Subject: Hey, mine, too!
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Posted on: 2014-08-18 00:04:00 UTC
Well, not next year, but in the event Sarah Palin becomes President, we're moving to England.
Subject: Hey, mine, too!
Author:
Posted on: 2014-08-18 00:04:00 UTC
Well, not next year, but in the event Sarah Palin becomes President, we're moving to England.
That was a good day.
Although, when are we all going to get together again for Quidditch practice? That defeat was just embarrassing.
Unfortunately, there don't seem to be any of you here on the western coast of the US. *pouts*
-Aila
I am currently located on the western (but not yet westernmost) coast of the US.
Nowhere near San Francisco, however, I presume?
-Aila
I somehow doubt this'll work out, since I don't think your folks would be mighty keen on you meeting up with someone older than you. :P
My dad especially is very suspicious of meeting people from the internet. Still, it's nice to know!
-Aila
I'm definitely looking forward to the full report. Technically I only have to wait one more year before I can go to a Gathering without parental permission *coughdenialcough*, but I'll be in college, so... who knows? I'll be doubling my savings to go, though- it sounded amazing!
That means... you, me, Cassie, July, Makari, Araeph... by the Valar, she's working through the list of Permission Givers! There must be some kind of nefarious plot behind this.
Ahem, sorry, I mean sweet, innocent nefarious plot...
hS
I mean.
*whistles innocently and dives off the balcony into the darkness*
The Baronial Council will not sit still for this. When they hear you've--
No, sorry, I got a bit distracted there.
hS
Did you think I would so readily return without assistance?
I mean.
(Why do I always get cast in the villainous roles? Why isn't it Dark Lord Huinesoron or the Most Evil Queen Neshomeh, huh?)
Come, join the Dark Side. We have tea.
-Laughs evilly from the Evil Corner of Dark EvilnessTM-
He was also there.
It does seem a mite suspicious, when you lay it all out like that. *narrows eyes* >.> <.>.>
~Neshomeh
I'm everything sweetness and innocence and light! I have a halo to prove it!
...Assuming it didn't get put in storage with the rest of my things before I moved... uh...
Nothing to see here, I swear!
Yes, I'm only 13 and therefore can't really travel that far from home. But a Gathering in WA would be awesome. Seriously. It's going to be a long, long time before I can meet with you guys, so maybe something a litle closer will happen soon.. *crosses fingers and prays to Starclan*
ANYHOO. Looks like you guys had a fantastic time over there! I'm waiting for the report with bated breath. Also, there's a lot of runing madly in circles going on while I wait. EEK
I'm heading there in October (Wellington and Auckland) on the offchance there's enough people for a NZ Gathering.
Hi! I'm in Auckland. And I'm probably the only one.
And you're also telling me to post more, if I understand properly.
Well then.
By the way, if you want to know my secret, it's being used to the instant replies of 4chan and chatrooms. I'm monitoring several threads and sub-threads at once to see if anyone replies to them.
...of the sudden decline of posts. A lot of American kids have to study for finals around then. Or are we still unsure?
But yes, that's probably the reason. I've been worried the last couple of months because it seemed like it wasn't up-swinging again - but it's finally started to do so. It'll be interesting to see what our 'January peak' levels look like in '15.
hS
Only me and sometimes DawnFire here. Does not look like Gathering material...
-Sadface-
Maybe next year, you'll be able to go, too? *offers tea*
-Sips-
My ability to travel is somewhat limited, but there is a very unlikely possibility that my family might move to Britain come next year.
Well, not next year, but in the event Sarah Palin becomes President, we're moving to England.
Though in my case it's less "we're going to get a shitty Prime Minister and run away" (because all of our politicians are drek) and more "waiting for my compulsory army service to end so my mom could continue her academic research".
Let's say that "New Politics" become old as soon as the New Politics people get elected. A good example is Yair Lapid, for whom I voted last elections - a mistake I sorely regret.
Also, re: UKIP:
1) That sounds like the BNP.
2) We have lots of that kind of crazies here. Problem is, ours are in the government - Jewish Home, I'm looking at you here - and those aren't even the worst of the bunch.
The parties here are different. Different in the way they'll drag Israel do rock bottom, that is. Whether it's the loony left, spineless so-called centre or batshit insane right, if it's an Israeli politician and you meet it in the street, run away, screaming.
Over here in the United States of America, it's a radical left and a radical right pulling the nation apart.
At this point I say that we all can come to one conclusion: Politicians are [EXPLETIVE REDACTED] idiots.
They call the economic right 'neo-liberal', too... according to the FAQ, they get asked about 'libertarian' a lot by Americans. They're using it as a technical term meaning 'lots of social freedom', not in the specific American sense.
Their full explanation-I-don't-understand is here.
hS
I got -5.25/-5.49. I wasn't really convinced of the testing methodology (mostly in regards to the scaling between authoritarianism and liberalism) until I reread your post regarding government control over economic vs. social issues. It does make a bit more sense in that light, although I'm still not 100 percent on it.
-5, 14.26. All righty then.
Considering what the PPC, as a whole, is like, it wouldn't surprise me if the majority of Boarders were around the same place on the chart (though I have to agree, the test seemed a bit biased. But then again, what isn't?).
...I'd have to say that it does imply that I'm more 'left'/'liberal' than I am- which is strongly moderate. (If they still really existed, I'd be a Rockefeller Republican.)
And I thought we had dreamers in the left here. This Stein person is comedy gold.
I'd have a bit of trouble with that one.
As for my political views, Lincoln Chafee's match pretty closely to mine.
-4.00, -3.74, which is a bit more socially libertarian than the Dalai Lama and about the same regarding economical left/right. It's so-so; my economical opinions can be considered moderate left while my place on the libertarian vs. authoritarian scale places me firmly within the 'don't force your views on others, idiot' range.
-6.50/-4.46
Yup, seems to fit with our results so far.
~Neshomeh
From what I remember, they lean quite a bit leftward as far as the test results go.
This is what I got for the record.
I am also pretty deep in the green. I land at -7.00/-5.28, which makes me slightly more Communist and a fair bit less Libertarian than you, hS.
-Phobos
Why not do another like hS suggested? That would be cool!
Give me a few days to get it all sorted out and we'll get started.
hS
-Remembers he's a soldier-
-Cringes-
-Salutes-
Sir! Me, Sir!
-Salutes again-
-Rubs his neck-
I think my military bearing is currently in a holiday in Micronesia. :P
*does a little happy dance before deciding that's not the best display of decorum and hastily straightens up*
Maybe next year, you'll be able to go, too?