Political Spectrum

[Flame Of Liberty]

Well that is the whole point of the second test, to show people what libertarian ideas are all about. To show people that in a hypotetical central banking question "The monetary policy of FED should be"

a/ tight
b/ loose

there is a c/ as well saying there is no place for FED on a free market. You do not get told that kind of stuff at your university or in local media. Then of course people consider it extreme when they hear it for the first time.

As for the test I had 150 (160 is max) and it says:

You are nearly a perfect libertarian, with a tiny number of blind spots. Think about them, then take the test over again. On the other hand, if you scored this high, you probably have a good libertarian objection to my suggested libertarian answer. :-)

And that is pretty much correct, with the objections being the current US foreign policy. In a perfect world I would be against it, but in reality is see it pretty much necessary eventhough I disagree why and how are they doing it.

[Cowperson]

Originally posted by Flame Of Liberty@Aug 1 2004, 05:58 PM

As for the test I had 150 (160 is max) and it says:

You are nearly a perfect libertarian, with a tiny number of blind spots. Think about them, then take the test over again. On the other hand, if you scored this high, you probably have a good libertarian objection to my suggested libertarian answer. :-)

Well, if you got 150 on THAT test then you're earlier self-assessment of being "extreme far right, off the chart" is pretty much dead on!!

Not that there's anything wrong with that. . . . .

Cowperson

[Cowboy]

Well I voted left and am left. I was quite suprised to see so many people say they were on the right......

dahh well, I actually thought most Albertans voted Conservative because they would have regional representation, (you know being the spoiled little rich kids that live in the Mount Royal of Canada we need something to complain about). I didn't think Alberta voted this way because they were THAT conservative...thats too bad, I thought we were moving on...

[Cowboy]

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[zarrell]

Originally posted by Calgary4life@Aug 1 2004, 02:20 PM
I didn't think Alberta voted this way because they were THAT conservative...thats too bad, I thought we were moving on...

Moving on from what?

[Cowboy]

Originally posted by zarrell+Aug 1 2004, 08:46 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (zarrell @ Aug 1 2004, 08:46 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Calgary4life@Aug 1 2004, 02:20 PM
I didn't think Alberta voted this way because they were THAT conservative...thats too bad, I thought we were moving on...

Moving on from what? [/b][/quote]
From being conservative...

It is time to speak up for womens rights, gay rights, rights of immigrants. It is time to have equality of eduaction and health care...Why should someone who is rich have better eduaction than someone who is not as well off...

It amazes me that we can vote a Liberal Mayor in overwhelmingly, very high approval rate....yet we can not vote one liberal MP in!!!

[lucid]

Originally posted by Calgary4life@Aug 1 2004, 03:03 PM
It is time to speak up for womens rights, gay rights, rights of immigrants. It is time to have equality of eduaction and health care...Why should someone who is rich have better eduaction than someone who is not as well off...

It amazes me that we can vote a Liberal Mayor in overwhelmingly, very high approval rate....yet we can not vote one liberal MP in!!!

There's liberalism and conservatism in social issues, but there's also a right and a left in regards to economics issues. In an economically strong Alberta, it is unlikely to have a strong percentage of the population going for leftist economic policies.

[Cowboy]

Originally posted by lucid+Aug 1 2004, 09:51 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (lucid @ Aug 1 2004, 09:51 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Calgary4life@Aug 1 2004, 03:03 PM
It is time to speak up for womens rights, gay rights, rights of immigrants. It is time to have equality of eduaction and health care...Why should someone who is rich have better eduaction than someone who is not as well off...

It amazes me that we can vote a Liberal Mayor in overwhelmingly, very high approval rate....yet we can not vote one liberal MP in!!!

There's liberalism and conservatism in social issues, but there's also a right and a left in regards to economics issues. In an economically strong Alberta, it is unlikely to have a strong percentage of the population going for leftist economic policies. [/b][/quote]
Fair enough, and I am certainly more economically conservative than I am socially however, I do not believe that big businesses should be getting tax cuts, when there are individuals in Alberta that can hardly make it... I think it is important to spend money on social programs as well I dislike wasteful spending....yeah yeah sponsorship scandal....probably did more to unify the country than it would have they not spent the money!!!, kept separtists mouth shut for awhile anyway...

[nieuwy-89]

Although I often feel "far right" when I wade into the debates here on CP, I called myself "right" to distinguish myself from the ultra-conservative, anti-gay-marriage, pro-life camp. But yeah I'm pretty right wing otherwise.