Your Unscientific Degree of Left

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57. As a student and friend

of linguistic variation, I don't have problem with that, on the contrary.

The problem is the social reality that language reflects, e.g. that in US 'socialism' is still a word that is demonized in public speech and not kosher to identify with by many socialists and social democrats who call themselves 'liberals' and 'progressives'. According to the 2-dimensional political compass mentioned also in this thread and the OP poll great majority of DUers are lefty-left socialists. Practically all in the South-West corner of the political compass. According to which Obama is in the opposite North-East corner, only inch away Romney even bit further to N-E. Trustworthiness of political compass can be questioned and small differences cab be significant, but it strikes me odd that DUers and Obama are in opposite corners of the compass. And it reminds me that Chomsky has said (based on studies) on social issues most Americans are far to the left of both parties.