George H. W. Bush voting for Clinton

[Mountain Man]

Yes, they are. Whereas Liberal vs Conservative are measures of social policy. They do often correlate, but not always (e.g. communists and libertarians).

Hillary's not a socialist. I'm a socialist. Hillary and I disagree on nearly everything.

Trump's moved a bit to the left in the general and Hillary's moved a bit to the right, so they've now crossed over (in the primaries, political compass had Hillary to the left of Trump, I think rightly so).

There's probably not a phrase in the English language that describes me less accurately than that one.

Yes, social policy too, that is why political compass uses 2 dimensions rather than merely one dimension for their charts. Do you not understand that?

I think "low-information moron" is a perfectly accurate description of you. "Dunning-Kruger Effect" is another phrase that comes to mind. Let's just put it this way: Anybody who thinks Hillary Clinton is a right-winger is a low-information moron by definition.

You say you disagree with Hillary on nearly everything? Really? Gee, I had no idea you were opposed to "free" healthcare and "spreading the wealth around" through higher taxes and increased spending on entitlement programs.

As far as the whole "authoritarian" vs "libertarian" scale on Political Compass, I really don't know what to make of that, either, since they're rather coy about their exact methodology and criteria for determining who falls where on their little chart (their FAQ explicitly states that they consider this information proprietary and will not release it to the public), but considering their screwy sense of perspective on economic policy (Hillary is right-wing ), I think any reasonable person would be right to dismiss their conclusions.

[37818]

That chart is somewhat meaningless. Left and right is not defined in any meaningful way.

More goverment means less liberty. If we depict the far left as total goverment control then the far right would be anarchy.

We need goverment, laws to protect what is right. But goverment needs to be limited so we can have liberty - not anarchy.

[shunyadragon]

That chart is somewhat meaningless. Left and right is not defined in any meaningful way.

More goverment means less liberty. If we depict the far left as total government control then the far right would be anarchy.

We need government, laws to protect what is right. But government needs to be limited so we can have liberty - not anarchy.

In history the further right and left you go the more similar the politics and they both promote extreme control oligarchies or simply totalitarian governments.

[Roy]

There's probably not a phrase in the English language that describes me less accurately than that one.

How about "ultramicroscopic giraffid exoskeleton"?

[Sparko]

so since the democrats like shuny and JimL hate Bush so much and think he is an idiot and a loser, then if he is indeed voting for Hillary, shouldn't they be running away from Hillary as fast as they can?

[rogue06]

I would guess that the latter (i.e. no 2) is the prime reason. BTW: You left out adulterous, hypocritical womaniser.



Totally!

So an anonymous source is good enough for you here but three named sources aren't good enough for you when it concerns Sydney Blumenthal's shopping the rumor that Obama was born in Kenya around.

[rogue06]

I think "low-information moron" is a perfectly accurate description of you. "Dunning-Kruger Effect" is another phrase that comes to mind. Let's just put it this way: Anybody who thinks Hillary Clinton is a right-winger is a low-information moron by definition.

Keep in mind that Starlight thinks the Washington Post is a right-wing newspaper.

[Sparko]

Now they are saying that TRUMP is voting for Hillary!

[shunyadragon]

Now they are saying that TRUMP is voting for Hillary!

That would be a positive sign of the times.

[Mountain Man]

Keep in mind that Starlight thinks the Washington Post is a right-wing newspaper.

And he thinks Obama is a right-leaning moderate and fiscal conservative.

[Sparko]

That would be a positive sign of the times.

indeed. did you check out the link? Trump confirmed it!

[Mountain Man]

indeed. did you check out the link? Trump confirmed it!

That's below the belt, Sparko. You know Shuny never checks the source.

[Sparko]

That's below the belt, Sparko. You know Shuny never checks the source.

I could tell by his response that he didn't check the link.

[seanD]

There's also the personal factor that Trump was really mean to his son Jeb and beat the pants off him in the Republican primaries.

That might explain the reason for Bush, but what explains the neocons like Kagan and Wolfowitz? Though this might be a slam against Bush fanboys, this is actually a positive in favor of Trump.

[robrecht]

That might explain the reason for Bush, but what explains the neocons like Kagan and Wolfowitz? Though this might be a slam against Bush fanboys, this is actually a positive in favor of Trump.

I was not offering this as an exclusive alternative. I think both of the other two options also contain explanatory relevance.