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Socialist

16 (32%)

Green

8 (16%)

Peace and Freedom

2 (4%)

Democratic

1 (2%)

Transhumanist

11 (22%)

Libertarian

8 (16%)

Republican

2 (4%)

Constitution

2 (4%)

Total Members Voted: 49

[Cthulhu]

I hate how this thread changes it's name to make me think there is a new debate.  And the graph in question is absolute rubbish.  It thinks that I support libertarians because I actually value civil liberties (shocker!).  Like Hell!  Libertarians are to people what Orcs are to Elves.  Long ago they came from the same stock but now they are twisted and evil.

Sounds like you're hung up on the words instead of the concepts here.

Anyway, I got about 4 squares left and 5 squares down.  I've slowly been drifting left as I leave the teenage "Let's cover a dartboard with randomly selected political views, look up whatever we hit on wikipedia, and adopt the most idealist unrealistic implementation of said political theory as our way of life" thing.  I'm glad I got through that.

As soon as I got old enough to make my own political decisions, I went socialist, then anarcho-communist, then jumped all the way across the board to laissez-faire libertarian (I don't remember what brought that about) and then realized that no matter where I was on the chart I was acting like a jackass and hid in the center.

[Osmosis Jones]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

My Political Views
I am a left social moderate
Left: 4.86, Libertarian: 0.76

Heh, I'm happy with those results.



Also, chilll ninja peeps, chill. It's just the interwubs, it's not real.

[mainiac]

No. The first part of the name is always the same, so it isn't like you can't tell it's the same thread.

I could tell if I was following the thread and thus had reason to remember it.  But I don't want to follow the thread.  You don't want me to follow the thread either because that leads to me posting angry rants when I click on it and go "oh, not this shit again."

And anyway, the graph is a simplification. You can't realistically expect any kind of graph to give anything close to 100% accuracy, so why expect this one to do just that, in an area that's VASTLY more complicated than "what kind of serial killer would you be?".

There are good simplifications and bad simplifications.  I think that this graph and test are bad.  They make you less, not more informed about politics by handing you an inherently flawed paradigm.

It's not like I'm angry at any of you, I'm just being meta.  I think the more interesting discussion lies in why this test is crap then the results of this crap test.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

I could tell if I was following the thread and thus had reason to remember it.  But I don't want to follow the thread.  You don't want me to follow the thread either because that leads to me posting angry rants when I click on it and go "oh, not this shit again."

If you don't want to follow the thread, don't follow the thread. I do not particuarly have any opinion on you following this thread or not.

[Heron TSG]

My Compass:


Foreign Policy:


Culture:

[mainiac]

I could tell if I was following the thread and thus had reason to remember it.  But I don't want to follow the thread.  You don't want me to follow the thread either because that leads to me posting angry rants when I click on it and go "oh, not this shit again."

If you don't want to follow the thread, don't follow the thread. I do not particuarly have any opinion on you following this thread or not.

But I can't not follow the thread if you keep changing the name.  As soon as I forget there's a thread that keeps changing it's name I'll say "oooh, a thread I've never seen.  Let me click on here and see what's happening."  Cue disappointment, betrayal, sadness, erectile dysfunction, ennui, depression, teenage pregnancy, puzzlement and a whole host of other negative emotions.  Why must you do this to me?  Whyyyyyyyyyyyy?

[SalmonGod]

But I can't not follow the thread if you keep changing the name.  As soon as I forget there's a thread that keeps changing it's name I'll say "oooh, a thread I've never seen.  Let me click on here and see what's happening."

This thread's title has always begun with the words "Shit, let's be".  No other thread has ever begun with those words, to my knowledge.  When you see those words, it is safe to assume that it is this thread.

[mainiac]

I can't make that assumption unless I remember to make that assumption, now can I?  And I don't want to have to remember.  It pains me.  And misery loves company, which is why I thought I'd spread it to you guys.

[Urist Imiknorris]

Shit, let's be miserable.

[mainiac]

Excellent.

[Tarran]

This thread's title has always begun with the words "Shit, let's be".

Not always. There was a time it was once "Shit, let's try to stay sane *Blah blah blah*"

Anyway, I personally have no trouble recognizing this thread. It has a poll, it has Shit on it's title, it's started by MSH, and it has a lot of posts.

Ed: 1000th post whhhheeeeeee...

[Earthquake Damage]

Janet changes the happy thread title, but at least she's put "(Happy Thread)" in it ever since someone bitched about it (IIRC...  could be wrong on that last bit).  This thread would benefit from an equally clear marker.

[Osmosis Jones]

(Shit, lets) be/try/do etc.?

[Angel Of Death]

What? Shit, let's be wasn't a good enough marker?

[Criptfeind]

I can't make that assumption unless I remember to make that assumption, now can I?  And I don't want to have to remember.  It pains me.  And misery loves company, which is why I thought I'd spread it to you guys.

Do you often get mad at threads that do not change their name then? Cause if you can not be arsed to remember "Shit, lets be" I do not see how you remember the full names of other threads.