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Take the Political Typology Quiz

What category do you fall under? (After taking the quiz. don't just guess, you idiot.)

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Bucknutz said:
Outside Left to Ambivalent Right seem to be moderate/independent with a little leaning one way or another
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I lean a lot in one direction. The survey interprets the dislike of both parties as a centrist position when you can definitely hate both from either side.

I was a zero for republicans and a 10 for democrats.
 
Al-O-Meter said:
I'm also Ambivalent Right, but I find the array to be telling. Only 1/3 of Stressed Sideliners would be left of center while 2/3 are on the right. The very next cohort to center on the right is the largest group. The bulk of those on the political right are in the middle.

On the left side, the cohort next to the extreme is the largest block. The plurality of those on the political left are one step from hanging pictures of Marx and Lenin in their living rooms.
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I didn't identify any questions that offered a Marxist response. The entire spectrum is well within a capitalist framework. I don't think you can say how many steps away from Marxism those ending up on the left side are.
 
Safetydan said:
I didn't identify any questions that offered a Marxist response. The entire spectrum is well within a capitalist framework. I don't think you can say how many steps away from Marxism those ending up on the left side are.
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Yep, not really an economic quiz. I've only got my grandparents portraits up, but I'm comfortable identifying as some form of Marxist, and I wound up Ambivalent right because it's mostly a social test.

Answers below:
Bigger government, modestly expand
Religion should be separate
America's openness is essential to who we are
A little more needs to be done to ensure equal rights
Other languages don't bother me at all
White people benefit a little from advantages in society
The US has gained more than it's lost
The US is one of the greatest countries in the world
The US should try to maintain superpower status
Dems 30, Reps 10
I usually feel like none of the candidates represent my views
Experts are better (seriously...)
Corporations make too much profit
People taking too much offense is a minor problem
People saying offensive things is a minor problem
Greater social acceptance of transgender folks is somewhat good
Convicts serve about the right amount of time (this is one where I feel there are aggressive rights and wrongs, the drug stuff is stupid and unproductive, and we've also gone too 'soft' on violent/white collar crime)
 
fishonjazz said:
BTW the question that says "In general, would you say experts who study a subject for many years are… " did anyone actually choose that they are worse at making good policy decisions about that subject? wtf. I figure probably everyone choose the answer that they are usually better at making policy decisions on that subject.
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Everyone choose the same thing on this one? What the hell kind of question is that?

Actually I prefer the person making the policy decision to have as little knowledge about the policy being made as possible.

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fishonjazz said:
Everyone choose the same thing on this one? What the hell kind of question is that?

Actually I prefer the person making the policy decision to have as little knowledge about the policy being made as possible.

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I ended up choosing that because the question is framed so terribly.
A more accurate response is that an expert, on average, will be right more often than an uneducated person. However, a lot of the time, established "wisdom" often holds us back from moving forward. We need experts, yes. But, the assumptions that are the foundation of current dogma need to be challenged frequently.

One example would be the current popular understanding of Economics.

As a student of economics, I found this Youtube Channel intriguing as he takes a critical look at popular economic theories and how economics is used in public policy

www.youtube.com

Unlearning Economics

I am an academic economist from the UK who has long been critical of the economics profession and how economics is used in public policy. Mostly the channel will cover economics with a critical perspective but I aim to educate people about economics in the process, so I'll try to explain key...
www.youtube.com www.youtube.com
 
This poll is obviously wrong. I often hear that this site is a bunch of lefty Democrats.

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fishonjazz said:
Everyone choose the same thing on this one? What the hell kind of question is that?

Actually I prefer the person making the policy decision to have as little knowledge about the policy being made as possible.

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Now I'm picturing Salman Rushdie as the new coach for the Jazz.
 
I got ambivalent right but if there was a small amount of nuance to numerous questions, it would have completely swung the way I answered it. There were too many questions that were meant to be a litmus test (or meant to discriminate [in psychological testing terms]) that tended to try to separate this into more narrowly conceived categories. I believe most people here would perhaps agree with my reasoning when we're talking about principles or the 'how' of approaching a problem, but I'm quite certain most would vehemently disagree with me on the actual applications and what that would look like when thrown into a political equation.
 
fishonjazz said:
Taking the quiz again with an accurate answer on the one I was inaccurate on to see if the result changes. BTW the question that says "In general, would you say experts who study a subject for many years are… " did anyone actually choose that they are worse at making good policy decisions about that subject? wtf. I figure probably everyone choose the answer that they are usually better at making policy decisions on that subject.

After retaking the quiz but adjusting my answer on the question about how warm I am toward democrats vs republicans my result was the same. Ambivalent right.
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I answered that it would neither be better nor worse. I feel that most of the time it's a wash, that while there are numerous positive things that come about, the neglect to other big picture issues tends to negate a lot of those potential positives. Overall it has the potential of a higher ceiling, but the other side of that coin is that it also has the reality of a possible lower floor.
 
infection said:
I answered that it would neither be better nor worse. I feel that most of the time it's a wash, that while there are numerous positive things that come about, the neglect to other big picture issues tends to negate a lot of those potential positives. Overall it has the potential of a higher ceiling, but the other side of that coin is that it also has the reality of a possible lower floor.
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Just saying. If I'm having heart surgery then I prefer it be done by the expert rather than the outside the box creative thinker or whatever option isn't the expert.

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fishonjazz said:
Just saying. If I'm having heart surgery then I prefer it be done by the expert rather than the outside the box creative thinker or whatever option isn't the expert.

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I agree with you on that but the question was surrounding making public policy decisions regarding a particular topic, which I would view as two very separate things. Someone with expertise is good in their area of expertise, but that doesn’t necessarily mean taking into account all the other things that need to be looked at within public policy is also within their expertise. My previous post is in relation to that latter portion.
 
infection said:
I agree with you on that but the question was surrounding making public policy decisions regarding a particular topic, which I would view as two very separate things. Someone with expertise is good in their area of expertise, but that doesn’t necessarily mean taking into account all the other things that need to be looked at within public policy is also within their expertise. My previous post is in relation to that latter portion.
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Fair.
So let's take immigration.

In a vacuum is it better to have someone who is knowledgeable on immigration and all the complexities involved with such a complicated issue making policy decisions or someone who knows little about how immigration works?

Give me the one with knowledge on the issue.

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