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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Flaser on August 27, 2005, 01:38:56 pm

Title: A thought provoking article - The Curse of 1D Politics
Post by: Flaser on August 27, 2005, 01:38:56 pm: The nazis and the communists seem all the same...yet are they?
Yet they're on the opposite end of the spectrum.
Why do liberals so often quarrel among themselves...or do they?
How come the 'left' and 'right' terms are used so often, yet when it's time to band together the alliance so bitter?

This means politicians are all corrupt and are just out for power...maybe.

But think again (//). There's more to it, that "meets the eye".
Jerry Pournelle seems to have made a measurement systems that finally puts thing into their corner and we can be eye-to-eye with the idiosynchracies polluting our election and governmental system.

http://www.baen.com/chapters/axes.htm
Title: A thought provoking article - The Curse of 1D Politics
Post by: karajorma on August 27, 2005, 01:46:20 pm: I think the political compass (http://www.politicalcompass.org/) did it better.
Title: A thought provoking article - The Curse of 1D Politics
Post by: Martinus on August 27, 2005, 04:14:59 pm: [color=66ff00]Seems I'm not compatible with america's current administration:

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -6.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.67

Interesting site Kara. :nod:
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Title: A thought provoking article - The Curse of 1D Politics
Post by: EtherShock on August 27, 2005, 04:44:08 pm: Yeah that's a great site.

Heh, I think mine's changed since the last time I took it. I find some of the questions to be loaded though. That's what I hate about those types of evaluations.

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -5.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.44
Title: A thought provoking article - The Curse of 1D Politics
Post by: Roanoke on August 27, 2005, 05:00:37 pm: (http://premium1.uploadit.org/magatsu1//6656565656.JPG)
Title: A thought provoking article - The Curse of 1D Politics
Post by: aldo_14 on August 27, 2005, 05:13:35 pm: Economic Left/Right: -5.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.77

I'm north of Ghandi....
Title: A thought provoking article - The Curse of 1D Politics
Post by: Nuclear1 on August 27, 2005, 05:37:05 pm: Nice...

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: 1.13
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 1.85

Sounds about right. Am I the only person here who has gotten both positives (or any)?
Title: A thought provoking article - The Curse of 1D Politics
Post by: TrashMan on August 27, 2005, 05:39:44 pm: Economic Left/Right: -5.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.82
Title: A thought provoking article - The Curse of 1D Politics
Post by: Ace on August 27, 2005, 06:09:47 pm: Economic Left/Right: -6.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.74
Title: A thought provoking article - The Curse of 1D Politics
Post by: Flipside on August 27, 2005, 06:25:10 pm: Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -4.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.28
Title: A thought provoking article - The Curse of 1D Politics
Post by: karajorma on August 27, 2005, 06:44:48 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Maeglamor
[color=66ff00]Interesting site Kara. :nod:
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I actually got the link when it was posted here a while back.
Title: A thought provoking article - The Curse of 1D Politics
Post by: Singh on August 27, 2005, 07:31:31 pm: Economic left/right: -5.38
Social Libertian/Authorian: 0.36
Title: A thought provoking article - The Curse of 1D Politics
Post by: mikhael on August 27, 2005, 08:35:24 pm: Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -2.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.18

Me and the Dalai Lama live near each other. :D
Title: A thought provoking article - The Curse of 1D Politics
Post by: Rictor on August 27, 2005, 10:35:52 pm: So you're ideologically close to a theocrat?
;) ;)

Though I think the test has a few leading questions. It's like when someone asks you if you like kittens. What are you going to say, no? People answer as they think they should, instead of as they really believe. That's why so many people get a left-libertarian alignment, becuase that's where all the "good guys" are.
Title: A thought provoking article - The Curse of 1D Politics
Post by: mikhael on August 27, 2005, 11:44:55 pm: I can't help it if the Dalai Lama thinks I'm a good example to follow. Its not my fault.

Actually, I don't like kittens. I like cats. I also don't like babies, but I like children. Okay that's a lie. I hate children too. I like them once they're able to support themself, around 20 or so.