David Davis
Here’s your blogeditor’s score:-
And it’s an excuse for some music, which my junior staff have been too lazy – or too overcome by homework – to air for a while:-
Wonder why that rhythm always makes me think of Walschaerts valve gear?
Free Life
For Life, Liberty and Property
Right. I’m going to take this test again, as it’s been a while.
(like checking for blood pressure, it’s important to keep tabs on one’s own politics)
How are you anyway David, life treating you well I trust?
I’ve moved to a dot com now, in case you weren’t aware. Hope to see you on ours soon.
Take care fella
Regards
John Demetriou
David,
Can you give us the link to that Libertarian-Authoritarian-Left-Right score thingy please?
This is one, but not the one I did:-
http://www.politicalcompass.org/test
Here’s another one I didn’t do:-
http://www.goldengiven.net/polimatrix/index.php
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I’ve found the one it was:-
http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/political-spectrum-quiz.html
Dave:
Try this!
“World’s Smallest Political Quiz” from
Advocates for Self Government
http://www.theadvocates.org/quizp/index.html
Post the result!
Best,
Tony (hard to classify…)
Dave:
Left Libertarian Liberal, perhaps…
Tony (not a neo-con)
What’s a neocon, Tony? I’ve heard the term a lot but I really don’t know what it means. is it some new Gramsco-Marxian label for a liberal?
Dear John,
good to see yer again, I will look you up and update the link in our list. DD
Dave:
Everything you need to know.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neocon
I can post Professor Shadia Drury’s devastating essay, if you like.
Best,
Tony
Dave:
http://www.evatt.labor.net.au/publications/papers/112.html
Shadia Drury’s devastating analysis of Strauss and the Neocons.
Best,
Tony
No no Tony –
You mistook my request!
What do YOU think a neocon is?
(I thought Strauss and the Neocons were a pop gorupl anyway.)
sorry, “pop group”….
Dave:
I’m not big on political labels, nor am I into the endless regress of “the meaning of words.” What should be taken seriously are problem-situations, hypotheses, actions, the problems they solve, and the problems they raise.
I’m a Popper boi….
I.e. I’m a nominalist, not an essentialist when it comes to words and their meanings.
Almost invariably, the value of any discussion is inversely proportional to the time spent discussing “the meaning of words.” I don’t think that the prime purpose of philosophy should be the analysis of language.
Best,
Tony
“You are a center-left social libertarian.
Left: 2.72, Libertarian: 4 ”
Foreign Policy: Non-interventionist.
Culture: Cultural liberal.
I’m quite happy with that. I feared it may come out as Gramsco-Marxian! 🙂