I took one of these online politics tests. I wasn't surprised by the results, but I do wonder what it takes to ping "fascist" on it... perhaps we can get John Ashcroft to take the quiz and find out. ;-)
| You are a Social Liberal (70% permissive) and an... Economic Liberal (10% permissive) You are best described as a:
Link: The Politics Test on OkCupid Free Online Dating Also: The OkCupid Dating Persona Test |
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Glad to meet another socialist - My Results - perhaps we should organize a meeting?
(kidding)
I was a little disappointed in my results -- I like to think of myself as more "libertarian" -- but I came out "Strong Democrat" (quite close to Socialist, really). I think this thing is rigged, too. What the heck was that question about France and considering her an enemy? The answers that would score one higher on "economic permissiveness" aren't necessarily the viewpoints of fiscal conservatives.
Anyway, I guess my real focus is on the social side. The libertarians I have seen come through this thing, and you "socialists" as well, all have a high percentage of "social permissiveness." We can debate the economic stuff, and I know it's vital, but I still feel allied with both small-"l" libertarians and progressives alike, since we all score similarly on the social issues.
As I've said elsewhere recently, I think I want to temporarily renounce one part of my pacificism, and just go ahead and fight this culture war. The tricky part of that is that, as evidenced by a Pew study and others, the other side holds a very strong majority.
Here's mine. Apparently we're in spitting distance...
You are a
Social Liberal
(75% permissive)
and an...
Economic Liberal
(23% permissive)
You are best described as a:
Strong Democrat
Link: The Politics Test on Ok Cupid
Also: The OkCupid Dating Persona Test
i think i'm a Whig.
What was the Whig Party's platform anyway?
Yo, CRM-114 - here's a Whig highlights reel via Wikipedia:
"Patriots (also known as Partisans, Whigs or Rebels) were British North American colonists who rebelled against the Crown during the American Revolution and established the independent states that became the United States of America. Patriots were influenced by John Locke and the American Enlightenment. Historians in recent decades have also emphasized the influence of British "Old Whig" or "country-party" writers on the American Patriots.
As a group, Patriots comprised a wide array of political points-of-view and social positions, from conservative Federalists like Alexander Hamilton, to aristocratic planters like Thomas Jefferson, to lower-class radicals like Daniel Shays. Their opponents among fellow colonists were the Loyalists, who remained loyal to the British Crown.
Many Patriots were active before the American Revolutionary War, such as the Sons of Liberty. The most prominent leaders of the Patriots are revered to this day by Americans as Founding Fathers of the United States."
(supporters also included Tom Paine and George Washington)
As for the Whig Party of the 1800s:
"The Whig Party was a political party of the United States from 1834 to 1860, formed to oppose the policies of President Andrew Jackson, a Democrat, and in particular supporting the supremacy of Congress over the Executive Branch and favoring a program of modernization and economic development. Their name was chosen to echo the British Whig Party, opponents of Tories who favored a strong Monarch, and implied that supporters of Jackson's strong executive branch were effectively royalists.
In its thirty-year existence, the Whig Party saw two of its candidates elected President of the United States, William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor
Maybe you're a mugwump.
Holy Affiliations, Bat-Alice!
Mugwump. Always been a fine word in my book. Actually, it was in Burroughs' book, wasn't it?
Although I did see there are "neo-mugwumps" listed in Wikipedia. I thought Neo was the dude from "The Matrix."
Neo-Mugwumps!?!
I gather that's a group that is growing quickly in size these days!
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