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Discussion in 'Alley of Dangerous Angles' started by joacqin, Apr 5, 2004.

  1. Hugo Gems: 15/31
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    I took the test, and totally disagree with the results... (-1.62; -1.18) So I'm going to explain my vision in a big-butt novel ahere
    I'm a libertanian as in, as people stay the hell out of my back yard, they can do whatever they damn well please in *theirs* and economically, against my better jugement, hardline right-wing.
    I believe that the best thing to solve unemployment would be give any who are still capable of working (say 20-50 y/o, no mental or severe physical handicap) the blades choice: either submit to being retrained by the government to be employed in weak branches (education, health care, etc) and be paid a fair but limited wage, or be left to fend for themselves, keeping them only a tad short of downright starvation.
    I don't favour many laws, and I see laws that would ban, say, same-sex marriage, abortion, or same-sex couples adopting a child as crazy, and that makes me libertanian.
    However, I also believe that serious criminals (murderers, rapists, the *real* scum) should be executed, preferably painfully, and publicly.
    Especially rapists should be made to suffer like the beasts they are... I consider rape to be at least as bad as murder.
    Education should be available to those of higher age, and optional for youths. But if you skip school, expect to do a lousy job for little pay unless you A) do something with incredible hazard pay or B) get extremely lucky.
    I view religion, especially organized religion, with distrust and distaste. Although I wouldn't ban it outright, I *definitely* not subsidize or support it.
    The arts, ditto. I don't think art only 3% of society appreciates is worth having, if a theater or museum isn't economically viable, that means society doesn't value it, and thus shouldn't have to pay for it indirectly either.
    I'm an anti-nationalist and anti-racist... but I wouldn't go for affirmative action either.
    National pride is IMO only going to lead to all kinds of dubious mischief, same for racial theorems, and religion
    Well, that pretty much sums it up... all those who have borne with me all the way through, thank you for your attention. *bows, and -poof-'s into a cloud of crimson smoke*
     
  2. Rolsuk Fryulee Gems: 13/31
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    I agree with those of you who have noted that the quiz is aimed wide to the left adn seriously flawed. The questions are vague, some ask for facts more than opinion or you can see answers to some questions that can be viewed in tons of completley different ways.

    Economic Left/Right: 1.25
    Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 1.03

    Something is definatley wrong with that test. There's no way in the Nine Bloody He!!s that I'm more left than Paul Martin. Quite the opposite, I'm way to his right!
     
  3. Falstaff

    Falstaff Sleep is for the Weak of Will Veteran

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    Although I consider myself (and have for a long time) fairly moderate, and I believe that this quiz is far from objective, I feel that this is actually a pretty accurate representation, at least as far as I am concerned.


    Economic Left/Right: -2.25
    Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.87

    Let's just say that I'm a lot more "left" than I used to be. A lot. (A post-graduate education will do that to ya! ;) ) The libertarian side was no surprise, as I've always been fairly libertarian, at least in the sense that I'm not much for Authoritarianism.
     
  4. reepnorp

    reepnorp Lim'n Lime Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!)

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    Economic Left/Right: -5.38
    Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.51

    Dear God, I'm a commie facist!
     
  5. Sarevok• Gems: 23/31
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    Economic Left/Right: 0.88
    Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.97
     
  6. Foradasthar Gems: 21/31
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    Economic Left/Right: -5.75
    Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.67

    I seem to remember getting completely opposite scores the last time I took that same test some year or two ago.

    Anyway, that score hits pretty close to Dalai Lama. I guess I should feel wise and holy. Too bad I feel the test didn't look at the questions and answers at all the same way I did. While in princible I am a liberal person, I believe in extremely harsh methods of controlling those who are harmful to other people. And especially in the case of media and corporations, I would like very strict laws to make sure environmental agreements were held on to, and people weren't screwed for more profit.
     
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