by the way, note the political compass chart. Quite a disparity:
i wouldn't put too much emphasis on that chart if i were you. people's scores change quickly and wildly on a faulty Political Compass quiz that tends to ask the most odd questions that seem to have nothing to do whatsoever with politics.
in case you haven't noticed, my own scores have fluctuated quite a bit since i first took the political compass quiz back in February, when i scored as a solid liberal, than as a moderate liberal, and now as a populist liberal. my position on that chart (as represented by my assigned number '27' doesn't reflect the latest score i received. i am sure the same can be said for others on this forum. that chart therefore proves next to nothing since it is easily and often outdated almost as soon as it is updated.
They may fluctuate, but how often will you find a case where there isn't a huge difference between the average member of both? There are obviously key differences between the two parties, as proven by the
I'll echo Texasgurl's comment. Setting up a party containing me, Dean, her, josh22, supersoulty, and Ford doesn't make much sense since we don't even agree economically (and the Freedom party is much further right on econmics than us).
Peter is also right, if this were to go through, I'm off to the ILP, although these poll results don't worry me.
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