But in the political vein, I took a test at The Political Compass, which graphs you based on your answers on an X/Y axis where X=Œconomic Left/Right (and I'm -6.50) and Y=Social Libertarian/Authoritarian (and I'm -5.03)...that places me in good stead with Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Ghandi, and Dennis Kucinich, soI can deal with that...it seems most politicians, especially successful ones, are much more on the Authoritarian side, and generally to the œconomic right, even people like Kerry, Dean, and Blair, by comparison.
The site has a very nice explanation for why we call it 'left' and 'right' (it derives from post-French Revolution seating in their house of government), how the opposite of fascism is not communism but anarchism, and it shows that Hitler, Hussein, and other traditional 'bad guys' are not right-wing...in fact, Saddam Hussein is on the left authoritarian side, whereas George W Bush is on the right authoritarian. So it shows politics in a more complex dimension.
Okay, having had my political bit for the day, I'm going back to sleep for a bit to make up for all that insomnia this week. I got up briefly to take my dog out, eat and put out boxes for someone in the Lexington Freecyclers group and send her an e-mail saying as much. Must pull self away from computer now. On the plus side, I can now see the middle of my living room floor. And I have to admit, freecycling is a great thing for a (hopefully former) pathological clutterer. I can get more Zen and not feel like I'm wasteful at the same time. :)
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