I felt the questions were composed by liberals/lefties. That was
what made them a little hard to answer sometimes--the feeling
that right/libertarian attitudes were caricatured ever-so-slightly.
Though, as I pointed out, they had to paint with broad
brushstrokes to some degree to accomplish their goal. (But
really! The question of ever ever spanking a kid?--like I've had a
chance to really RESEARCH that, and get objective data? It's like
they just WANTED prejudice, rather than actual thought-out
opinions.)
--Q.M.
--- In OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com, "Joya Beebe"
<joyab_at_f...> wrote:
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joya Beebe
> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 2:22 PM
> To: 'OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com'
> Cc: Beebe, Bob (biophin_at_a...); Beebe, Ray (RayBeebe_at_a...);
> Summers-Wright, Annie (sucountry_at_h...)
> Subject: RE: the political test
>
>
> Hmmn, and I thought I was answering some of those
questions kinda
> centrist ... There were also a few that I answered more left, but I
> assumed they cancelled each other out ...
>
> Economic Left/Right: -6.88
> Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.21
>
> (For those who weren't on the original cc list, I include the
results of
> some friends who've taken the test.)
>
> (And Reweaving thought I wasn't liberal enough ... Of course, I
thought
> they were downright authoritarian in their liberalism, but I
guess that
> is part of the idea that would classify each of these as a circle
rather
> than a line (i.e., how dare you not agree with the majority on
my right
> to do X). Hey, Lenny, what did you score?)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 7:11 AM
> To: OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [OliveStarlightOrchestra] Digest Number 250
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 18:02:34 -0000
> From: "Hiram Gonash" <okfreddy_at_h...>
> Subject: One more quiz - Politics!
>
> http://www.politicalcompass.org/
>
> Click on "Take the test". I got this off a link from Mike's Blog site
> so blame him.
>
> If this link has been done before then ignore it. The Chatsworth
heat
> has melted the remnants of this old brain.
>
> Anyway, looks like me and the Dolly Llama have some talking
to do.
>
> Your political compass
> Economic Left/Right: -2.75
> Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.77
>
> The sites recommended books for my quadrant include some
old favorites
> (Orwell, Paine, and Michael Moore) but they leave out Max
Stirner -
> pity.
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 11:15:31 -0700
> From: "Mikal" <mikalm_at_i...>
> Subject: Re: One more quiz - Politics!
>
> >
> > Click on "Take the test". I got this off a link from Mike's Blog
site
> > so blame him.
>
> You are wrong, O Underfed One. I never saw this test until you
linked
> to it.
>
> Here's MY profile:
>
> Your political compass
> Economic Left/Right: -0.88
> Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.49
>
> Pretty much as I expected, really...just one square in the
> Libertarian-Left direction away from dead center. The closest
public
> figure to me is Jean Chretien of Canada.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 00:20:31 -0000
> From: "tschibasch" <tschibasch_at_y...>
> Subject: Re: One more quiz - Politics!
>
> Hm.
>
> I got:
>
> Economic: -6.12
> Lib/Auth: -4.82
>
> Supposedly, this puts me somewhere near the coordinates of
Gandhi and
> Mandela. Not too shabby, I suppose.
>
> I appreciated that Saddam Hussein was on the compass, but
regret I did
> not get very near his coordinates.
>
>
>
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> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 04:18:06 -0000
> From: "Georgie Hinklemyer" <samoolives_at_y...>
> Subject: Re: One more quiz - Politics!
>
> Hm...I gotta stop listening to Ozzy so much. My numbers were
>
> Economic Left/Right: -2.71
> Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.52
>
> --D.
>
> >
> --- In OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com, "Hiram
Gonash"
> <okfreddy_at_h...> wrote:
> > http://www.politicalcompass.org/
> >
> > Click on "Take the test". I got this off a link from Mike's Blog
> site
> > so blame him.
> >
> > If this link has been done before then ignore it. The
Chatsworth
> heat
> > has melted the remnants of this old brain.
> >
> > Anyway, looks like me and the Dolly Llama have some
talking to do.
> >
> > Your political compass
> > Economic Left/Right: -2.75
> > Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.77
> >
> > The sites recommended books for my quadrant include
some old
> favorites
> > (Orwell, Paine, and Michael Moore) but they leave out Max
Stirner -
> > pity.
>
>
>
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> Message: 8
> Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 04:28:35 -0000
> From: "dne44" <dne_at_d...>
> Subject: Re: One more quiz - Politics!
>
> Boy, my bleeding heart/social freedom tendencies came out
strong:
> Economic Left/Right: -6.00
> Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.82
>
> More taxes for the rich! more government spending! Keep the
> government out of my personal life!
>
> - David
Received on 2003-07-23 14:45:24