2003.03.20 politicking:
in light of recent politically fueled discussions over there in the comments on brian's side, i thought i'd post here the results of this political quiz i just took: My Political Compass. This quiz was being bandied about last night in a email group, along with several of the member's resultant graphs. seemed like fun.
also, it's very similar to another quiz i've taken before, and which i may've even linked to from a previous post (too lazy to search for that post), called the world's smallest political quiz, and which is sponsored by the Libertarian party.
i highly recommend taking this quiz, you might get a better idea for yourself of where exactly you stand.
i did think some of the questions on the "political compass" quiz were a bit… inflammatory, and unnecessary, but perhaps the intent was to provoke "knee-jerk" responses.
brian. said:
mine.
Javan said:
mine
m@ said:
i love the fact that you tested as a liberal. economic liberal, social centrist, perhaps, but still more liberal than conservative. brings a smile to my face and warmth to my heart.
brian. said:
there's hope yet…
the puffin said:
the boy is leaning more towards the stalin left than the ghandi left, if the graph holds true.
m@ said:
that may be a bit of an extreme interpretation, if technically correct. he does lean ever so slightly more towards social authoritarianism than libertarianism, but only ever so slightly. i don't think we have to worry about him becoming a fascist any time soon.
Javan said:
fas?cism
n.
1. often Fascism
1. A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.
2. A political philosophy or movement based on or advocating such a system of government.
2. Oppressive, dictatorial control.
Interesting turnout of MY political quiz, no? The Libertarian party quiz made made a centrist, also. I find it somewhat creepy I have been compared to Hitler. Oh well.
m@ said:
well, as i said, that's really a bit of an extreme interpretation, i'd say. you're closer to ghandhi than you are to hitler.
m@ said:
oh, and nobody compared you to hitler anyway, so… QUITYERBITCHIN!
hehe.
i also just realized that when paul mentioned "Stalin" i was *thinking* "Mussolini", so my inference that paul was comparing you to a *fascist* dictator was wrong anyway… he was actually comparing you to a communist one.
damn these labels. communism is a econo-political philosophy, where fascism (by its very definition, thanks Javan) is a socio-political one. so, we're still mixing our apple basket with our orange basket.
brian. said:
and remember…Stalin wasn't a communist…he was a Stalinist. Marx's way of government will never be had on this earth.
can't say whether that's good or bad. The Communist Manifesto is riddled by good ideas…and some really bad ones.
m@ said:
true. true.
the existing "communist" governments are communist in name only, and have only a passing resemblance to Marx's ideals.
brian. said:
marx: a man before his time.
yet, the Communist Manifesto will forever be lumped in with Mein Kampf as far as political treatise go.