Politics Forum Quiz

[MichaelC]

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of social conservative protectionist with a hint of socialism. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Conservatism area.

That's interesting.  Kind of makes me wish these numbskull politicians and pundits in the US wouldn't use these terms so extensively to the point of being meaningless.

[TheArtist]

Overall,a materialist, controlled-market kind of person, who also seems quite Marxist.

 
Individual vs Social
"The individualist believes that society works best through a focus on individual rights, freedoms, actions and responsibilities. The social thinker believes that the ideal state should focus more upon collective action and take a social approach to rights and responsibilities."
 
     
Individual  Social
     
 You scored 51 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit.


Theist vs Materialist
"The materialist believes that all objective criteria to influence politics can be reasonably derived without recourse to the divine or the spiritual. The theist believes that spiritual beliefs are important and should influence government policy."
     
Theist  Materialist
     
 You scored 73 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate.

 
Big Government vs Small Government
"The big government advocate believes that governments should be responsible for regulating a wide array of social practices, even what might be considered personal decisions such as abortion, euthanasia, children's education and births. A small government advocate thinks that, wherever possible, these issues should be up to individuals or companies to direct."
 
     
Big Gov  Small Gov
     
 You scored 40 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals.

 
Nationalist vs Internationalist
"The nationalist believes in the sovereign rule of nation states, particularly his or her own. The internationalist believes that there should be more important international fora and perhaps, ultimately, international government."
 
     
National  International
     
 You scored 53 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to favour international bodies over national ones.

   
Protectionist vs Free Trader
"The protectionist believes in barriers against free trade most probably due to a belief that this is in his or her country's interests. The free trader rejects such notions, believing that the system ultimately suffers when tariffs, subsidies and other obstacles to free trade persist."
 
     
Protection  Free-Trade
     
 You scored 51 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies.

Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist
"The absolutist believes that either a divine presence or scientific laws provide absolute truths about the world, which can and should be applied in practise. The non-absolutist may be either a relativist, or simply someone who is more pragmatic."
 
     
Absolute  Non-Absolute
     
 You scored 52 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs.



Controlled Market vs Liberal Market
"Both of these categories assume a capitalist system. Assuming this system, the controlled market believer holds that government should intervene in regulating a nation's economy: wage laws, environmental standards, privatised industries and workplace relations policy. A liberal market thinker believes that such regulation is unnecessary and often counter-productive."
 
     
Controlled  Liberal
     
 You scored 33 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry.


 
Marxist vs Non-Marxist
"This scale purports to show to what extent you follow the thought and teachings of Marx. Marxists tend to be scientific, materialist and revolutionary, believe in class struggle and the laws of historical and dialectic materialism."
 
     
Marxist  Non-Marxist
     
 You scored 38 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are more likely to follow the philosophies of Marx.

[TheArtist]

Frankly about a fourth of the statements didn't make sense or would have two parts, one that I would completely agree with, then another that I would completely disagree with, and then ask whether you agreed with or disagree with the whole statement!

[aoxamaxoa]

Is a libertarian a pig?

[cannon_fodder]

Is a democrat a jackass?  But no, I know of no context in which a Libertarian would be a pig.  Word reference, symbolically, or metaphorically speaking.

Main Entry: lib·er·tar·i·an
Pronunciation: "li-b&r-'ter-E-&n, -'te-rE-
Function: noun
1 : an advocate of the doctrine of free will
2 a : a person who upholds the principles of individual liberty especially of thought and action b capitalized : a member of a political party advocating libertarian principles
3. a member of the Libertarian Party of the U.S.
- libertarian adjective
- lib·er·tar·i·an·ism /-E-&-"ni-z&m/ noun

[RecycleMichael]

quote:Originally posted by cannon_fodder

Is a democrat a jackass?  

No, but Jesus did ride a donkey into Jeruseum. He didn't ride no elephant.

[cannon_fodder]

I called my Republican friend and asked him about this, he informed me that while that is true... Jesus would have preferred to ride an Elephant.  He was apparently operating on a limited budget.