dontfeartheringo wrote:

nihil wrote:

Andrew. wrote:
The informal alliance that has emerged between unarmedman and Reuben on the board is sort of amusing.

Absolutely.

You show me a "libertarian" and I'll show you a republican who smokes pot.

If only you were right.

Andrew. wrote:Not a single direct question about labor, labor power, collective action, workers' control, the innately exploitative, instrumental nature of profit, etc. Most or nearly all of the implied hard-left questions assume solidly social-democratic (reformist) coordinates, with Corporations the bogeyman. And of course Nader and Kucinich are the only (plotted) US figures to even approach social-democratic territory.

I think you are correct to also note the absence of questions re:imperialism and militarism. Again, my complaint with this test is that it assumes to a point a certain ideological landscape, and then attempts to place the test-taker on one side or another. There is no third option, no competing goods. Who in their right minds would put "Our race is superior", etc.? Certainly not anyone that could be taken seriously, that is the point. It's full of false choices.

Andrew, although we come from opposite ideological ends of the spectrum, I think we see similar flaws in modern political thinking. I'm not sure why you choose to attack those with ideological differences, especially when those differences don't amount to a hill of beans in comparison to the false choices *most* people see, and the establishment that currently reigns in light of those choices.

You find it amusing that Rick/Bob and I share some ideological similarities. I find it amusing that most EA political threads continue to get clogged by non-U.S. residents shouting from across the pond in disgust, talking about how much more sense things make in Europe.

Don't you find the reversal a bit ironic?

(And no, its not racist/nationalist/fascist/whatever to point this out....)