Your Political Compass
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beancounter
The Fire That Burns Within
Despite being two dimensional and simplistic, most of these plots are close to where I figured people would be.
Freesia
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Confession: I used to be a little further over to the right wing and authoritarian side when I was younger as my parents tend to be more conservative than me. But then life happened. Also, being poor has made me go even further to the left as it has made me realise first hand how important that safety net is and how important it is to have things like health and education available to all.
When I was 18 I had my first vote and I voted for the conservative parties because that was what my parents and brother were voting. By the time I was 21 and time to vote again I was like NOPE, I knew better than to vote conservative then.
When I was 18 I had my first vote and I voted for the conservative parties because that was what my parents and brother were voting. By the time I was 21 and time to vote again I was like NOPE, I knew better than to vote conservative then.
That's gonna present a problem for me if too many people do it.
There, I redid my test for you.
thefadedone
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I took it and it gave no graph - just said I'd be the perfect enlightened despot.
Seriously though. Any poll that forces you to take a position on all of its questions whether you have an opinion or not is idiotic, particularly when the questions serve specific agendas. The questionnaire was constructed by a moron and is absolutely meaningless. By the time I got halfway through the second page I realized it wasn't even fun to me and gave up. Not to spoil anyone's fun, but this sort of instant conclusion and self-promotion is what has been ******* up the world more than anything in the last generation and a half, not the matter poorly covered on that poll.
Seriously though. Any poll that forces you to take a position on all of its questions whether you have an opinion or not is idiotic, particularly when the questions serve specific agendas. The questionnaire was constructed by a moron and is absolutely meaningless. By the time I got halfway through the second page I realized it wasn't even fun to me and gave up. Not to spoil anyone's fun, but this sort of instant conclusion and self-promotion is what has been ******* up the world more than anything in the last generation and a half, not the matter poorly covered on that poll.
You take these things way too seriously.
I don't think so. People take "tests" like these and think they have actually achieved something, and think they're smarter for having done so.
Oh, sorry. I think I should have just said "strongly disagree".
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Sheesh I think I'm more lefto than anyone else on the board. Except maybe for Snowcone. But has ever subscribed to a Communist newspaper? I did. Briefly.
That was back in the 1980's when I was young and curious about such stuff.
And then one time I was channel surfing and I hit on some talk show hosted by someone named Sally Jessy Raphael. And she was interviewing Communist women. She had a look on her face that approximated the look of someone who's just stepped in doggy-doody. So I thought, I don't want to end up like these women being interviewed. Or like this Sally person, either.
That was back in the 1980's when I was young and curious about such stuff.
And then one time I was channel surfing and I hit on some talk show hosted by someone named Sally Jessy Raphael. And she was interviewing Communist women. She had a look on her face that approximated the look of someone who's just stepped in doggy-doody.
So I thought, I don't want to end up like these women being interviewed. Or like this Sally person, either.
beancounter
The Fire That Burns Within
But has ever subscribed to a Communist newspaper? I did. Briefly.
No, but the Boston Vegetarian Societies office used to be above a communist newspaper publisher in Central square. That is one aspect of the organization we never make public.
. Guilt by association and all that....
