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Re: Proof : Scott A is a left leaning libertarian
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Thu, 19 Jul 2001 00:45:32 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Maggie Cambron writes:
In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Dave Low writes:

Economic Left/Right: -5.51
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -5.71

I'd really like to see some USian stats...

All right, I wasn't going to admit it but...

Economic Left/Right:  0.20
Authoritarian/Libertarian:  -8.17  (yes, that's an eight)

I guess you all know where I stand on the right to express oneself by burning
the American flag.

Maggie C. (yeah, I do own some land)

My goodness this is a slanted little quiz! It borrows from the "worlds
smallest political quiz" a bit, but with questions like:
"In a civilised society, one must always have people above to obey and
people below to command." it's hard to see how you're going to get
meaningful results. I think the authors of this one really let their biases
show through.

BTW:
Economic Left/Right: 6.12
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -3.93

and I give it zero credence. I like the WSPQ axes better.



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(...) Sure: just look at the further reading list. OTOH, it's a reactive test: I think they explicitly state that some questions are biased. To take the same poorly phrased example, I suppose anyone with elitist or corporatist tendencies would (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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(...) All right, I wasn't going to admit it but... Economic Left/Right: 0.20 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -8.17 (yes, that's an eight) I guess you all know where I stand on the right to express oneself by burning the American flag. Maggie C. (yeah, I (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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