"John Hardly: I don't understand your post." --Jim Dixon

obviously.


"Basically, I can tell you from a conservative to libertarian's point of view, the thing was unanswerable (I suppose you all saw it that way a bit too)."--John Hardly

Hardly a comment that implies that I didn't assume that liberals would see it the same way too.


"Can you give an example of a question that was meant to "weed out the conservative mind"? Also, please explain what you mean by "weed out" and..." --Jim Dixon

I pointed out two. 1. a misunderstanding that people who believe in absolutes=authoritarian, and 2.that a conservative would favor corporations. By "weed out" I mean cull, divide for the sake of categorizing (the function of the "compass")


"...why you think conservatives are "weeded out" more than liberals?"--Jim Dixon

I think I made it clear that I don't. It's just easier for me to notice when I'm being channeled away from the specifics of what I believe, just as I would assume you would about what you believe.


"That doesn't mean it's invalid."--Jim Dixon

Actually, I believe that there's a good chance that it does from a scientific point of view. If there is no way to actually express the specifics of what you believe (in an endeavor to catagorize along the lines of belief systems) you are probably misrepresenting rather large schools of thought. At least that is the thought behind my questioning the "Compass'" accuracy.


If you had read the "Political Compass" you'd see that it addresses a "shift" in the political spectrum. I merely address one of the things I've seen that could be a factor in why (that wasn't addressed).

Dammit man. The whole thread is liberals who agree with you. Why should my one dissenting observation make you so uncomfortable (even rude)?

"And (everyone) can we please keep the discussion focused on the Political Compass...and not on the merits and demerits of Liberals/Conservatives in general?"--Jim Dixon

I assume this is a general imploring (not addressed directly to me) but in case you still don't understand my post---I did exactly that.