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AtomicLabMonkey 2005-10-27 02:24 PM
Political quiz
 
I thought this had come up on the board before, but I searched and couldn't find anything.

Are you a hardcore populist libertarian with moderate conservative leanings? A moderately liberal authoritarian? Find out for sure... :lol:

http://www.ontheissues.org/quizeng/XPolitics/start.asp

AtomicLabMonkey 2005-10-27 02:25 PM
I ended up a Moderate Libertarian Conservative

http://www.ontheissues.org/quizeng/map/s060_070.gif

MikeSTI 2005-10-27 02:35 PM
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it says Im a "Centrist" whatever the hell that is

sperry 2005-10-27 02:50 PM
I'm a "Moderate Libertarian Liberal"...

http://www.ontheissues.org/quizeng/map/s060_050.gif

We should use something like this instead of voting. Just do a census every 4 years where everyone answers a bunch of questions about how they want the country run, then all the candidate's scores are matched against the US average, and the closest candidate wins. :lol:

AtomicLabMonkey 2005-10-27 02:57 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by sperry
We should use something like this instead of voting. Just do a census every 4 years where everyone answers a bunch of questions about how they want the country run, then all the candidate's scores are matched against the US average, and the closest candidate wins. :lol:
Make it a large pool of candidates for each possible "demographic", or whatever you want to call it, with the winner being selected randomly from among that particular selected pool, and I'd be all for that. That's the only method that could eliminate business & special interest lobbying, simply because they couldn't know who would win by polling beforehand. :cool:

sperry 2005-10-27 03:00 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey
Make it a large pool of candidates for each possible "demographic", or whatever you want to call it, with the winner being selected randomly from among that particular selected pool, and I'd be all for that. That's the only method that could eliminate business & special interest lobbying, simply because they couldn't know who would win by polling beforehand. :cool:
As stupid as it sounds, I think we'd probably come out ahead if we just randomly picked our leaders rather than our current process. :lol:

Nick Koan 2005-10-27 03:06 PM
http://www.ontheissues.org/quizeng/map/s060_040.gif

Though, I've always thought of myself as slightly more libertarian then this suggests.

JC 2005-10-27 03:15 PM
http://www.ontheissues.org/quizeng/map/s080_020.gif

sybir 2005-10-27 04:01 PM
http://www.ontheissues.org/quizeng/map/s060_040.gif

tysonK 2005-10-27 04:09 PM
Although it looks like they have a pretty straightforward graph. From what I was reading in the explaination I think this graph reflects my personal score more than my Economic score, but whever. I give more thought to free trade than abortion.


http://www.ontheissues.org/quizeng/map/s070_050.gif

AtomicLabMonkey 2005-10-27 04:14 PM
Interesting.. so far JC is the only one completely out of the Moderate box. :)

sperry 2005-10-27 04:16 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey
Interesting.. so far JC is the only one completely out of the Moderate box. :)
Yeah, I remember the days when I was young and still in school... you know, before the real world beat the idealism out of me.

;) :lol:

tysonK 2005-10-27 04:20 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by sperry
Yeah, I remember the days when I was young and still in school... you know, before the real world beat the idealism out of me.

;) :lol:
JC's in the real world wern't you there when he cut the college hair?

sperry 2005-10-27 04:22 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by tysonK
JC's in the real world wern't you there when he cut the college hair?
Um, he's in Atlanta going to school for some crazy-ass degree in rocket science of some sort!

AtomicLabMonkey 2005-10-27 04:23 PM
I think I've been the opposite of most people in the progression of my political leanings. I used to be ridiculously conservative when I was younger, say in high school.. now I've loosened up a lot and am pretty much in the middle in my old age. I guess that's the real world effect too, ideals from either the right or left get beaten out of you. :)

sperry 2005-10-27 04:31 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey
I think I've been the opposite of most people in the progression of my political leanings. I used to be ridiculously conservative when I was younger, say in high school.. now I've loosened up a lot and am pretty much in the middle in my old age. I guess that's the real world effect too, ideals from either the right or left get beaten out of you. :)
To be honest, I think people's political views are directly influenced by the amount of money and/or power they have. If you're doing well, you're conservative... after all why change what's not broken, whereas if you're broke or powerless, well something has to change.

Apparently Austin, you're not making as much money as you thought you would! :lol:

AtomicLabMonkey 2005-10-27 04:34 PM
:lol: I think you nailed it...

Not much money: Check

Not much power: Check

No wonder I've gotten more liberal...

ScottyS 2005-10-27 05:03 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey
I ended up a Moderate Libertarian Conservative
I predict that's where I'll be.....

MattR 2005-10-27 05:03 PM
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Cool, that's an interesting survey, with some good assumptions that make sense...here's my graph, good to see I'm a card-carrying member of the Libertarian party!

I scored as a "Moderate Libertarian"

sperry 2005-10-27 05:16 PM
I'm still trying to wrap my head around what a "populist" would be.

ScottyS 2005-10-27 05:18 PM
Hmmm, a Moderate Populist Conservative?

Actually, I found that quiz to be pretty biased towards Liberal-Libertarian. The wording and types of questions, along with the analysis style and undertones suggest that they weren't looking for answers to open questions. They use hot-button issues, but fail to include options on important details. Some of the giveaways were:

"Abortion is a Woman's Right" vs. taking both sides in the question, such as "Abortion: Woman's Right or Premeditated Murder?"
"Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy" --- apples and oranges, I say. Oil and coal have nothing in common with nucs except hot water!
"Immigration Helps Our Economy - Encourage It" --- What about legal immigration + assimilation vs. illegal/subversive activity?


Not fooled.

MattR 2005-10-27 05:25 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by ScottyS

Actually, I found that quiz to be pretty biased towards Liberal-Libertarian. The wording and types of questions, along with the analysis style and undertones suggest that they weren't looking for answers to open questions. They use hot-button issues, but fail to include options on important details. Some of the giveaways were:

"Abortion is a Woman's Right" vs. taking both sides in the question, such as "Abortion: Woman's Right or Premeditated Murder?"
"Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy" --- apples and oranges, I say. Oil and coal have nothing in common with nucs except hot water!
"Immigration Helps Our Economy - Encourage It" --- What about legal immigration + assimilation vs. illegal/subversive activity?


Not fooled.
Good Points, I noticed a few of the questions glazed over issues, like the immigration one, it leaves out options. I think it does lean a little bit to one side, but...

sperry 2005-10-27 05:25 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by ScottyS
Hmmm, a Moderate Populist Conservative?

Actually, I found that quiz to be pretty biased towards Liberal-Libertarian. The wording and types of questions, along with the analysis style and undertones suggest that they weren't looking for answers to open questions. They use hot-button issues, but fail to include options on important details. Some of the giveaways were:

"Abortion is a Woman's Right" vs. taking both sides in the question, such as "Abortion: Woman's Right or Premeditated Murder?"
"Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy" --- apples and oranges, I say. Oil and coal have nothing in common with nucs except hot water!
"Immigration Helps Our Economy - Encourage It" --- What about legal immigration + assimilation vs. illegal/subversive activity?


Not fooled.
No one said it's scientific... however all the questions were the same for all of us, and I'd say the results are pretty much matching up to what I know about everyone's political views.

M3n2c3 2005-10-27 06:55 PM
Hmm.

Moderate Liberal Populist

http://www.ontheissues.org/quizeng/map/s050_030.gif


Quote:
Originally Posted by sperry
I'm still trying to wrap my head around what a "populist" would be.
I don't fully get the concept of a populist myself, since this is the first time I can recall ever encountering the term, but the good ol' dictionary sez, "supporter of ordinary people: an advocate of the rights and interests of ordinary people, for example, in politics or the arts."

JC 2005-10-27 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by sperry
Um, he's in Atlanta going to school for some crazy-ass degree in rocket science of some sort!
Ya but it's grad school. Besides bitch, which one of us owns our own home? I've been a member of the Green Party since I could vote. It'll probably never change. I'm liberal socially and don't care economically because I believe I can make myself rich regardless. ;)

khail19 2005-10-27 07:22 PM
Me too...

http://www.ontheissues.org/quizeng/map/s040_040.gif

dknv 2005-10-28 07:35 AM
Centrist.
http://www.ontheissues.org/quizeng/map/s040_050.gif

dmentdwrx 2005-10-28 09:06 AM
Heres where I stand!
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/renorat/BushVaca.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">
and
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/renorat/pic03195.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

tysonK 2005-10-28 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by dmentdwrx
Heres where I stand!
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/renorat/BushVaca.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">
and
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/renorat/pic03195.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">
pics no worky!

dmentdwrx 2005-10-28 09:11 AM
Ok 1 more try!!
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/renorat/BushVaca.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

and

<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/renorat/pic03195.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

Nick Koan 2005-10-28 09:12 AM
Let me help you

use [ img ] (w/o space) instead of <img>. HTML tags are disabled on this board, so you'll have to use the vb tags.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/BushVaca.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/pic03195.jpg

ScottyS 2005-10-28 10:06 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by sperry
No one said it's scientific... however all the questions were the same for all of us, and I'd say the results are pretty much matching up to what I know about everyone's political views.

Yeah, since it's just a stupid intarweb poll, what should I expect, right? I just figure I'm really a Conservative Libertarian in modern terms.

sperry 2005-10-28 04:30 PM
Let's throw some fuel on this fire!

Religion Quiz: http://beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.html

Quote:
Originally Posted by My results
1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (98%)
3. Liberal Quakers (94%)
4. Secular Humanism (85%)
5. Nontheist (74%)
6. Taoism (71%)
7. Theravada Buddhism (70%)
8. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (67%)
9. Neo-Pagan (67%)
10. New Age (65%)
11. Mahayana Buddhism (63%)
12. Bah�'� Faith (61%)
13. New Thought (54%)
14. Reform Judaism (48%)
15. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (48%)
16. Scientology (47%)
17. Orthodox Quaker (46%)
18. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (44%)
19. Jainism (40%)
20. Sikhism (39%)
21. Jehovah's Witness (30%)
22. Hinduism (26%)
23. Seventh Day Adventist (21%)
24. Islam (20%)
25. Orthodox Judaism (20%)
26. Eastern Orthodox (8%)
27. Roman Catholic (8%)
I find it hilarious that Roman Catholic is the lowest on my list, since that's how I was raised... :lol:

Nick Koan 2005-10-28 04:42 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by sperry
I find it hilarious that Roman Catholic is the lowest on my list, since that's how I was raised... :lol:
No, actually that makes perfect sense :lol:

sperry 2005-10-28 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by nKoan
No, actually that makes perfect sense :lol:
I'm gonna go re-take the quiz to get a Neo-Pagan score... afterall, I've already got the goat pants.

khail19 2005-10-28 04:48 PM
This is amusing, I was raised Christian, and most of my mother's side is Muslim. Both are way down the list. The one I don't get is Liberal Quaker 91%??? How can there be liberal Quakers?


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Originally Posted by My Results
1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Theravada Buddhism (96%)
3. Liberal Quakers (91%)
4. Neo-Pagan (88%)
5. Secular Humanism (85%)
6. Mahayana Buddhism (85%)
7. New Age (79%)
8. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (76%)
9. Taoism (64%)
10. Jainism (61%)
11. New Thought (58%)
12. Orthodox Quaker (57%)
13. Reform Judaism (55%)
14. Sikhism (53%)
15. Hinduism (52%)
16. Scientology (51%)
17. Nontheist (48%)
18. Bah�'� Faith (45%)
19. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (45%)
20. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (33%)
21. Jehovah's Witness (27%)
22. Seventh Day Adventist (23%)
23. Orthodox Judaism (22%)
24. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (22%)
25. Eastern Orthodox (12%)
26. Islam (12%)
27. Roman Catholic (12%)

MikeK 2005-10-28 04:48 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by teh fuel for teh fire
1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Nontheist (97%)
3. Secular Humanism (97%)
4. Liberal Quakers (69%)
5. Theravada Buddhism (67%)
6. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (64%)
7. Bah?'? Faith (42%)
8. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (42%)
9. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (42%)
10. Jehovah's Witness (42%)
11. Neo-Pagan (30%)
12. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (28%)
13. Taoism (17%)
14. New Thought (14%)
15. New Age (7%)
16. Eastern Orthodox (0%)
17. Hinduism (0%)
18. Islam (0%)
19. Jainism (0%)
20. Mahayana Buddhism (0%)
21. Orthodox Judaism (0%)
22. Orthodox Quaker (0%)
23. Reform Judaism (0%)
24. Roman Catholic (0%)
25. Scientology (0%)
26. Seventh Day Adventist (0%)
27. Sikhism (0%)
This should be more fun to watch than the political quiz :)

AtomicLabMonkey 2005-10-28 05:32 PM
I wouldn't do well as a Catholic either... :D

Kevin M 2005-10-28 05:48 PM
Quote:
1. Reform Judaism (100%)
2. Sikhism (99%)
3. Unitarian Universalism (95%)
4. Liberal Quakers (89%)
5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (83%)
6. Neo-Pagan (83%)
7. Mahayana Buddhism (82%)
8. Bahá'í Faith (79%)
9. Theravada Buddhism (77%)
10. New Age (75%)
11. Orthodox Judaism (75%)
12. Islam (72%)
13. New Thought (71%)
14. Scientology (71%)
15. Jainism (70%)
16. Secular Humanism (69%)
17. Hinduism (61%)
18. Taoism (59%)
19. Orthodox Quaker (58%)
20. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (53%)
21. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (52%)
22. Nontheist (52%)
23. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (49%)
24. Eastern Orthodox (47%)
25. Roman Catholic (47%)
26. Seventh Day Adventist (33%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (25%)
I too am curious... what's a Liberal Quaker? :lol: Otherwise I'm not too surprised at the results. Although apparently, I accept Roman Catholicism more easily than they would like to think I do.

M3n2c3 2005-10-28 09:50 PM
Quote:
1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Secular Humanism (98%)
3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (89%)
4. Liberal Quakers (87%)
5. Nontheist (72%)
6. Theravada Buddhism (67%)
7. Neo-Pagan (64%)
8. New Age (54%)
9. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (51%)
10. Reform Judaism (51%)
11. Bahá'í Faith (47%)
12. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (47%)
13. New Thought (45%)
14. Taoism (43%)
15. Scientology (39%)
16. Mahayana Buddhism (38%)
17. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (33%)
18. Orthodox Quaker (33%)
19. Sikhism (33%)
20. Jehovah's Witness (29%)
21. Eastern Orthodox (14%)
22. Islam (14%)
23. Jainism (14%)
24. Orthodox Judaism (14%)
25. Roman Catholic (14%)
26. Hinduism (12%)
27. Seventh Day Adventist (12%)
A mix of the the first two seems about right. Where the hell did they get #3, though? Straight from Humanism to Christian Protestant? :~:
Simply put, I'm agnostic - too lazy to come up with some real beliefs :P

JC 2005-10-29 06:28 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by My Results
1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Secular Humanism (98%)
3. Liberal Quakers (84%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (81%)
5. Nontheist (80%)
6. Theravada Buddhism (78%)
7. Neo-Pagan (71%)
8. Bah�'� Faith (61%)
9. Taoism (58%)
10. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (52%)
11. New Age (48%)
12. Reform Judaism (47%)
13. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (46%)
14. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (39%)
15. Orthodox Quaker (38%)
16. Mahayana Buddhism (37%)
17. New Thought (36%)
18. Sikhism (34%)
19. Scientology (30%)
20. Jehovah's Witness (23%)
21. Jainism (23%)
22. Eastern Orthodox (19%)
23. Islam (19%)
24. Orthodox Judaism (19%)
25. Roman Catholic (19%)
26. Seventh Day Adventist (15%)
27. Hinduism (9%)
I don't even know what half that shit is.

tysonK 2005-10-29 07:20 AM
Quakers all teh way bitches.

1. Liberal Quakers (100%)
2. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (96%)
3. Unitarian Universalism (90%)
4. Bah�'� Faith (88%)
5. Theravada Buddhism (84%)
6. Jainism (81%)
7. Orthodox Judaism (81%)
8. Orthodox Quaker (78%)
9. Seventh Day Adventist (78%)
10. Reform Judaism (77%)
11. Mahayana Buddhism (74%)
12. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (74%)
13. Sikhism (74%)
14. Islam (72%)
15. Hinduism (69%)
16. Neo-Pagan (66%)
17. Taoism (64%)
18. New Age (61%)
19. Eastern Orthodox (60%)
20. Roman Catholic (60%)
21. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (56%)
22. Jehovah's Witness (53%)
23. Secular Humanism (52%)
24. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (42%)
25. Nontheist (40%)
26. New Thought (38%)
27. Scientology (33%)

AtomicLabMonkey 2007-08-01 04:40 AM
Hahaha.. 2 years later I end up a Moderate Liberal Populist.

I guess I've gotten more and more jaded against right-wing causes.

http://www.ontheissues.org/quizeng/map/s060_030.gif

sperry 2007-08-01 09:49 AM
I just got less moderate. :lol:

http://www.ontheissues.org/quizeng/map/s070_050.gif

Kevin M 2007-08-01 10:15 AM
http://www.ontheissues.org/Quizeng/map/s080_050.gif

Pat R. 2007-08-01 03:25 PM
http://www.ontheissues.org/quizeng/map/s040_100.gif

100_Percent_Juice 2007-08-01 04:14 PM
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knucklesplitter 2007-08-01 04:41 PM
http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/9...opulistao8.gif

Funny how the oldest guy on the board (besides maybe Dean by a year or two) is the most "liberal". :rolleyes: I think my time working for a French company and spending time in France pulled me to the left/populist. And my 10 years in South Carolina and 2 years in Oklahoma revolted away from the right. And now the Mayberrry Mackiavellis have pushed me farther left. I am definitely much more "left" than when I was 20yo.

But... I didn't like how the questions were phrased in many cases either. My answer for most difficult questions of weight is in general, "It depends". And it does depend... usually.

edit: Whoops, looks like JC might be more "liberal". He certainly is liberal in his EVO wheel selection...

AtomicLabMonkey 2007-09-07 06:36 AM
New Quiz
 
Ok, this little quiz ranks the presidential candidates according to your views on certain hot-button issues. :lol:

http://www.dehp.net/candidate/index.php

My results:

Kucinich 58
Gravel 48
Richardson 35
Obama 35
Biden 34
Edwards 34
Clinton 34
Dodd 31
Paul 24

McCain -6
Thompson -18
Brownback -25
Cox -25
Huckabee -28
Giuliani -32
Hunter -51
Tancredo -52
Romney -55

:eek: I feel a little dirty since Kucinich came up as my highest score. The guy is a frothing socialist, and I don't like a lot of his views on the role of government. I do like Bill Richardson though, even though he has no chance of winning.

Kevin M 2007-09-07 07:54 AM
Apparently, I should give up and go to another country. :lol: My scores were low because I was 'meh' on most of the issues.

Gravel 22

Kucinich 20

Richardson 15

Edwards 9

Dodd 8

Clinton 8

Obama 7

Biden 7

Paul 1


McCain -1
Thompson -4
Giuliani -8
Huckabee -15
Cox -15
Brownback -19
Hunter -21
Tancredo -22
Romney -26


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