Where do you stand? (5 Viewers)

[Not-That-Bright]

I will be leaving BOS in the near future too, around the end of February.

For Teh Ever?!

 

[thorrnydevil]

At the beginning of the year I considered myself right.

Now I consider my self centre left. I just wish the Democrats had a better standing in politics.

 

[MoonlightSonata]

For Teh Ever?!

Yeah pretty much. I won't be mod and I'll be in a permanently inactive state, though I might visit on the odd occassion.

 

[loquasagacious]

Long will we mourn the passing of Moonlight.

Though i must wonder what the reason is?

 

[Liberal Scum]

He already stated it, cause this forum has gone down the shithole.

 

[Liberal Scum]

Pretty big jump

From moderate right, to right, to far right

I don't think I was ever actually moderate right, it was more me thinking that conservative social views should come into the equation, along with not understanding half of what either ideology stood for.

 

[Not-That-Bright]

Personally I feel I've probably shifted into more of a moderate right from a right... but maybe not

 

[MoonlightSonata]

Personally I feel I've probably shifted into more of a moderate right from a right... but maybe not

I would agree with that

 

[erawamai]

aww lets all have a group hug at all more central tendancies!

I've become a bit more economic right after doing to economics. I was talking to one the pols girls about the endemic leftism in the arts. We decided that you learn the same economic theory. But in the arts you have more opportunity to write about the negatives of it, whereas (she was doing a gen ed in the commerce school) you get to write about the positives of it more often.

It's not exactly good if all the people in the tute all agree and there is no one there who will put up a fight for something resembling the right. I advanced one not left idea and some dinkbat whiny lefty (the most annoying type) jumped on what I said like it was evil. All I was doing was attempted to explain why something happened. I didnt say it was actually right.

 

[Not-That-Bright]

It is definately due to uni that I have shifted

 

[MoonlightSonata]

I think we've all benefited from the diversity of opinions. Being exposed to alternate points of view really does make you reflect on your own more critically.

Long will we mourn the passing of Moonlight.

Though i must wonder what the reason is?

I'm moving to Korea.

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Spoiler

haha not really. I'll explain later.

 

[erawamai]

Still I hate how some whiney female in a tute will say something chiche lefty while wearing some mass produced expensive materalistic jacket.

Or other whiney lefty girls who think if you say aything not totally and uttery left you are evil and deserve the death stare. That as soon as it comes out of your mouth the self rightious annoying girl will prick her ears up and jump at you like anything opposed to leftism is inherently evil...while I'm thinking *I"m not saying its right you stupid moronic stereotypical blank shreeking self rightious numb 'I'm left because its cool and trendy' moron. I'm just trying to present another viewpoint*

 

[Not-That-Bright]

t's not exactly good if all the people in the tute all agree and there is no one there who will put up a fight for something resembling the right. I advanced one not left idea and some dinkbat whiny lefty (the most annoying type) jumped on what I said like it was evil. All I was doing was attempted to explain why something happened. I didnt say it was actually right.

Well at uni I still feel far right, I talk a fair bit and I find that most of my opinions are met with a bit of hostility from most members of the class.

 

[Armani]

Before:

Economic Left/Right: -3.13
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.95

Now:

Economic Left/Right: -2.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.41

I've become more authoritarian o_0. I'm right on the line. I'm progressively moving towards the right.

 

[erawamai]

Well at uni I still feel far right, I talk a fair bit and I find that most of my opinions are met with a bit of hostility from most members of the class.

While I'm personally in the compassionate corner I'd be considered the most right wing in our tutes. A tad scary. I just find it disturbing that people are unwilling to accept the validity of the other side. In particular some people seem to start crying when anyone actually starts talking about the recongised benefits of the market. I find it pretty disturbing that arts students can graduate in politics and not understand basic economics.

Sometimes the tutor end up presenting the other side. The only guy who is opposed to all this lefism is about as smart as mathmite. All he does is make comments like 'Bloody Labor'...' Pfftt Keating'...'bloody socialists'...'bloody bleeding hearts'

hes hardly good enough to present an opposing view.

 

[Not-That-Bright]

I find that often teachers, who seem to be fairly solid marxists, are willing to listen to a solid right of centre argument over your average student that mentions every time they put up their hand that they vote for the greens.

 

[MoonlightSonata]

Yes I have also been on the right in Arts classes... not sure why that is

I got incredulous death stares when I did my Mabo speech in philosophy and talked about judicial activism

 

[Liberal Scum]

I think we've all benefited from the diversity of opinions. Being exposed to alternate points of view really does make you reflect on your own more critically.


I'm moving to Korea.

OMG really?
Haha moonlight you sly dog, I thought that was your sig.
EDIT: Seems I should crash some arts tutes next semester.

 

[Armani]

I have to say I'm comfortable with AM now though, he seems reasonable now.

You. Have. Got. To. Be. Kidding. Me. In. Fact. He's. Gotten. Worse.

 

[MoonlightSonata]

You. Have. Got. To. Be. Kidding. Me. In. Fact. He's. Gotten. Worse.

I think tonight he's just a bit right-wing insecure and gone off on a rant

But he has posted a few opinions recently that are actually critical of government policy - and good points - that aren't exactly typical right-wing mantras.