a majority of the world population.  I dont know of any libertarian governments and communist governments face protest from their population who demand more social or economic freedom.

 

Consider (for a moment) that many Democrats want to decriminalize marijuana but at the same time they promote bans and higher taxes on smoking, are currently promoting higher taxes (and potentially bans) on unhealthy food, and are some of the most involved in regulating the content in videogames. In what way do these actions demonstrate a political party that supports lower government involvement in people's personal lives?

Don't be fooled by the marketing, very few politicians are really supportive of a smaller centeralized government with less involvement in your personal lives or the economy. All they're really doing is selling you one freedom for the cost of two.

Even though you've gave examples of Democrats violating social freedoms, I'm still quite confident that the Democrats want less social involvement in people's lives than Republicans.  On major issues such as gay rights, abortion, terrorist surveillance, and religion, Democrats want more freedoms.  On issues regarding the ecomony, Republicans want more freedoms.