Quote from: hawkeye on October 20, 2013, 01:41:12 AM

Quote from: Carlton Banks on October 19, 2013, 04:06:19 PM

Quote from: hawkeye on October 19, 2013, 01:36:22 AM

I also noted, when you look at the US election 2012 graph and analysis they call Ron Paul's economic views "extreme". I guess in a system where counterfeiting is considered normal they are extreme.

Yep. Extremely dishonest? Why, that'll be dead in the center! Honest and prudent by every long term historical standard? Bit of an out-lier, let's put you falling off the edge of the scale.

I'm quite happy to be in the purple quadrant. It's the only one where no other politicians are and if that picture graph is true, where sensible thinkers like Mises, Friedman and Hayek reside. If they want to put the right label on me, then that's up to them but it doesn't mean I have much, if anything, in common with right-wing ideologues.

I wouldn't want to be associated with the people in the green quadrant. While they have some good ideas they also have a lot of bad ideas. And, according to the graph, I'm more liberal and willing to accept more social freedoms than they are (I'm lower on the y axis).

you don't think Mises, Friedman and Hayek were right wingers? i disagree.