Random Political Comic thread

Quote from: Mykael on February 06, 2010, 12:12:48 PM

I know, I know, I shouldn't be posting religious comics...

So more jobs are being lost at the end of the obama administration than at the end of the bush administration.

Someone needs to learn to label a graph.

I was going to say that.

Quote from: Raist on February 06, 2010, 01:19:37 PM

Quote from: Mykael on February 06, 2010, 12:12:48 PM

I know, I know, I shouldn't be posting religious comics...

So more jobs are being lost at the end of the obama administration than at the end of the bush administration.

Someone needs to learn to label a graph.

I was going to say that.

Me too.

That graph is confusing me.  Could someone please explain what it's saying and why it's wrong?

That graph is confusing me.  Could someone please explain what it's saying and why it's wrong?

your retarted

No, really.  The Y axis is labeled "Jobs lost", and the numbers shown are mostly in the negative.    Losing negative numbers of jobs would mean that jobs were gained (mathematically speaking, I know that doesn't make sense).  Obviously, we lost a lot of jobs in the recession, so I'm assuming that it's just some clunky double negative use.  Is that what the problem is here?  Technically, the Y axis should be labeled "Jobs"?

No, the number should be reversed.

No, really.  The Y axis is labeled "Jobs lost", and the numbers shown are mostly in the negative.    Losing negative numbers of jobs would mean that jobs were gained (mathematically speaking, I know that doesn't make sense).  Obviously, we lost a lot of jobs in the recession, so I'm assuming that it's just some clunky double negative use.  Is that what the problem is here?  Technically, the Y axis should be labeled "Jobs"?

Yes, that's exactly it. There existed a negative quantity of jobs in America at the end of the Bush administration.

Liberalism =! non-patriotism

I laugh at your skewed American spectrum, Obama is at least as right wing as parties like the Tories in the UK

Also, stop posting religious comics in the political comics section.

Quote from: Starring_Emma on February 07, 2010, 12:38:15 PM

Liberalism =! non-patriotism

I laugh at your skewed American spectrum, Obama is at least as right wing as parties like the Tories in the UK

Also, stop posting religious comics in the political comics section.

BAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA O_O BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

S-stop it, i can't laugh any harder XD

Quote from: Chris Spaghetti on February 07, 2010, 12:44:27 PM

Quote from: Starring_Emma on February 07, 2010, 12:38:15 PM

Liberalism =! non-patriotism

I laugh at your skewed American spectrum, Obama is at least as right wing as parties like the Tories in the UK

Also, stop posting religious comics in the political comics section.

BAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA O_O BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

S-stop it, i can't laugh any harder XD

Seriously, he is.

if that's right-wing what's left when you you brits?

if that's right-wing what's left when you you brits?

Sense - - - you're making none!

if that's right-wing what's left when you you brits?

Er left wing is, duh

Do you guys think there's any left wing main-stream politicians in the US at all? I've never heard of any.

CR90, if you don't understand what Chris meant by "Tories", then you should look it up before assuming that he said something stupid.

CR90, if you don't understand what Chris meant by "Tories", then you should look it up before assuming that he said something stupid.

Who are you talking to? I don't see a CR90.

if that's right-wing what's left when you you brits?

New Democratic Party of Canada
Actual socialists ^^

Also, Chris is correct. Obama is a centrist even by American standards, and the average Democrat is lined up more or less with Canada's Conservative Party.

Here's an illustration from PoliticalCompass.org, which uses more of a European-Canadian political spectrum:



USA Presidential Election 2008:


Canadian Federal Election 2008:

Quote from: FearTehGators on February 07, 2010, 03:26:30 PM

if that's right-wing what's left when you you brits?

New Democratic Party of Canada
Actual socialists ^^

Also, Chris is correct. Obama is a centrist even by American standards, and the average Democrat is lined up more or less with Canada's Conservative Party.

Here's an illustration from PoliticalCompass.org, which uses more of a European-Canadian political spectrum:



USA Presidential Election 2008:


Canadian Federal Election 2008:

This is laughable that you call Obama a "centrist by even America's standards".

Quote from: Mykael on February 07, 2010, 07:42:14 PM

Quote from: FearTehGators on February 07, 2010, 03:26:30 PM

if that's right-wing what's left when you you brits?

New Democratic Party of Canada
Actual socialists ^^

Also, Chris is correct. Obama is a centrist even by American standards, and the average Democrat is lined up more or less with Canada's Conservative Party.

Here's an illustration from PoliticalCompass.org, which uses more of a European-Canadian political spectrum:



USA Presidential Election 2008:

Canadian Federal Election 2008:

This is laughable that you call Obama a "centrist by even America's standards".

http://www.newser.com/story/75917/obamas-suddenly-a-centrist.html

Perhaps I am mistaken, though. I have more experience with Canadian politics than with American.
Irregardless, what do you think of those links/graphs I provided? Obama is certainly centrist/right-ish by European/Canadian standard.

I don't think he understands those graphs.  They've got big words like "Authoritarian" and "Libertarian" in them.

Plus, Obama isn't Canadian nor European, so the graph doesn't apply to him.

Quote from: FearTehGators on February 07, 2010, 07:52:11 PM

Quote from: Mykael on February 07, 2010, 07:42:14 PM

Quote from: FearTehGators on February 07, 2010, 03:26:30 PM

if that's right-wing what's left when you you brits?

New Democratic Party of Canada
Actual socialists ^^

Also, Chris is correct. Obama is a centrist even by American standards, and the average Democrat is lined up more or less with Canada's Conservative Party.

Here's an illustration from PoliticalCompass.org, which uses more of a European-Canadian political spectrum:



USA Presidential Election 2008:

Canadian Federal Election 2008:

This is laughable that you call Obama a "centrist by even America's standards".

http://www.newser.com/story/75917/obamas-suddenly-a-centrist.html

Perhaps I am mistaken, though. I have more experience with Canadian politics than with American.
Irregardless, what do you think of those links/graphs I provided? Obama is certainly centrist/right-ish by European/Canadian standard.

Like I care what Obama is by foreign standards.

Like I care what Obama is by foreign standards.

What did you mean by this, then?

if that's right-wing what's left when you you brits?

Quote from: FearTehGators on February 07, 2010, 11:11:53 PM

Like I care what Obama is by foreign standards.

What did you mean by this, then?

Quote from: FearTehGators on February 07, 2010, 03:26:30 PM

if that's right-wing what's left when you you brits?

It's a little thing called "changing your mind"

This is when CR90 has to be trollin'. It might interest you to know that our left-wing parties are the tip of the iceberg. If you go to many mainland European countries, you'll find that there are members of parliament from the Communist Party! That's right, I said the 'C' word 

Quote from: Chris Spaghetti on February 07, 2010, 12:44:27 PM

Quote from: Starring_Emma on February 07, 2010, 12:38:15 PM

Liberalism =! non-patriotism

I laugh at your skewed American spectrum, Obama is at least as right wing as parties like the Tories in the UK

Also, stop posting religious comics in the political comics section.

BAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA O_O BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

S-stop it, i can't laugh any harder XD

Sigh, the conservative party is a centre-right party in the UK, famous for privatising the rail networks and supportive of private schools with policies very similar to Obama's. In fact, Obama has openly criticised David Cameron (leader of the Conservatives) as a political 'lightweight'

To the left of the Tories (Conservatives) are parties like the Liberal Democrats, the Green party and the socialist party. Take your political spectrum then imagine Obama as slap-bang in the middle and you have an idea about the difference in American/British politics

But enough about religion, MOAR COMICS!

The reality is that America is a country that is still emerging from McCarthy-era politics, so that to be a centralist by international standards is the equivalent of flying the red flag.

Less religion in the political comics thread, please.

Monkey in tree make me laugh