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Re: World's Smallest Political Quiz
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Tue, 17 Aug 2004 04:32:29 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Neb Okla wrote:
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> "Scott A" <dr_scott_arthur@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:I2K7uB.1A8E@lugnet.com...
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Neb Okla wrote:
> > > Just out of curiosity, according to this quiz, where are you on the
> > > political spectrum?
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> > > http://www.self-gov.org/quiz.html
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> > > To be sure, the quiz doesn't attempt to discern what *party* people are in -
> > > just where they are on the political spectrum overall.
> > >
> > > It has me pegged at the top of the Libertarian section with a
> > > Personal/Economic score of 100/100.
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> >
> > Is it me, or are these questions loaded? ;)
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> Obviously if you agree with all of the questions then you will be listed as
> a Libertarian - but so far out of the 25 or so friends I've tested it seems
> to pretty much hit the nail on the head.
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> Did you come out with results you didn't expect or something?
Neb, you're not the first person to mention that particular "outreach tool"
here, and so you're not the first person to get that question from Scott, or
others.
It's asked and answered (as anyone can demonstrate for themselves if they want
to search...(1) But to reiterate: Of course they are! It's an outreach tool! But
that doesn't mean the results aren't nevertheless predictive and useful and
thoguht provoking, at least in some cases.
1 - Try this search
http://news.lugnet.com/off-topic/debate/?q=worlds+smallest+political+quiz
or this post from it
http://news.lugnet.com/off-topic/debate/?n=1523
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| (...) There is an interesting critique of the quiz (URL) here> (...) Hmm. I suppose it is a matter of perspective. I enjoyed this perspective; "Critics have long compared libertarianism with religion in the sense that both are highly ideological and (...) (20 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| "Scott A" <dr_scott_arthur@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:I2K7uB.1A8E@lugnet.com... (...) in - (...) Obviously if you agree with all of the questions then you will be listed as a Libertarian - but so far out of the 25 or so friends I've tested (...) (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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