which political party do you belong in?

[bryantm3]

http://www.3pc.net/matchmaker/quiz.html

this is the best, most direct one i've found out there. instead of asking strange questions like "should children keep secrets from their parents?" and "is making peace with the establishment an aspect of maturity?", this quiz is concise and deals with the issues.

My top result was Libertarian, 76%.

[cacophony]

i find it suspect. every question is about regulation. select "decrease" and you're shunted right into the libertarian pile. i also find some of the questions too concise. what about those of us who favor decreased regulation of pot but believe in maintaining the level of regulation on "other drugs"? the questionnaire deliberately skews itself by only calling out pot by name and therefore getting the emotional response. if it said "crack and other drugs" i guarantee the results for responses to that question would skew quite differently.

[bryantm3]

agreed, it has its faults, but is there a quiz that doesn't?

[dubman]

why is there a quiz?

[bryantm3]

well, it's fun. it gives you interesting ideas about parties you hadn't thought of before: ie: the constitution party, green party, etc. it's not supposed to be entirely serious, like it'll determine the rest of your life.

[Rog]

perhaps it should be in noise then and not the world forum.........unless of course you have joined the CIA..............

[Sean]

I've given up on the idea of political parties. There's far more concern about partisan power issues than there is about what's best for the country, and I'm just sick of it. People complain that Obama is "too liberal" with this, or "too conservative" with that, or even "socialist" - I'm all for dropping these kind of thoughtless preconceptions and just looking at issues for what they are to determine what needs to be done to fix them.

So I'm party-less.

[Rog]

amen!

[dubman]

Originally Posted by Sean

I've given up on the idea of political parties. There's far more concern about partisan power issues than there is about what's best for the country, and I'm just sick of it. People complain that Obama is "too liberal" with this, or "too conservative" with that, or even "socialist" - I'm all for dropping these kind of thoughtless preconceptions and just looking at issues for what they are to determine what needs to be done to fix them.

So I'm party-less.

if someone told me this i'd let them have their moment and then break with "uh-huh, sooooo libertarian then?"

[Sean]

Originally Posted by dubman

if someone told me this i'd let them have their moment and then break with "uh-huh, sooooo libertarian then?"

Nope, not libertarian. The libertarian outlook on international policies in particular is simply moronic. What I said is what I mean. Every issue deserves it's own, thoughtful, productive approach, and just towing the party line does not cut it. And unfortunately, that's what the vast majority of partisans expect out of their politicians - towing the party line. It's kind of a cop-out.