The problem with this test...
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davywavy...is that it presumes liberalism and libertarianism are the same thing.
Far-Left Liberal
Where do you fall on the liberal - conservative political spectrum? (United States)
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Date: 2003-02-03 02:12 pm (UTC)The questions seemed to tackle moral, rather than political issues.
Libertarianism is, in many ways, at right angles to the Left Wing/Right Wing spectrum.
Though I'm still peeved that I came out further 'right' than you on this test. I was, after all, forced to attend Socialist Sunday School as a child. Perhaps I am finally managing to overcome my conditioning.
Well, whatever the country, whatever the party...
Frankly, since the 1990s strategy of grabbing and holding the political centre (Clinton/Blair), strongly affiliated policy items have weakened.
Compared against, say the reactionary events in Denmark, Holland, and even Italy. Pim Fortyn's anti-immigrant stance might have strongly correlated with some American conservative positions, but the norm of Dutch social investment which is beyond debate far exceeds what even American liberals are struggling for.
My tuppence anyway. :-)
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Date: 2003-02-04 01:25 am (UTC)Re: Which commie brainwashing would that be?
Date: 2003-02-05 01:24 am (UTC)Re: Which commie brainwashing would that be?
Also, I deleted the post because I didn't want to 'claim jump' after I saw who the comment was originally meant for.
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Yes, the Soviets did quite a few things really really well. Human capital was damned well invested in, even if it could never be properly marketed. Likewise, a lot of their military grade machinery was a bit roughshod, but those literal rust buckets would continue to work with a squeeze of oil and a load of fuel. By comparison, one dent in a western airframe, and then whole thing would have to go back in the shop for overhaul. ;-)
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Re: Which commie brainwashing would that be?
Date: 2003-02-05 08:26 am (UTC)Never said otherwise - I'd say that we do more things better, however.
Likewise, a lot of their military grade machinery was a bit roughshod, but those literal rust buckets would continue to work with a squeeze of oil and a load of fuel. By comparison, one dent in a western airframe, and then whole thing would have to go back in the shop for overhaul. ;-)
Soviet military hardware was largely superior to western, at least in the late 80s' It was the development & expansion costs of that to compete with American military expansion during the Reagan era that bankrupted the Soviet ecoonomy and lead to the Soviet Union collapsing.
So using the military hardware comparison doesn't really help convince me of the superiority of the socialist model, you know :)
Re: Which commie brainwashing would that be?
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Re: Which commie brainwashing would that be?
Date: 2003-02-05 08:28 am (UTC)I'm less surprised by this that you might imagine - obviously the British are the people the world feels the need to compete with :)
Oh no!
(yes, I'll ignore Coronation Street and the Aussie clones for now)
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Re: Oh no!
Date: 2003-02-05 02:31 pm (UTC)Re: Oh no!
By your definition, the US of A's remodeling of 'The Weakest Link,' 'Who Wants to be A Millionaire,' and 'Junkyard Wars' can genuinely rival the originals, with or without imported hosts.
Nah, has to be clone competition I tell you. :-)
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