Politics Forum Quiz

[si_uk_lon_ok]

I'm a real sucker for all of these politics quizzes and this one seems quite detailed. But I'm equally a sucker for finding out how everyone else comes out on them. So I thought I would start it off.

Here is the Quiz

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a socially-orientated, materialist, small-government, internationalist, free-trade, controlled-market kind of person, who also seems quite Marxist

[tulsa1603]

quote:Originally posted by si_uk_lon_ok

I'm a real sucker for all of these politics quizzes and this one seems quite detailed. But I'm equally a sucker for finding out how everyone else comes out on them. So I thought I would start it off.

Here is the Quiz

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a socially-orientated, materialist, small-government, internationalist, free-trade, controlled-market kind of person, who also seems quite Marxist

I was right in the middle on most everything.  

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a non-absolutist, kind of person, who doesn't sound like a Marxist.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of being uncategorisable. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Gorkiy Park area.

[iplaw]

22. "Either voluntary (charity) or mandatory (state-based) redistribution of wealth to the needy is a positive practice."

Didn't like this question.  I think charity is necessary, but mandatory is repulsive.  They should have been two separate questions.







Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you an individually-orientated, theist, small-government, nationalist, liberal-market kind of person, who doesn't sound like a Marxist.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of borderline nationalist.

MAybe it was my ADD, but that was hard to sit through.

[Conan71]

Trick question:

"Either voluntary (charity) or mandatory (state-based) redistribution of wealth to the needy is a positive practice."

To me, these are mutually exclusive.  Had to put neutral on that one.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a socially-orientated, theist, small-government, nationalist, protectionist, non-absolutist, liberal-market kind of person, who doesn't sound like a Marxist.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of borderline nationalist. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Nationalism area.

I guess I'll burn the photo I've got of Marx hanging over my desk.

Si, I've always wondered since you are in the UK, why is it you hang out here on Tulsa Now?  Not being snarky, just curious what your attraction is to this site.

[si_uk_lon_ok]

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

Trick question:

"Either voluntary (charity) or mandatory (state-based) redistribution of wealth to the needy is a positive practice."

To me, these are mutually exclusive.  Had to put neutral on that one.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a socially-orientated, theist, small-government, nationalist, protectionist, non-absolutist, liberal-market kind of person, who doesn't sound like a Marxist.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of borderline nationalist. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Nationalism area.

I guess I'll burn the photo I've got of Marx hanging over my desk.

Si, I've always wondered since you are in the UK, why is it you hang out here on Tulsa Now?  Not being snarky, just curious what your attraction is to this site.

My partner is from Tulsa and its our long term goal to move to T town. I've been I quite like the place and as a forum goes I think its a very good mix of people.

So apart from being small government in a debate it looks like we would likely try and kill each other.

[Conan71]

Ok Si, but do us wing-nut conservatives a favor before you move here and ease up on the marxist views [}:)]

You think you will like Oklahoma in the long term as much as the UK?  There are certain things I like about the culture over there (went twice back in the '80's) but I do like our more variable climate here.  My wife's sister lived in Newcastle for two years and moved back here last summer, said it was depressing to her.

[Conan71]

quote:Originally posted by si_uk_lon_ok


So apart from being small government in a debate it looks like we would likely try and kill each other.

No, I'm quite understanding tolerant of other's flawed logic and myopic views. [}:)][}:)]

[si_uk_lon_ok]

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

Ok Si, but do us wing-nut conservatives a favor before you move here and ease up on the marxist views [}:)]

You think you will like Oklahoma in the long term as much as the UK?  There are certain things I like about the culture over there (went twice back in the '80's) but I do like our more variable climate here.  My wife's sister lived in Newcastle for two years and moved back here last summer, said it was depressing to her.

I'm not a marxist, I'm more of a social democrat if anything. I'm a baptist for one, I'm sure marxism wouldn't take me.

She thought that Newcastle was depressing. Well its a really depressing place in the UK we have a saying 'it's grim up north'. One reason its depressing is its so far north the sun sets at 4 in the afternoon in winter.

I think to an extent the people make a place and I find Oklahomans very friendly and open people. The quality of life in the US is incomparable,  I guess there is only one way though to know if you like a place and that is to try it.

[Conan71]

The one thing which stood out with my fellow travellers is how we take some things for granted.  I know it sounds like nothing, but we are used to a convenience store on every corner here and there really wasn't such a thing around London and it seemed like you had to hunt around to find the "petrol" stations.

[si_uk_lon_ok]

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

The one thing which stood out with my fellow travellers is how we take some things for granted.  I know it sounds like nothing, but we are used to a convenience store on every corner here and there really wasn't such a thing around London and it seemed like you had to hunt around to find the "petrol" stations.

Thats changed the supermarkets have shrunk their formats down for the city and you now have lots of little mini marts in central London. Still no petrol stations in the centre though as no one is dumb enough to drive.

[cannon_fodder]

As with all these quizzes (who knew there were two z's in that word) I have taken I pegged in as a libertarian.  

quote:   Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a materialist, free-trade, liberal-market kind of person.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of libertarian.

Down the middle except leaning towards small government, materialist, non-absolutist, and non-marxist, liberal market,  and completly on board with  free-trade.

There, full disclosure. My clicking finger hurts.

[RecycleMichael]

I have the same politics as si uk lon ok.

Here's to us socially-orientated, internationalist, free-trade, non-absolutist, controlled-market kind of person, who also seems quite Marxist kind of folk.

I don't know whether to call you cousin or comrade.

[iplaw]

Speaking to those who seem "quite Marxist"...does that bother you at all or do you think it's a good thing?

[si_uk_lon_ok]

quote:Originally posted by iplaw

Speaking to those who seem "quite Marxist"...does that bother you at all or do you think it's a good thing?

I thought when it said Marxism rather than referring to communism, it was more about the Marxist theories on viewing politics such as the base and superstructure, means of production, class and concern about exploitation of the proletariat.

I think you can view the politics academically using Marxism, while not actually believing in communism. So I'm not that bothered, I know I didn't given any Marxist answers and when I do the political compass (yet another politics quiz) it shows I'm not a Marxist. Hope that answers the question.

[rwarn17588]

Sheesh. I was in the middle of darned near every category. It called me a nonabsolutist internationalist, whatever that means.