Are you a Liberal or Conservative?

[el canadiano]

http://www.allthetests.com/quiz15/quizpu.php?testid=1123475739&katname=Political%20Personality

I'm supposedly 52% (I guess leaning towards 0% means liberal and 100% as conservative), making me a centrist. However, I had a few N/A answers (because this is American-related stuff and I'm from Canada). Of the things they list that I do support, here are some from both Liberal and Conservative sides.

- Are wary of American arrogance and hypocrisy.
- Trace much of today's anti-American hatred to previous US foreign policies
- Encourage US participation in the UN.
- Supporting the 0.7% GDP-foreign aid goal (not on list). Canada is at at a measly 0.3% and the US is even lower at 0.15%.

(actually, I don't support any of the Conservative things listed, but here are things that might be considered conservative)

- I believe in surpluses (the government's version of a net profit).
- I do not support the legalization of recreational drugs such as marijuana, mainly because I don't trust people who want it legalized, and also because to legalize it, you have to heavily regulate marijuana making sure it it's at least 99.5% pure.

Here are a few things that might not be considered liberal or conservative that I support.

- I don't support traditional welfare. To help the slums out, it's cheaper and more effective to reach out to the small/local business to get them to hire, both educated and troubled. Then, it's easier to just buy a homeless guy a small place to live and fund programs to get them a job rather than giving them just pure money.
- I support increased spending in making public schools stronger. That way, we'll have more strong taxpayers.
- I support mandatory voting. I don't get why some people take democracy in the western world for granted. However, the only way to achieve this is if you can educate the kids in politics from a neutral standpoint, perhaps giving the democrats and republicans equal attention while giving other fringe parties a chance as well.

 

[SpayAndNeuterLibs]

I started to take that so called test. The further along I got the more I realized that the test was designed to cause people to answer in a liberal way. Out of fear of being anti-sympathetic to the poor etc. The opinions were written in a way to discredit conservative views.

 

[myp]

I started to take that so called test. The further along I got the more I realized that the test was designed to cause people to answer in a liberal way. Out of fear of being anti-sympathetic to the poor etc. The opinions were written in a way to discredit conservative views.

Ditto. I am not a big fan of these tests anyway since there are wayyy too many issues to ask in a short little quiz (not to mention that the definitions of conservative, liberal, etc. vary) but I tried taking it as well until the same thing happened to me.

Also, for some of the questions, I had responses which were not represented by an option.

 

[el canadiano]

Ditto. I am not a big fan of these tests anyway since there are wayyy too many issues to ask in a short little quiz (not to mention that the definitions of conservative, liberal, etc. vary) but I tried taking it as well until the same thing happened to me.

Also, for some of the questions, I had responses which were not represented by an option.

Isn't that centrism?

Fine then, just do some other one. Obviously, Canadian/British conservatism would be different from American conservatism, so I find we need to find an international standard to what's what.

http://typology.people-press.org/typology/

This one's more fair.

 

[David]

Ditto. I am not a big fan of these tests anyway since there are wayyy too many issues to ask in a short little quiz (not to mention that the definitions of conservative, liberal, etc. vary) but I tried taking it as well until the same thing happened to me.

Also, for some of the questions, I had responses which were not represented by an option.

PC is the best test I've been able to find. I'll try this 1 as well.

Ya... Biased much?

"Healthcare is fine. The rich deserve the best healthcare and the poor deserve none. I would not support universal healthcare because it leaves a level playing field for everyone and causes taxes to be raised."

Really? And then there's "In ’08 do you see yourself voting for…?" Can you say, "Out of date?"

 

[jdsingle]

Yeah, both fail at posting legit tests. I would say I am a moderate for the most part. Fiscal and monetary policy usually conservative, social rights usually more liberal with the exception of healthcare.

 

[David]

Yeah, both fail at posting legit tests. I would say I am a moderate for the most part. Fiscal and monetary policy usually conservative, social rights usually more liberal with the exception of healthcare.

Socially, I tend toward conservative, economically, socialist. An odd mix, I know. :redface:

 

[Frogger]

Like SpayandNeuterLibs I started taking the test but after just a few questions realized that the wording of the test was such that a liberal oriented answer was usually the choice I was being steered toward. The language was in no way neutral as to the choices.

This test was good in one way. It showed how polls can be constructed so as to receive the desired responses.

 

[el canadiano]

Well to be perfectly fair, you can complain about something that leans liberal, but do you ever say something about FOX News? To me, a conservative bias is just as bad as a liberal bias.

 

[myp]

Well to be perfectly fair, you can complain about something that leans liberal, but do you ever say something about FOX News? To me, a conservative bias is just as bad as a liberal bias.

What does Fox News have to do with this discussion or this poll? Any bias Fox News may have has no relevance to this discussion and because of that is nothing more than a red herring and a logical fallacy.

 

[Dirk]

I don't know why I took the test, considering all i want to do now is go to bed. I didn't like the lack of options, but it often happens when you have views like mine. I often end up saying "Government" should do something, when i don't believe that at all. It's very very different. And i wouldn't vote for any of those people, tbh.

Apparently:

68% liberal

20% conservative

12% centrist

Obviously, i'm none of these things. I'm definitely less conservative than that, for a start. I'm not a centrist, i'm biased massively to the far left, and frankly, liberals are sissies.

I suppose that's what you get when you take a "liberal or conservative" test. Haha!

 

[David]

I don't know why I took the test, considering all i want to do now is go to bed. I didn't like the lack of options, but it often happens when you have views like mine. I often end up saying "Government" should do something, when i don't believe that at all. It's very very different. And i wouldn't vote for any of those people, tbh.

Apparently:

68% liberal

20% conservative

12% centrist

Obviously, i'm none of these things. I'm definitely less conservative than that, for a start. I'm not a centrist, i'm biased massively to the far left, and frankly, liberals are sissies.

I suppose that's what you get when you take a "liberal or conservative" test. Haha!

As I said, PC is the only good political test I know of. That's what you get when only Americans are bored enough to make these kinds of tests.

 

[Dirk]

As I said, PC is the only good political test I know of. That's what you get when only Americans are bored enough to make these kinds of tests.

My PC score is:

Economic Left/Right: - 10.00

Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: - 9.04

 

[David]

My PC score is:

Economic Left/Right: - 10.00

Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: - 9.04

Looks about right. Far left and libertarian.

I wonder how many of these tests are floating around out there?

 

[Dirk]

Looks about right. Far left and libertarian.

I wonder how many of these tests are floating around out there?

Yup. I don't know, I've done quite a few, i like them. They're fun. Haha.

 

[jdsingle]

Well to be perfectly fair, you can complain about something that leans liberal, but do you ever say something about FOX News? To me, a conservative bias is just as bad as a liberal bias.

What? If you don't like Fox News conservative views, stop watching. As simple as that.

What does Fox News have to do with this discussion or this poll? Any bias Fox News may have has no relevance to this discussion and because of that is nothing more than a red herring and a logical fallacy.

This ^

 

[Abbott Presley]

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result of the labours unfinished of Testew and Cunard it is established as hereinafter but not so fast for reasons unknown that as a result of the public works of Puncher and Wattmann it is established beyond all doubt that in view of the labours of Fartov and Belcher left unfinished for reasons unknown of Testew and Cunard left unfinished it is established what many deny that man in Possy of Testew and Cunard that man in Essy that man in short that man in brief in spite of the strides of alimentation and defecation is seen to waste and pine waste and pine and concurrently simultaneously what is more for reasons unknown in spite of the strides of physical culture the practice of sports such as tennis football running cycling swimming flying floating riding gliding conating camogie skating tennis of all kinds dying flying sports of all sorts autumn summer winter winter tennis of all kinds hockey of all sorts penicilline and succedanea in a word I resume and concurrently simultaneously for reasons unknown to shrink and dwindle in spite of the tennis I resume flying gliding golf over nine and eighteen holes tennis of all sorts in a word for reasons unknown in Feckham Peckham Fulham Clapham namely concurrently simultaneously what is more for reasons unknown but time will tell to shrink and dwindle I resume Fulham Clapham in a word the dead loss per head since the death of Bishop Berkeley being to the tune of one inch four ounce per head approximately by and large more or less to the nearest decimal good measure round figures stark naked in the stockinged feet in Connemara in a word for reasons unknown no matter what matter the facts are there and considering what is more much more grave that in the light of the labours lost of Steinweg and Peterman it appears what is more much more grave that in the light the light the light of the labours lost of Steinweg and Peterman that in the plains in the mountains by the seas by the rivers running water running fire the air is the same and than the earth namely the air and then the earth in the great cold the great dark the air and the earth abode of stones in the great cold alas alas in the year of their Lord six hundred and something the air the earth the sea the earth abode of stones in the great deeps the great cold on sea on land and in the air I resume for reasons unknown in spite of the tennis the facts are there but time will tell I resume alas alas on on in short in fine on on abode of stones who can doubt it I resume but not so fast I resume the skull to shrink and waste and concurrently simultaneously what is more for reasons unknown in spite of the tennis on on the beard the flames the tears the stones so blue so calm alas alas on on the skull the skull the skull the skull in Connemara in spite of the tennis the labours abandoned left unfinished graver still abode of stones in a word I resume alas alas abandoned unfinished the skull the skull in Connemara in spite of the tennis the skull alas the stones Cunard (mêlée, final vociferations) tennis… the stones… so calm… Cunard… unfinished…”

 

[Abbott Presley]

Given the existence as uttered forth in the public works of Puncher and Wattmann of a personal God quaquaquaqua with white beard quaquaquaqua outside time without extension who from the heights of divine apathia divine athambia divine aphasia loves us dearly with some exceptions for reasons unknown but time will tell and suffers like the divine Miranda with those who for reasons unknown but time will tell are plunged in torment plunged in fire whose fire flames if that continues and who can doubt it will fire the firmament that is to say blast heaven to hell so blue still and calm so calm with a calm which even though intermittent is better than nothing but not so fast and considering what is more that as a result of the labours left unfinished crowned by the Acacacacademy of Anthropopopometry of Essy-in-Possy of Testew and Cunard it is established beyond all doubt all other doubt than that which clings to the labours of men that as a result of the labours unfinished of Testew and Cunard it is established as hereinafter but not so fast for reasons unknown that as a result of the public works of Puncher and Wattmann it is established beyond all doubt that in view of the labours of Fartov and Belcher left unfinished for reasons unknown of Testew and Cunard left unfinished it is established what many deny that man in Possy of Testew and Cunard that man in Essy that man in short that man in brief in spite of the strides of alimentation and defecation is seen to waste and pine waste and pine and concurrently simultaneously what is more for reasons unknown in spite of the strides of physical culture the practice of sports such as tennis football running cycling swimming flying floating riding gliding conating camogie skating tennis of all kinds dying flying sports of all sorts autumn summer winter winter tennis of all kinds hockey of all sorts penicilline and succedanea in a word I resume and concurrently simultaneously for reasons unknown to shrink and dwindle in spite of the tennis I resume flying gliding golf over nine and eighteen holes tennis of all sorts in a word for reasons unknown in Feckham Peckham Fulham Clapham namely concurrently simultaneously what is more for reasons unknown but time will tell to shrink and dwindle I resume Fulham Clapham in a word the dead loss per head since the death of Bishop Berkeley being to the tune of one inch four ounce per head approximately by and large more or less to the nearest decimal good measure round figures stark naked in the stockinged feet in Connemara in a word for reasons unknown no matter what matter the facts are there and considering what is more much more grave that in the light of the labours lost of Steinweg and Peterman it appears what is more much more grave that in the light the light the light of the labours lost of Steinweg and Peterman that in the plains in the mountains by the seas by the rivers running water running fire the air is the same and than the earth namely the air and then the earth in the great cold the great dark the air and the earth abode of stones in the great cold alas alas in the year of their Lord six hundred and something the air the earth the sea the earth abode of stones in the great deeps the great cold on sea on land and in the air I resume for reasons unknown in spite of the tennis the facts are there but time will tell I resume alas alas on on in short in fine on on abode of stones who can doubt it I resume but not so fast I resume the skull to shrink and waste and concurrently simultaneously what is more for reasons unknown in spite of the tennis on on the beard the flames the tears the stones so blue so calm alas alas on on the skull the skull the skull the skull in Connemara in spite of the tennis the labours abandoned left unfinished graver still abode of stones in a word I resume alas alas abandoned unfinished the skull the skull in Connemara in spite of the tennis the skull alas the stones Cunard (mêlée, final vociferations) tennis… the stones… so calm… Cunard… unfinished…” vGiven the existence as uttered forth in the public works of Puncher and Wattmann of a personal God quaquaquaqua with white beard quaquaquaqua outside time without extension who from the heights of divine apathia divine athambia divine aphasia loves us dearly with some exceptions for reasons unknown but time will tell and suffers like the divine Miranda with those who for reasons unknown but time will tell are plunged in torment plunged in fire whose fire flames if that continues and who can doubt it will fire the firmament that is to say blast heaven to hell so blue still and calm so calm with a calm which even though intermittent is better than nothing but not so fast and considering what is more that as a result of the labours left unfinished crowned by the Acacacacademy of Anthropopopometry of Essy-in-Possy of Testew and Cunard it is established beyond all doubt all other doubt than that which clings to the labours of men that as a result of the labours unfinished of Testew and Cunard it is established as hereinafter but not so fast for reasons unknown that as a result of the public works of Puncher and Wattmann it is established beyond all doubt that in view of the labours of Fartov and Belcher left unfinished for reasons unknown of Testew and Cunard left unfinished it is established what many deny that man in Possy of Testew and Cunard that man in Essy that man in short that man in brief in spite of the strides of alimentation and defecation is seen to waste and pine waste and pine and concurrently simultaneously what is more for reasons unknown in spite of the strides of physical culture the practice of sports such as tennis football running cycling swimming flying floating riding gliding conating camogie skating tennis of all kinds dying flying sports of all sorts autumn summer winter winter tennis of all kinds hockey of all sorts penicilline and succedanea in a word I resume and concurrently simultaneously for reasons unknown to shrink and dwindle in spite of the tennis I resume flying gliding golf over nine and eighteen holes tennis of all sorts in a word for reasons unknown in Feckham Peckham Fulham Clapham namely concurrently simultaneously what is more for reasons unknown but time will tell to shrink and dwindle I resume Fulham Clapham in a word the dead loss per head since the death of Bishop Berkeley being to the tune of one inch four ounce per head approximately by and large more or less to the nearest decimal good measure round figures stark naked in the stockinged feet in Connemara in a word for reasons unknown no matter what matter the facts are there and considering what is more much more grave that in the light of the labours lost of Steinweg and Peterman it appears what is more much more grave that in the light the light the light of the labours lost of Steinweg and Peterman that in the plains in the mountains by the seas by the rivers running water running fire the air is the same and than the earth namely the air and then the earth in the great cold the great dark the air and the earth abode of stones in the great cold alas alas in the year of their Lord six hundred and something the air the earth the sea the earth abode of stones in the great deeps the great cold on sea on land and in the air I resume for reasons unknown in spite of the tennis the facts are there but time will tell I resume alas alas on on in short in fine on on abode of stones who can doubt it I resume but not so fast I resume the skull to shrink and waste and concurrently simultaneously what is more for reasons unknown in spite of the tennis on on the beard the flames the tears the stones so blue so calm alas alas on on the skull the skull the skull the skull in Connemara in spite of the tennis the labours abandoned left unfinished graver still abode of stones in a word I resume alas alas abandoned unfinished the skull the skull in Connemara in spite of the tennis the skull alas the stones Cunard (mêlée, final vociferations) tennis… the stones… so calm… Cunard… unfinished…”