Comments on: Political Perspectives http://mcseavey.org/blog/http:/mcseavey.org/blog/politics/political-perspectives/ Where Friendly Porcupines Abound in the Great State of Maine Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:38:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Mardé http://mcseavey.org/blog/http:/mcseavey.org/blog/politics/political-perspectives/#comment-5347 Mardé Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:05:33 +0000 http://mcseavey.org/blog/index.php/political-perspectives/359/#comment-5347 That's very interesting about Irish politics. I didn't realize the Irish parties would be thought of as far Right. I'm down in that green zone too, as I said above I think. I hadn't realized New Labour was trying to outdo Thatcher. I assumed Gordon Brown might be better than Tony Blair, at least as far as the Iraq war is concerned. Getting back to America, it's hard for me to think that all those people with the exception of Kucinich and Gravel are in that authoritarian blue zone. It's probably because I'm unable to think outside the culture. But I'm working on that. That’s very interesting about Irish politics. I didn’t realize the Irish parties would be thought of as far Right. I’m down in that green zone too, as I said above I think. I hadn’t realized New Labour was trying to outdo Thatcher. I assumed Gordon Brown might be better than Tony Blair, at least as far as the Iraq war is concerned. Getting back to America, it’s hard for me to think that all those people with the exception of Kucinich and Gravel are in that authoritarian blue zone. It’s probably because I’m unable to think outside the culture. But I’m working on that.

]]> By: Aileni Noyle http://mcseavey.org/blog/http:/mcseavey.org/blog/politics/political-perspectives/#comment-5346 Aileni Noyle Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:23:50 +0000 http://mcseavey.org/blog/index.php/political-perspectives/359/#comment-5346 I find this chart quite revealing of US politics in a way that would not have occurred to me. I have grown up in the left/right atmosphere of the UK which actually has little meaning in Ireland. I would be down in the green zone where Old Labour used to be - today New Labour is trying to outdo the worst of Thatcher. The Conservatives bemuse me and the Liberals I always voted for seem lost as usual. In Ireland I vote for people I know personally - that's the way it is. Apparently the two main parties here are considered in the European Parliament to be far Right. I think you have to grow up with Irish politics to understand it. I find this chart quite revealing of US politics in a way that would not have occurred to me. I have grown up in the left/right atmosphere of the UK which actually has little meaning in Ireland. I would be down in the green zone where Old Labour used to be - today New Labour is trying to outdo the worst of Thatcher. The Conservatives bemuse me and the Liberals I always voted for seem lost as usual.
In Ireland I vote for people I know personally - that’s the way it is.
Apparently the two main parties here are considered in the European Parliament to be far Right.

I think you have to grow up with Irish politics to understand it.

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