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the_ignored
SFN Addict
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 Posted - 03/17/2010 : 01:25:20
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The Nolan Chart. It's got links to descriptions of the various alignments and political views for you to research; all the better to help you fulfill the stereotype of whatever group you fall into.
The centrist seems to be the most reasonable.
| We also don't buy the myth that reconsidering, reexamining, or revisiting a viewpoint is a weakness. New information comes in all the time, good arguments are heard, new experiences are had, and some of it will undermine your point of view. When that happens, you have two choices: put your fingers in your ears and sing "la-la-la" or incorporate the new stuff into your viewpoint to find a better and more useful position. Most centrists aren't afraid to question their views from time to time, to find that some ideas are no longer working and need to be updated. We attain wisdom through a series of steps and missteps in a process that may take several decades. But nobody ever became wise by singing "la-la-la" and accusing others of being indecisive flip-floppers. |
Guess where I fell?
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>From: enuffenuff@fastmail.fm
(excerpt follows):
> I'm looking to teach these two bastards a lesson they'll never forget.
> Personal visit by mates of mine. No violence, just a wee little chat.
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> **** has also committed more crimes than you can count with his
> incitement of hatred against a religion. That law came in about 2007
> much to ****'s ignorance. That is fact and his writing will become well
> know as well as him becoming a publicly known icon of hatred.
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> Good luck with that fuckwit. And Reynold, fucking run, and don't stop.
> Disappear would be best as it was you who dared to attack me on my
> illness knowing nothing of the cause. You disgust me and you are top of
> the list boy. Again, no violence. Just regular reminders of who's there
> and visits to see you are behaving. Nothing scary in reality. But I'd
> still disappear if I was you.
What brought that on? this. Original posting here.
Another example of this guy's lunacy here. |
Edited by - the_ignored on 03/17/2010 04:03:10
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2010 : 01:37:38 [Permalink]
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| Dammit, I'm a Centrist. No more folksongs for me. |
“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
Here's a link to Moonscape News, and one to its Archive. |
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dglas
Skeptic Friend
Canada
397 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2010 : 02:19:01 [Permalink]
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Right on the line between Centrist and Liberal, shifted away from libertarian.
On reflection that seems just about right. |
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The Presupposition of Intrinsic Evil
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
 Posted - 03/17/2010 : 03:55:04 [Permalink]
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Pinko-commie Liberal, here.
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist! 
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Gorgo
SFN Die Hard
USA
5310 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2010 : 06:05:47 [Permalink]
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Liberal, according to this, anyway.
Why are free speech and eminent domain linked? |
I know the rent is in arrears
The dog has not been fed in years
It's even worse than it appears
But it's alright-
Jerry Garcia
Robert Hunter
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
 Posted - 03/17/2010 : 08:02:11 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Gorgo
Liberal, according to this, anyway.
Why are free speech and eminent domain linked?
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Maybe it was part, along with a complementary question, of separating out liberal from libertarian free speech? (I know I didn't express that well, sorry.) |
“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
Here's a link to Moonscape News, and one to its Archive. |
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Dude
SFN Die Hard
USA
6891 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2010 : 08:34:55 [Permalink]
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It's interesting to look at the results page where they list how the questions were answered by everyone taking the quiz. The healthcare question in particular seems to show how little people actually know about issues and how much the discussion is poisoned by special interests.
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Ignorance is preferable to error; and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing, than he who believes what is wrong.
-- Thomas Jefferson
"god :: the last refuge of a man with no answers and no argument." - G. Carlin
Hope, n.
The handmaiden of desperation; the opiate of despair; the illegible signpost on the road to perdition. ~~ da filth |
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Gorgo
SFN Die Hard
USA
5310 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2010 : 08:50:51 [Permalink]
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| Speech, assembly, press, and Internet should be free except when it comes to protecting against terrorism and other threats to public safety. Free speech zones can be established to protect the right of free speech while insuring security at public events. Eminent domain should be maintained in practice, but it should not be available merely as a means to enrich private developers via enforced land transfers. |
I agree with the eminent domain section here, but not the free speech section. |
I know the rent is in arrears
The dog has not been fed in years
It's even worse than it appears
But it's alright-
Jerry Garcia
Robert Hunter
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H. Humbert
SFN Die Hard
USA
4574 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2010 : 08:53:03 [Permalink]
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Firmly in the liberal camp myself.
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"A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true." --Demosthenes
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool." --Richard P. Feynman
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astropin
SFN Regular
USA
970 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2010 : 09:56:38 [Permalink]
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| Libertarian |
I would rather face a cold reality than delude myself with comforting fantasies.
You are free to believe what you want to believe and I am free to ridicule you for it.
Atheism:
The result of an unbiased and rational search for the truth.
Infinitus est numerus stultorum |
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
13477 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2010 : 11:47:20 [Permalink]
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| Oh gosh. I'm a liberal. Who'd-a-thunk-it? |
Uncertainty may make you uncomfortable. Certainty makes you ridiculous.
Why not question something for a change?
Genetic Literacy Project |
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Machi4velli
SFN Regular
USA
854 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2010 : 20:17:00 [Permalink]
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Libertarian, slightly left, near centrist. None of the choices were particularly appealing to me for a few of the questions though.
@Dude: I agree it's pretty ridiculous for that many people to call lawsuits the "primary" reason for health care costs going up. The CBO put it at what, 3%? I may suggest it is somewhat higher, at least in certain locales (which probably relegates it to a state issue anyway), but certainly not the leading cause. |
"Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people."
-Giordano Bruno
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge."
-Stephen Hawking
"Seeking what is true is not seeking what is desirable"
-Albert Camus |
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2010 : 21:27:22 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Machi4velli
Libertarian, slightly left, near centrist. None of the choices were particularly appealing to me for a few of the questions though.
@Dude: I agree it's pretty ridiculous for that many people to call lawsuits the "primary" reason for health care costs going up. The CBO put it at what, 3%? I may suggest it is somewhat higher, at least in certain locales (which probably relegates it to a state issue anyway), but certainly not the leading cause.
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Yeah, and now you know how i could misread you as a "PaleoCon." (Sorry.) Because I thought I was a Liberal, but my "star" was placed on the graph just very slightly below and left of dead center. Sometimes we don't even know our own place in the spectrum.
I actually think this was a relatively accurate and useful test, even though half the time I had to settle for answers that didn't quite fit my beliefs. |
“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
Here's a link to Moonscape News, and one to its Archive. |
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Machi4velli
SFN Regular
USA
854 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2010 : 22:59:08 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by HalfMoonerYeah, and now you know how i could misread you as a "PaleoCon." (Sorry.) Because I thought I was a Liberal, but my "star" was placed on the graph just very slightly below and left of dead center. Sometimes we don't even know our own place in the spectrum.
I actually think this was a relatively accurate and useful test, even though half the time I had to settle for answers that didn't quite fit my beliefs.
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No, it wasn't so far off on issues (far in philosophy perhaps). I could go either way really, the harder choices on the questions usually were the difference between liberal or libertarian positions, and I went with what turned out to be the "liberal" options, but going libertarian would have taken me up and right on the graph because I had a couple "conservative" positions (guns/social security -- although the "libertarian" option for social security is closer to what Republicans usually say). |
"Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people."
-Giordano Bruno
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge."
-Stephen Hawking
"Seeking what is true is not seeking what is desirable"
-Albert Camus |
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Machi4velli
SFN Regular
USA
854 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2010 : 23:14:34 [Permalink]
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| I think this quiz is essentially a spinoff of this: http://www.theadvocates.org/quizp/quiz.php |
"Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people."
-Giordano Bruno
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge."
-Stephen Hawking
"Seeking what is true is not seeking what is desirable"
-Albert Camus |
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9688 Posts |
Posted - 03/18/2010 : 04:22:58 [Permalink]
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| I'm a liberal according to this test. |
Dr. Mabuse - "When the going gets tough, the tough get Duct-tape..."
Dr. Mabuse whisper.mp3
"Equivocation is not just a job, for a creationist it's a way of life..." Dr. Mabuse
Support American Troops in Iraq:
Send them unarmed civilians for target practice..
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