Yeah

I'm thinking of this as a puzzle piece to a larger war

Because in my opinion that's what it is

I am sure it was in here where a person didn't know what the political spectrum was and then didn't understand, the way the spectrum was layed out was totalitarian and authoritarian. For all those who like authoritarianism , you get your Hitler's and your stuff on the top left hand corner of the spectrum and then for all those on the right side of the spectrum are totalitarian, they are totalitarian regimes. As in they will not be marching around telling you that your land doesn't belong to you but they will put you on lockdown if needs be. Thatcher was totalitarian.

good to know, however if this is a reference to the conversation I think it is, that wasn't the contension.

the contension was someone using Hitler's left position to say it was "liberal"

https://www-yorkshirepost-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/latest-news/next-stop-totalitarian-britain-it-s-beyond-belief-that-unelected-lords-are-trying-to-muzzle-the-free-press-1-8961769/amp?amp_js_v=a2&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQEKAFwAQ%3D%3D#aoh=15673219550937&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Fnext-stop-totalitarian-britain-it-s-beyond-belief-that-unelected-lords-are-trying-to-muzzle-the-free-press-1-8961769

actually not even that, he really had no grounded justification for the term

@Jokerfaic no authoritarian left is at the top left hand corner of the spectrum I will show you in a second.

No, see, ***I*** know that.... here, gimme a sec

Totalitarian regimes don't believe in democracy

@TEABAG!!!

DNC does what DNC does best. Do reasonable politics? No. Care for people? No. Screw over the only reasonable politician that they have among their midst? Hell yeah!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAEeVP7sRyc

oh yeah, completely fucked her

@Jokerfaic @@Engineered Eldritch Catgirl yeah and I like to always think that Thatcher was liberal but she wasn't. She was said to have elected the house of lords and have all the peers on her side. That's not really democratic. They are meant to dispute now and again. Especially in parliament.
https://www.politicalcompass.org/

@TEABAG!!! dude, I'm not the one who needs an education on this

unless this isn't the argument you were referring to, in which case, pardon me

He's tagged because I think it was hard work for you. Sorry about that.

But yeah, if you need help use the compass as your guide to preventing bullshite. A majority of people will fall on the middle because the questions suck!

I've done several, and basicaally I'll fluctuate up and down a little bit, but remain lower left

I don't believe I'll ever cross the left/right line

I'm a secularist and recognize the importance of social programs

Yeah I am lower central left . I nearly crossed the line and went top left, when I was angry but , no. I am always bottom, liberal and center

I don't like secularlism. I am not into the whole thing. You either integrate or, fuck off as far as I am concerned.

The political compass has issues. But the biggest issue is that people do not understand even the political compass.

Social programs only work with those whom want to integrate .

secularism has nothing to do with social programs

@ETBrooD I have to admit, it took me a while. I even tried different tests out as well.

its the separation of church and state

Not into it. We need the church to wake up and protect us from the crazy other religions. Then we can, be free.

I mentioned it because its something that keeps me anchored to the left half

not just christian church, ANY church

religion should have no place in any government

Yeah they creep in ... And you know whom I am talking about! Look at the Netherlands!

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk secularized Turkey into a functional democracy while still being a heavily muslim nation

The Netherlands is a lost cause because they had no church to protect its people.

but then Erdogan came along and started reviving a sunni caliphate

Then all the Muslims have come in and dominate their political left.

I don't think you're quite understanding how secularism works

This is definitely, not a good time to separate church from state, hence I went near the top left.

No, I think it doesn't work for France either.