Unofficial Poll: Political Leanings
 

I am aware that GreekChat's membership roster boasts staunch conservatives and diehard liberals and every degree in between.

In this thread, imagine a scale of 1-10 with Pat Robertson a 10 and (okay, someone help me out here. Who is a hardcore liberal? Maybe Michael Moore? The editor of the New Republic? ) a 1.

Where on this scale do you fall? I think I will wait a few days and then take the average just because I have my idea what it will be and I'm curious to see if I'm right.

Remember, though. No debate or namecalling or anything like that. Please just put down your screenname and a number between 1 and 10.

Thanks! :)

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KillarneyRose ---> 8

I am a classical liberal.

Most Americans who claim to be liberal, aren't. They are usually social-democrats.

Read this, and you'll understand:
http://www.self-gov.org/quiz.html

Most people who are conservative, lable me a "liberal," and most social-democrats label me a "conservative."

Basically, whatever you think you are, subtract that from 10, and that's how you'll perceive me.

Socially, I'm probably a 2
Fiscally, I'm probably a 9
Defense Policy, I'm a 9

socially liberal
fiscally moderate

I'm not a libertarian (I see some areas where the government should spend money while the libertarians at ISU dont), and I'm not a socialist....

put me down for a 2

edit: oops, I was thinking liberal on the high number.

5

-Rudey

The scale does not apply. Fiscally, I'm very conservative. However, in other areas, I'm more libertarian (social, business and immigration policy).

I'm registered Republican because those are the primaries that usually count for something in Oklahoma.

4

According to the quiz Russ posted above, I'm a left liberal.

I'd put myself at about a 1.5.

4

These words confuse me. Where do libertarians fit? What about communists?

I'm financially conservative and socially liberal. Ummm... if I have to scale myself, I would put me at about a 2.


Eta: the first sentence of this post makes me look kinda stupid.

Communists = Liberals (in favor of redistribution of the wealth, socialized medicine, etc.)

Or maybe you could call liberals "Communist-Lite"

I thought socialists were "Communism-lite"...

But she does bring up a point I'd like answered... what are the Libertarians? Left-wing or Right-wing?

As for my own political leans.... hmm on the scale used at the start of the thread I'd say around a 3 or a 2.5...

There are differences between Communists, Socialists and Liberals.
Or should we just call all conservative persons Fascist-Lite?

I don't know... I guess it all depends on what party they're from :)

As a person who believes that society and culture can only be as strong as the least of us, that those who protect the rest of us need to be paid a living wage AND supplied with adequate equipment along with competent leadership, and as Ron Reagan put it "when the tide rises all the boats raise" and knowing you don't water a plant through its leaves....

2.25



edited: darn I wish I could settle on a number

3.5

(I'm difficult too!)

Dee

8

It's hard to place yourself, since the Canadian political spectrum is different from the US political spectrum. For example, our new Conservative party is considered quite right wing by Canadian standards, but wouldn't be viewed as right as the Conservatives in the US.

But I'm splitting hairs... :)

According to the quiz I am considered a left liberal.

I am guessing that I am about a 4 using KR's scale.

I thought that liberals were actually the higher number. I remember participating in Model Congress in high school. I was Senator Metzenbaum of Ohio. He was about a 97 out of 100 which made him the most liberal Senator at the time. That was fun.

8

Geeky Penguin ---> 4

I'm an 80/40 left-liberal on that quiz.

a 4 ...

on the Canadian scale.

I find that I've grown a just a little less liberal as I've gotten older, so I would say that I'm either a 2 or a 2.5.... :D

I took that self-gov.org test and was a left-liberal 60/20 was my score. Seems about right for me.

Left-Liberals prefer self-government in personal matters and central decision-making on economics. They want government to serve the disadvantaged in the name of fairness. Leftists tolerate social diversity, but work for economic equality.

Remember, everyone, you need to post a number between 1 and 10 with 10 being the most conservative, to be figured it the poll :)

Well the self-gov.org quiz has me at 34% libertarian, 30% centrist and then 18% left-liberal.

I'm not sure where that'd put me on your 1-10 scale. Put me down for "5"

You need to read that again....

2,966,723 users have taken the quiz so far. Results are renewed after each submission

Libertarian 34.86 %
Left-liberal 18.96 %
Centrist 30.11 %
Right-Conservative 7.39 %
Authoritarian 8.68 %

Those percentages are for EVERYONE who has taken the test...percentage of total population falls along this scale.

So far, we have an average of 4.5

The self-gov quiz put me firmly within the libertarian section and a bit to the left. So I probably am your 4.5 average.

2.5

According to the quiz:

According to your answers, your political philosophy is centrist.

Centrist
Centrists favor selective government intervention and emphasize practical solutions to current problems. They tend to keep an open mind on new issues. Many centrists feel that government serves as a check on excessive liberty.

-I disagree with that last statement.


For Killarney's poll, I'd say I'm about 2.5 or 3.

According to your answers, your political philosophy is libertarian.

Libertarians are self-governors in both personal and economic matters. They believe government's only purpose is to protect people from coercion and violence. They value individual responsibility, and tolerate economic and social diversity.

Your Personal Self-Government Score is 70%.
Your Economic Self-Government Score is 90%.

According to the survey, I'm Right-Conservative, which is true.

However, here's an email I received today to put political philosophies in another perspective:

Received the following email - thought you'd enjoy!

With elections coming up, we should all know the difference and decide which we are.


Question: How do you tell the difference between Democrats, Republicans and Southern Republicans?

The answer can be found by posing the following question:


You're walking down a deserted street with your wife and two small children. Suddenly, a dangerous looking man with a huge knife comes around the corner, locks eyes with you, screams obscenities, raises the knife, and charges.

You are carrying a Glock .40, and you are an expert shot. You have mere seconds before he reaches you and your family.


Democrat's Answer:

Well, that's not enough information to answer the question!

Does the man look poor or Oppressed?

Have I ever done anything to him that would inspire him to attack?

Could we run away?

What does my wife think?

What about the kids?

Could I possibly swing the gun like a club and knock the knife out of his hand?

What does the law say about this situation?

Does the Glock have appropriate safety built into it?

Why am I carrying a loaded gun anyway?

What kind of message does this send to society and to my children?

Is it possible he'd be happy with just killing me?

Does he definitely want to kill me, or would he be content just to wound me?

If I were to grab his knees and hold on, could my family get away while he was stabbing me?

Should I call 9-1-1?

Why is this street so deserted?

Why don't we raise taxes, have a paint and weed day and make this a happier street?

I need to debate this with some friends for a few days and try to come to a consensus.

Republican's Answer: BANG!

Southern Republican's Answer: BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!

BANG! BANG!

click....(sounds of reloading).

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! click

Daughter: "Nice grouping, Daddy!"

The quiz says libertarian. For KR's poll I'd say 5.5

I'd say I'm a 4-3.5. I used to be very republican thanks to my mom (active in the Republican Club of Hamilton County & an elected official) but now am finding my own political preferences.

9.5. I took off half a point because Pat Robertson thinks that women shouldn't be in politics.

The quiz says I'm left liberal. I would say I'm a 2.5 to 3.

LOLOLOLOLOL

TOO FUNNY.....

According to the quiz, I'm a left-liberal 90/30. On the scale, I'm going to say that I'm a 2.

Put me down for an 8.5...

I am 60/30 Centrist. It sounds correct. I have both liberal and conservative tendencies, but am mostly liberal.

I'd say I am probably a 4.