What Is Your Politics?

CHUQ · Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:25 am Post subject: What Is Your Politics?

People define themselves as right, left or center, but are they really? Take the test and see where you are on the political spectrum.

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So that everyone knows where I am:

Economic left/right: -10.00

Social Libertarian/authoritarian: -4.77

Yes, I akm so fare left it would scare a normal person. lol
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Tumbleweed · Black Ops Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 3687 votes: 3

Economic Left/Right: -3.50

Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.87

This is a tricky quiz. I think what throws it off a bit is the agree/disagree strongly option.
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Rupchuk · Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 1:29 pm Post subject:

I've taken this quiz before. This was my score this time.

Economic Left/Right: 2.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.31

I think some of the questions were kind of biased. There are a lot of questions that are just too broad. Or they ask something that I might agree with logically but not as far as the way I'd run a government. For instance, 'A significant advantage of a one-party state is that it avoids all the arguments that delay progress in a democratic political system.' Obviously that makes sense so I put 'agree' but that doesn't mean I'd want to have a government run by only one party. I have a feeling the questions are biased a little towards the upper left.
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trivium666fan · Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:57 pm Post subject:

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -8.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.10

pretty damn liberal, right? hahahaha
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CHUQ · Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:40 am Post subject:

trivium666fan wrote:

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -8.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.10

pretty damn liberal, right? hahahaha

Excellent. You are more socialistic than you think. lol
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trivium666fan · Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 12:24 pm Post subject:

CHUQ wrote:

Excellent. You are more socialistic than you think. lol

Hey! I still believe in capitolism! Haha, I think a person who works harder for somehting, deserves more, and that a good amount of competition is always healthy in economics. But that people who don't have something to count on for their own survival should be able to turn to the government for aid. The government is for the people, righ?
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Rupchuk · Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:09 pm Post subject:

I think that's a bad idea. The government should be there to safeguard our rights and provide basic infrastructure, not give handouts. I think if you can't provide for your own welfare then you shouldn't have any.
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Segep · Maintenance Man Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 775 votes: 4

I get slightly different results each time I take this, but overall I stay in the Libertarian Left column.

The Political Compass
Economic Left/Right: -7.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.18

trivium666fan · Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:30 pm Post subject:

Rupchuk wrote:

I think that's a bad idea. The government should be there to safeguard our rights and provide basic infrastructure, not give handouts. I think if you can't provide for your own welfare then you shouldn't have any.

I completely agree with you on the fact that the government should be there to protect the rights of people, not give out hand outs. I didn't mean "aid" as in "hand-outs," but more of helping someone get on their feet, or BACK on their feet.

But the welfare part, I think is more of a "must" for the government. It was made to protect the people of this country, and keep their well-being as bast as possible. If someone gives up, then they give up, but if they are looking for a better way to live, the government should be allowed to help them out.
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CHUQ · Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 4:56 am Post subject:

But does not the government owe its citizens for there support? Granted it is not voluntary support, but support none the less. Personally, I would rather see my money spent on Americans and in this country and not sent elsewhere to make some corrupt politician our buddy.

The American people deserve nothing but the best from its government.
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Rupchuk · Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:54 pm Post subject:

CHUQ wrote:

But does not the government owe its citizens for there support? Granted it is not voluntary support, but support none the less. Personally, I would rather see my money spent on Americans and in this country and not sent elsewhere to make some corrupt politician our buddy.

The American people deserve nothing but the best from its government.

Oh yes let the government tell me what to do with my money. People who need the government to tell them what to do can subscribe to that way of life and pay higher taxes, but they don't need to force it on the rest of us.

The best the government can do for me is to let me decide how I want to spend my money. I DON'T want retirement funds. I want my money right now not when I'm 67.
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trivium666fan · Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 1:41 pm Post subject:

Rupchuk wrote:

Oh yes let the government tell me what to do with my money. People who need the government to tell them what to do can subscribe to that way of life and pay higher taxes, but they don't need to force it on the rest of us.

The best the government can do for me is to let me decide how I want to spend my money. I DON'T want retirement funds. I want my money right now not when I'm 67.

I know what you mean, But I don't think CHUQ meant that the government should tell us how to spend our money, but more in the government spending their money on us. George Washington told his new-found country to stay out of other countries business. Not in a nationalistic way, but in a way where we can survive on our own. So far, our government is using our money to deal with their own personal problems and intervening with outher countries.

I would love to have my money right now, but if for some strange reason I get screwed over some how by someone or soemthing that happens, I would love to know there is somewhere I can turn to with money to help me out. Whether it is my house and all of my things getting burned to a crisp, or my limbs getting torn off in some freak accident, the government should be spending money to help me out, along with anyone else with similar problems.
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CHUQ · Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 3:38 pm Post subject:

Having all you money right now is the wish of all people, but when you turn 67, let me know if you feel the same as you do now. Sincde I have worked for longer than I want to remember and suppoorted this country with my taxes dollars, the government owes me and by God I want it.

Yes, I meant tthat the US government owes its life and livelihood to its citizens and in such owes them the loyalty they expect from the citizens. Allmoney shpould be spent in this country, whatever is left over then piss it away on some other adventure, but the people and the country come first.
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Rupchuk · Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 6:07 pm Post subject:

That's the problem. By the time I'm 67 I'll have already paid for 49 years. What happens when I'm 67 and I decide, "This system sucks I still do not want to be a part of it."? Am I supposed to just go live off my retirement somewhere else without that 49 years worth of work? Wow, government really taking care of me there. I'm tired of people telling me to wait till I'm old. I hate the system now and it is only getting worse. If anything they should let people decide whether they need the government to watch over their personal finances or not.

I'm sick of the government and other people trying to do what's best for me. If I want to ride my bike without a helmet then why can't I? Who the hell am I hurting by doing that, other than myself? If I want to smoke some weed before I go to sleep why can't I? If I want to manage my own money, my own retirement, why can't I? If I fall flat on my face because I'm a freakin' moron that's on me, it's not like it's anyone else's problem.
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trivium666fan · Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 7:58 pm Post subject:

Rupchuk wrote:

That's the problem. By the time I'm 67 I'll have already paid for 49 years. What happens when I'm 67 and I decide, "This system sucks I still do not want to be a part of it."? Am I supposed to just go live off my retirement somewhere else without that 49 years worth of work? Wow, government really taking care of me there. I'm tired of people telling me to wait till I'm old. I hate the system now and it is only getting worse. If anything they should let people decide whether they need the government to watch over their personal finances or not.

I'm sick of the government and other people trying to do what's best for me. If I want to ride my bike without a helmet then why can't I? Who the hell am I hurting by doing that, other than myself? If I want to smoke some weed before I go to sleep why can't I? If I want to manage my own money, my own retirement, why can't I? If I fall flat on my face because I'm a freakin' moron that's on me, it's not like it's anyone else's problem.

I understand what you are saying. But what I think we mean is that we pay taxes to support our government, so that they can in turn use that money to improve itself, and this country. If it depends on it's citizens, then it's citizens should be allowed to count on it for help.

If you fail to survive on your own, someone should be willing to help you out. Even though falling flat on your face can be your own problem, it could have been caused by lack of knowledge of something that could happen, a risk you took, someone cheating you out of your money, etc. People need help. And as to the whole "freakin' moron" comment, you can't honestly believe that most people on this planet AREN'T "freakin' morons." Most of the people in this world ARE morons, an need as much help as possible. And out of good, honest human kindness, there should be some way of helping them. The fact that their tax dollars pays for the government should let them turn to the government for help.
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