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Griff · 03-12-2002, 08:09 AM

I had to skip a few questions and maybe should have skipped more. An underlying assumption of the whole test was the primacy of the state. It was interesting that they dumped a bunch of loaded slogans in there, like "my country right or wrong" or "think globally act locally." Although the latter one is generally a copyrighted slogan of the left (somewhat ironic in the states where the left generally supports highly centralized government) a rightist could easily adhere to it as well. I guess my question is how much weight are they giving to what is basically a feeling about a particular style of rhetoric? It felt like they were trying to keep people in their normal political herd, in this case Labor or Socialist rather than Tory, by making the choice class or nation. I wonder if they'd have a better test (maybe not for their purposes) if they asked a lot of these questions in terms of legislation? Of course my brother had a similiar reaction to the copy of the worlds smallest political quiz, which I dropped on him in the middle of a drunk, with all roads leading to libertarianism. Interestingly, it did end up leading a social worker, at the party, out of the clutches of the Democratic Party.

Okay enough qualifiers, Economic Left / Right 4.00 and Authoritarian / Libertarian -4.77 Pretty much a paleo-libertarian score although, I don't know how legitimite the test is with such fuzzy questions.Looks like I'm not an off the chart nutter, but it sure is quiet over here.

Oh yah, I was gonna comment on Gabs view of the Republican Party. Its unfortunate that the Republicans learned from the Democrats the value of overseas adventurism in the polling booth. That said, the GOP is a lot more than the bunch of religious nuts portrayed in our overwhelmingly Democratic press. At its core, you'll find small business people who want the party to defend economic liberty, and support law and order. If they were to get a little more idealistic about reducing government, supporting individual rights, and becoming less militaristic, I could get on board, but they won't so I can't.

03-12-2002, 08:09 AM	#24
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I had to skip a few questions and maybe should have skipped more. An underlying assumption of the whole test was the primacy of the state. It was interesting that they dumped a bunch of loaded slogans in there, like "my country right or wrong" or "think globally act locally." Although the latter one is generally a copyrighted slogan of the left (somewhat ironic in the states where the left generally supports highly centralized government) a rightist could easily adhere to it as well. I guess my question is how much weight are they giving to what is basically a feeling about a particular style of rhetoric? It felt like they were trying to keep people in their normal political herd, in this case Labor or Socialist rather than Tory, by making the choice class or nation. I wonder if they'd have a better test (maybe not for their purposes) if they asked a lot of these questions in terms of legislation? Of course my brother had a similiar reaction to the copy of the worlds smallest political quiz, which I dropped on him in the middle of a drunk, with all roads leading to libertarianism. Interestingly, it did end up leading a social worker, at the party, out of the clutches of the Democratic Party. Okay enough qualifiers, Economic Left / Right 4.00 and Authoritarian / Libertarian -4.77 Pretty much a paleo-libertarian score although, I don't know how legitimite the test is with such fuzzy questions.Looks like I'm not an off the chart nutter, but it sure is quiet over here. Oh yah, I was gonna comment on Gabs view of the Republican Party. Its unfortunate that the Republicans learned from the Democrats the value of overseas adventurism in the polling booth. That said, the GOP is a lot more than the bunch of religious nuts portrayed in our overwhelmingly Democratic press. At its core, you'll find small business people who want the party to defend economic liberty, and support law and order. If they were to get a little more idealistic about reducing government, supporting individual rights, and becoming less militaristic, I could get on board, but they won't so I can't. Last edited by Griff; 03-12-2002 at 08:12 AM.