Doesn't Really Mean Anything, but fun thought exercise

[Doctor Phibes]

Whatever you say, Larry. Always the voice of reason.

You paint anybody who doesn't agree with you as an imbecile, or an extremist, or both.

[Larry]

No, I paint anyone who is on the left as mentally ill. And the proof of that is all over the place.

[Doctor Phibes]

I actually despair of the political situation. I don't see anything good happening.

And for the record, I dislike enormously the flag burning, the rioting and looting, the chanting of 'fuck America' and so on.

If you want to paint me as a villain or a hard-leftist, that's your prerogative, but it's still a load of laughable old bollocks.

[Catseye3]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Doesn't Really Mean Anything, but fun thought exercise:

I actually despair of the political situation. I don't see anything good happening.

Me, neither. More than usual, these two candidates are both supremely bad. I can see a road to ruin for this my beloved country with either of them.

Though I don't regard it as inevitable.

My sole hope is that Biden, being of the political class and having spent beaucoup years in the political system, will be less of a loose cannon and may be more amenable to working with the other branch.

[jon-nyc]

@Aqua-Letifer said in Doesn't Really Mean Anything, but fun thought exercise:

I have no idea what I'd label myself as anymore. There's no prominent platform out there that doesn't subscribe to a Yellow Dog ideology, so to hell with all of them.

Obvious lobbying to join me in the Objective category is obvious.

But it isn’t going to work. Horace anointed me and me alone.

[Larry]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Doesn't Really Mean Anything, but fun thought exercise:

I actually despair of the political situation. I don't see anything good happening.

And for the record, I dislike enormously the flag burning, the rioting and looting, the chanting of 'fuck America' and so on.

If you want to paint me as a villain or a hard-leftist, that's your prerogative, but it's still a load of laughable old bollocks.

Why shouldn't I? Isn't that exactly what you did to me when you labeled me as a "Trumpist" and said I was a "follower"?

[Doctor Phibes]

@Larry said in Doesn't Really Mean Anything, but fun thought exercise:

@Doctor-Phibes said in Doesn't Really Mean Anything, but fun thought exercise:

I actually despair of the political situation. I don't see anything good happening.

And for the record, I dislike enormously the flag burning, the rioting and looting, the chanting of 'fuck America' and so on.

If you want to paint me as a villain or a hard-leftist, that's your prerogative, but it's still a load of laughable old bollocks.

Why shouldn't I? Isn't that exactly what you did to me when you labeled me as a "Trumpist" and said I was a "follower"?

Where did I do that? I actually called his followers trumpeters, which was supposed to be an amusing play on words.

I know, I know, these are serious times. No room for humour when we're saving the world.

[Larry]

"My sole hope is that Biden, being of the political class and having spent beaucoup years in the political system, will be less of a loose cannon and may be more amenable to working with the other branch."

Biden has been in politics over 40 years. He didn't accomplish a damned thing during those 40 years, so there's no reason to believe he will now.

[89th]

Fun exercise @taiwan_girl ! Yes I’d put myself in CR for sure.

[Horace]

@jon-nyc 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 have no idea what I'd label myself as anymore. There's no prominent platform out there that doesn't subscribe to a Yellow Dog ideology, so to hell with all of them.

Obvious lobbying to join me in the Objective category is obvious.

But it isn’t going to work. Horace anointed me and me alone.

Well I have observed that you anointed yourself. But subtle subtleties are subtle.

[Mik]

@jon-nyc 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 have no idea what I'd label myself as anymore. There's no prominent platform out there that doesn't subscribe to a Yellow Dog ideology, so to hell with all of them.

Obvious lobbying to join me in the Objective category is obvious.

But it isn’t going to work. Horace anointed me and me alone.

No, anyone can be Objective. You have the market cornered on Objectionable.

[Mik]

@Horace said in Doesn't Really Mean Anything, but fun thought exercise:

@jon-nyc 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 have no idea what I'd label myself as anymore. There's no prominent platform out there that doesn't subscribe to a Yellow Dog ideology, so to hell with all of them.

Obvious lobbying to join me in the Objective category is obvious.

But it isn’t going to work. Horace anointed me and me alone.

Well I have observed that you anointed yourself. But subtle subtleties are subtle.

Anointed. In this case it means "I didn't have a tissue handy".

[Klaus]

@taiwan_girl said in Doesn't Really Mean Anything, but fun thought exercise:

Klaus CL

In no country different from the US anyone would ever associate me with anything "left". If I'd have to label myself I'd say classical liberal and conservative. Over here I'd be classified as far right in the current political climate.

[Rainman]

I count only three "L" in the list, but typical for the far left, the number is listed as 9. I almost rest my case.

Ax, Left? No way. He's right down the middle, sensible. Is there an "S" category? There should be. Me and Ax. Both "S's" and appropriately look down on everyone else.

You should all just be grateful that Me and Ax even talk to anyone else in the world, let alone any comrades here.

[Copper]

@Horace said in Doesn't Really Mean Anything, but fun thought exercise:

The only reason the visceral, destructive hatred of Trump isn't shameful is because all the people who feel it are surrounded by people who also feel it. These sorts of things only become shameful with historical perspective, if ever.

It is shameful.

[Jolly]

@Klaus said in Doesn't Really Mean Anything, but fun thought exercise:

@taiwan_girl said in Doesn't Really Mean Anything, but fun thought exercise:

Klaus CL

In no country different from the US anyone would ever associate me with anything "left". If I'd have to label myself I'd say classical liberal and conservative. Over here I'd be classified as far right in the current political climate.

Acfually, I'd say Larry and I both would be classified as positively revolutionists...In 1776.

But yes, I would peg you as classical liberal...Which is pretty conservative in America...

[Kincaid]

@taiwan_girl

I would put myself at CR as well, mostly because of a few libertarian positions and because I support single payer Health Care. Almost everything else I am down right Republican.

[Loki]

Let’s make this interesting and rank the CL and CR in order.

[jon-nyc]

@Klaus said in Doesn't Really Mean Anything, but fun thought exercise:

Over here I'd be classified as far right in the current political climate.

AFD is far right. Not you.

[Aqua Letifer]

@Loki said in Doesn't Really Mean Anything, but fun thought exercise:

Let’s make this interesting and rank the CL and CR in order.

Yeah, great call.

TG, what if you gave everyone a number: 0 being most liberal, 50 centrist, 100 being most conservative?