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[mod]Taken from another thread[/mod]

 

Or maybe it's got something to do with liberal thinkers being better equipped to take onboard and consider new ideas. Here's a link to the article about just this. It took me a whopping 30 seconds to find it via a natty website called google.com and didn't cut in to any drinking time :lol:

 

Interesting idea. I made this thread into a poll, just because... ;)

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Can't say I'm wholly convinced that people can be reliably divided into 'Liberal' or 'Conservative', but the left-brain/right-brain thing is fairly widely recognised.

 

Of course, the left-brain/right-brain thing is likely to be a sliding scale with only vary rare people at the extreme ends. As with all such issues, most folks sit somewhere in between.

 

Even on definitive topics within a particular political profile (e.g taxation), not all liberals share the same belief, nor strength of belief.

 

I guess it's what makes the rich mix of personalities that we see all around us.

 

 

All this in response to Twerto asking me if I could add 'middle' to the poll ;) The answer is that, for the reasons above, I agree that it might be initially desirable but it doesn't fit into the context of the original article which aims to divide people according to their basic way of processing data.

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^^ hehe.

 

yeah as you explained, for me it all depends on the topic.. if it something i feel strongly about it is hard to be liberal.. wheras if it is something I'm not overly fussed.. but still have an opinion about it is easier to be liberal. and view the debate/arguement from both sides

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I like to think of myself as a Liberal, willing to listen to both sides of the argument and change my opinion if I think the evidence warrants it, however, I do find myself getting increasingly impatient and angry when confronted by people who refuse to change their opinions and views even when faced with overwhelming evidence that they are wrong. (Sheepshagger?:twisted:)

 

Does this make me a Liberal Conservative? :shock:

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Way, way back in the evolution of shetlink someone posted a link to a survey that calculated how lib/con you were and some other characteristic and plotted them on a graph. If i find myself stuck for something to do for an hour or so i'll have a look for it......or someone else can do it. :wink:

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That's interesting stuff.

 

Although this specific thread asks less about a political leaning, and more a question about how one processes information before reaching an opinion on a variety of topics. The liberal/conservative tags provide a context, but it's not the central issue.

 

That is to say that being a liberal thinker is a different thing from believing in liberal policies.

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Done the compass test again.

 

This time: Your political compass

Economic Left/Right: -7.38

Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.69

 

Last time:Your political compass

Economic Left/Right: -5.25

Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.92

 

Looks like my views are getting more extreme. The thing is, I do believe in the Free Market and Capitalism but only because you need a successful economy in order to afford Socialism.

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That is to say that being a liberal thinker is a different thing from believing in liberal policies.

But then are liberal policies not brought about by liberal thinking :twisted: :lol: ?

 

I think I get what you're saying though... To my mind a true liberal thinker wouldn't blindly follow each and every liberal policy - by virtue of looking at the whole picture and balancing things up to come to their own opinion. Shame it doesn't always work like that and the nutters / zealots from both sides latch on to the bad apples from the "opposition" and quote them as gospel. Which brings me on nicely to something ArabiaTerra said:

 

I like to think of myself as a Liberal, willing to listen to both sides of the argument and change my opinion if I think the evidence warrants it, however, I do find myself getting increasingly impatient and angry when confronted by people who refuse to change their opinions and views even when faced with overwhelming evidence that they are wrong. (Sheepshagger?:twisted:)

You are not alone. But let's face it - the internet would be a much quieter place without them :wink:

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