Here are some of the political tests I've taken here:
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can I be bothered taking this test again..
Left or far left depending on who you ask.
"Safe spaces" aren't about avoidance of issues. Neither are "trigger warnings," for that matter.
Safe spaces exist because it is understood that discourse, as it exists in our society, favors a default white heterosexual male viewpoint. There is nothing wrong with being a white heterosexual male, but it's not the only perspective out there worth hearing. Thus, the purpose of a safe space is to give other voices room to emerge and flourish.
This is a decent piece on the topic, and this quote in particular makes the point pretty well:
The thing is, when people say "there will be no safe spaces here," or "I don't believe in safe spaces," what's really being said is "I think it's fine for me, as a relatively privileged person, to browbeat oppressed people until they shut up." A woman wants to talk about rape? Tell her about how women dress slutty and get what's coming to them. Native Americans want to talk about genocide? They should've just had a superior culture, like Europeans did. Black people complaining about slavery? Look, every culture had slaves, so stop whining and suck it up! Attacks on safe spaces are, by and large, justifications for parroting the same old arguments about the superiority of straight white men over everyone else. It is about silencing people who don't agree with that viewpoint.
It shouldn't be hard to see why that would be a bad thing, nor should it be difficult to grasp why a diversity of viewpoints, freely expressed in a welcoming environment, is a good thing.
Oh yeah, and I'm left as hell.
Oh yeah, and I'm left as hell.
I see you have a communist symbol in your avatar. Are you a communist?
Between the rollerblading kid, the fried chicken, and the chrome "HOPE YOU HAVE AN AWESOME DAY," you think the Soviet flag is serious? :-p Just giving you a hard time.
Not a communist in the sense of wanting state ownership and control of all capital. I'm somewhere more in socialist/social democrat territory, which is to say that the government should have some control over the economy, perhaps up to and including certain vital capital (think public utilities and infrastructure), and strong safety nets including universal healthcare, housing/utility assistance and income assistance.
The US government doesn't do nearly enough in this regard, which I don't think is a controversial statement.
As an aside, the Political Compass sucks if you try to use it as a serious measure of political positions. It was designed by libertarians to, in essence, make leftists think they are actually libertarians.
That said, I always end up near the lower right corner.
That said, I always end up near the lower right corner.
I am a communist anyways.
What kind?
Interesting description of the compass. I come out just about in the center of the lower left (left/libertarian) square, but wouldn't dream of supporting the Libertarian Party.
I just searched for the last thread where we took the test in TNZ and posted it again. Much easier.
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Left wing heart, right wing purse.
'The revolution will not be televised, it will be on youtube'
'The revolution will not be televised, it will be on youtube'
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Depending on who wins next week, I might just decide to stay.^ But if you were left in Europe, how would you get back home?
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If everything does go pear shaped next week, I would like to inform my international friends that I am a good cook, can clean house, do laundry, am cheerful, love to cuddle (when asked), and am quiet and unobtrusive. I don't drink, which means if one enjoys imbibing, I make an excellent wing person and/or designated driver.
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