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Mean Mr Mustard · Post by **Mean Mr Mustard** » 08 May 2008, 19:02

Neily at the peak wrote:I'm somewhat surprisingly between Nelson Nandela and The Dalai Lama, I was expecting to be nearer to the top right of the graph. But that is only today it will be interesting to do it again another day. Anyway today it is the "Right" place for me and I am happy with that. It would be interesting to go back to my political compass in January 2005 before peak oil infiltrated my being.

Neil

I'm right there with Nelson Mandela too... Perhaps it was the trips to South Africa that did it.

PS_RalphW · Post by **PS_RalphW** » 08 May 2008, 20:38

Economic Left/Right: -7.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.15

which puts me just about in the middle of powerswitchers so far.

Perhaps we are seeing a trend?

Neily at the peak · Post by **Neily at the peak** » 08 May 2008, 21:22

RalphW it does look that way, but as with the peak we cannot be certain at this stage. I suspect that much of this is due to what we have learned in recent times rather than where we were originally.

Neil

Totally_Baffled · Post by **Totally_Baffled** » 08 May 2008, 21:45

clv101 wrote:If there?s one thing that?s change under the Brown government it?s that everything is "right". You can?t listen to a minister talking for more than a minute these days without them saying they are doing the "right" thing, making the "right" decision etc. It?s pathetic. Saying something is "right" doesn?t make it so.

Anyone else noticed this?

Yes.

One thing politicians need to be good at (it seems) is to be able say something, or write something, with saying or writing anything at all!

There seems to be a politicians trick of coming up with a lot of words without a) Answering the bloody question, b) Commiting to anything, or c) Saying/writing anything that is tangible and easily measured (so they can be challenged about it)

It the same with the use of the work "right", its all a matter of opinion so it could mean anything!

Another phrase I hear a lot of is , "lessons will be learned"

Well thats ok then! F--k up as much you like, as long as you say "lessons will be learned" afterwards, there is no problem!

Neily at the peak · Post by **Neily at the peak** » 08 May 2008, 21:49

The other "Brownism" I really like is "The first thing I thought about when I got up this morning was...."

Neil

Bedrock Barney · Post by **Bedrock Barney** » 08 May 2008, 21:54

Sorry, had to have a go:

Economic Left/Right: -4.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.03

Apparently I'm a dead ringer for the Dalai lama.

OrraLoon · Post by **OrraLoon** » 08 May 2008, 21:57

Neily at the peak wrote:The other "Brownism" I really like is "The first thing I thought about when I got up this morning was...."

Neil

...the Arctic Monkeys. Shows awareness of the possibilities of climate change.

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 10 May 2008, 22:01

Economic Left/Right: -7.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.00

And I doubt that knowing about PO has changed it that much. In fact, I doubt anything has.

RevdTess · Post by **RevdTess** » 10 May 2008, 23:06

Most of us seem to be in the middle of the left/libertarian group. Ie bloody hippies

Vortex · Post by **Vortex** » 10 May 2008, 23:26

I'm almost exactly zero/zero on that test.

A sitting on the fence, I'll-be-decisive-today-if-that's-OK-with-you sort of result.

The test is clearly broken!

I know what they have done wrong ... but I won't tell you what it is!

Aurora · Post by **Aurora** » 11 May 2008, 06:52

Economic Left/Right: -5.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.46

I knew I had something in common with Gandhi and the Dalai Lama.

However, when it comes to mindless violence and wanton vandalism, I often find myself to the far right of Genghis Khan. Chavs and Neds beware.

Mean Mr Mustard · Post by **Mean Mr Mustard** » 11 May 2008, 07:43

Aurora wrote:
However, when it comes to mindless violence and wanton vandalism, I often find myself to the far right of Genghis Khan. Chavs and Neds beware.

Chavs maybe, but why pick on Non Executive Directors? Is it because of the large fancy cars they drive?

Aurora · Post by **Aurora** » 11 May 2008, 08:05

Mean Mr Mustard wrote:
Aurora wrote:
However, when it comes to mindless violence and wanton vandalism, I often find myself to the far right of Genghis Khan. Chavs and Neds beware.
Chavs maybe, but why pick on Non Executive Directors? Is it because of the large fancy cars they drive?

Non Executive Directors? Wonderful group of people.

I was referring to:

NED (Non-Educated Delinquent) is a derogatory term applied to certain young people in Scotland (similar to the terms chav, skanger used in Ireland, and spide in Northern Ireland). The stereotypical view of a ned is a white adolescent male, of working class background, who wears fake Burberry, who engages in hooliganism, petty criminality, loutish behaviour, underage drinking and smoking or general anti-social behaviour. They are often assumed to be unemployed.

fifthcolumn · Post by **fifthcolumn** » 11 May 2008, 10:30

Tess wrote:Most of us seem to be in the middle of the left/libertarian group. Ie bloody hippies

Told you so. I didn't need this test to know that I'm a capitalist pig and you lot are not.

Adam1 · Post by **Adam1** » 11 May 2008, 10:57

fifthcolumn wrote:
Tess wrote:Most of us seem to be in the middle of the left/libertarian group. Ie bloody hippies
Told you so. I didn't need this test to know that I'm a capitalist pig and you lot are not.

Maybe we are just would-be hippies?

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