What side of the political spectrum am I on?

[krossfyter]

Im having a hard time classifying myself... it may be very easy... some of you may know how to classify me pretty good by some quick questions... but I dont know how. So help me out a little.

Jelloshotstules thinks im conservative.


I just may be... i dont care... but i want to know for sure.



So anyone got a good test to go by that will determine wither im liberal ... conservative...independent or what?



who cares right? well whatever.

[jelloshotsrule]

is the "jelloshotsTules" a cheap shot? haha. ;)

no need to classify yourself. that was my point. :)

[vniow]

Wow, seems like a lot of people are questioning themselves recently. Interesting.

[krossfyter]

i always figured i was independent.. because i can go either way on some views... and not so on others... but man... im just not versed on how to know for sure.

[krossfyter]

Originally posted by jelloshotsrule
is the "jelloshotsTules" a cheap shot? haha. ;)

no need to classify yourself. that was my point. :)



nah no cheap shot. i just took your response as a challenge.

[Sun Baked]

Originally posted by edvniow
Wow, seems like a lot of people are questioning themselves recently. Interesting.
I think you may have opened them up to some new lifestyle possibilities. ;)

[vniow]

Always glad to help.http://img.ranchoweb.com/images/veronica/ppphhht.gif

[Durandal7]

I would say in the yellow-orange part of the visible light segment.

[krossfyter]

haha werd

[Thanatoast]

there's a quick quiz at this link. don't know how impartial it is though...

http://www.lp.org/quiz/

[krossfyter]

Originally posted by Thanatoast
there's a quick quiz at this link. don't know how impartial it is though...

http://www.lp.org/quiz/


thanks man.... thats what im talking about.

hopefully its a good test.

[Choppaface]

why would you want to classify yourself? perhaps a better question is, 'which views seem to be based on emotion and impulse, and which views seem to be logically calculated?'

labeling things/ideas/people as liberal/conservative can often lead to underdevelopment as such classification creates exposure to the tensions between liberals and conservatives and facilitates the creation of prejudices. if people label you as conservative, some people might stop listening to you.

as for the test, it's certainly quick and easy, but since it offers so few choices (on such carefully selected issues), it's not very accurate. those F scale test thingies might be somewhat more helpful

[jefhatfield]

Originally posted by krossfyter



thanks man.... thats what im talking about.

hopefully its a good test.

an interesting test, but not enough questions

i was termed left liberal, but i am more of a centrist

if bush avoids war, and somehow catches bin laden, and somehow deposes saddam without all out war (think special forces...that's their job), and boosts the economy, he will get my vote in 2004

now that is more centrist thinking than a left liberal:p

[krossfyter]

Originally posted by Choppaface
why would you want to classify yourself? perhaps a better question is, 'which views seem to be based on emotion and impulse, and which views seem to be logically calculated?'

labeling things/ideas/people as liberal/conservative can often lead to underdevelopment as such classification creates exposure to the tensions between liberals and conservatives and facilitates the creation of prejudices. if people label you as conservative, some people might stop listening to you.

as for the test, it's certainly quick and easy, but since it offers so few choices (on such carefully selected issues), it's not very accurate. those F scale test thingies might be somewhat more helpful


understood.


im doing this at least 4 jelloshotsrule!

[krossfyter]

Originally posted by jefhatfield


an interesting test, but not enough questions

i was termed left liberal, but i am more of a centrist

if bush avoids war, and somehow catches bin laden, and somehow deposes saddam without all out war (think special forces...that's their job), and boosts the economy, he will get my vote in 2004

now that is more centrist thinking than a left liberal:p


man im down with that. however while they are there (special forces) id want them to open up a can on saddams croonies too.


does that make me a centerist leaning to the right?

lol

[Durandal7]

The quiz termed me as a liberterian. That could be because my genereal attitude towards government is "leave me the hell alone" :p

[jelloshotsrule]

Originally posted by krossfyter
im doing this at least 4 jelloshotsrule!

why? all i said was that you don't have to defend your positions.

[krossfyter]

Originally posted by jelloshotsrule


why? all i said was that you don't have to defend your positions.


i know... believe me i understand. i just want to dedicate something to ya brah!


:D

[Durandal7]

You could try this site http://www.politicalcompass.org/ This one placed me as very centrist-right.

edit- image didn't download right.

[diorio]

The questionairre on the libertarian website put me at ultra left liberal while the other one put me into a slightly liberal/libertarian category, almost in the middle. Most of you would probably classify me as a pretty hardcore republican but, hey, you never know. http://www.politicalcompass.org/

[sturm375]

Originally posted by diorio
The questionairre on the libertarian website put me at ultra left liberal while the other one put me into a slightly liberal/libertarian category, almost in the middle. Most of you would probably classify me as a pretty hardcore republican but, hey, you never know. http://www.politicalcompass.org/

According to the "Political Compass" from above:

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -1.38
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -5.08
(Since the graph doesn't seem to copy well)

So I'm pretty much a central Libertarian.

[krossfyter]

well i was put exactly a little to the left close to the middle.... on the political compass.

[mcrain]

The libertarians think I'm as follows:

According to your answers, your political philosophy is left-liberal.

Left-Liberal
Left-Liberals prefer self-government in personal matters and central decision-making on economics. They want government to serve the disadvantaged in the name of fairness. Leftists tolerate social diversity, but work for economic equality.

I can't wait to see what the other one says.

[mcrain]

Originally posted by mcrain
The libertarians think I'm as follows:

According to your answers, your political philosophy is left-liberal.

Left-Liberal
Left-Liberals prefer self-government in personal matters and central decision-making on economics. They want government to serve the disadvantaged in the name of fairness. Leftists tolerate social diversity, but work for economic equality.

I can't wait to see what the other one says.

Economic Left/Right: -4.25
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -3.90

I'm like Gandhi, at least on the compass

[solvs]

I prefer not to classify myself.

But if I had to, I'd say I was a realist.

And hetero-sexual (not that there's anything wrong with that).

[pgwalsh]

Originally posted by Thanatoast
there's a quick quiz at this link. don't know how impartial it is though...

http://www.lp.org/quiz/
I took this test and it labled me as a centrist, but to the left. I would have thought I was more to the right, but this test is too small to consder seriously.

[BenderBot1138]

Originally posted by krossfyter
Im having a hard time classifying myself...

So anyone got a good test to go by that will determine wither im liberal ... conservative...independent or what?

Yes, I have a way to tell. When you mark your X, the political affiliation of your choice is what you are for the duration of their term. If everyone else votes for some other party, then your affilliation changes to that of the person who got all the votes.

For example, if you voted for Ralph Nader last election, and George W. Bush got elected, then you should walk around saying things like "Bombs make good presents".

:cool: