Political compass

xasop · « **Reply #60 on:** March 15, 2015, 03:50:38 PM »

Quote from: Blanko on March 15, 2015, 03:43:40 PM

I really wonder how people can associate authoritarianism with freedom of market.

Probably simply because, in most Western countries, most political parties are aligned roughly along a diagonal line from left-wing libertarian to right-wing authoritarian. I do agree that it makes no sense, but people probably just got used to the right-wing parties being authoritarian and the left-wing parties being libertarian and then associated those together.

Ghost Spaghetti · « **Reply #61 on:** March 15, 2015, 07:21:21 PM »

Quote from: Dr David Thork on March 15, 2015, 11:53:03 AM

Well how about the Labour Party, UKIP and Conservatives all being more right wing than the BNP?

(For those not British)
Quote from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_National_Party
The British National Party (BNP) is a far-right political party in the United Kingdom.

That chart doesn't mean anything. Its a gimmick. Its not a true representation of people's political spectrums.

By several measures, the BNP is more left-wing than the Tories or even Labour. They want trade controls over foreign goods, prosecution of the bankers associated with the '08 crash, "the renationalisation of monopoly utilities and services", "- The creation of a bulk transport tax regime that pushes supermarkets to supply more local and seasonal produce;" a fully public NHS, "Take all privatised social housing stock back under local democratically controlled council ownership," etc.

Being 'right wing' in terms of social policy does not imply being right-wing economically.

xasop · « **Reply #62 on:** April 19, 2015, 05:31:01 PM »

Quote from: Parsifal on March 07, 2015, 09:53:21 AM

The rightward march continues:

Rushy · « **Reply #63 on:** April 19, 2015, 07:26:38 PM »

Quote from: Parsifal on April 19, 2015, 05:31:01 PM

The rightward march continues:

Quote from: Parsifal on April 19, 2015, 06:13:59 PM

I have become a lot less crazy over the past few weeks:

Definitive evidence that being politically left is directly correlated to being crazy.

Jura-Glenlivet · « **Reply #64 on:** April 25, 2015, 09:17:19 PM »

Can't wait to see bickles.

Brother Drostan · « **Reply #65 on:** April 29, 2015, 06:49:06 AM »

Here is mine
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xasop · « **Reply #66 on:** May 14, 2015, 03:32:15 PM »

And on it goes:

Pete Svarrior · « **Reply #67 on:** May 14, 2015, 03:33:20 PM »

Quote from: Parsifal on May 14, 2015, 03:32:15 PM

And on it goes:

Literally getting there

xasop · « **Reply #68 on:** May 14, 2015, 03:35:36 PM »

Quote from: pizaaplanet on May 14, 2015, 03:33:20 PM

Literally getting there

What do you mean? I'm already less of a filthy authoritarian brute than you m8 :^)

Pete Svarrior · « **Reply #69 on:** May 14, 2015, 03:36:41 PM »

Quote from: Parsifal on May 14, 2015, 03:35:36 PM

Quote from: pizaaplanet on May 14, 2015, 03:33:20 PM
Literally getting there

What do you mean? I'm already less of a filthy authoritarian brute than you m8 :^)

>pizaa
>authoritarian

Why, I'd never!