Canada more democratic than the U.S.?
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I wouldn't consider it very accurate. I would identify myself more as moderate libertarian left on the scale presented above, though there are right-leaning and authoritarian sides to me.
I think one reason for the inaccruary is that many of the statements were open to interpretation, thus making it possible to agree and disagree at the same time to the same question depending on the interpretation chosen.
Many of the statements were thus not wel worded.
So what did you score. It's not an exact science.
Wow, I'd generally consider myself moderate left. But like I said, I could see too many possible interpretations to many of the questions and so could ahve just as easily agreed as disagreed. Did you find the same problem with some fo the quesions being too simplistic? Or was it just me?
Hey, I can take it, Machjo. That means that I am the centre of attention. I have said it before, if anybody has a thin skin, they don't belong in these forums.
And my experience is that conservatives usually have a thin skin. When they have nothing left to say, they resort to name calling, personal insults, personal abuse. There were several instances in the Canada.com forum; there have been several instances here. The liberals (at least those I have come across) do not have a thin skin.
So don’t feel sorry for me. I am the centre of attentions (even my poodle follows me faithfully) and I am flattered.
[FONT="]Bingo, lone Wolf. That is what we are here in these forums for[/FONT]
I did but like I said, it's not an exact science and the questionable questions aren't going to alter things too drastically. You seem pretty middle of the road to me and that is what your results show.
What might have pushed my score to the right is my views on sex and personal morality. Those are quite conservative. But what the machine didn't take into account is that when I'm at the polls, my views on economics (libertarian) and international relations (internationalist, pro-UN, pro-immigration, etc.) will generally override my more right-leaning views if I'm forced to choose between them, the main reason I'd consider myself moderate left.
Sorry, wrong one. This is mine:
So I am Libertarian after all, but right?!
Sorry, Machjo, but we established that in a separate thread, you are not a true Libertarian, somebody who thinks that government must stay out of peoples’ business in every issue. As i told you, there are very few true libertarians around.
Sorry, Sir, but you brought it up.
Machjo, I brought it up (Senate Reform) simply as one of the several issue son which I consider Reform Party to be right wing, I did not bring it up as an issue for discussion. It belong sin a separate thread.
Machjo, I brought it up (Senate Reform) simply as one of the several issue son which I consider Reform Party to be right wing, I did not bring it up as an issue for discussion. It belong sin a separate thread.
The Reform Party was certainly a right-wing party, even by self-definition, and it certainly attracted members from the far-right.
Colpy, so even you agree that Reform (and Alliance, which had pretty much similar policies) was a right wing party, and not centre right party. At least That is something.
Colpy, so even you agree that Reform (and Alliance, which had pretty much similar policies) was a right wing party, and not centre right party. At least That is something.
Of course. I'm the one who'd stated it. But I'd still say that I'd lean more towards libertarianism than authoritarianism, even though I do have an authoritarian streak to some degree.
I don't recall specifically but it's not unlikely as people tend to repeat themselves in their doddering years. Never know just when you are going to have spell of Alzheimers. Quite often get it in conjuction with Dropsy and Heart Fever:lol::lol:
That looks like you were quoting me. right-wing includes everything from moderate to extreme. Though I'm not aware of the Reform Party ever using the label 'moderate right' or centre-right', I'm sure it would have if asked. Maybe some exceptions in the ranks would label themselves extreme right, but that would not have been universal.
No, you established...
The only thing we have established is that you believe your opinion is the only one that matters.
Right wing? I thought we were arguing extreme right or far right or something of the sort. If the argument is whether the Reform Party was right wing, then I think we might have unaniimous consent here that it was right wing, in fact self-professedly so.