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Which Political Mixture Are You?

Posted by DR. CLARISSA PINKOLA ESTÉS, Deputy Managing Editor, Columnist in At TMV.
Dec 11th, 2008 | Comments

Most persons are not Democrats or Republicans. They’re more like a car engine: cylinders made in the USA, valves made offshore in the Marquesas, rotors made in Mexico… in other words a mix. And somehow, it all works pretty well together. Much of the time.

Take this mini political quiz and find out your mix.

Brought to you in the interests of taking a semi-rational break from our daily psychosis of pursuing breaking-news politics.

P.S. according to this quiz I seem to be a centrist with a leaning toward libertarian viewpoints, and about equidistant between conservatism and liberalism. No, they do not have a category for being wacko, nor for being wise. Those both take a real investment in time.

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JSpencer

I landed two squares due northwest of center... which translates as liberal-libertarian-centrist.

Dave_Schuler

As should surprise no one I'm a centrist: 50% on social, 50% on economic.

river

Centrist. . .50% social. . . . centrist on economic with strong leaning to liberal. . .

kritt11

Statist-- personal 40, economic 20.

donsingleton

It says I am a conservative. 50% Personal, 100% economic.

jchem

I get a centrist score, 60% personal, 70% economic.

nicrivera

Left-leaning Libertarian
100% personal freedom
60% economic freedom

normanh

I'm a pretty hard-core libertarian, myself. Scored in the top corner.

Marlowecan

Hahahahaha...I am farther Left than any of you right-wing swine!
I am shocked...SHOCKED...that TMV has become a haven for closet neo-cons! Heh-heh-heh....

Great find, Dr. E!
Personally, however, I think the questions are insufficient to capture the full complexity of the political spectrum.

Most folks would characterize me as pretty conservative, but I tend to be very bloody-minded about the state having no business in people's lives.
The exceptions are welfare -- where I think there should be universal health care (since it works better than the inefficient system currently in the US) -- and defense.
Cutting government spending 50% would devastate defense (and defense is a big conservative issue).

Then again...maybe I am wrong...and I am really a deeply closeted Bolshie...and TMV is really a Conservative Coffee Klatch (always had my suspicions :)

Ghostdreams

Can life ever be so black and white? BUT I had fun doing it!

And my results ....

Your PERSONAL issues Score is 100%.
Your ECONOMIC issues Score is 0%.
According to your answers, the political group that agrees with you most is...
LIBERALS (their caps, not mine).

Who ME? A ...LIBERAL?
PLEASE don't tell ok?? No one outside of this site can ever know! LOL

Thanks for the quiz Doc! I did have fun with it.
Ghosty

PS Just for the record, there are QUITE A FEW issues that I have a decidely conservative viewpoint on ....
er..... well, maybe "quite a few" is exaggerating ...
SOME issues ...
er.....well, perhaps "some" is a bit of an overstatement as well ...
A COUPLE OF issues ....
hmm... (looks guilty) ...
OK! OK!
sigh
One.. one issue! BUT it's a big issue!!
*chuckles*

AustinRoth

80%, 80%, solid Libertarian. Of course, this is a very limited survey.

JillyDybka

Top of the libertarian sector.

spirasol

Your PERSONAL issues = 60%.
Your ECONOMIC issues = 20%.
Liberal it is though I prefer the term PROGRESSIVE.
I guess I'm leaning center as well.

......so shoot me, why don't ya!!

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