"Along the Lines" is a conversational podcast started during the Covid-19 pandemic.  

Beginning the first episodes in lockdown, and unable to meet each guest in person, the conversations had to take place along the phone lines.
Each episode is along the lines of... whatever subject/s are interesting and relevant (to the guest/s) at the time of recording.

In this episode, Dan and Nick Twigger discuss, debate, and give their views on the propositions from "The Political Compass" Test (found at https://www.politicalcompass.org/).  

They cover the following propositions:

1) If economic globalisation is inevitable, it should primarily serve humanity rather than the interests of trans-national corporations.
2) I’d always support my country, whether it was right or wrong.
3) No one chooses his or her country of birth, so it’s foolish to be proud of it.
4) Our race has many superior qualities, compared with other races.
5) The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
6) Military action that defies international law is sometimes justified.
7) There is now a worrying fusion of information and entertainment.
8) People are ultimately divided more by class than by nationality.  
9) Controlling inflation is more important than controlling unemployment.
10) Because corporations cannot be trusted to voluntarily protect the environment, they require regulation.
11) “from each according to his ability, to each according to his need” is a fundamentally good idea.

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Music: "Tombstone" by George Styles and Fluid Root (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RO4HfxP3sE)

Find this episode (and other episodes) on the Youtube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi_8Oyy49fzZ2V4r5XgfaLg/featured).

Show Notes (by Krishna Soma):

• Authoritarianism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authoritarianism
• Libertarianism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarianism
• Economic globalization: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_globalization
• Nationalism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationalism
• Pride: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride
• Francis Ngannou: https://twitter.com/francis_ngannou
• "The enemy of my enemy...": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_enemy_of_my_enemy_is_my_friend
• International law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_law
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli–Palestinian_conflict
• Human rights in North Korea: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_North_Korea
• The Sun (newspaper): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sun_(United_Kingdom)
• Daily Mail (newspaper): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daily_Mail
• Fox News: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_News
• Criticism of the BBC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_the_BBC
• BBC "stress test" article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15551669
• Social class: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_class
• Inflation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflation
• "From each according to his ability...": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_each_according_to_his_ability,_to_each_according_to_his_needs
• Jeff Bezos: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos
• Needs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need
• Human rights: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights
• Animal Farm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Farm
• Welfare state: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welfare_state
• Special Effect charity: https://www.specialeffect.org.uk/