The Politcal Compass
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From the last big thread on it, Dolph was way in the purple as here. He might have changed in the past couple of years but I'd doubt it will be a significant variance given his views have been fairly consistent.
I reckon u me and Ghandi, will be having a boys night out.. LOL.
Gutted, think he was tea total...
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Same place as Ghandi too. My politics are pretty much centre ground but hell, independence comes first and foremost.
I should be in perfect harmony with the greens;
But this is all a bit blunt and pigeon holey. Even in an independent Scotland I would find myself with other priorities than the current green party. I have no idea what else they stand for other than environmental issues and some version of independence in Scotland. Problem being, all parties have green credentials now and it's left them somewhat debased or undermined..
Still, they want FREEDOM!
But this is all a bit blunt and pigeon holey. Even in an independent Scotland I would find myself with other priorities than the current green party. I have no idea what else they stand for other than environmental issues and some version of independence in Scotland. Problem being, all parties have green credentials now and it's left them somewhat debased or undermined..
Still, they want FREEDOM!
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I make Gandhi look right-wing.
Lmao i thought i was left wing and i pretty much was in the same spot as Ghandi.Thats four of us with a night out with Ghandi haha.Hope he dont mind if i get ****ed and throw up on his robe.
I wonder how Ghandi would deal with ultra violent people like hitler or with the death sentance.If i had the resources i would lock every single one of them up on thier own maximum security island with full freedoms (except leaving the cursed island) and hope they fought to the death keeping my hands clean.At the end of the day you can be as left wing as you want but there comes a time when you gotta kick right wing ass! Passive resistance my butt... Left wingers with AK-47's pew pew
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Just look at his struggle for independence against the British. That might give you an idea!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohandas_Karamchand_Gandhi
The quote in my sig is his.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohandas_Karamchand_Gandhi
The quote in my sig is his.
Thanks spw, makes sense.
Surprising number of us falling into this catagory considering GD's reputation for being right-wing.
It's just the limitation in the questions and in the political parties.
Just because I fall where I do, doesn't mean the parties around that area have any sensible or meaningful policies.
And just because people vote right, doesn't mean they support everything that party does. Just the lesser of two evils.
This pretty much, no viable party really exists which represents the wishes of a majority of the population.
The actual difference between Labour & the current government are very small - while many may agree with much of what they Green Party has to say, currently it's almost considered a wasted vote (as when voting tactically you have to take into account a vote against party X is sometimes more powerful than a vote for party Y) - if only we had some kind of proportional representation we could avoid this problem......
It's also that the main party's embody the whole philosophy (instead of just certain elements) - for example, fiscal conservatives in the UK are forced to vote for a combined fiscal/socially conservative government party - while they may have no problem with gay marriage they may have a problem with the welfare state (forcing them to vote for the Tory's & betray social principles, or vote for Labour & betray fiscal principles).
We should have authoritarian left/right & libertarian left/right political entities (as most left & ring wingers would sway away from the authoritarian side) - just no option exists.
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This and elmarko's post make a good point.
I must admit, I wouldn't vote Green but they seem to be the closest party to me based on that compass.
.For me it's not even that, I'm very much up for being green, I dream of the days that air poupltion from ICE vehicles and the noise pollution is a thing of the past. But The Greens are just retarded. With retarded policy. So although we want similar things, their views are just absurd. Can't have petrol/coal, can't have nuclear, can't have windmills. So basically you want us back in wood huts. Bunch of idiots, along with their propaganda which should see them arrested for lying, any political party leaflets should be the same as advertising and any lies illegal.
They do more damage than they help. I'm sure there's plenty of people like me, who would never vote for them and as such are views are missed and the big parties lower their green policies as it seems like little support.
The main thing I've found off-putting about the greens is the excessively woollen policy ideas (which don't all stand up to rational & scientific scrutiny).
On some issues I do agree with them, but on many they seem to want to appease to the hippy minority too much (some of them also seem to have an irrational fear of technology).
I'd prefer a much more scientifically based party, which left-wing social policies (provisions for the vulnerable) but with a core set of principles enforcing evidenced based policies to achieve it's goals - along with a focus on technology & industry (as opposed to finance) with a final layer of enshrined personal freedoms (in favour of gay marriage, decriminalisations of low grade drugs, strong constitution ensuring a right to trial/privacy for it's citizens etc).
As odd as it sounds the state should take the role of a mother (helping, assisting & nurturing) as opposed to the farther (dictating, direction & forcing) - to use a dodgy metaphor, it is possible to have a strong government able to enforce a certain standing of living without giving up all of our rights & freedoms.
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