Why do American SubSimmers more often than not..

[Torvald Von Mansee]

..seem to be right of center, even far right of center, politically?

Is it just the nature of the beast, i.e., who might have an interest in military history and simulations?

[Méo]

Just for asking, i bet some are gonna call you a communist!

Seriously though, i've been wondering the same.

[antikristuseke]

I'd venture to guess it is a coincidence more than anything else.

[Aramike]

Originally Posted by Torvald Von Mansee

..seem to be right of center, even far right of center, politically?

Is it just the nature of the beast, i.e., who might have an interest in military history and simulations?

I don't see that. I think its about an equal distribution ideologically.

Besides, think about it: people rarely take note of ideas they agree with, having made that their political landscape. On the other hand, when that landscape of green brush suddenly finds itself amongst blue bushes, those bushes tend to stand out and dominate the landscape, regardless of how prevailant they are.

And finally, do understand that even much of the American political left is far more to the right of your average European.

[Shearwater]

Originally Posted by Aramike

I don't see that. I think its about an equal distribution ideologically.

Besides, think about it: people rarely take note of ideas they agree with, having made that their political landscape. On the other hand, when that landscape of green brush suddenly finds itself amongst blue bushes, those bushes tend to stand out and dominate the landscape, regardless of how prevailant they are.

And finally, do understand that even much of the American political left is far more to the right of your average European.

I think that sums it up.
I'd like to add: Maybe it has to do with the fact that a lot of political threads here are criticising government policy, and the current POTUS just happens to be from the political left (at least by American standards, as far as I can tell from my European perspective). To parahrase Aramike in a way: you're much more likely to start a thread about something you don't like than vice versa.
I haven't been on this site during the Bush years, but I can imagine that the rants were just about as frequent.

[gdogghenrikson]

well I took a test and got this
http://www.politicalcompass.org/face...5.12&soc=-3.90

[gdogghenrikson]

oops the test is found here

http://www.politicalcompass.org/test

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by gdogghenrikson

well I took a test and got this

We've had that test here many times, the most recent being only a month or so ago. I'm pretty near perfect.

[Shearwater]

Maybe you should ask Neal to change your name to "Center Steve" then

Originally Posted by Torvald Von Mansee

..seem to be right of center, even far right of center, politically?

Is it just the nature of the beast, i.e., who might have an interest in military history and simulations?

Well war kind of polarizes opinions. Men tend to think of politics through war. In the US war is a kind of nice and externalised thing, US has never really had warfare on it's soil, or at least not in the modern time if counting civil war and the wars with the native Americans, so their attitude toward war is kind of lighthearted.

[PeriscopeDepth]

On any military sim forum right of center is going to be the norm. All the hippies are out doing whatever it is hippies do.

PD

[onelifecrisis]

Originally Posted by PeriscopeDepth

On any military sim forum right of center is going to be the norm. All the hippies are out doing whatever it is hippies do.

PD

Labelling all left-wingers "hippies" (something I see often here) is like labelling all right-wingers "fascists". I think in most cases neither is true. Good point about military sims though.

Also +1 to what Aramike said about the US left-wing being a lot more right-wing than most of Europe.

[PeriscopeDepth]

Originally Posted by onelifecrisis

Labelling all left-wingers "hippies" (something I see often here) is like labelling all right-wingers "fascists". I think in most cases neither is true. Good point about military sims though.

Also +1 to what Aramike said about the US left-wing being a lot more right-wing than most of Europe.

I was being facetious. Probably considered a hippy myself by many of my fellow citizens' standards.

And like you said, I would probably considered a fascist by many of the Europeans here.

The world is a funny place.

PD

[Torvald Von Mansee]

Originally Posted by PeriscopeDepth

On any military sim forum right of center is going to be the norm. All the hippies are out doing whatever it is hippies do.

PD

Probably over at JamBase, posting in their forums (except they're not posting, as they're all high!!!! )

[gutted]

Originally Posted by PeriscopeDepth

On any military sim forum right of center is going to be the norm. All the hippies are out doing whatever it is hippies do.

PD

yup, go to world war 2 online's off topic and you'll find the same thing.

i think the reason is that most left wing liberals really aren't into history or wargames.

it's just an ideological difference i guess.