Doesn't Really Mean Anything, but fun thought exercise
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wrote on 7 Aug 2020, 22:42 last edited by
I had a lot of problems with the questions...
“ If economic globalisation is inevitable, it should primarily serve humanity rather than the interests of trans-national corporations.” Trans-National Corporations are part of humanity...
“I’d always support my country, whether it was right or wrong.” What’s that supposed to mean? As an example: I love my countryside I don’t want to hurt it so I won’t speak against slavery or I love my country and support it, which is why I must speak up against Slavery?
“ The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” Sometimes....
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I had a lot of problems with the questions...
“ If economic globalisation is inevitable, it should primarily serve humanity rather than the interests of trans-national corporations.” Trans-National Corporations are part of humanity...
“I’d always support my country, whether it was right or wrong.” What’s that supposed to mean? As an example: I love my countryside I don’t want to hurt it so I won’t speak against slavery or I love my country and support it, which is why I must speak up against Slavery?
“ The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” Sometimes....
wrote on 7 Aug 2020, 23:03 last edited by@LuFins-Dad I agree, some of the questions were a little silly or nonsensical. I think the questions have to be read as your guess of "What is the most likely intention of the question authors on what the answer to the question implies?".
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It’s an interesting exercise, and I have to assume your point of reference is TNCR itself. Surely in Canada Renauda is center right if not just plain old right.
George is more conservative than Horace in most respects. He’s just not Trumpist.
But Horace makes sympathetic noises about single payer healthcare, for example, that you’d never hear George make.
Anyway, besides quibbles like that it seems pretty good.
wrote on 8 Aug 2020, 01:38 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Doesn't Really Mean Anything, but fun thought exercise:
It’s an interesting exercise, and I have to assume your point of reference is TNCR itself. Surely in Canada Renauda is center right if not just plain old right.
Actually I am quite a bit to the left. Somewhere between the late Chistopher Hitchens and Vladimir Lenin. In loathe the new left and the useful liberal idiots that are littering the streets of late.
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wrote on 8 Aug 2020, 02:09 last edited by
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@jon-nyc said in Doesn't Really Mean Anything, but fun thought exercise:
It’s an interesting exercise, and I have to assume your point of reference is TNCR itself. Surely in Canada Renauda is center right if not just plain old right.
Actually I am quite a bit to the left. Somewhere between the late Chistopher Hitchens and Vladimir Lenin. In loathe the new left and the useful liberal idiots that are littering the streets of late.
wrote on 8 Aug 2020, 02:12 last edited by@Renauda said in Doesn't Really Mean Anything, but fun thought exercise:
Actually I am quite a bit to the left. Somewhere between the late Chistopher Hitchens and Vladimir Lenin.
Care to elaborate on that?
In loathe the new left and the useful liberal idiots that are littering the streets of late.
Well, who doesn't? I know, that's a rhetorical question, at least as far as (ahem) right-thinking people go.
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wrote on 8 Aug 2020, 02:25 last edited by
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@Renauda said in Doesn't Really Mean Anything, but fun thought exercise:
Actually I am quite a bit to the left. Somewhere between the late Chistopher Hitchens and Vladimir Lenin.
Care to elaborate on that?
In loathe the new left and the useful liberal idiots that are littering the streets of late.
Well, who doesn't? I know, that's a rhetorical question, at least as far as (ahem) right-thinking people go.
wrote on 8 Aug 2020, 02:32 last edited by@George-K said in Doesn't Really Mean Anything, but fun thought exercise:
Care to elaborate on that?
Not really, other than both Hitchens and Lenin had nothing but disdain for liberals and socialists. As do I
As a footnote I also wholly support universal health care as constitutional right; the prohibition of all semi automatic and automatic firearms for private citizens and; heavy regulation for environmental compliance and foreign ownership restrictions of private industry in the resource sector.
So maybe I'm like Castro
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wrote on 8 Aug 2020, 02:40 last edited by
@Mik said in Doesn't Really Mean Anything, but fun thought exercise:
Yep. I'm pretty close to Brenda. (Midwesterners are sensible folk)
Ayup, I am not surprised at all. This is what I posted earlier today.
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wrote on 8 Aug 2020, 17:10 last edited by
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wrote on 8 Aug 2020, 17:16 last edited by
LOL!
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Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right eh jon? EH???
I once met up with the next most liberal person relative to me and the next most conservative. True story. We had beers.
wrote on 8 Aug 2020, 20:35 last edited by@Aqua-Letifer said in Doesn't Really Mean Anything, but fun thought exercise:
I once met up with the next most liberal person relative to me and the next most conservative. True story. We had beers.
That's the way things should be.
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wrote on 8 Aug 2020, 22:39 last edited by
Your Political Compass
Economic Left/Right: -2.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.46
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@Aqua-Letifer said in Doesn't Really Mean Anything, but fun thought exercise:
I once met up with the next most liberal person relative to me and the next most conservative. True story. We had beers.
That's the way things should be.
wrote on 8 Aug 2020, 23:40 last edited by@Catseye3 said in Doesn't Really Mean Anything, but fun thought exercise:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Doesn't Really Mean Anything, but fun thought exercise:
I once met up with the next most liberal person relative to me and the next most conservative. True story. We had beers.
That's the way things should be.
Agreed. Personally, I would draw the line at ever enabling a Trump supporter by participating with them in any social activity, but other than that I believe reasonable political disagreements are foundational to a functioning society.