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Oooh ,Ginny does that 'n' mean nudge (in a whisper)??

What a good idea. There may be a couple on the boards who have not yet seen the light and become members of the Grid Quadrant party. I've actually mentioned it to a few aquaintances and they are rushing off to check their political leanings.

Oh JC, ever the optimist!

Maybe people think this is some sort of covert CIA/MI5 exercise to find out who's voting for who and are too afraid to add their results!

If that’s the case then they really need to ‘bin’ their loyalty cards from all the stores they shop in, wear a ‘hoody’ to avoid all the CCTV cameras and stop filling in census/tax returns!

If it wasn’t for the efforts, sacrifice and achievement of Mrs Pankhurst, I don’t think I would bother voting at all this year

Ginny
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by the way.....'n'

I'm hoping there are people who have done the Political Compass quiz, and maybe even read some of this thread, and just not felt moved to add. ;)

It really is an illuminating exercise!

Hi again Ginny, just read back and noted your previous post and the fact that you have done the quiz/questionnaire/survey. That is why I am editing this post. This will make no sense which is a really good thing.

I'm not silly. I'm a good girl. I haven't deleted it.

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A good interesting thread


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Not NZ, shudder, never could stand sheep!!

I'm from Oz. It is at this precise moment 2037 hours, or in your talk 8 .37 pm. I am falling asleep over the computer, a normal state of affairs at this hour of the evening. As I need to do some searching I think I might go take a nanna nap and come back later.
Heavens only knows why I am so tired. I've only been up since 0500 hrs this am and that's quite appropriate for a sprightly approaching elderly lady.

Edit.... Wahhhhh, that's what happens when you are old and try a nanna nap. Watched some TV from about 8.30 pm and woke up at 5.30 am. Oh well must have needed the sleep. What a waste of an evening.

Aunty....

With a name like Fish Karma I was wondering whether or not to look and see.

Sounds to me like he doesnt know if he's Sid Vicious or Bob Dylan!

Any man who writes a song 'Girl you gotta love your man' goes into the 'Thatcher' bracket of would be friendships!

Never heard of him before so Ive learned something new today.

Aunty, I didnt realise you were in Oz, or is that NZ?

Time here in the UK 9.30am so that must mean get your butt sorted and get some money earned!

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Hi Ginny, and welcome. Glad you sorted yourself out. You would have some explaining to do if you didn't fall into the correct category (and I have no confounded idea which one is correct).

The tree hugging, plastic bottle saving, water misering, plastic shopping bag banning, ecoists are probably all asleep. I can never work out what time it is over there in snowboarding country. Have just managed to sort out the Pommy times.

I need a row of clocks across my wall so I don't interrupt their beauty sleep. Heaven knows they need as much as possible to improve their collective dispositions.

If you need something constructive to do while you are pondering the excitement on this thread go google Fish Karma and listen to his dulcet tones. I'll have a strong brown paper bag ready for you when you return.

Phew!!

Just re read and see that I can leave my boots in the wardrobe ...sorry Allan!

I am a Gandhi sort of person, not that my husband would agree lol I wonder if thats 'learned' behaviour on my part!

Whatever, I'm so pleased I can shave again!!!! Sorry Mrs Thatcher, tea and biscuits will have to wait 'till hell freezes over'!

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Ginny,

Boots are allowed, but, please, no tash ;0))

Allan

I think I need to look through this when I'm not so knackered! Not too sure what 'box' this analysis shoves me into. I like to think of myself as an ‘assertive Gandhi’, Is that a contradiction in terms!

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -0.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.87

There is no button for 'don’t give a sh#t' lol

As a post grad I studied politics (only a module as part of another programme, so I’m no expert!) and couldn’t get my head around the ‘Thatcher’ years. The ‘ breaking’ of the unions along with the breaking of ‘communities’ put me off the ‘Tory’ vote good and proper!!!

So when I wake up later this morning, I’m going to check that I’m not a controlling megalomaniac with a black tash and jack boots...............if I am, I’m doing it again!!!

Ginny
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AuntySherlock

Weird indeed.

If politicians are merely employees we should have the right to sack them at any time if they do not perform to expectations, not wait for three or four years for the privilege.

Allan

Someone said today that for most politicians their work in politics is an employment. They work at a job which pays them an excellent salary. These employees are anxious to earn enough to keep their families in a lifestyle to which we might all aspire.

The fact they make decisions which influence the livelihood, prosperity, health and well being of millions of people is just part of the job. What a weird way of looking at it.

It works for them as they are no longer concerned about "Public Opinion"
but proceed to implement policies which they think are in the 'public' interest.

No one stops to consult with the public unless it is with groups they know will support the Party Line

Allan

On a serious note though -- isn't it amazing what a lot of people there are with no political party to call home?

Perfectly ordinary people here, all in the green square -- nobody's actually a pinko prevert, just ordinary people with basically sound values and views. And all the "serious" political parties they're supposed to vote for, be it in the UK or Canada or Australia, are frolicking off in the blue square, right-wing and authoritarian as all get-out. And moving farther in both directions, competing to see who can be rightest-wing and most authoritarian. And yet somehow it seems to work for them.

Thought you'd like to know that others in the universe are partaking of the quiz.

Imagine how excited the owners of the political compass will be to have all this new interest in their enterprise.

We should soon have the green quadrant so crammed with the good people, the grid will be lopsided and the inhabitants in the other little squares will slide down the screen and rest amongst us tree huggers. Then we can all give them a group hug (strewth, nearly wrote grope) and politely tell them the error of their ways.

I had it dry cleaned, Allan.


Oops! Different thread. ;)

That was the one where I dreamed I was sleeping with Bill Clinton ... (ew, frankly).

Yes Janey,

But do you have the smoking gun?

Allan

Can't say I've listened to old Fish since that day in 2008. ;) Fish Karma ... John-Boy the Baptist ... Sodom and Gomorrah (the winning entry) ...

I'm not worried, me. Homeland Security and Sheriff Joe are already on the lookout for me, I've been told by good authority here at GR!

Being newly dragged to Fish Karma, not in the first instance kicking and screaming, but it will be kicking and screaming the next time, I have two things to say.

First whatever it is has absoluely the worst voice of anything, human or inhuman, on this planet or elsewhere.

Janey, you can not expect me to believe that you, a passably intelligent woman, actually derives pleasure from listening to it.

And it would be fun to know what sector of the quadrant fairiesRus scored.