are you left,right or centre?

[jonmcculloch]

I am interested to learn where you all stand on the political spectrum.

Interesting thread. The mistake I think everyone is making here is assuming the political spectrum is just that: a left-to-right continuum.

It's not.

I'm a libertarian. If you care to look at the "world's smallest political quiz", many of you will get a better picture of where you sit on this (admittedly arbitrary) scheme.

http://www.theadvocates.org/quizp/index.html

Just FYI: I score like this:

Your PERSONAL issues Score is 100%.
Your ECONOMIC issues Score is 100%.

Basically, keep the government (and religion!) out of my wallet, my gun cabinet, my bedroom, my bookcase and my mind and they and I will get along just fine.

-- Jon

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Adrian, trust me I'm not cut out to be the converting type! I say capitalism needs to be replaced with a better system i.e. a system that provides " to each according to needs, from each acording to means ". That system is socialism.

I personally find this to be one of the worst systems possible. In a system like this, what incentive is there for anyone to work hard and excel?

It gives the lazy, the deceitful, and the stupid a mortgage on everyone else's work.

Have you ever read "Atlas Shrugged", Bozo? The characterisation is pretty flat, but the philosophy running through the novel is sound.

-- Jon