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Re: Political Spectrum
« Reply #15 on: November 19, 2009, 12:10:01 PM »
I'm Libertarian Left. I'm smack dab beside the Dalai Lama and hanging out with Ghandi. Not surprising at all.

I doubt the Dali Lama, is in practice, libertarian left. He ran a very oppresive theocracy over there in Tibet. As bad as the Commie Chinese are, the Tibetens will probably be better off under their rule.

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Re: Political Spectrum
« Reply #16 on: November 19, 2009, 12:11:09 PM »
Political Obligation I reckon you would find to be the most interesting part.

Can be largely explained by game theory right??
Nah, that is the more IR type stuff, like Richardson's arms race and MAD.

Then aside from coercion, what are the driving factors of political obligation??

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Re: Political Spectrum
« Reply #17 on: November 19, 2009, 12:25:06 PM »
I'm Libertarian Left. I'm smack dab beside the Dalai Lama and hanging out with Ghandi. Not surprising at all.

I was in the Libertarian Left region too, but I think I was a little closer to the middle of the left/right line than you:

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Re: Political Spectrum
« Reply #18 on: November 19, 2009, 04:07:52 PM »
I'm Libertarian Left. I'm smack dab beside the Dalai Lama and hanging out with Ghandi. Not surprising at all.

I doubt the Dali Lama, is in practice, libertarian left. He ran a very oppresive theocracy over there in Tibet. As bad as the Commie Chinese are, the Tibetens will probably be better off under their rule.

I have a copy of the book that Ghandi wrote (his autobiography) and it was fascinating.  It was a huge book (took awhile to digest as his style of writing takes longer to process which is odd for me since I'm a quick reader) and I only got through the first half of it. I need to pick it up again and finish it off. Might do that over the winter. It's one of those intense books that give you so much to think about you have to keep putting it down to think things over before you continue.

Okay, I'm done my Ghandi tangent. Carry on. :P

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Re: Political Spectrum
« Reply #19 on: November 19, 2009, 04:36:00 PM »
Political Obligation I reckon you would find to be the most interesting part.

Can be largely explained by game theory right??
Nah, that is the more IR type stuff, like Richardson's arms race and MAD.

Then aside from coercion, what are the driving factors of political obligation??
None really - it is a delusion manufactured by collective application of social expectations.

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Re: Political Spectrum
« Reply #20 on: November 19, 2009, 04:50:46 PM »
Oh yes, because I'm the single most important person ever. I'm smart, beautiful and superior to everyone. :eyelash:

Thank you for gracing us with your presence.  ::)

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I was being sarcastic. :asthing:

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Re: Political Spectrum
« Reply #21 on: November 19, 2009, 05:06:24 PM »
Oh yes, because I'm the single most important person ever. I'm smart, beautiful and superior to everyone. :eyelash:

Thank you for gracing us with your presence.  ::)

:respect:

I was being sarcastic. :asthing:

I know. I was just playing along.  8)

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Re: Political Spectrum
« Reply #22 on: November 19, 2009, 05:06:48 PM »
Oh. :autism:

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Re: Political Spectrum
« Reply #23 on: November 19, 2009, 05:07:04 PM »
Political Obligation I reckon you would find to be the most interesting part.

Can be largely explained by game theory right??
Nah, that is the more IR type stuff, like Richardson's arms race and MAD.

Then aside from coercion, what are the driving factors of political obligation??
None really - it is a delusion manufactured by collective application of social expectations.

That's a bit vague. Can you elaborate??