05-05-2003 20:06									#1
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Where do you stand politically? (or sitting, if you prefer)
And if you want, why?

Just wanted to check up what the general opinions are here at 'poly.

1 is very much too the left and 10 very much to the right.

(For all americans, democrats are also very much to the right)

Last edited by Thirgaral on 05-05-2003 at 23:09

	05-05-2003 20:12									#2
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There are more than two political ideologies...

	05-05-2003 20:14									#3
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Yeah. Standing politically? What kind of a stupid ideology is that when there are chairs around.

	05-05-2003 20:15									#4
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If you are standing... isn't that anarchy? I mean, I want stability. CHAIRS FOR ALL!

	05-05-2003 20:17									#5
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quote: There are more than two political ideologies...

Sure, but letīs keep this simple

quote: Yeah. Standing politically? What kind of a stupid ideology is that when there are chairs around.

ok...edited the first post...

	05-05-2003 20:18									#6
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Fez's voice:" I am middle center right of left bottom right corporate progressive commercial right anti-neo-facist commi upwards left center right down winger 50 degrees below middle left center right up....but I'm not into politics anymore"

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quote: Originally posted by Thirgaral Sure, but letīs keep not too complicated

But politics is complicated. You simply can not dumb it down like that.

	05-05-2003 20:23									#9
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	05-05-2003 20:23									#10
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quote: Originally posted by Sava But politics is complicated. You simply can not dumb it down like that.

I think politics is dumb enough as it is.

	05-05-2003 20:26									#11
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Name one society without politics.

	05-05-2003 20:27									#12
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See, Slowwhand just screwed everything up. What kind of scale is it if he's a 6?

I'm rating this thread 1 star.

	05-05-2003 20:28									#13
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quote: Originally posted by Sava But politics is complicated. You simply can not dumb it down like that.

I agree. However, most people have some kind of outlook on a left-right-scale....

	05-05-2003 20:30									#14
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I'm a Moderate overall, Sava.
Not a screaming Radial Liberal, nor a Foaming-at-the-mouth Conservative.

You know that, don't you ?

	05-05-2003 20:33									#15
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Fez thinks he's a moderate, mkay... Anyways, judging by how "moderate" you are.... I'd be a 4.9. And that simply isn't true.

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	05-05-2003 20:57									#17
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quote: Originally posted by Sava Fez thinks he's a moderate, mkay... Anyways, judging by how "moderate" you are.... I'd be a 4.9. And that simply isn't true.

Ok. I get it now.
At first, I thought you were implying I was more consevative, when what you're actually saying is that I would be squeezing you into amore consevative position than you are, due to my being more liberal than a 6.

I'll back it down to 5, then.
How's that?

I know. It makes no sense, but that's a reflection of my becoming more Radical Liberal.
I'm now free to twist facts to my use.

	05-05-2003 21:15									#18
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	05-05-2003 21:35									#19
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Rule number one here is that when designing this kind of poll, you need axels up the wazoo instead of the traditional left-right thingy, considering all the people with ideologies that have 1% support in real life and 75% support in the Internet.

	05-05-2003 21:45									#20
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Ain't it the truth?
Sava. You listening to Stefu?

	05-05-2003 21:57									#21
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I'd say that I am a 4.

	05-05-2003 22:00									#22
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quote: Originally posted by Spec Fez's voice:" I am middle center right of left bottom right corporate progressive commercial right anti-neo-facist commi upwards left center right down winger 50 degrees below middle left center right up....but I'm not into politics anymore"

I am euro-conservative.

So I say 6 or 7.

Sava, stop posting that **** about me, and that photo. You know I am angered you did that to my photo.

	05-05-2003 22:25									#23
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quote: Originally posted by Stefu Rule number one here is that when designing this kind of poll, you need axels up the wazoo instead of the traditional left-right thingy, considering all the people with ideologies that have 1% support in real life and 75% support in the Internet.

Up the wazoo huh??

Could someone please name an ideology that doesn't fit in a left-right scale. Religious ideologies fit in there, as well as fascism, nazism and anarchism...

	05-05-2003 22:39									#24
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quote: Could someone please name an ideology that doesn't fit in a left-right scale. Religious ideologies fit in there, as well as fascism, nazism and anarchism...

So which number on the 1-10 scale represents Religious? Which represents Fascism? Nazism? Anarchism? Libertarianism?

	05-05-2003 22:48									#25
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quote: So which number on the 1-10 scale represents Religious? Which represents Fascism? Nazism? Anarchism? Libertarianism?

the number doesn't "represent" one ideology...several ideologies can have the same left-right value....

Religious is of course very dependant on which religion you mean...but christianity, for example, would be to the right I think....
Fascism is also pretty much to the right...
Nazism's a little less to the right than Fascism...
Anarchism is way right and Libertarianism is about 7...

To me, left and right in politics is mostly for how much power the government should have...but if you disagree, please tell me....

	05-05-2003 22:52									#26
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quote: Originally posted by Thirgaral the number doesn't "represent" one ideology...several ideologies can have the same left-right value.... Religious is of course very dependant on which religion you mean...but christianity, for example, would be to the right I think.... Fascism is also pretty much to the right... Nazism's a little less to the right than Fascism... Anarchism is way right and Libertarianism is about 7...

Except you can have extremely religious democrats. You can also have libertarian democrats and republicans.

And how are both anarchy and fascism on the far right? If anything they're extreme opposites.

And what about fiscally vs. socially? ie, someone who is fiscally conservative and socially liberal - where would they fit? Or someone who is fiscally liberal and socially conservative?

(Never mind that a 6 in the US isn't going to be the same thing as a 6 in Europe)

	05-05-2003 22:52									#27
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How many times does the same sort of poll need to be posted?

	05-05-2003 22:53									#28
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If this keeps going, make your prediction who will be the first to post a link to that Political Compass site.

	05-05-2003 22:54									#29
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http://www.politicalcompass.org

Economic: +7.00
Authoritarian: +3.46

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3 i suppose