I scored an "8". See where you are on the Liberal vs Conservative scale

[CatWoman]

http://franz.org/quiz.htm

Respondents with the most points (40) are 100 percent conservative; those with the least (0) are 100 percent liberal.

Note: this quiz was first formulated in 1994.

My, my, my -- how far we haven't come.

[draft_mario_cuomo]

1. 9 nt

[ixion]

279. 9 for me, too

[malta blue]

293. Me too. eom

[ronnykmarshall]

2. 8 as well

[CatWoman]

5. my soul mate!!

:hi:

:loveya:

[ronnykmarshall]

88. Dats right!

:loveya:

[hfojvt]

160. hey, I got an 8 too

I thought something was wrong with the test. I managed to get a 38 by trying to lean right, but I also answered the last 15 questions to the right and only ended up with an 18. I think the FDR vs. Reagan question is weighted pretty heavily.

[atreides1]

3. I scored 13

Puts me between the Clintons.

[H2O Man]

4. 7 n/t

[TahitiNut]

Identical. 7.

:rofl:

[H2O Man]

36. Not surprised. n/t

[CatWoman]

41. cause you two are clones

:)

[H2O Man]

45. 7 = normal.

I think this test proves it.

[CatWoman]

50. touche

:rofl:

[H2O Man]

128. You can hope

that President Bush will commute your score, from an 8 to the highly-prized 7.

[CatWoman]

211. you 7's are all a bunch of terrorists!!

:)

[H2O Man]

217. Not long ago,

your score would have been very different. I haven't posted this image in a while:

[CatWoman]

221. LOL

Ah, memories :rofl:

[TahitiNut]

167. Hey! Who's calling who a clown?

:silly: :dunce:



:loveya: :yourock:

[CatWoman]

212. that's from that "Keyboard Warrior" test, isn't it?

:hi:

:loveya:

[TahitiNut]

215. Yep. Ubetcha.

http://www.politicsforum.org/images/flame_warriors/index.php

[Blackhatjack]

144. Nice going H2O Man --Same score here!

[last_texas_dem]

173. I'm another 7. nt

[Zodiak]

182. I got a 7 as well.

I bet we got a 7 for different reasons, though.

[Iris]

198. 7(-up) n/t

[CitizenLeft]

272. 7 here too.

...a few of those questions needed a gray area, or I would've scored even lower.

[sakabatou]

285. same

[supernova]

6. I'm a 3

Somewhere in between Jesse Jackson and Ted Kennedy. :D :rofl:

I think the last time I did this, or one similar, it told me I was a Hillary Dem. So, I'm getting more liberal!! Yay! :bounce: Sounds about right. :-)

[mcctatas]

260. I'm a 3 too...

and I thought I was being fairly conservative in my answers :rofl:

[wellst0nev0ter]

298. Me Too

I am sorely disappointed, I really wanted that big, fat doughnut :(

[Hamlette]

305. I'm a 3 too. Three's rule. (Except Catwoman, she rules too even if she's not a 3.) n/t

[ejbr]

316. I'm a 3 too!

I think this test should be given to each candidate running for office. Ideally, we should elect someone in the Democratic middle.

Thanks for the link!

[IndyOp]

319. I'm a 3, too. :-) (n/t)

[wildhorses]

7. i scored 11

between hillary and bill :rofl:

[bmbmd]

185. Me too.

More liberal than I thought.

[wildhorses]

193. some of the questions

i didn't like either answer:shrug:

[AwakeAtLast]

255. And me.

:hi:

[OneMoreDemocrat]

310. Monica, is that you?.....

I got an 11 as well.

:hi:

[KansDem]

8. I got a "5"

Ted Kennedy, move over!

[BlooInBloo]

80. Me too!

[KansDem]

130. Here's to us!!!

Take Five

[katsy]

90. 5 here also.

:hi:

[KansDem]

131. Here's to us!!!

Take Five

[Midlodemocrat]

322. Me, too.

[More Than A Feeling]

9. 6

Since when am I more conservative than Ted Kennedy? This is an outrage!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

149. 6 here too and I'm upset that I'm more Conservative than Ted Kennedy too!

:grr:

[ourbluenation]

210. 6 for me as well, allthough I think the test is dated, therefore flawed.

[Gothmog]

10. I scored a 1

[ejbr]

317. Are you wearing a t-dye t-shirt and berkenstocks? :) n/t

[HereSince1628]

11. 13, but I object to being placed between Hillary and Bill Clinton

Both have the sort of tremendous egos that enable a person to run for office. I'm just a poor lil small college faculty member and part-time farmer. I KNOW that me and my ideas are going NOWHERE.

[ejbr]

318. what if you were between them in a menage a trois? That could be hot >:) n/t

[Warpy]

12. I scored a 4

probably because there was no "neither" choice on those trust questions.

[JackBeck]

35. Me too. A "4".

Between Jesse Jackson and Ted Kennedy.

[Hissyspit]

278. 4 here, too, but liberal/conservative is not really a sliding scale.

Political philosophy is more 3-dimensional than 2-dimensional and some of the questions seemed falsely dichotomous to me. I wasn't too impressed by the quiz.

[Spazito]

302. A "4" here too...

The choices given to some of the questions were, imo, really choose between moderately conservative to rabidly right-wing conservative as opposed to being really balanced.

[AndyA]

13. I scored a 10.

Same as Hillary. :wow:

[Maggie_May]

14. 13

[Mz Pip]

87. Me, too

[youthere]

15. I scored an 8 as well.

[Systematic Chaos]

16. A 10 for me, and I think that's too high. lol

But I'll take their word for it.

[Ezlivin]

24. Same here

There were a few questions that I vacillated on; neither answer seemed totally satisfactory.

[musette_sf]

17. I got an "8" too

their Good-To-Evil scale (i.e., left to right) is a little off, though.

I consider GHW to be the most evil of the bunch. RR right next to him.

[droidamus2]

18. I gotta 3

Some of the questions were of the 'no right answer' kind but still in interesting excercise.

[RufusEarl]

19. I got a five, compared me to Ted Kennedy!

[MrMickeysMom]

20. Hmmmm, I got a "12"

Some questions were either or, and I felt should have had a third alternative, but I guess this was fair.

[IChing]

21. 8 out of 18 I'm a satisfactory benchmark......no I really got

4 but hated the loaded questions.

[tomg]

22. I got a 5. I was hoping for a 0 nt

[KansDem]

132. Here's to the "Fivers"!!!

Take Five

[JTG of the PRB]

23. I gots a 12.

I fell on the chart between Hillary and Bill Clinton. Not bad company, I'd say...

[Aristus]

25. Woo-hoo! I'm a 7!!!!

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

[CatWoman]

34. nah, in my book you're a "10"

:)

:hi:

[Aristus]

42. Aw shucks, Cat!

:blush:

:loveya:

[Siyahamba]

26. 9, higher than I thought

[Sadie4629]

27. I got an 8, also

I think some of the question need updating. It's an old quiz.

[rhiannon55]

28. Woohoo! I'm to the left of Teddy Kennedy

My repuke brother is right. I'm a commie pinko librul. Woohoo!:woohoo:

[madokie]

29. I scored a 5

[KansDem]

133. Here's to the "Fivers"!!!

Take Five

[madokie]

168. good laid back tune

i'm thinking I remember it from way back then

[WildEyedLiberal]

30. 10

Weird quiz, though - what does me trusting pro athletes vs team owners have to do with my politics? And doctors or trial lawyers? WTF? I'm surprised they didn't ask if I preferred apples or oranges.

[CatWoman]

38. I think they are going for the Indian/Chief angle........

but like you, I'm confused with the doctor and trial lawyer choice too.

[mrcheerful]

75. Remember trial lawyers are viewed as pure evil by the conservative

so a conservative will pick a doctor. To be honest I trust neither but I would pick trial lawyer before a doctor. Whats funny about that question is the fact doctors believe in evolution and science, yet conservatives have a blind eye to that fact. I have yet met a doctor that had a conservative view on medical matters or believing the mud man myth that conservatives believe.

[paulk]

31. 11

interesting

that's about right, I suppose.

[bikebloke]

32. 6

Closer to Teddy Kennedy.

[rep the dems]

33. I got an 11. Between Bill and Hillary, but closer to Hillary. nt

[deadmessengers]

37. 16

Sounds about right.

[SayWhatYo]

303. You're higher than me...

:D I'm with Bill Clinton. Which I think is about right too... Although, I didn't like some of the choices they had... When it asked who I trusted more, on some of those questions I would have liked "I don't trust either"....

[tk2kewl]

39. 4

[Rude Horner]

40. 6

Some of those questions had answers that were tough to choose from - like do I generally trust the government to handle problems. Well, I USED TO...but with this particular government, I wouldn't trust 'em with a leaky faucet.

[Swamp Rat]

43. I got a '0' ! .... I failed the neo-nazi freeptard smell test!!!

:woohoo: I'm Jessie!!! :wohoo:

So easy. So predictable. :eyes:

[CatWoman]

53. KEEP HOPE ALIVE!!!!!

:rofl:

[Swamp Rat]

112. LOLOL!!

:rofl:

[stevedeshazer]

202. Love you, Swampy

I'm also a zero

[CatWoman]

214. you both are cheating rats!!

especially Swampy :)

[stevedeshazer]

219. Swampy always cheats

I just hang out with the cheaters cuz it's cool

:evilgrin:

[Swamp Rat]

234. The squeaky mouse gets the cheese!

The cheatin' mouse too. :D

How else am I to compete?

I'm as poor as a church mouse that's just had an enormous tax bill on the very day his wife ran off with another mouse, taking all the cheese.

[Octafish]

323. Uno.

Ha ha ha ha ha (maniacal Liberal laugh)!!!!!

[zonmoy]

44. 4

[devilgrrl]

46. Scored "6"

I also thought it was a silly quiz with many really dumb questions.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

47. Got a 4

interesting quiz. Thanks for posting.

[SammyWinstonJack]

48. 5. nt

[KansDem]

134. Here's to the "Fivers"!!!

Take Five

[SammyWinstonJack]

197. ....

:thumbsup:

[slackmaster]

49. Too many bad choices for me to even answer all the questions

My score is unknown.

[DefenseLawyer]

147. 7 but I was not impressed

I couldn't answer several of them either. I don't think gun control or mandatory sentencing have much of any effect on the crime rate, and I am not sure how choosing the IRS over the FBI makes me liberal.

[spoony]

266. I agree

The questions/answers were really sloppy, with shit like:

"21. As a society, we should spend more money trying to find a cure for AIDS than for cancer and
heart disease because AIDS threatens younger people.
Agree
Disagree"

How to even begin answering that? Why throw age in there? And why no option for "fund both"? Just a bad, bad test.

[orleans]

271. i know! i almost stopped taking it because of the sucky choices

however, i managed to plough through it.

i got a 5

to anyone with a 5 or less: WILL YOU MARRY ME?

[LynneSin]

51. I KNEW YOU WERE A FREEPER!!!! I got a 7 so you must be a freeper

:eyes:

BTW - I didn't like this question at all

21. As a society, we should spend more money trying to find a cure for AIDS than for cancer and heart disease because AIDS threatens younger people.

Personally I think both should receive equal funding because both affect both the young and the old, but since I could only 'agree' or 'disagree' I felt that the question was misleading.

BTW I disagreed - all those diseases should get full funding that they need

[CatWoman]

that was a hard one for me to answer as well

:hi: Lynne!!

Hope the kitties are doing well :)

[Yael]

73. I'm a 20

I would like to see an updated test though. Some of those questions were just bizarre. Athlete's tend to annoy me with their attitude issues, but that doesn't bring trust into the mix.

[CatWoman]

20???

someone needs to go to Re-Neducation camp :)

welcome to DU!! :hi:

[Yael]

230. Thanks for the welcome!

[BlooInBloo]

218. Yah - a lot of people side with the billionaire owners over the millionaire athleteS...

... I wonder what could possibly explain that.

[Yael]

231. The owner of our local team is

a hard core progressive (Jeffrey Lurie). I support what he is doing in the community. Can't say that for many of them, but Lurie has a big heart.

:)

[BlueJazz]

228. 20 ??????????????????

[alkaline9]

136. I was stumped by the AIDS question too...

...I mean, how could supporting one over the other be perceived as more or less liberal? shouldn't it have been "Would you raise taxes to fully fund medical research for AIDS?"

I also thought that HIV transmission could be somewhat controlled through testing, condoms, etc... while cancer and heart disease could strike anyone almost anytime. But, I guess I'm just trying to justify being a dirty conservative hehe.

[ourbluenation]

213. Question 12 chaps my hide

12. Even if it means cutting programs, spending must be cut to reduce the federal deficit.

We reduced the deficit and then The Drunken Sailor in Chief wrecked it all to hell.

[spanone]

52. 10 for me

[Javaman]

me too, yet I don't care for hillory. I must have a self loathing complex. LOL nt

[Totally Committed]

54. I scored a 2.

That score surprises even me. :wow:

TC

[PATRICK]

158. Uh, also a 2

Maybe I did something wrong. Don't liberals always worry about that? I think almost all the scores in this low range use basically the same values and rationale. certain questions were not that easy to come on because there are a lot of extenuating complex factors as opposed the the FDR/Reagan question.

[OHdem10]

55. "8"

[Felinity]

56. Six and how about a few recs to keep this going? n/t

[Fresh_Start]

57. i got a 4

but I couldn't answer every question because some had no right answer

[Strawman]

58. 6 but there were false choices on some questions IMO

That made my answers appear more conservative than my rationale would.

[piedmont]

181. Yep. I hated those "who do you trust more?" questions. Kinda meaningless. nt

[blondeatlast]

59. Six. nt

[RaleighNCDUer]

60. 4 - left of Ted Kennedy.

No big surprise there.

[marions ghost]

61. 7

:shrug: I thought I'd be about even with Ted Kennedy.

Such a scientific poll ;-) not. But fun.

[Adsos Letter]

62. I got an "11"...however...

these kinds of tests always drive me crazy because context matters, in my book.


:D

[xchrom]

63. i scored a three.

[Joe Fields]

64. 8 for me...

[malaise]

65. I scored 4 n/t

[churchofreality]

66. 7

[churchofreality]

71. and a rec

[guitar man]

67. 13

sounds about right for me... :hide:

[El Supremo]

68. I'm to the left of Hillary but to the right of Kennedy.

An 8. Just about where I thought I'd be.

[cui bono]

69. 5 for me. n/t

[KansDem]

135. Here's to the "Fivers"!!!

Take Five

[cui bono]

146. Cheers!

:headbang:

[NRaleighLiberal]

70. I scored a "6". Me and Teddy Kennedy (well, almost!).

[goodgd_yall]

72. 4 here too n/t

[leftofthedial]

74. I'm a 4

I'm outraged

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

76. 6 and, I'm not a "liberal".

I gave up on "liberalism" when "liberals" backed the cops in Chicago '68.

Love Me, I'm a Liberal

I cried when they shot Medgar Evers
Tears ran down my spine
I cried when they shot Mr. Kennedy
As though I'd lost a father of mine
But Malcolm X got what was coming
He got what he asked for this time
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal

I go to civil rights rallies
And I put down the old D.A.R.
I love Harry and Sidney and Sammy
I hope every colored boy becomes a star
But don't talk about revolution
That's going a little bit too far
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal

I cheered when Humphrey was chosen
My faith in the system restored
I'm glad the commies were thrown out
of the A.F.L. C.I.O. board
I love Puerto Ricans and Negros
as long as they don't move next door
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal

The people of old Mississippi
Should all hang their heads in shame
I can't understand how their minds work
What's the matter don't they watch Les Crain?
But if you ask me to bus my children
I hope the cops take down your name
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal

I read New republic and Nation
I've learned to take every view
You know, I've memorized Lerner and Golden
I feel like I'm almost a Jew
But when it comes to times like Korea
There's no one more red, white and blue
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal

I vote for the democratic party
They want the U.N. to be strong
I go to all the Pete Seeger concerts
He sure gets me singing those songs
I'll send all the money you ask for
But don't ask me to come on along
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal

Once I was young and impulsive
I wore every conceivable pin
Even went to the socialist meetings
Learned all the old union hymns
But I've grown older and wiser
And that's why I'm turning you in
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal

[thereismore]

77. I scored 9. nt

[Sweet Freedom]

78. I'm a 6. /nt

[Eurobabe]

79. Number 9 Dream

[FreeCajun]

81. 15 here... n/t

[ellenfl]

82. 6 eom

[Wildewolfe]

83. 11 here

[sshan2525]

84. Lucky 13

Way too simplistic though........

[footinmouth]

85. I got a 15

I hope I don't get kicked out of here.

[karlrschneider]

99. Naw, you have a star. Deduct 5 points.

:D

[Stinky The Clown]

86. 8

[emdee]

89. I got an 11 - right between Hillary and Bill!! nt

nt

[applegrove]

91. 8

[sniffa]

92. tricky first question

1/20/01 changed everything y'know. :rofl:

[alkaline9]

141. yeah and question #1 was worth 2 points, DOH! nt

[crappyjazz]

93. 2?

Wow, that even surprised me lol

[tularetom]

94. I got an 11 by being honest

However I think I could have got a 0 if I'd tweaked some of the answers

[greenbriar]

95. Your Score: 9

wow,

[karlrschneider]

96. I am amazed I got a 6.

Thought a few answers would be graded toward the conservo side...oh, well.;-)

[LeftishBrit]

97. 5

A big leftie apparently.

Who do you think was a better president, FRR or Ronald Reagan - gosh, I'll really have to THINK about that????

[KansDem]

137. Here's to the "Fivers"!!!

Take Five

[TZ]

191. I got a 6....

You are a bigger leftie than me!:hi:

[sniffa]

98. i got a 1

damn, i missed one. :cry:

[Reciprocity]

100. My husband and I had the same number sweet 16.

[Robeson]

101. 5.

[KansDem]

138. Here's to the "Fivers"!!!

Take Five

[Rambis]

102. 7, could have answered neither on 3-4

but what are ye gonna do

[Tommy_Carcetti]

103. I'm a 3

I'm a 3. But too many false choices/ommitted choices to make it an accurate survey, in my opinion.

[Control-Z]

104. 4

[Posteritatis]

105. 10 here; couple interesting questions there

Usually I just whiz through those things, but there were one or two where I had to stop and figure out what I felt about it. (The question on cancer versus HIV research, for instance.)

[cmd]

106. 5 - I keep getting more liberal. n/t

[KansDem]

140. Here's to the "Fivers"!!!

Take Five

[wicket]

107. I'm a 4, more Liberal than Ted Kennedy!

:D

[GreenPartyVoter]

108. I'm a 2

[Tammie]

109. I scored 15. n/t

[UTUSN]

110. ONE!!1 I got a ONE!!1 Suck it up, Sweetcakes!!1 n/t

[CatWoman]

113. that's cause you fucking cheated!!

:hi:

[ecstatic]

111. 8. Didn't like the questions though... too simplistic nt

[NashVegas]

114. I Got a 12, But

As you noted, Catwoman, this is a 1994 formula.

[JitterbugPerfume]

115. I'm a 3!

a liberal through and through

[kanrok]

116. 11

n/t

[AZBlue]

117. Several questions really need a third or fourth option.

Nonetheless, I'm a 7.

[Hobarticus]

118. A 4?!? I never would've guessed...

Still, it's disheartening to see that questions regarding current issues of 1994 still haven't been resolved.

[Yukari Yakumo]

119. 21... yipe! {nt}

[CatWoman]

121. yipe, indeed

that photo says it all.

I wonder how Chimpolini would score?

[deadmessengers]

123. 37 based on my recollection of his public positions n/t

[bonito]

120. 8 and a 13 for my wife

Explains allot but she just joined code pink today :bounce: world watch out!

[NightHawk63]

122. I scored 12...right between Bill & Hill :)

[Irishonly]

124. Scored 8

[alkaline9]

125. damn, i thought for sure I'd be lower than "8"

the ones I'm apparently "conservative" on are:

1. Generally, do you tend to trust or distrust government's ability to solve problems?
I chose DISTRUST
I mean HELLO! BushCo, Congress doing nothing, etc. I trust the laws of the constitution and the process of amending it, but not the way it is being wiped on the ass of every politician in DC. (this one was actually worth 2 points)

3. What about private institutions and people? Which do you trust more?
I chose DOCTORS over Trial Lawyers
This one is a no brainer for me.... lawyers are only obligated to tell the truth in court, plus I like the education of a doctor more than a lawyer. There are bad ones in each profession, but I'd certainly rather have a doctor as a neighbor than a lawyer. (no offense to the lawyers on DU)

6. Which would do more to guarantee competitive elections?
I chose TERM LIMITS
I don't see how either of these will guarantee a sane election process. I do however see "public" funding as "corporate" funding, and even if we get a nut case as an elected official, at least with term limits they won't serve forever. I think fresh blood/new ides are good things.

8. Do you see the ideal America as an ethnic "melting pot" in which religious, cultural and ethnic distinctions are blurred, or as a nation in which ethnically diverse groups ought to coexist while retaining their cultural identity?
I chose MELTING POT
How is my choice "conservative"? In my mind it is the constant discrimination (even in our minds) that causes problems, not the merging of cultures. I mean, if we have a large percentage of people from a specific culture, I'd rather that culture merge with whatever culture we currently have than be seen as different and feared in some way without ever giving it a chance to be understood from either an historical or an everyday standpoint. I'm not saying that people of varied cultures should change their ways to become like "the rest of us", but certainly they should be able to have their children learn from other children without bias in either direction. I feel like answering the other way is like saying that mixed couples are unacceptable.

12. Even if it means cutting programs, spending must be cut to reduce the federal deficit.
I chose AGREE
I think we need to reduce the federal deficit even at the high cost of eliminating SOME programs, not all... but how is wanting to get rid of our credit card debt considered non-liberal? Maybe because this was created before Jr added trillions to it?!?

21. As a society, we should spend more money trying to find a cure for AIDS than for cancer and heart disease because AIDS threatens younger people.
I chose DISAGREE
Again I don't see how this one is anything but a choice about maybe which is more feasible, or maybe taking into account which affects more people? Sorry that I think we could and should spend money fighting cancer and heart disease, geez!

22. Talk radio shows should be regulated to ensure both sides of a debate are represented, because talk radio has an unhealthy impact on the political process.
I chose DISAGREE
For starters, I don't mind that certain stations support liberal values while others support conservative while other are simply meant to be shock jockish. I think this falls under a free speech issue anyway. If you regulate radio, then you should regulate tv, newspapers, the internet... whats next? your thoughts? I think the problem is not fairness in broadcasting but the way certain groups are buying up all the stations. Oh well, maybe I am on the con side of this one.. I can deal with that.

[FourScore]

126. 8. Some of the questions were pretty lame. IRS or FBI??? How 'bout neither? n/t

[DemocratSinceBirth]

154. The Questions Were Lame

I got a six...

You could easily get a zero if you gave the "desired" response...

[FourScore]

249. Yeah, it was pretty see-through. n/t

[Odin2005]

127. 8. In between Teddy Kennedy and Hillary.

[TZ]

192. You have some catching up to do there Odin...

I got a 6! Ha! I am a bigger liberal!;-)

[MrSlayer]

129. 12.

No real surprise.

[tjwash]

139. 6, just to the right of Ted Kennedy

[matcom]

142. 3

[Liberal Veteran]

190. Hey....me too.

:D

[stranger81]

300. and me three! [n/t]

[rockedthevoteinMA]

143. an 8? I thought I would score a 0... n/t.

[Pacifist Patriot]

145. I'm a 5, but Question 21 stinks

I hate it when they add a "because" that renders your potential answer meaningless. My because would be because it is a communicable disease not because it affects younger people.

[0rganism]

150. agreed -- that one pissed me off, too

I had to pick "disagree" because of the because.

[0rganism]

148. 6

although I wasn't entirely satisfied with some of the available answers to questions, e.g. the "melting pot vs. cultural identity" thing.

[cgrindley]

151. 13 (nt)

[LWolf]

152. 4. n/t

[PVnRT]

153. What if I distrust both the FBI and IRS?

Apparentally, I'm a 10, although the stereotypes are so thick on that test I could easily score a 0.

[SayWhatYo]

304. Yeah, I know... I didn't like those "who do you trust more" questions...

It's not that black and white...

[terrya]

155. I scored a 4

[jgraz]

156. Got a 6, but the test is kinda dumb

I'm sure my "government was too big" counted against me, but last I checked, the DoD was part of the government...

[JerseygirlCT]

242. There were definitely some loaded questions there

and pretty transparent what you were "supposed" to answer.

And there were plenty of times I wanted an "it depends" sort of nuanced answer!

[Suziq]

157. I'm a 6 n/t

[Jennicut]

159. Scored a 12

In between Hill and Bill. I think its my distrust of government to solve everything. Right now our government is broken and needs to be fixed before it can attempt to solve any of our problems. I was expecting this. I'm fairly liberal on many social issues and moderate on financial and government issues.

[Fading Captain]

161. Eight ...

This was a lame quiz.

[Critters2]

162. I'm a 5

Lower than I expected.

[tibbir]

163. I scored a 4.

It was interesting that I was a tiny bit to the left of Ted Kennedy.

[cordelia]

164. 10

[baldguy]

165. 6

[trackfan]

166. 3

[brettdale]

169. I got a nine

nine.

[recoveringdittohed]

170. I scored a 10

and 7 years ago I was a Republican. * is the Democratic Party's greatest recruiting tool. He says you've got to be fur him or again him, I'm again him.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

171. n i n e - 4- me

yet I've been called a communist by certain close relatives.

[RevolutionStartsNow]

172. I scored an 8, but...

some of the questions were just goofy, esp the early ones about who I "trust" more. Trust with my money? To make good decisions? What if I distrust both the FBI or the IRS equally?

[tammywammy]

174. 22 n/t

[Yukari Yakumo]

280. Alright... I'm not the highest anymore! nt

[tammywammy]

292. I don't really care anyways

I know where I stand on issues. And some of those questions were a little strange. They need a good updated one. I knew I was a moderate, and so I wasn't surprised anyways. :shrug:

[malachibk]

175. 6

Sad I didn't get a 0

[flaminbats]

176. 14....

so does each question have an equal amount of points, or do some questions..like questions 4 and 5 offer more points?

wow, Reagan got 40 points..now I want to see how!

[truebrit71]

177. I'm a Ten baby!!!!

:-)

[CatWoman]

186. you sure the hell are!!!

:)

:loveya:

[truebrit71]

286. ROFL!!!

:rofl: Oh stop it now....you're biased....

[stimbox]

178. 3

:bounce:

[piedmont]

179. 15, but it's a bad test. It lacks a libertarian/authoritarian axis

I like this one better:
http://www.politicalcompass.org/

[Tektonik]

188. I like that test as well

I'm beyond the Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela :woohoo:

[flaminbats]

206. me too!

:toast: on economics I scored -5.13 and on social issues I got -2.87

[Atman]

216. I did a bit differently on that one...

Economic Left/Right: -5.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.85

That's almost smack in the middle of the Libertarian Left scale...actually, a bit to the left.

.

[piedmont]

239. If I recall correctly, most DUers self-report scoring in the left-libertarian quadrant

Not surprising, either. It's the only intelligent quadrant. :P

[Yukari Yakumo]

282. Economic: -2.88, Social: -2.46 nt

[mcscajun]

313. I agree. I've been taking that one periodically, and I'm still Left-Libertarian.

Economic Left/Right: -7.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.49

I got a 6 on this old, simplistic test.

[Tektonik]

180. 7

surprised it wasn't lower, but hey it's not like I scored a 35 or something :P

[rndmprsn]

183. 6

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

184. Wow, I Was A 6!

I wasn't sure how I'd do. I even left one of them blank (the union leader vs business leader one). But I'll take a 6.

[DutchLiberal]

187. I'm a 4

Which puts me between Jessie Jackson and Ted Kennedy.

Too bad, I excepted a -4. ;)

[DemSoccerMom]

189. I scored an 8.

I'm more than a little suprised that I'm considered to be left of Hillary. Not that that's a bad thing . . .

[rpannier]

207. 8 here too

[Sparkly]

194. I'm a 5.

[rucky]

195. I'm a 90...

give or take 85.

[AllieB]

196. I'm a 3!

I must be one of those pinko liberals. :crazy:

[Flying Dream Blues]

199. 11 for me...but I thought some of the forced choices were a bit lame...nt

[Atman]

200. I'm a 14

So screw you to all the freepers who think I'm some sort of ultra-liberal.

My points are likely skewed based upon the funding and censorship issues. I'm a free-speech absolutist, so I voted "no" to questions involving limiting anyone's speech -- ie, talk radio or "deceptive political commercials." I also voted "no" to giving more funding to AIDS because victims are younger (why should that matter?) and "no" to requiring federal funds for abortions. Requiring abortion funding? No way.

Before I got kicked off the freeper board, I was continually trying to point out that I'm way more moderate than many believe. I don't do knee-jerk causes just because they're viewed as liberal.

.

[EstimatedProphet]

201. I got a 4

[satya]

203. Another 5 here. That was fun -- thanks! nt

[2008]

204. 9

k&r

[Zucca]

205. I got a 15

15 is not bad, If you look it is represented on the cute little graph on the bottom with Bill Clinton....I am proud to score a number that puts me in that light. I like Clinton and would vote for him over ANYONE running. Sorry hill...gotta go with Bill..Far and away the best President that I can recall!

[proud patriot]

208. I got a 6

:hi:

[Ferretherder]

209. I'm a 5'er.

Damn liberal media has gotten to me, I guess.

[tinfoil tiaras]

220. 12--between Hillary and Bill

[stlsaxman]

222. I'm a ONE!!!!

woooo hoooo!!!!!

:bounce: :woohoo: :bounce: :woohoo: :bounce: :woohoo: :bounce: :woohoo: :bounce: :woohoo: :bounce: :woohoo: :bounce: :woohoo: :bounce: :woohoo: :bounce: :woohoo: :bounce: :woohoo: :bounce: :woohoo: :bounce: :woohoo: :bounce: :woohoo: :bounce: :woohoo:

[BlueJazz]

223. 4

[AnnInLa]

224. I'm a 5, with Ted Kennedy

Could have been lower, but I couldn't agree with the right to show graphic porn. Never will agree with that.

[bigwillq]

225. I scored a 10

[Catchawave]

226. 6 ? What's the cutoff to be banned to Freeperville ?

:rofl:

[AnnInLa]

227. Man, are we a bunch of extremists or what???

I am honored to be a DU Extremist.

[BreweryYardRat]

229. Got a 7.

[Vidar]

232. I scored a 6.

[Patsy Stone]

233. I'm an 8 as well.

Lost somewhere between Ted Kennedy and Hill.

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

235. 6

[The Gunslinger]

236. I'm at 13

Sandwiched in between Hilary and Bill

[lonestarnot]

237. I'm a 333 MFer

without even taking the fucking test! IMPEACH!

[LordJFT]

238. 6, much better than the other quiz where i was almost in the center

[Cass]

240. 5 here. nt

[JerseygirlCT]

241. 6 nt

[rainbow4321]

243. Got a 6 n/t

[Ioo]

244. 12

[nolabels]

245. On some of them I checked the lesser of evils

The thing kind of assumes a lot of that of 'either or' thinking. Giving you to answer questions with conventional answers.

Like why would you want to try to solve problems with conventional means that in lot cases never solved the problems anyways :shrug:




I consider myself me

[bamacrat]

246. 8. n/t

[doni_georgia]

247. I scored a 6 - no surprise there

[johnaries]

248. 6! Woo-Hoo!

[Pushed To The Left]

250. I got a 9, but the test seems to be somewhat geared towards conservatism

I think I know which way the points went for the "who do you trust" questions, even though those questions aren't necessarily political. For example, I probably got "conservative" points for trusting doctors more than lawyers, even though I'm sure there are plenty of liberal doctors and conservative lawyers out there!

[flaminbats]

251. lol...how to be a conservative

1) don't trust the government=2
2) trust the pentagon, the executive branch, the FBI, the CIA, and Joint Chiefs = 5
3) trust doctors, business executives, and team owners = 3
4) the federal government should raise taxes on nobody to solve our problems = 1
5) cutting everything except defense spending gives you 9 points, cutting everything and nothing gives you 9 points!
6) term limits = 1
7) Reagan=1
8) America is a melting pot = 1
9) Elders is more extreme than Pat Robertson=1
10) opposing gun control = 1
11) opposing the rebuilding of cities=1
12) spending must be cut to reduce the deficit=1
13) the federal government is too big=1
14) disagreeing that America has more at stake in Haiti than in Korea=1
15) opposing gay marriage = 1
16) the media is liberal=1
17) disagreeing that the religious right is a threat=1
18) disagreeing to fund abortion=1
19) disagreeing to ban deceptive campaign ads =1
20) banning pornography=1
21) disagreeing to spend more to cure AIDS than other diseases=1
22) opposing the regulation of our airwaves=1
23) the breakdown of the tradition family is the country's top problem=1
24) opposing affirmative action = 1
25) opposing all tax increases or new programs that protect the environment=1

[in_cog_ni_to]

252. I scored 3.

:7 I'm in Jesse Jackson's court and 'more' Liberal than Ted Kennedy!.:rofl:

Click the Calculate Results button to receive your score. Respondents with the most points (40) are 100 percent conservative; those with the least (0) are 100 percent liberal. See where you fall on the chart below.

[dweller]

253. 4 ... never been so happy

to be so little...um, numerically.

dp

[WillyT]

254. Me And Teddy, Baby !!! - 5 !!!

:bounce::woohoo::bounce:

[Chichiri]

256. 10, and I'm not surprised.

Whether libertarian or liberal, I've always tended toward the moderate.

[cathandler]

257. Good Lord. I scored "1."

Three years ago on this test I was "6." the Rx for Prempro must not be working.

[SaveElmer]

258. 9 for me...nt

[vanlassie]

259. I'm a 7.....n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

261. 1 nt

and this was fun

[Lugnut]

262. 6 n/t

[peacebaby3]

263. I got a 4, but some of the ?s had no good answer. The FBI/IRS? NEITHER! n/t

[in_cog_ni_to]

295. I agree! I chose the lesser of the 2 evils on those questions...the IRS can do LESS damage than can

the FBI.

[ellisonz]

264. 5

[Liberal_in_LA]

265. I got a 12, higher score than most here

[jillan]

269. a 12 here too.

[windbreeze]

267. 14 right between the Clintons...but closer to Bill...n/t

[MisterP]

268. 1--and I can give rational, even bland, reasons for each

[orleans]

270. you only scored an 8??? (okay, now i'll go to the link and take the quiz)

okay--now that i've seen the quiz (and taken it) i guess 8 is REALLY HIGH!

:D

(i scored a 5 and am seeking marriage with someone who scored 5 or lower. is this quiz on e-harmony?)

[rodeodance]

273. gee, I only got a 4----surprizes me somewhat

[blogslut]

274. I'm Ted Kennedy!

I scored a 5. :)

[orleans]

275. me too! n/t

[Crunchy Frog]

276. I came out a 9. I think that means I'm a reactionary.

:blush:

[donheld]

277. 9

:woohoo:

[Ganja Ninja]

281. 5 for me.

I might have scored higher if I'd gotten drunk before the test.

[JHB]

283. I refuse to answer such a load of crap survey

Just look at the first question:

"1. Generally, do you tend to trust or distrust government's ability to solve problems?"

Only two choices: Trust or Distrust.

That's one hellava broad topic, with many, many nuances and degrees, for such a simple answer.

GIGO rules once again.

[Onlooker]

284. 4 for me n/t

[Lil Missy]

287. 7

[MANative]

288. Another 8 here... n/t

[peekaloo]

289. 5.....now me and Ted are going to share some chowdah.

[Evergreen Emerald]

290. I got a 5

That surprises me. I thought I was more middle of the road...nope. I am a LIBERAL.

[buddhamama]

291. i scored a 5

:) :hi:

[Phredicles]

294. 1! Hey everybody, I'm more liberal than you!

:PO8):P

[Mike Daniels]

296. 17 (Right between Bill and Colin)

No surprise for me.

[Tesha]

297. "4", count 'em, "4"!

:happydance:

[high density]

299. Seems kinda like a lame thing to me

100% Conservative == Ronald Reagan??

According to this thing I'm 70% liberal, which is probably about right, but the questions they used to define it often didn't seem as clear cut red/blue as the author probably intended.

[4_TN_TITANS]

301. Big 10....n/t

[libodem]

306. I scored 4

yep, I'm a libber-dem, alright!

[nonconformist]

307. I got an 8 as well.

[WinkyDink]

308. I scored a "9". At least that's still left of Hillary!

[King Coal]

309. I got a 5, Cat.

:hi:

[ChrisCat]

311. I got a 4

I'm more liberal than I thought I was, apparently.

[GliderGuider]

312. 3 for me!

[JacquesMolay]

314. 9, but 'neither' or 'both'

should have been included more - these quizzes don'w allow for much nuance. For example, I don't really trust the CIA or the peace corps. The latter has often been used as a front for pushing U.S. interests (cultural and economic imperialism). I would much prefer to see NGO's involved. The first question is way too sketchy - I trust virtually no person participating in government, which is not the same as distrust for the ideas behind the institutions (e.g. Social Security, which I trust).

[Solon]

315. This quiz is flawed, severely...

10. Which would curb violent crime most?

Stricter controls on the sale of guns
Mandatory sentences for those who use guns in the commission of a crime
Both

Here's question 10, with the choices below it and, to be frank, neither choice, even a combination of them, wouldn't curb violent crime at all compared to dealing with the poverty that breeds much of violent crime.

And that is just the beginning, the melting pot vs. multicultural society question baffled me.

Trying to be honest is hard on this, even lesser of two evils argument doesn't seem to hold up, another example, question 14 is a classic example.

14. U.S. interests are more seriously at stake in Haiti than they are in Korea.

Agree Disagree

Anyway you answer this you either support the Duvalier brothers, or some other dictatorship. I don't believe in U.S. interests at all, I believe in Democracy and the sovereignty of people to choose their own governments, without interference, period. I don't care if its in the United States best interests if this comes about.

Without answering these questions, I still came out as a 3, but still, the quiz is flawed or biased, I can't tell which.

[assclown_bush]

320. Lucky 13!!! Betwixt my heroes Bill and Hillary...(sigh) kick n/t

[Bryn]

321. 10

I was hoping for 0. Some of questions were hard to pick. x(

just like Hillary!

[Blue_Tires]

324. 11 ?!?!

that can't be right!

[MiniMe]

325. 9

But several questions that I didn't like either answer