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Are You Left, Right, or Center?
RetroJames:
--- Quote from: jbox on March 02, 2005, 10:02:35 pm ---I quite like this site:
http://www.politicalcompass.org/
it makes an attempt to try to sift through political views in a more accurate fashion. For example, is it liberal to believe that a person shouldn't be allowed to smoke in public? Is it conservative to believe that government shouldn't own all of the land? ???
I do find it surprising that people would need to read a bill first to decide what their opinion is about the underlying topic (ie. are they left/right). :o
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mr.Curmudgeon:
--- Quote from: Shape D. on March 02, 2005, 06:25:40 pm ---Center.
The day I decide my views before I know the topic or discussion, Is the day my vote no longer counts.
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I'm curious as to what issues you've taken a left-leaning stance on? To me you come off as a conservative in moderate clothing.
I get the sense your claiming "center" so you can appear to be unbiased, but in my discussions w/ you, you've taken a right-wing stance a vast majority of the time. That would put you on the right end of the spectrum.
Have you ever voted Democrat?
mrC
jbox:
--- Quote ---That is actually a pretty interesting survey...the second pic is of where the site creators think various historical figures would wind up.
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One of things I found extremely interesting, is the real rarity of people who actually support small government in conjunction with strong coporate interests. It's not that they don't exist, it's just not always who they claim to be. ;D
--- Quote ---Looks like me and the Mahatma
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Hey, don't forget Mandela and the Lama! Want to play bridge with me and Stalin? ;D
BTW: If you haven't looked at the rest of the site yet, you should also take a good look at the Iconochasms section. Very interesting...
Paul Olson:
I voted center, but the political compass puts me more left. I'm also right there with Mahatma. It seems a bit strange, I was raised religious/conservative. I have noticed a leftward trend in my beliefs over the last 15 years, since becoming an adult. I don't think I became anti religious/conservative until 4 or 5 years ago, but it is definitely the way I feel now.
I voted for Kerry only because he wasn't Bush. I would have liked to have voted for Nader. I think his ideas are great, he just seems to be too much of a flake. Interestingly, if you click on the 2004 election on the political compass site, I am in the exact same spot as Nader.
Political compass aside, I still say center. Both sides are nuts, and dangerous if left unchecked, in my opinion.
Paul
jbox:
*cough*condercet*cough*voting*cough* ;D
Just checking with 1hookedspacecadet, was the topic left vs right or Dempublican vs Republicrat? :angel: