tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11141878.post1072124904530145680..comments2024-01-17T16:43:33.709-08:00Comments on Ayn R Key: Another political spectrumAyn R. Keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14542012608585134864noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11141878.post-1010684992455796752008-07-15T09:46:00.000-07:002008-07-15T09:46:00.000-07:00planetaryjim,Actually I've done that, but I was sa...planetaryjim,<BR/><BR/>Actually I've done that, but I was saving it for my next blog entry on the subject of political spectrums. Yes, it combines Nolan and Pournelle.Ayn R. Keyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14542012608585134864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11141878.post-56225401653149469442008-07-15T02:18:00.000-07:002008-07-15T02:18:00.000-07:00Wouldn't it be fun to create a three-dimensional c...Wouldn't it be fun to create a three-dimensional chart? We could use the personal liberty, economic liberty, and rationalism axes. Now we are charting in three dimensions and so we need to use a bit of effort to place dots. But, there are accepted conventions for 3-D charts.<BR/><BR/>Obviously, politics is a multi-dimensional space, so any 2 or 3 dimensional chart is merely a projection of more complex space onto a chart of smaller dimensions. One could have an axis along any question of political interest.<BR/><BR/>But, a combo chart pulling Nolan and Pournelle together would be fascinating. Wish I had more time to draft a sample.PlanetaryJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17923609779857194493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11141878.post-12489607975149432892008-07-14T23:26:00.000-07:002008-07-14T23:26:00.000-07:00It would seem that the best way to use questions (...It would seem that the best way to use questions (similar to "World's Smallest Political Quiz") would be to gage reaction to various situations as being based either on logic, ideology, or some mix. Test it on such distinct political philosophies as the Greens and non-capitalist anarchists. They might need to be in the form of multiple-choice questions rather than yes-no questions, such as "G.W.Bush is evil because..."<BR/>a. He does evil things<BR/>b. He is the son of G.H.W.Bush<BR/>c. He is G.W.Bush<BR/>d. He claims to be religious<BR/> with "a" being the logical or rational, "b" and "d" being more ideological, and "c" being the irrational response. Of course, the challenge is getting honest answers.Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17228734323752457974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11141878.post-23240283627093024602008-07-14T13:32:00.000-07:002008-07-14T13:32:00.000-07:00Both charts have their advantages and their disadv...Both charts have their advantages and their disadvantages. That's part of the problem with Jarry's chart, the inability to easily measure the rationality axis. I've been trying to come up with questions for a while, but so far haven't been able to.Ayn R. Keyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14542012608585134864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11141878.post-10662470107545031842008-07-14T10:40:00.000-07:002008-07-14T10:40:00.000-07:00Thanks for posting this short commentary. Many pe...Thanks for posting this short commentary. Many people (myself included) have pointed out the great similarities between Jerry's and David's charts, and I used Jerry's for years before I was introduced to David's through the Advocates. It is STILL an important chart because it does differentiate between Anarcho-Capitalists and the black-flag folks. I am glad your comments are getting picked up more quickly than mine were, over the years. The big problem with the Nolan chart over the years has been the cherry-picking of issues to quantify positions; with the Pournelle chart that is a bit harder to do, and people are less likely to mis-classify themselves. Of ocurse, it is MUCH harder to select questions that can be used to quantify Jerry's axes...Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17228734323752457974noreply@blogger.com