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Who's hyped for the golden bull market of 2020/2021?
A what what?
Skirmant, you're alive?! Nice to see you here old man!
I still have 0.4 bitcoin - it is now worth 20% more than when I bought it 3 years ago. Not a huge gain, but not bad. Hopefully Z Cash won't cause my precious bitcoin to die
Yes there are differences between socialism and social democracy, but using a 'textbook' definition of socialism is perhaps a bit naive, don't you think? It's a word that has different histories and different interpretations in different parts of the world, just like communism.
Lol I just noticed the 'show X more questions' - my results were based on like 1-3 questions per category. Even looking at the extended list, though, I would say that the quiz doesn't really probe the economy in much depth. It is limited to discussions that candidates have had and have answers to, and does not include questions that they have not addressed. Of course there are many reasons that certain discussions about the economy haven't happened amongst the various candidates, and high among them is (with the exception of Bernie Sanders) a reluctance of mainstream politicians of all alignments to hint at endorsements for genuinely left wing economic policy. So my alignment with Hillary and Obama is indicative more of an opposition to positions farther right than theirs, in the absence of any space in which to position myself further left.
Edit: I've just done the UK 2015 election test, and scored highest with Labour, Greens, SNP and Lib Dems. Labour and The first three are broadly speaking socialist, while Lib Dems are centre-left.
Well Cameron is very right wing, so that makes sense, and Obama isn't exactly left wing. In the states the choice is pretty much between hardcore right wingers (republicans) and centrists with frequent right wing flirtations and occasional left wing jaunts (liberals). Remember that this scale is talking left or right economically, and Obama is most certainly right wing economically.
Ohai Skirmant
So, as I already presumed would be the case, I'm a lefty cunt. I wouldn't personally place myself so far towards libertarian though, as I think that strong government has an important role to play in creating and maintaining a healthy society.