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[catalina_marina]

[color=#000000ost_uid0][quoteost_uid0]Ah. This could get confusing. In the UK the meanings for left- and right-wing are reversed to what they mean in the US. Which, needless to say, results on extreme confusion on my part.[/quoteost_uid0]
Is that an English or American thing? Now I'm confused too. In the Netherlands, extreme left is communism, extreme right is Hitler-Germany.

[quoteost_uid0]Anyhoo - how exactly did we get from subconcious-invading-people-with-pink-hair in England shoveling horse manure, to personal politics? That's a bit bizarre even for us.[/quoteost_uid0]
I don't know, but this time, I think I [iost_uid0]did[/iost_uid0] have something to do with it. [/colorost_uid0]

[PointyHairedJedi]

[color=#000000ost_uid0][quoteost_uid0="catalina_marina"]Is that an English or American thing? Now I'm confused too. In the Netherlands, extreme left is communism, extreme right is Hitler-Germany.[/quoteost_uid0]

I think that's the same as the UK - as I said, the whole thing just gets me utterly and hopelessly confuddled.[/colorost_uid0]

[Saxamaphone]

[color=#000000ost_uid0]That's the same here - but that's extreme, extreme of either side, the truth lies in the middle, unless your Stalin or Hitler.

I'm extremely left wing. I'm a humanist libratarian. Something like that.[/colorost_uid0]

[catalina_marina]

[color=#000000ost_uid0]Of course it's extreme, that's to make things clear.[/colorost_uid0]

[Nan]

[color=#000000ost_uid0]Left-wing: socialist, liberal, Democrat, etc.

Right-wing: conservative, Republican.

It comes from the seating arrangements of the French revolutionary government (with the royal-killings, etc). Those in favour of advancing the revolution sat on the left of the "speaker" or whomever. Those in favour of slowing down or against revolution sat on the right.

Sorta. That's probably partly off because I only woke up an hour ago.

As for why I found Sa'ar's dream funny is that:

1.) my hair is purple-ish, not pink (I loathe pink),
2.) I'm not in England, nor am I English (Canada),
3.) I'm in no way connected with horses,
4.) I wasn't anti-War.

I'm a moderate, neither far right or left, on the fence as to unilateral war (UN backed would likely have been different), etc...

That's why it was funny. [/colorost_uid0]

[catalina_marina]

[color=#000000ost_uid0]Really? That's weird. 8|
Here, left is socialism, communism, etc. People who believe everyone (rich and poor, black and white) should have the same rights. Right is liberalism, capitalism and christians.[/colorost_uid0]

[Sa'ar Chasm]

[color=#000000ost_uid0]That's pretty much how it is everywhere.

Although some cutting-edge political thinkers - who obviously have nothing useful to do with their time - put a second axis on the political spectrum, so we now have an economic (fiscal) axis and an authoritarian axis. This makes it easier to distinguish between leftists life Gandhi and Stalin.[/colorost_uid0]

[Saxamaphone]

[color=#000000ost_uid0]For further explaination of what Sa'ar is refering too, check this out.[/colorost_uid0]

[taya17]

[color=#000000ost_uid0]hmmm. that would make me more or less left-leaning.

I'm more or less anti-war. But with the iraq war... i don't really know about that one. I agree that saddam had to be gotten rid of, but surely there was a better way to do it other than a unilateral war?

but then again, what does ignorant little me know? [/colorost_uid0]

[Saxamaphone]

[color=#000000ost_uid0]You know plenty - (scrolls up)

Don't feel too bad CG, I believe you hold simular view with Zeke.

BTW - if it's hard to classify your political views, you can always click on my previously posted link - there's a little test that might help you out

Pom-Pom, for the block, do you agree?[/colorost_uid0]

[Nan]

[color=#000000ost_uid0]Oh this is HILARIOUS.

Economic Left/Right: -3.88
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -5.49

Somewhere between Nelson Mandela, Jean Chretien, and the Dalai Lama.

Nelson Mandela being a somewhat revered figure here (in Canada), and His Holiness the Dalai Lama just being revered, and Chretien being sort of cool... I'd say I'm pretty happy with that.

I scored so low on the authoritarian scale... I'm almost disappointed.

Ehh, there's a a little despot in all of us.

Try everyone! Post your results! This could be interesting.

That Iconochasms thing was cool. I got four wrong, though. Shameful. [/colorost_uid0]

[Saxamaphone]

[color=#000000ost_uid0]Economic Left/Right: -6.38
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -6.31

Past the Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela. There used to be a chart where they showed some more historical figures and hwere they fit on the compass - I'm a little more left and liberal than Ghandi. Of course, those are my views - I'm not ready to live in a hut and go on a hunger stri.e


Hehe, nice Nan [/colorost_uid0]

[catalina_marina]

[color=#000000ost_uid0]I tried yesterday, but I got cut off because it was 3 am [/colorost_uid0]

[PointyHairedJedi]

[color=#000000ost_uid0]Economic Left/Right: -4.12
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -3.38

I have no idea what that actually means.[/colorost_uid0]

[entei]

[color=#000000ost_uid0]According to the test, I'm pretty extreme left. More so than Saddam Hussein I think. Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

Economic Left/Right: -8.12
Authoritarian/Libertarian: 2.77

Hmmm... perhaps I should post the results of this test in my LJ as well. Every other quiz/test seems to end up there. [/colorost_uid0]

[Nan]

[quoteost_uid0="PointyHairedJedi"][color=#000000ost_uid0]Economic Left/Right: -4.12
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -3.38

I have no idea what that actually means.[/colorost_uid0][/quoteost_uid0]
[color=#000000ost_uid0]Who were you close to on the graph?[/colorost_uid0]

[Zeke]

[quoteost_uid0="Saxamaphone"][color=#000000ost_uid0]Don't feel too bad CG, I believe you hold simular view with Zeke. [/colorost_uid0][/quoteost_uid0]
[color=#000000ost_uid0]Very much so. I try not to remind PHJ of that. [/colorost_uid0]

[catalina_marina]

[color=#000000ost_uid0]Economic Left/Right: -6.62
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -5.28

Close to Nelson Mandela and The Dalai Lama

I don't know the system, I don't know the people... so what does it mean?[/colorost_uid0]

[MmeBlueberry]

[color=#000000ost_uid0]Economic Left/Right: -4.38
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -0.05

Impressive for someone who's been Southern Baptist all her life and considers herself very conservative. [/colorost_uid0]

[Derek]

[color=#000000ost_uid0]Economic Left/Right: -0.25
Authoritarian/Libertarian: 0.15

You couldn't even tell the dot wasn't on (0,0).[/colorost_uid0]