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AustonT wrote:

Castiel wrote:

Frazzled wrote:
We have the correct view.

The colony is getting to big for its boots again! You're just an offshoot of Europe!

You're right we should have followed our British cousins in a slide to mediocrity and the loss of a worldwide empire...

I'd say you have that covered. Team USA does it again! Boo-ya!

Working on it

Just realized, conservative is missing from this poll. Liberal is there, but not its counterpart.

Shadowseer_Kim wrote:Just realized, conservative is missing from this poll. Liberal is there, but not its counterpart.

Right and conservative are fairly interchangeable these days. Same with liberal and left. It's all been branded to death.


Mark my political leanings to liberal warhawk.

I like this way of looking at political leanings:

http://www.nolanchart.com/survey.php

Some of the questions are kind of leading, but the chart itself gives a good picture. Unlike that ridiculous poll in the OP.

For the record I'm a right leaning Libertarian.

Frazzled wrote: There are more than 300MM, give or take 20MM or so illegal aliens.

There's 300 millimeter of what? and 20 millimeter or so of illeagal alien what?
I knew they were changing the school text books in Texass, but my god man! what are you saying?!

Jihadin wrote:Never asked you did he on your political view.

Did you turn into Yoda suddenly?

alarmingrick wrote:

Frazzled wrote: There are more than 300MM, give or take 20MM or so illegal aliens.

There's 300 millimeter of what? and 20 millimeter or so of illeagal alien what?
I knew they were changing the school text books in Texass, but my god man! what are you saying?!

Jihadin wrote:Never asked you did he on your political view.

Did you turn into Yoda suddenly?

MM is vernacular for million.

Frazzled wrote:

alarmingrick wrote:

Frazzled wrote: There are more than 300MM, give or take 20MM or so illegal aliens.

There's 300 millimeter of what? and 20 millimeter or so of illeagal alien what?
I knew they were changing the school text books in Texass, but my god man! what are you saying?!

Jihadin wrote:Never asked you did he on your political view.

Did you turn into Yoda suddenly?

MM is vernacular for million.

I know. I was just giving you a hard time.

I would normally vote ALCP (Aotearoa Legalise Cannibis Party) because i cant decide between Labour and National.
BUT I'm voting National this year because Phil Goff only shuns National's policies, and says nothing about his own.

I can just imagine Americans yelling "WHAT?" because they have never even heard of this tiny island nation, let alone understand how it forms a government.
AND to top it off Encyclopedia Americania only has a footnote showing the flag and stating that you can't send your nuclear-powered ships there for reasons unknown.

NOTE: I just made up the idea of Encyclopedia Americania about 20 seconds ago

Not sure why there's liberal and "left" unless liberal is supposed to = libertarian.

AustonT wrote:

Castiel wrote:

Frazzled wrote:
We have the correct view.

The colony is getting to big for its boots again! You're just an offshoot of Europe!

You're right we should have followed our British cousins in a slide to mediocrity and the loss of a worldwide empire...

I forgot, America is saving the world!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWS-FoXbjVI

I do love the American attitude!

Castiel wrote:

AustonT wrote:

Castiel wrote:

Frazzled wrote:
We have the correct view.

The colony is getting to big for its boots again! You're just an offshoot of Europe!

You're right we should have followed our British cousins in a slide to mediocrity and the loss of a worldwide empire...

I forgot, America is saving the world!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWS-FoXbjVI

I do love the American attitude!

America! feth yeah!

Frazzled wrote:We have the correct view. There are more of us than the UK and Europe. therefore you're the deviants.

There are 308 million people in the United States, and the European Union has 502 million.

That'd be some of that American maths, then, would it?


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AustonT wrote:You're right we should have followed our British cousins in a slide to mediocrity and the loss of a worldwide empire...

I thought you were?

Albatross wrote:Depends how you argue it. By calling it 'socialised medical care' you've rhetorically placed it on the left, whereas if you used 'national' or 'federal' it wouldn't sound as socialist, and therefore would be less completely gak-your-pants terrifying. I'm a nationalist, therefore I see the National Health Service as an important tool in the maintenance of a strong and healthy nation. It binds us together, not out of social concern, but out of a concern for national well-being.

Still sound left-wing?

That's good. I may have to borrow that for some future socio-political essay (if you don't mind).

sebster wrote:

Frazzled wrote:We have the correct view. There are more of us than the UK and Europe. therefore you're the deviants.

There are 308 million people in the United States, and the European Union has 502 million.

That'd be some of that American maths, then, would it?

You must not have heard about Texass redoing their school text books?
Frazz got stuck doing the math books....

I consider myself a Liberal according to the classical standard. Today that would be "classical liberal." I support liberty, so most people would consider me "Far Right."

Albatross wrote:I'm a nationalist, therefore I see the National Health Service as an important tool in the maintenance of a strong and healthy nation.

Still sound left-wing?

A nationalist socialist? Yes, sounds very left wing.

AustonT wrote:

Castiel wrote:

Frazzled wrote:
We have the correct view.

The colony is getting to big for its boots again! You're just an offshoot of Europe!

You're right we should have followed our British cousins in a slide to mediocrity and the loss of a worldwide empire...

Were following you, we don,t have people living in subways , or tent cities. And in 55 years only seen one man rummaging in trashcans.

All British people have the right to good health (free healthcare).

Green anarchist here.

In my opinion, politicians are just figureheads, and large businesses and companies are the real rulers of the world.

I'm UP.



GO NASA! (and space in general)


While we still live on Earth, I'm left. Quite far left, farther left than most liberals.

biccat wrote:I consider myself a Liberal according to the classical standard. Today that would be "classical liberal." I support liberty, so most people would consider me "Far Right."

Albatross wrote:I'm a nationalist, therefore I see the National Health Service as an important tool in the maintenance of a strong and healthy nation.

Still sound left-wing?

A nationalist socialist? Yes, sounds very left wing.

A classical liberal does not fall much on the far right side of the spectrum economically and isn't even close socially. It's fair that you would try to hitch your horse in such a nice stable though, even if it doesn't belong.

I'm a pretentious pragmatist, which places me somewhere around the middle in the US. I tend to be more interested in political feasibility than principle, and don't really have an interest what the US should so much as what the US is.

I'm all over the spectrum. Economic policy, dreadfully conservative (like, 30 years ago conservative, not the modern version). Socially almost as dreadfully liberal. Military policy, surprisingly 'middle of the road.'

George Spiggott wrote:

Albatross wrote:Depends how you argue it. By calling it 'socialised medical care' you've rhetorically placed it on the left, whereas if you used 'national' or 'federal' it wouldn't sound as socialist, and therefore would be less completely gak-your-pants terrifying. I'm a nationalist, therefore I see the National Health Service as an important tool in the maintenance of a strong and healthy nation. It binds us together, not out of social concern, but out of a concern for national well-being.

Still sound left-wing?

That's good. I may have to borrow that for some future socio-political essay (if you don't mind).

I fear I'm being mocked.

loki old fart wrote:

AustonT wrote:

Castiel wrote:

Frazzled wrote:
We have the correct view.

The colony is getting to big for its boots again! You're just an offshoot of Europe!

You're right we should have followed our British cousins in a slide to mediocrity and the loss of a worldwide empire...

Were following you, we don,t have people living in subways , or tent cities. And in 55 years only seen one man rummaging in trashcans.

All British people have the right to good health (free healthcare).

There live around 1 million homeless in England. Half a million live on the street or doorways, the second half live in shelters or squat.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homelessness_in_England

Jake

Guys, can we not do the whole USA vs UK thing? It's so played out.

I picked fair right because it fits my Social views but not my Economical views.

Hmmmm, bollocks to the lot of it.
That is a correct view right?
Thats the one i have adopted anyway.

alarmingrick wrote:

sebster wrote:

Frazzled wrote:We have the correct view. There are more of us than the UK and Europe. therefore you're the deviants.

There are 308 million people in the United States, and the European Union has 502 million.

That'd be some of that American maths, then, would it?

You must not have heard about Texass redoing their school text books?
Frazz got stuck doing the math books....

2+2 = 4 unless you're nearing the speed of light, or you're an attorney in which case 2+2 = whatever the client wants if they pay enough.


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loki old fart wrote:

AustonT wrote:

Castiel wrote:

Frazzled wrote:
We have the correct view.

The colony is getting to big for its boots again! You're just an offshoot of Europe!

You're right we should have followed our British cousins in a slide to mediocrity and the loss of a worldwide empire...

Were following you, we don,t have people living in subways , or tent cities. And in 55 years only seen one man rummaging in trashcans.

All British people have the right to good health (free healthcare).

Wait, there's a buttload living in front of a church I hear.

Frazzled wrote:

alarmingrick wrote:

sebster wrote:

Frazzled wrote:We have the correct view. There are more of us than the UK and Europe. therefore you're the deviants.

There are 308 million people in the United States, and the European Union has 502 million.

That'd be some of that American maths, then, would it?

You must not have heard about Texass redoing their school text books?
Frazz got stuck doing the math books....

2+2 = 4 unless you're nearing the speed of light, or you're an attorney in which case 2+2 = whatever the client wants if they pay enough.


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loki old fart wrote:

AustonT wrote:

Castiel wrote:

Frazzled wrote:
We have the correct view.

The colony is getting to big for its boots again! You're just an offshoot of Europe!

You're right we should have followed our British cousins in a slide to mediocrity and the loss of a worldwide empire...

Were following you, we don,t have people living in subways , or tent cities. And in 55 years only seen one man rummaging in trashcans.

All British people have the right to good health (free healthcare).

Wait, there's a buttload living in front of a church I hear.

At least we didn't evict our homeless from their temporary home and pepper spray them,