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Reciprocity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 01:03 PM
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World's Smallest Political Quiz
Big shock, I'm a liberal.

LIBERALS usually embrace freedom of choice in personal
matters, but tend to support significant government control of the
economy. They generally support a government-funded "safety net"
to help the disadvantaged, and advocate strict regulation
of business. Liberals tend to favor environmental regulations,
defend civil liberties and free expression, support government action
to promote equality, and tolerate diverse lifestyles

Your PERSONAL issues Score is 60%.
Your ECONOMIC issues Score is 20%

http://www.self-gov.org/quiz.html
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noahmijo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 01:06 PM
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1. The "Decrease Govt spending by 50% and lower taxes" one gets me
Do they mean decrease govt spending on unecessary defense like holding enough nukes to blow the world up 10,000 times or govt spending on education social reform ect?
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expatriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 01:12 PM
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12. No, these are libertarian-generated questions.... they mean EVERYTHING
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expatriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 01:17 PM
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15. self-move delete
Edited on Mon Aug-15-05 01:17 PM by expatriot

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SarahB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 01:06 PM
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2. Liberal
I'm shocked! :wow:

Your PERSONAL issues Score is 100%.
Your ECONOMIC issues Score is 30%.
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melissinha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 01:07 PM
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3. surprise, surprise!
Your PERSONAL issues Score is 90%.
Your ECONOMIC issues Score is 40%.
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 01:07 PM
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4. Mine
LIBERALS usually embrace freedom of choice in personal

matters, but tend to support significant government control of the economy. They generally support a government-funded "safety net" to help the disadvantaged, and advocate strict regulation of business. Liberals tend to favor environmental regulations, defend civil liberties and free expression, support government action to promote equality, and tolerate diverse lifestyles.

Your PERSONAL issues Score is 90%.
Your ECONOMIC issues Score is 30%.
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LiberalVoice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 01:08 PM
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5. This is where I score...
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Lady Freedom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 01:11 PM
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11. here is my Chart!
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LiberalVoice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 01:17 PM
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16. Damn...
You're straight leftist! :P That has a nice ring to it.

Zak
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Lady Freedom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 01:09 PM
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6. I'm a LIBERAL( Do Tell!)
PERSONAL issues Score is 100%.
ECONOMIC issues Score is 40%.
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miss_kitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 01:09 PM
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7. liberal here
big big surprise

PERSONAL issues Score is 100%.
ECONOMIC issues Score is 20%
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 01:10 PM
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8. LIBERAL
Your PERSONAL issues Score is 80%.
Your ECONOMIC issues Score is 40%.
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AntiCoup2K4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 01:10 PM
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9.  LIBERAL, of course
ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS,

The political description that
fits you best is...

LIBERAL


LIBERALS usually embrace freedom of choice in personal

matters, but tend to support significant government control of the

economy. They generally support a government-funded "safety net"
to help the disadvantaged, and advocate strict regulation

of business. Liberals tend to favor environmental regulations,

defend civil liberties and free expression, support government action

to promote equality, and tolerate diverse lifestyles.

The RED DOT on the Chart shows where you fit on the political map.

Your PERSONAL issues Score is 100%.
Your ECONOMIC issues Score is 30%.
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DeposeTheBoyKing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 01:10 PM
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10. What a shock
Liberal (100% on Personal, 20% on Economic)
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Eugene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 01:12 PM
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13. Liberal
Your PERSONAL issues Score is 80%.
Your ECONOMIC issues Score is 30%.
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 01:15 PM
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14. The quiz is a little on the simplistic side...
But:
LIBERAL
Your PERSONAL issues Score is 100%.
Your ECONOMIC issues Score is 20%
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 01:18 PM
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17. Go figure - another liberal.
Your PERSONAL issues Score is 90%.
Your ECONOMIC issues Score is 30%.
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expatriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 01:20 PM
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18. Liberal-statist (0% Economic, 50% Personal)
http://www.self-gov.org/quiz-score/draw.php?p=5&e=0

Notice how a perfect 100% score on both spectrums would make you a perfect libertarian.... and what is opposite of libertarian? statist.... ooh... who wants to be a statist?

These are biased to be pro-libertarian. Look 34% of respondents are "libertarian"
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 01:23 PM
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20. Well, self-gov.org IS a libertarian website
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expatriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 01:33 PM
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23. D'oh! Leave it to me to state the obvious and present it as an insight.
Edited on Mon Aug-15-05 01:33 PM by expatriot
self-gov.org.... geez.
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dajoki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 01:20 PM
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19. LIBERAL
personal issues-90%; economic issues-20%.
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noahmijo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 01:23 PM
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21. I scored "RADICAL RIGHT WING RELIGIOUS YAHOO MESHUGA"
Has anybody seen my meds??

JK I scored "Liberal"

Then again this is a pure black and white Libertarian Quiz.
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expatriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 01:31 PM
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22. All you have to disagree with in this poll to be an economic liberal is...


If you think government spending and taxes SHOULDN'T be reduced by 50%
If you think government welfare programs SHOULDN't be replaced by private charity and if you think "corporate welfare (i.e. business incentives) shouldn't be eliminated totally, then you are a liberal.

Wow, that is scary that only 18 percent of respondents are "liberal"

but you see the opinion polls where only 18 per cent of Americans identify themselves as liberals and like 35 per cent as conservatives. These questions are obviously phrased to get certain responses

"Let people control their own retirement," "government welfare," etc. but still... the bar for the "liberal rating" is set very low.

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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 01:33 PM
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24. That's because it'sa quiz on a libertarian website
Edited on Mon Aug-15-05 01:34 PM by primate1
You want a more accurate political quiz, try www.politicalcompass.org
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Reciprocity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 02:08 PM
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27. Geez six pages but finally made it.
Too bad I have no idea what the results mean.
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 02:10 PM
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28. Read the analysis, it explains it quite well
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Reciprocity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 02:25 PM
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30. Okay after further review.
I am almost smack dab on Gandhi.
Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -3.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.82
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 02:27 PM
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31. Haha, see, not as complicated as it looks
But much more in depth.
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Reciprocity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 02:31 PM
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32. Here is the graph.
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 02:42 PM
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33. I shift around a little every time I take it...
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Reciprocity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 02:55 PM
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35. This was neat, thanks for the link! n/t
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 03:05 PM
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36. You're welcome
Seriosuly fascinating site. Check out the reading lists and all the other parts of the site. I love it, haha.
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expatriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 01:39 PM
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25. Also, I didn't know that supporting corporate welfare was a liberal issue
I am seeing a lot of scores here with a 20% economic score and I am willing to bet that 20% comes from saying "disagree" with corporate welfare." I said "agree" because I think there are _some_ instances where government incentives to private business are okay but over all, generally speaking, I think it's a bad deal. I thought that me saying I disagreed that it should be totally ended would hurt my liberal rating but evidently it put me at 0%.

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Mikimouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 01:44 PM
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26. 90-40, I guess I'm liberal, damn it!
:hippie:
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jus_the_facts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 02:13 PM
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29. LIBERAL.....
http://www.self-gov.org/quiz-score/draw.php?p=10&e=3

Your PERSONAL issues Score is 100%.
Your ECONOMIC issues Score is 30%.
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 02:53 PM
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34. 90% Personal, 20% Economic. Chart:
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