Quote from: iamnotback on December 27, 2016, 05:49:26 AM

Quote from: DooMAD on December 26, 2016, 07:53:28 PM

The view of the world through the eyes of Anonymint:

The only "justifiable" standpoint in your view is at the very "right" of the chart from your (literally) skewed perspective. Everyone and everything else is communist. Your bitter tone implies frustration that the rest of the world doesn't share this perspective. So you lash out at all the "leftists" even though you apparently mean to include people who would be viewed as right by those on the left. The only ones who aren't "leftists" are the hardline libertarians. The average person will never see it, but in your world Hitler and Gandhi are two peas in a pod. Augusto Pinochet and the Dalai Lama are equally authoritarian. They're all communists. Roll Eyes

Thank you. I think that chart is a reasonably accurate representation of my perspective. Thank for putting in the effort to make that.

I don't think it is accurate to say that I wouldn't praise some of the traits of those who are on the same side of either axis as myself, even though they are on the other side of the other axis from values. So while I might condone some of the social liberalism of Gandhi, I would disagree with the economic totalitarianism. Ditto while I admire some of Thatcher's views, I wouldn't agree with totalitarian restriction of social values. Having said that, I do admire some conservative social values, such as I think abortion and birth control are self-destructive on a statistical basis, but I am not going to join some religion which tries to control the freewill of people.

Note however, there is distinction between having these values and needing to interact in a society that for the most part doesn't share these values.

My values free me from needing to control what other people do on a societal level (might be different in my interpersonal relationships). Economic right means I accept the natural law will impact the outcome, so nothing I need to control. Ditto my interpretation of social liberalism is that we all reap what we sow. Abort your children, you'll likely end up in a life lacking meaning.

Just a simple question:
If tax is theft, how do you pay for police, justice, roads, firefighter and all those things?