TheEvilDetector
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Political Compass: Do You Really Disagree That Much With Me?
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"Trade" (so called ) is just a PART of the managed and controlled STATIST MIXED ECONOMY. Tain't the "FREE MARKET" by a country light year or two, practically.
CHEERS!
In the end all trade is voluntary and all trade happens between two individuals. Even trade made possible thru managed and regulated trade agreements on the govt level, are voluntary and mutually benifitial when it comes to the individual trade. I can trade some of my work, for some cheap colombian coffe. Nobody forced me to buy it, and nobody forced the farmer to make the coffee, we both did it voluntarely and we both benifitted individualy, otherwize the trade would not have happened. It might be that that coffe at that price would never have found its way here without a managed trade agreement between two countries. What is worse than a managed trade agreement that makes some holes in the trade barriers between some countries, are trade barriers without any holes in them at all. The way to knock that wall over, is to start shooting holes into it, until there is nothing left holding the wall up.
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I think it really mixes things up with the morality questions, as there are many questions about personal morality there, and then it assumes if you answer them in a hardline moralist way you must be an authoritarian.
But this clearly isn't true: perhaps most statists see their own morals as something to be imposed upon society, but there's clearly also the (libertarian) path of saying (for example), sex outside of marriage is morally wrong to me, but that has zero relevance to the law which shouldn't be poking around in people's bedrooms at all.
Or in another example, answering "Agree" to "There is no morality outside of religion" would probably label you as authoritarian in the survey, yet that's a personal belief that could still be compatible with "The government should totally stay out of all religious affairs" or "Religion (or lack thereof) is a personal choice not to be interfered with by the government."
But this clearly isn't true: perhaps most statists see their own morals as something to be imposed upon society, but there's clearly also the (libertarian) path of saying (for example), sex outside of marriage is morally wrong to me, but that has zero relevance to the law which shouldn't be poking around in people's bedrooms at all.
Or in another example, answering "Agree" to "There is no morality outside of religion" would probably label you as authoritarian in the survey, yet that's a personal belief that could still be compatible with "The government should totally stay out of all religious affairs" or "Religion (or lack thereof) is a personal choice not to be interfered with by the government."
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Interesting theory, according to the book.
On the other hand, REALITY deviates from theory just a little bit more than somewhat.
Your original post that started this voluntary exchange between us should perhaps, more accurately, have been, "Me likes the 'State' managed and controlled market, lots".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_economy
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Interesting theory, according to the book.
On the other hand, REALITY deviates from theory just a little bit more than somewhat.
Your original post that started this voluntary exchange between us should perhaps, more accurately, have been, "Me likes the 'State' managed and controlled market, lots".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_economy
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Should probably been.. Me likes trade lots.. If i cant get me some of that nice free trade action, then i'll settle for any old trade.
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Congressman Paul is an authoritarian, just like me!
mike gravel is sorta close to ron paul
ralph nader is sorta close to dennis kucinich
judging by those dots on the graph...
at least i am feeling more consistant...
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Yeah, like all of those folks even bothered to take that deeply flawed and crappy survey.
I suspect "cooked" results.
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"Political Science", one of my long time very favorite oxymorons.
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"Political Science", one of my long time very favorite oxymorons.
While looking for a witty article to refute you with, I stumbled across this. Certainly Amy would appreciate it.
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While looking for a witty article to refute you with, I stumbled across this. Certainly Amy would appreciate it.
Sorry
I "get" the Uncertainty Principle, just not the comic.
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I don't think this is as flawed as TW claims... not nearly as bad the Nolan Chart.
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Ah, the problems defined.
My "claims" were very mild for kindness' sake.
Decide for yourselves, please, .............................. or not.
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