blkdmnd

Lots of these on this board but this one is short and sweet.

Where are you?

http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz.html

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Dilbert1234567

far, far left.

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Paq

libertarian, near the tippy point.

but it's a pretty biased quiz in the way it asks questions...

still, it seems about right to me

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The_Jazz

It has me as a liberal when I consider myself much more of a centerist. I don't like the way some of the questions are worded, though. There were too many exceptions to some of them.

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flstf

Libertarian, answered agree on all questions except for one maybe.

samcol

Libertarian. It definetly is biased towards coming out to Libertarian though.

Rekna

I came out liberal also but this test is a bad one. I'm more centrist. There are few to questions, it didn't ask questions on many hot topics like abortion, gun control, religion, ect. Also the questions are worded poorly to bias results.

Mojo_PeiPei

First time I've ever seen myself self described as Liberal. At the same time they said I was Libertarian.

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Ustwo

It time for this quiz again?

I think its the 3rd time its showed up in politics. Yea I'm a libertarian, woot, thats news.

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stevo

Next time this quiz comes through it needs to have a poll at the top. This way, after we take the quiz we can click on the button and see graphically how we compare. I like graphs.

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Aladdin Sane

This poll is old and has been posted here before.
Still Libertarian--no surprise there.

In my personal experience, people who hold liberal views often don't see themselves as liberal. Is the same thing showing up here?

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politicophile

That quiz is pretty much rigged to make you come out as a libertarian... which isn't surprising considering its purpose. Nothing to see here, folks.

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Ustwo

bingo ......

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kutulu

what a worthless quiz

rainheart

Why do you guys think the quiz is rigged?

Is the quiz really "rigged" or could it be maybe that you guys actually agree on some very basic fundamental points presented in the quiz?

Or perhaps it seems rigged because the definitions under which the quiz operate are different from the definitions under which you operate. <- which I believe is the most likely reason people are in disagreement with the quiz

Check it's definitions and see if they agree with yours:

Right (Conservative)
Conservatives tend to favor economic freedom, but frequently
support laws to restrict personal behavior that violates "traditional
values." They oppose excessive government control of business,
while endorsing government action to defend morality and the
traditional family structure. Conservatives usually support a strong
military, oppose bureaucracy and high taxes, favor a free-market
economy, and endorse strong law enforcement.

Left (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.

Libertarian
Libertarians support maximum liberty in both personal and
economic matters. They advocate a much smaller government; one
that is limited to protecting individuals from coercion and violence.
Libertarians tend to embrace individual responsibility, oppose
government bureaucracy and taxes, promote private charity, tolerate
diverse lifestyles, support the free market, and defend civil liberties.

Statist (Big Government)
Statists want government to have a great deal of power over the
economy and individual behavior. They frequently doubt whether
economic liberty and individual freedom are practical options in
today's world. Statists tend to distrust the free market, support
high taxes and centralized planning of the economy, oppose
diverse lifestyles, and question the importance of civil liberties.

Last month I scored Libertarian, and I understood why. Just now, I scored centrist because some of my beliefs have changed. Frankly, because of some things the quiz didn't ask, I should've scored as a blatant statist. But I don't think the quiz is "rigged" to score anybody as a libertarian.

Paq

it's not that it's rigged to score people as libertarian, it's the wording of the questions involved. i mean, who doesn't want gov't to cut spending and taxes...who wants the gov't to force people into military service, who wants a national ID card or laws against consenting adults havnig sex?

or, who wants "corporate Handouts"

So it's more of the wording of the questions..

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Paq

I believe that most people do not want government to cut spending and taxes. We may talk like we do but when it comes time to vote we put the same tax and spend polititians back in office. Polititians must promise all kinds of special interest groups more money so that they can get re-elected. Hardly any of them run under a platform of "sorry folks you are going to have to tighten your belts and do with less".

Paq

flstf, while that may be true, i believe it is more of voter education and a lack of real choices in whom to vote for..you get either tax and spend politician A or tax and spend politician B or no chance in hell candidate C..

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kutulu

A lot of this is because although it's easy to say, "hey lets cut costs and taxes by x%" but when you get down to it this means cutting things that are performing some sort of service to the citizens.

Libertarians like to talk the talk about how they will cut everything 'non-essential' but I don't think many people really want to live in a country that doesn't have government-enforced standards for safety, environmental things, etc.

nezmot

Centrist. And proud! (of sitting on the fence)

Paq

gotta agree as well....

I mean, what is non-essential gov't spending? the billions for hte military or the not nearly as many billions for the poor?

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flstf

I believe there is much non-essential government spending. The railroad to the casinos (linked below) and the bridge to nowhere are two examples. How many of these boondoggles do you think we would find if we took the time to really study government spending?
This money was attached to the "Iraq/Katrina Emergency Appropriations Bill". I saw Thad Cochran on a news program being chided for adding this to an emergency spending bill and he said " an emergency is whatever the Senate says is one". And so it goes....

mo42

I agree that this thing is slanted towards Libertarians- but that doesn't really bother me as I've identified myself as one for some time now. If only we could break in as a real 3rd party one of these elections. We need some high profile or independantly wealthy candidate, like Perot was.

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connyosis

Still liberal...

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cj2112

still on the conservative side of centrist

red0blivia

way left liberal (shocker! )

but i agree the wording of the questions are leading...
and the quiz is definitly lacking some important, defining issues.

MuadDib

Left leaning centrist

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cybersharp

Way Liberal at tippyish point, but I allready knew that.

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