World's Smallest Political Quiz

[kah]

Just Take (http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz.html) It! You might be surprised.

[Asonokirk V 2.0]

Just Take (http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz.html) It! You might be surprised.

I'm a "centrist," but I knew that going in. I noticed centrists were the second largest demographic group per percentage of people polled. Libertarians were the highest. I think of Libertarians as Centrists who've had a few beers!

:)

[Asonokirk V 2.0]

Just Take (http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz.html) It! You might be surprised.

I'm a "centrist," but I knew that going in. I noticed centrists were the second largest demographic group per percentage of people polled. Libertarians were the highest. I think of Libertarians as Centrists who've had a few beers!

:)

[fastcar]

Liberterian all the way. Not sure if I like the label though....

[neglet]

I scored as a "Centrist," but noticed I was right on the intersection of Centrist, Leftist, and Libertarian--which makes sense, I feel there's a little bit of all three to me.

[tstone]

I'm a liberal. Duh.

[TrixieB]

Hmmm... liberal here, too. No great surprise.

[Space Tycoon]

Over the past year I've found myself becoming less of a doctrinaire libertarian. More a conservative with strong libertarian influences. I'm anti-abortion and against government redefining marriage (or defining it, for that matter), pro-gun, pro-death penalty; but I remain solidly in favour of legalizing most drugs for adults.

As far as the economy goes, I've also soured on the whole globalized free trade thing. Contrary to the declarations of Thomas Friedman, (http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/266/) the world is not flat. Free trade is great when we're talking about two countries like the US and Canada, who share similar economic standards, political values and social priorities. Same goes for Japan, Korea, Europe etc. But China? Indonesia? Mexico? Or most other Central American countries for that matter. We've seen where that's taken us. Let's put the brakes on that and focus on being more hemisphere-centred for awhile.

[Asonokirk V 2.0]

Over the past year I've found myself becoming less of a doctrinaire libertarian. More a conservative with strong libertarian influences. I'm anti-abortion and against government redefining marriage (or defining it, for that matter), pro-gun, pro-death penalty; but I remain solidly in favour of legalizing most drugs for adults.

As far as the economy goes, I've also soured on the whole globalized free trade thing. Contrary to the declarations of Thomas Friedman, (http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/266/) the world is not flat. Free trade is great when we're talking about two countries like the US and Canada, who share similar economic standards, political values and social priorities. Same goes for Japan, Korea, Europe etc. But China? Indonesia? Mexico? Or most other Central American countries for that matter. We've seen where that's taken us. Let's put the brakes on that and focus on being more hemisphere-centred for awhile.

When you say "anti-abortion," do you mean you are not in favor of women being allowed, legally, to have them?

As for globalizing economies, I've always believed our corporate and governmental leaders have 2 primary motivators: Earn profit on investment, and provide opportunities for others. I've learned there is a tendency by people, and by extension entire societies, to become dependent upon the generosity of others. This makes it more problematic if the goal is to become self-supporting. After all, the only way to succeed at something is to devote yourself to that success. Devotion becomes real easy when forced upon you.

[Sgt. Awesome]

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.

[Space Tycoon]

When you say "anti-abortion," do you mean you are not in favor of women being allowed, legally, to have them? I'm for outlawing abortion, except for the obvious allowances. Exactly how to outlaw it, is another matter. Either through the Supreme Court, or on a state-by-state basis a la South Dakota.

As for globalizing economies, I've always believed our corporate and governmental leaders have 2 primary motivators: Earn profit on investment, and provide opportunities for others.

I'm not for going isolationist. Obviously we'd be fools not to capitalize on the modernizing economies of Asia and elsewhere, but we need to take the long view and see where this is taking us. I'm just less sanguine about the whole, caution to the winds, borderless globaloney that was so popular during the Clinton years, and has only accelerated during Bush II.

That also goes for immigration, btw. I'm for deporting illegal immigrants and blocking further border incursions. Which is right off the radar screen of both political establishments, unfortunately.




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[tstone]

Even though I am a liberal, I am no cookie cutter lib.

Examples...

1. Pro gun, especially handgun ownership.

2. Pro strong national defense (tho this isn't as much of a lib/conserv issue as many think, I think).

3.Very pro small business (it's the biggies that need watching and regs).

But I am pro choice (with regs), pro conservation (which originated in conservative camps), pro public funding of the arts (1st Amd all the way) and the like.

Those are some of my defining issues, politically.

I would also add that keeping a strong national defense is considered a conservative position, AS IS judicious use of said defense establishment. Traditional conservatives tend to frown on unfocused military interventionism.

[fastcar]

See, I am anti-abortion but I am not saying it should be made illegal. My opinion is that it is a horrible thing and all life is precious, but it shouldn't be up to the government to make that call.

Mitigating circumstances can come into play. Adoption is an alternative.

I can sit here and say..... there are so many couples out there who can't have children that would love to adopt. But then Brangelia has to get hers imported instead of helping those who are in this country.

[Space Tycoon]

With those lips, she can get away with anything...




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[Asonokirk V 2.0]

I have decided that, for me, the abortion issue is strictly a personal matter. Each one of us must decide for ourselves how we feel, and everyone's feelings are equally valid. There is no "right" answer, I believe.

My feelings are that I should focus on what is important, and to me the best choice is to believe it is possible to eliminate, or almost eliminate, the need for abortions in the first place. I am devoting what energy I can to expressing my opinion about this, and hope to find others who share my point of view.

[Kaeos]

Came out liberal, not too far from centrist.

Interesting statistics though. Far more libertarian and centrist.

7,196,349
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THAT'S HOW MANY TIMES THE QUIZ
HAS BEEN TAKEN SO FAR.
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How People Have Scored
Centrist 32.78 %
Right (Conservative) 8.29 %
Libertarian 33.17 %
Left (Liberal) 17.82 %
Statist (Big Government) 7.94 %


Of course, this is more of a left leaning website and I doubt it attracts that many hard core conservatives.