Fjool Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 [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 Interesting idea. I made this thread into a poll, just because... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjool Posted September 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twerto Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 ^^ 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabiaTerra Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 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?) Does this make me a Liberal Conservative? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugle Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 http://www.shetlink.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=717&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 There it is! Only took a few seconds too. I remember doing it at the time. Not looked yet to see where I came in, but could be interesting to do it again and see if years of trawling shetlink has coloured my charachter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooks Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 It has been updated as well. Not sure if my results are good or bad. Is there a good or bad? Is that what this thread is about? Is it bedtime yet? http://www.politicalcompass.org/facebook/pcgraphpng.php?ec=-3.62&soc=-3.03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 Done it! Looks like i'm up there with Nelson mandela and the Dalai Llama! Guess I should be chuffed to know that they are hankering after my moral stance Must be bedtime! http://www.politicalcompass.org/printablegraph?ec=-4.62&soc=-3.90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 Just one final thought before bedtime! Have Nelson Mandela and the Dalai llama really done that quiz? Night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjool Posted September 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabiaTerra Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 Done the compass test again. This time: Your political compassEconomic Left/Right: -7.38Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.69 Last time:Your political compassEconomic Left/Right: -5.25Social 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roachmill Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 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 ? 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?)You are not alone. But let's face it - the internet would be a much quieter place without them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjool Posted September 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 But then are liberal policies not brought about by liberal thinking ?Yes. But they're still not the same thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styles Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 This time I got:Economic Left/Right: -0.12Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 1.38 Last time:Economic Left/Right: -1.00 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 2.21 So bit of a change but not to much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjool Posted September 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 Aieee! There's already a thread for your scores... this one is about a different thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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