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What political stance are you?

PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 4:27 pm
by brooksieb
you're stance, i'm going for more of a central stance, with a taint of right wingness in me

you can discuss but please be civilised ladies!

PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 4:31 pm
by mr. incrediball
i'm middle of the road. i'd like to think i have a taint of right wing, but in reality it's probably a little more lefty.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 4:31 pm
by got tonkaed
im probably centrist right but for the purposes of the poll i think i put myself hard left.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 4:33 pm
by Prawn_UK
Brooksie...is this a fiscal or non-fiscal leaning that you are reffering to?

PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 4:33 pm
by brooksieb
mr. incrediball wrote:i'm middle of the road. i'd like to think i have a taint of right wing, but in reality it's probably a little more lefty.


well on here im quite right wing but in real life im quite central, though with a taint of right, i think people get overexaggerate on here

PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 4:34 pm
by brooksieb
Prawn_UK wrote:Brooksie...is this a fiscal or non-fiscal leaning that you are reffering to?


political stance, Communism, socialism, liberalism that kind of thing

PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 4:36 pm
by Kid_A

PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 4:37 pm
by mr. incrediball
if you're the kind of guy who wants to see teh internetz' point of view, here's a test

PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 4:43 pm
by cena-rules
left wing dude

PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 4:43 pm
by Prawn_UK
brooksieb wrote:
Prawn_UK wrote:Brooksie...is this a fiscal or non-fiscal leaning that you are reffering to?


political stance, Communism, socialism, liberalism that kind of thing


no.

Please, try and know what you are talking about.

Things such as political aleigances are never linear. They are barely even square either. I see my own political alleigance as cubic at a push, discounting the 4th dimension of time.

OK, i've lost you. Let me explain this to you.

There is no simple way of expressing one's political alleigance, as simply as you have tried. For instance, one may have capitalistic views (ie right wing) but may also hold liberal views (ie left wing). Som, which is he? left or right? left/right/left/right or is he a lefty-righty? righty-lefty? NO!

Basically, in the 2 dimensional thought line of these general subjects, there is thought to be a cross-section of fiscal views, and non-fiscal views....where would a market-liberal stand on your linear scale? where would a stalinist stand on your scale? see, just to say that one has staunchly liberal views, does not mean to say one is a communist...capiche?

So, this covers most eventualities, although I admit that the more intellectual political debater (ie, me) will see problems in this 2 dimensional idea as well....I will not attempt to explain why I feel this.

But anywho...try in future to lay your options out more logically in future.

I have not voted in this poll.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 4:46 pm
by suggs
I wanna be ANARCHY.

But I'm a pansy :cry:

PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 4:55 pm
by Guiscard
Prawn_UK wrote:
brooksieb wrote:
Prawn_UK wrote:Brooksie...is this a fiscal or non-fiscal leaning that you are reffering to?


political stance, Communism, socialism, liberalism that kind of thing


no.

Please, try and know what you are talking about.


QFT.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 4:56 pm
by mr. incrediball
Prawn_UK wrote:
brooksieb wrote:
Prawn_UK wrote:Brooksie...is this a fiscal or non-fiscal leaning that you are reffering to?


political stance, Communism, socialism, liberalism that kind of thing


no.

Please, try and know what you are talking about.

Things such as political aleigances are never linear. They are barely even square either. I see my own political alleigance as cubic at a push, discounting the 4th dimension of time.

OK, i've lost you. Let me explain this to you.

There is no simple way of expressing one's political alleigance, as simply as you have tried. For instance, one may have capitalistic views (ie right wing) but may also hold liberal views (ie left wing). Som, which is he? left or right? left/right/left/right or is he a lefty-righty? righty-lefty? NO!

Basically, in the 2 dimensional thought line of these general subjects, there is thought to be a cross-section of fiscal views, and non-fiscal views....where would a market-liberal stand on your linear scale? where would a stalinist stand on your scale? see, just to say that one has staunchly liberal views, does not mean to say one is a communist...capiche?

So, this covers most eventualities, although I admit that the more intellectual political debater (ie, me) will see problems in this 2 dimensional idea as well....I will not attempt to explain why I feel this.

But anywho...try in future to lay your options out more logically in future.

I have not voted in this poll.


meh... the 1-dimensional view works as a basic "in a nutshell" summary of your stance, while the 2-dimensional view explains more fully.

i don't understand exactly how it goes into the 3rd dimension. care to enlighten us?

PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:03 pm
by Prawn_UK
mr. incrediball wrote:
i don't understand exactly how it goes into the 3rd dimension. care to enlighten us?


no.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:10 pm
by brooksieb
Image

well this is where i stand

PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:11 pm
by mr. incrediball
urned out even more "left" than i thought

Image

PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:23 pm
by comic boy
brooksieb wrote:Image

well this is where i stand


Is that where the Sun told you to stand ?

PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:27 pm
by khazalid
say you want to kill everyone, what does that make you?

PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:33 pm
by ignotus
khazalid wrote:say you want to kill everyone, what does that make you?


Hitler?

PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:38 pm
by Frigidus
I wouldn't call it a taint. In fact, I am as far from the asshole of politics as possible. But if you want to call it that I'm left taint.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:50 pm
by CoffeeCream
I consider myself down the middle with a taint of left wing. My biggest issue is raising the minimum wage.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:56 pm
by Ntetos
I am left. The problem is that in Greece there are about 10 left parties. Only 2 however manage to get to the parliament and they just won't co-operate.

I am not a liberal because here liberal is a completely different thing from liberals in USA. They are the those from the right wing and they have completely ruined the country.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 9:32 pm
by lilacfrostyness
Picture for that test isn't working too well, so let's just put it in numbers

Economic Left/Right: -4.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.51



hmm... would that be a taint, or slightly average?
I'll go with average, just in case I didn't understand some of those questions quite right

PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 9:40 pm
by Snowpepsi
So far right I'm about to tip over.

PostPosted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 2:44 am
by Jenos Ridan
Prawn_UK wrote:
brooksieb wrote:
Prawn_UK wrote:Brooksie...is this a fiscal or non-fiscal leaning that you are reffering to?


political stance, Communism, socialism, liberalism that kind of thing


no.

Please, try and know what you are talking about.

Things such as political aleigances are never linear. They are barely even square either. I see my own political alleigance as cubic at a push, discounting the 4th dimension of time.

OK, i've lost you. Let me explain this to you.

There is no simple way of expressing one's political alleigance, as simply as you have tried. For instance, one may have capitalistic views (ie right wing) but may also hold liberal views (ie left wing). Som, which is he? left or right? left/right/left/right or is he a lefty-righty? righty-lefty? NO!

Basically, in the 2 dimensional thought line of these general subjects, there is thought to be a cross-section of fiscal views, and non-fiscal views....where would a market-liberal stand on your linear scale? where would a stalinist stand on your scale? see, just to say that one has staunchly liberal views, does not mean to say one is a communist...capiche?

So, this covers most eventualities, although I admit that the more intellectual political debater (ie, me) will see problems in this 2 dimensional idea as well....I will not attempt to explain why I feel this.

But anywho...try in future to lay your options out more logically in future.

I have not voted in this poll.


A 3 dimensional system seems to be what you are discribing; three axis: Social, Economic and Motivation. Social and Ecomonic are self-explamatory (Bolshevics are authoritarian socially and collective economically), Motivation is how far you would go to further your "Cause".