[thechat] US Elections

[rudy]

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>  Be different:
>  http://www.lp.org/

okay, i took a look, and tried their little quiz

all i can say is "what a load of simplistic twaddle"

see their definitions:

Centrists favor selective government intervention and emphasize practical
solutions to current problems. They tend to keep an open mind on new issues.
Many centrists feel that government serves as a check on excessive liberty.

Libertarians are self-governors in both personal and economic matters. They
believe government's only purpose is to protect people from coercion and
violence. They value individual responsibility, and tolerate economic and
social diversity.

Left-Liberals prefer self-government in personal matters and central
decision-making on economics. They want government to serve the
disadvantaged in the name of fairness. Leftists tolerate social diversity,
but work for economic equality.

Right-conservatives prefer self-government on economic issues, but want
official standards in personal matters. They want the government to defend
the community from threats to its moral fiber.

Authoritarians want government to advance society and individuals through
expert central planning. They often doubt whether self-government is
practical. Left-authoritarians are also called socialists, while fascists
are right-authoritarians.


if this is their idea of dumbing things down for the average voter, boy, are
they targetting the wrong audience

and some of those definitions are egregiously off the mark

conservatives "want official standards in personal matters" ???

give me a freakin break

(no offence to anyone who seriously believes this party has the right stuff)


rudy