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On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 10:52 AM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: > The test is an improvement over the current screaming on talk shows > but it does have some biases. For instance, I am pretty sure my score > was skewed left by support for legalization of marijuana. But I am > in California, where it's being seriously considered as a method to > balance the budget, in Santa Cruz at that, where yesterday's > front-page picture was of huge clouds of smoke over a meadow at the > UCSC 420 celebration. It's sort of a given here ;) > It's also a good way to conserve some important things like textbooks > in schools, lol. > > but yeah, I am a far-left libertarian according to that test. > > Reminds me of a similar test -- or perhaps an earlier version of this > one -- that asked about bilingualism. I answered the question both > ways, and supporting it gave a lot of weight to "left." But the only > time I ever voted was in Montreal, where they have laws about how much > English or Chinese can be on signs... lol > > > > > On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 10:19 AM, G Money <gm0n3...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> -.38 >> - 4.31 >> >> Just about dead center economically (yep!), slightly more socially liberal >> (yep!) >> >> Independent through and through....YEP! >> >> Good test ;) >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 11:08 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < >> zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> Economic Left/Right: -4.38 >>> Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.33 >>> >>> me too. Kinda surprised at how far left economically I'm rated, but the >>> social libertarian rating doesn't surprise me. >>> >>> >>> On Apr 22, 2010, at 9:00 AM, Sandra Clark wrote: >>> >>> > >>> > Pretty close to Gandhi >>> > Economic Left/Right: -4.38 >>> > Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.77 >>> > >>> > On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 10:22 PM, Bruce Sorge <sor...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > >>> >> >>> >> http://www.politicalcompass.org/test. I think it is a bit flawed >>> though. >>> >> my results show me to be a slightly left leaning authoritarian. >>> >> Personally I view myself more of a moderate conservative, >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Larry C. Lyons wrote: >>> >>> I never liked the designation of left vs. right. Its a holdover from >>> >>> the french revolution when the pro revolutionary government would sit >>> >>> on the "Left" side of the legislature while the ones against those in >>> >>> power sat on the "Right". >>> >>> >>> >>> That said I think you should look at a multi dimensional system. There >>> >>> used to be some urls kicking around to some quizzes that would suggest >>> >>> such. Anyone know? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:316532 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
