The Political Compass
Go here. Take the test - it'll only take a few minutes.
As is typical for me when I have taken personality tests and similar such inventories, I find myself in the midst of seeming contradictions (I am relatively extroverted but I also commonly prefer the company of a small group to that of a large one and so on). This test was no different, but it did seem pretty accurate. I was slightly, but pretty much only slightly, in the libertarian right, but I actually appeared to be closer to the cross-point of the axes than any of the political figures they profiled. This indicates that I am either incredibly balanced in my viewpoint or completely blase about terribly important issues. Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference. It's funny - if you're reasonable, you wind up dealing in lots of grey areas. That probably tells us something, doesn't it?
I'll not be posting at this rate over the next few days. I promise.
posted by Kevlar Pinata @ 7:06 PM
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Trinary at Heart
At the end of the day don't we all subscribe to a fundamentally trinary system? In my opinion ~ left, right, independent – it all works together but we don’t acknowledge it often. Polarization seems like sophomoric silliness, oxymoronic, and fodder for poppycockian exercises in futility. (that’s just fun to say).
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consisting of three parts, or proceeding by three; ternary.
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1.
consisting of or involving three; threefold; triple.
2.
third in order or rank.
3.
based on the number three.
4.
Chemistry.
a.
consisting of three different elements or groups.
b.
(formerly) consisting of three atoms.
5.
Mathematics. having three variables.
6.
Metallurgy. (of an alloy) having three principal constituents.
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a group of three.
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME < L tern_rius made up of three. See tern2, -ary]
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I was in a band once called poppycockian exercises in futility.
I ended up in the Libertarian Left. I don't understand lots of what that web site says, but my guess is that maybe the difference in my compass and pinata's is some differences in the amounts of "strongly's" in how we answered some of the social agree's or disagree's. And the only reason I say that is because of the context that my psychology background has me landing on some "strongly's" in some of the non-political questions. I generally end up in the middle of the ground politically but I'm pretty well cut-and-dried in the camp of the individual when it comes to social expectations/constructs. I'm guessing that Pinata and I probably answered many questions similarly but with different degrees of strength? And maybe that's because I'm an unmarried self-centered reformed hedonist and kevlar is a responsible adult capable of charitably living communally with others while retaining a self-depricating but freaking smart sense of humor?
By the way and for serious: while fun, the questions on that poll were totally biased against...something. I don't know what because I'm not smart enough, but the subjectivity level in that survey is huge. And the different inferences in the wording in the questions themselves would account for a huge swing in the results. Example: the question about "sex outside of marriage." Well, does that mean, is it okay to have extra-marital sex, or does it mean it's okay to not be married and have sex. Two completely different things, and either one could be inferred by the question. Therefore, the question is likely answered from at least two different perspectives, but it is only scored one way. Therefore, the margin of error in this survey is huge. Some margin of error is inevitable, but I feel the margin of error in this one might account for Vinnissimo's poppycockian futility.
Which is a great name for a band.
Oh yeah, I'm closest to GANDHI on my political compass. Right. Sure. That survey is totally accurate. That's me. Gandhi.
Pass the chips.
I seriously could not answer a single question. There was no waffle room. I guess if there was a middle bubble that was labeled "Worth Thinking and Praying About" then I'd check that most.
Both of you inspire me big time.
btw - Here is how I view my self after I read one of my posts:
(Read the following with Adam Sandler's character in the Wedding Singer) I "AM" A JERK!
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