Here's the questions.
Seems to me that each calls for a black-white
answer. There is no in-between answer to "Are you an utter
commie prick, or a fan of the United States?" You'd think.
•There need to be stricter laws
and regulations to protect the environment.
• The government should help more needy people even if it means going
deeper in debt.
• The growing number of newcomers from other countries threaten
traditional American customs and values.
• I never doubt the existence of God (and yes, I have on occasion, until
I use my frigging brain)
• Business corporations make too much profit.
• Gays and lesbians should be allowed to marry legally.
• The government needs to do more to make health care affordable and
accessible.
• One parent can bring up a child as well as two parents together.
• Government regulation of business usually does more harm than good.
• Abortion should be illegal in all or most cases.
• Labor unions are necessary to protect the working person.
• Poor people have become too dependent on government assistance
programs.
I'm not even rated Conservative. NO. They had to create "Very Conservative" for me.
And, what did I do to earn the harshest rebukes PBS can
bestow? Aside from the Labor Union question, damned near every
American taking this poll (in Reader's
Digest) 50 years ago would have answered the same as me.
Tom Jefferson and the founders would have been 100% with me. Which
shows how successful leftist educators and media have been.
Now, don't you wish you'd listened to me 43 years ago when I urged the
nuking of Woodstock? And using flame throwers on the anti-war
left, all of whom became school teachers or newsman? Hmmmm?
Now we have to fight WW III against our own government (I mean that in
the good way, of course). Pricks.
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What is worse are open ended questions like:
ReplyDelete"The government needs to do more to make health care affordable and accessible."
To which I would answer "yes, absolutely - they should get out of the business of health care and health insurace, deregulate the market to that free market principles get to work and make it better and less expensive for everyone."
But "yes" in this case would clearly be a vote for more government control.
bastards.
"The growing number of newcomers from other countries threaten traditional American customs and values."
ReplyDeleteMake that "heathens from third world shitholes" and you have a true statement.
My ideals and beliefs are mocked and belittled constantly by my coworkers. For the last 15 years I have been the "evil, knuckle-dragging, conservative fool" who "obviously doesn't understand" the issue at hand...except when I detail the given problem. ...at which point my coworkers become either speechless children or raging loons.
ReplyDeleteWednesday morning, November 7th, was the first time in my life that I have ever actually FELT like a "wage slave". The majority of my income goes to the state, in one form of tax or another. This election proved that the leeches have effectively become a majority horde and will not be satisfied until they have it all.
With the exception of taking care of sick family members and a disabled automobile, I have not missed a day of work in almost 5 years. No vacations. No time off.
I did not go to work on Wednesday.
I could not bring myself to feed the "maw".
I spent the day discussing with my wife the options of joining the "rabble".
...I'd get:
Unemployment benefits
Financial Assistance
Food Stamps
Free medical
Out from under an upside-down mortgage.
...and all I have to do is give up my self-respect.
The cost is too high.
I'll hold tough with the Barn-Army, if I may.
"...with my shield or on it."
Keep the faith folks. It's what we've got.
I believe the "left wing commie" rating belongs where PBS has labeled "moderate democrat" or even "independent". SPIT
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see a 2-D map of the quiz results v IQ. I'd bet you'd see a direct relationship between conservatism and IQ.
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of the science fiction story where aliens spread a lie that the average man's wiener was about 20% longer than it actually was. The idea was to demoralize the average human male (not me of course) to make it easier to conquer them.
ReplyDeleteagree with you george. I moved the scale to reflect just that
ReplyDeleteRodge, their is a fundamental reason why this quiz doesn't work for you. A 1-dimensional political model is nonsense.
ReplyDeleteI think you would better find your place in the 2-dimensional model offered by politicalcompass.org. Much more interesting. Everyone I know, who has taken the test, felt it reflected their character and gave them new insight into how they fit into the political scene.
Thanks Helly X=8.37 Y=1.73
ReplyDeleteCool, I'm between Romney and Friedman
I have stabilized over the past 7 years into the mildly anarcho-right quadrant: 4.6, -2.2
ReplyDeleteWhen Rodger comes in at 9,9 the world will finally acknowledge I am far more Libertarian.
Anarcho-Lefies, aka Democrats swarm in the southeast zone. So instead of liberals, we should call them libertines.
ME *TOO*!!! Oh, how misery loves company (/S).
ReplyDeleteHere' ya go Helly - This is the 4th or 5th time I've done this over the past decade, and the results have a always been thus. I am a classic
ReplyDeleteneo-liberal (having or showing belief in the need for economic growth in addition to traditional (ca Adam Smith) liberalistic values.
When I checked my score, it put a dent on the right side of my screen.
ReplyDeleteGot it, Rodge. That explains everything. LOL
ReplyDeleteVery sporting of you to concede Libertarian bragging rights.