Humorless Politics Thread

[buffcoat]

That graph is nonsense.


It's my least favorite kind of logical error - or lie.  "Barack Obama and Mitt Romney's positions are closer than people think.  Let me show that on a graph.  Oh, wait, they're not looking as close as I want them to.  Let me just tweak the questions I consider a little bit."

[cavorting with nudists]

Um, yeah.  Given their differences on same-sex marriage and abortion, and the number of citizens those potentially impact, I think the distance between them on the authoritarian/libertarian axis might be just a leetle larger than 2 or 3 percentage points.

[roubaix]

The Political Compass questions are the same they were as four years ago, but they admit their limitations

Obama poses something of a challenge to The Political Compass, because he's a man of so few fixed principles.

[Gilly]

The Political Compass questions are so loaded that I don't trust my own score.

[buffcoat]

Imagine my surprise when it spit out this result:


The Political Figure who best represents your views is:         Zach from Mit Hamine

[Drew D]

Imagine my surprise when it spit out this result:


The Political Figure who best represents your views is:         Zach from Mit Hamine

NOOO!!!!!!

Although let's throw him on stage into one of the debates....

[fonpr]

But, I also think the lack of interest in issues is also due to a big problem America has with selfishness, personal gain and lack of compassion. It feels like the average American doesn't get worked up about anything until it hits their own home. There are still a lot of people who haven't been truly affected by the poor economy. Most people don't have a close relationship with somebody who is gay.

Nor are they close to anyone who might die in our overseas conflicts.

[dave from knoxville]

I am voting for Jill Stein.

[fonpr]

I am voting for Jill Stein.

Don't you fear throwing your joke vote away?

[InspectorHound]

Voting for Obama in Tennessee would be throwing your vote away regardless.

[Steve of Bloomington]

Not necessarily. Although we have the Electoral college, I suspect the popular vote numbers count as far as building legitimacy (recall Bush in 2000), although some people are never going to be swayed even in the event of a landslide.

[Kormod]

Well, that was dispiriting. I hope Obama gets a lot better at debating between now and the next one (moderated by Candy Crowley!). Also, I suspect Romney did drugs before going on stage. Cheater.

[buffcoat]

Well, that was dispiriting. I hope Obama gets a lot better at debating between now and the next one (moderated by Candy Crowley!). Also, I suspect Romney did drugs before going on stage. Cheater.

How do you only have 10 posts all of a sudden?

[Raad_Man]

obama is such a pussy.  i never liked mitt romney, but i like him now.

[Kormod]

Well, that was dispiriting. I hope Obama gets a lot better at debating between now and the next one (moderated by Candy Crowley!). Also, I suspect Romney did drugs before going on stage. Cheater.

How do you only have 10 posts all of a sudden?

I deleted my account.

obama is such a pussy.

Agreed. Obama needs to grow a pair.