Do you consider yourself a Lefty or Righty

[Tee Kay]

Stupid question: do you consider yourself to be on the Left or on the Right? POLITICALLY, THAT IS

Because polarisation only works when people confine themselves to a black and white worldview, you only have two choices.

 

[Quackers]

I'm hijacking this thread as I was its true genius behind it.

 

[Tee Kay]

I'm hijacking this thread as I was its true genius behind it.

But you came up with it when you were discussing the political compass chart that I made.

 

[Perfection]

I'm right handed

 

[Quackers]

I'm a giant standing on the shoulder of a dwarf

 

[kochman]

Center/Other?

 

[Quackers]

Your excluded. Everybody would probably choose that anyway

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

I'm left damnit and proud of it. I might not be as left as a badger, but still pretty left regardless.

I has reasoning as well I has.

Throughout history it has been shown that left-wing economics and right-wing economics work about as well (something to do with magic and voodoo). I will dismiss contradictions to this statement as ideological mumbo-J. But since left-wing economics is kinder to the less fortunate, I opt to go for the more social (not ist!) route. I can do so without fear of inherent bias, since I am not one of the unfortunates I refer to. Also left-wing economics tend to lessen the gap between rich and poor, increasing the countries happiness.

So my preferred economic model is driven by a right-wing mindset, but tempered by a left wing one, erring on the left-wing side. There needs to be room for incentive for the ambitious, the successful, or in other words, the losers who hold making a career as their highest value. (Denomination "losers" chosen for comic effect. These poor souls are very necessary to my preferred model)

Center/Other?

You lean to the right mate. Ri-curious.

 

[gangleri2001]

I only consider myself above all things an independentist in political terms.

 

[ParkCungHee]

I'm right handed, but I'm left footed.

 

[kochman]

You lean to the right mate. Ri-curious.

Hahahahah, more like recovering Republican.

That's the thing though, and we've had this discussion a million times... this is based on self-report, and people have different perspectives on where the center is...

I like the idea of plotting people's political compass test scores because there is one uniform center and we get better results that way.

 

[Quackers]

Eughh, just me and Park in right wing at the moment. The conversation is getting a bit dire, I'm getting constant references to various events in Irish history and some painful philosphical tidbits. I get the feeling he is a mole..

 

[classical_hero]

Cutlass, NedimNapoleon, taillesskangaru, Traitorfish, and Ziggy Stardust are sinister people.

 

[Tee Kay]

Center/Other?

Everybody would probably choose that anyway

Exactly.

 

[Dreadnought]

I'm a Manchester Capitalist.

 

[IdiotsOpposite]

For lack of a better option, my compass score places me on the left. Barely.

 

[ParkCungHee]

Eughh, just me and Park in right wing at the moment. The conversation is getting a bit dire, I'm getting constant references to various events in Irish history and some painful philosphical tidbits. I get the feeling he is a mole..

Oh right wing?
I'm sorry, I thought for a second civfanatics was filled with people who can't use scissors.

 

[Lord of Elves]

For lack of a better option, my compass score places me on the left. Barely.

The political compass test really, really favors domestic issues. I'd like to see a test that covers more of attitudes towards foreign policy, or more about the role of government.

 

[Leoreth]

Barely by German standards, clearly by American standards: left.

 

[IdiotsOpposite]

The political compass test really, really favors domestic issues. I'd like to see a test that covers more of attitudes towards foreign policy, or more about the role of government.

Hey, if you find one, let me know - I don't even really know which "side" I'm on in foreign policy. I just have my own personal views.