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Cassandra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-24-08 08:52 AM
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Zogby doing an Authoritarian survey today.
Here are a few of the questions:
You are asked if you agree or disagree and how strongly.

It would be best for everyone if the proper authorities censored magazines and movies to keep trashy material away from youth.
A lot of rules regarding modesty and sexual behavior are just customs that are not necessarily any better or holier than those which other people follow.
It is important to protect fully the rights of radicals and deviants.
The sooner we get rid of the traditional family structure, where the father is the head of the family and the children are taught to obey authority automatically, the better. The old-fashioned way has a lot wrong with it
The facts on crimes, sexual immorality, and the recent public disorders all show we have to crack down harder on deviant groups and troublemakers if we are going to save our moral standards and preserve law and order.
The self-righteous "forces of law and order" threaten freedom in our country a lot more than most of the groups they claim are "radical" and "godless."
Obedience and respect for authority are the most important virtues children should learn.
The courts are right in being easy on drug users. Punishment would not do any good in cases like these.
There is nothing wrong with premarital sexual intercourse.
The biggest threat to our freedom comes from the Communists and their kind, who are out to destroy religion, ridicule patriotism, corrupt the youth, and in general undermine our whole way of life.
It is best to treat dissenters with leniency and an open mind, since new ideas are the lifeblood of progressive change.
It is wonderful that young people today have greater freedom to protect against things they don't like and to "do their own thing."
Once our government leaders and the authorities condemn the dangerous elements in our society, it will be the duty of every patriotic citizen to help stomp out the rot that is poisoning our country from within.
The way things are going in this country, it's going to take a lot of "strong medicine" to straighten out the troublemakers, criminals, and perverts.
Atheists and others who have rebelled against the established religions are no doubt every bit as good and virtuous as those who attend church regularly.
Strongly disagree Moderately disagree Slightly disagree Neither agree nor disagree Slightly agree Moderately agree Strongly agree
There is absolutely nothing wrong with nudist camps.
Young people sometimes get rebellious ideas, but as they grow up they ought to get over them and settle down.
One reason we have so many troublemakers in our society nowadays is that parents and other authorities have forgotten that good old-fashioned physical punishment is still one of the best ways to make people behave properly.
Rules about being "well-mannered" and respectable are chains from the past which we should question very thoroughly before accepting.
It may be considered old-fashioned by some, but having a decent, respectable appearance is still the mark of a gentleman and, especially, a lady.
It is always better to trust the judgment of the proper authorities in government and religion than to listen to the noisy rabble-rousers in our society who are trying to create doubt in people's minds.
Some of the worst people in our country nowadays are those who do not respect our flag, our leaders, and the normal way things are supposed to be done.
If a child starts becoming unconventional and disrespectful of authority, it is his parents' duty to get him back to the normal way.
The real keys to the "good life" are obedience, discipline, and sticking to the straight and narrow.
People should pay less attention to the Bible and the other old fashioned traditional forms of religious guidance and instead develop their own personal standards of what is moral and immoral.
There is nothing immoral or sick in somebody's being a homosexual.
In these troubled times, laws have to be enforced without mercy, especially when dealing with the agitators and revolutionaries who are stirring things up.
"Free speech" means the people should even be allowed to make speeches and write books urging the overthrow of the government.
Students in high school and university must be encouraged to challenge their parents' ways, confront established authorities, and in general criticize the customs and traditions of our society.
In the final analysis, the established authorities, like parents and our national leaders generally turn out to be right about things, and all the protesters don't know what they are talking about.
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annabanana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-24-08 08:55 AM
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1. I haven't gotten mine yet...
(can't wait)
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hobbit709 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-24-08 08:56 AM
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2. I guess I'm in trouble then
They don't want my answers on every one of these. I'm contrary from the beginning.
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angrycarpenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-24-08 08:57 AM
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3. It seems to be a little to the right of unbiased. nt
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annabanana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-24-08 09:01 AM
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5. "a little"??!?
perhaps just a tad...
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ixion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-24-08 09:21 AM
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7. yeah, a 'tad' about as wide as Ol' Miss...
that is some tad...

This is actually more of a push-poll pep rally for authoritarians.
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annabanana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-24-08 09:01 AM
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4. I have NEVER gotten a Zogby survey that had questions
as loaded as the ones you quote....

The courts are right in being easy on drug users. Punishment would not do any good in cases like these.
Once our government leaders and the authorities condemn the dangerous elements in our society, it will be the duty of every patriotic citizen to help stomp out the rot that is poisoning our country from within.


really??
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Cassandra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-24-08 09:13 AM
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6. These are very similar to the questions...
Edited on Sun Feb-24-08 09:14 AM by Cassandra
that Dr. Altemeyer asks when he is screening for authoritarian followers and leaders. The answers to them go far in predicting who will be the most extreme members of the far right and who can think for themselves.
The questions that we feel are really horrifying, wingnuts would feel all cozy about.

http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~altemey/
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