Re: Political Views Quiz
Erik said:
Here's a good foundation for political discussion:
The Worlds Smallest Political Quiz
Take this "quiz" and post your results (if you care to) and we'll see how we all compare. I'll wait for at least a few folks to post theirs before I post mine.
Erik
Well the Quiz is quite simplistic. For example the question on free trade
doesn't relate to what the US views as free trade, while most of the 3rd-world call for "fair trade".
What I find interesting is that only 16% support the Bush Republican
position. Also that most of the responders tend to be somewhat left.
Ususally computer people tend to be viewed as right-wingers but the
preponderance of libertarian/anarchist views reflecting the solitary
activity of IT people is revealing.
I view my position as somewhere left of Chairman Mao but the quiz
placed me as "liberal-left" to my chagrin. I still miss the postings of
Ward Griffifs on classic/cmp, an unadulterated libertarian.
My ratings for most libertarians would place them to the right of the
scale, and I have read Benjamin Tucker as well as most anarchists such as Bachunin and Prokotkin. While I agree with many libertarian principals
they tend to ignore the rapacious nature of capitalist society and like the
SF writer Robert Heinlein or Ayn Rand glorify the goodness of the strong
man struggling against the restraints of the uncomprehending community.
So the SOBs like Rockefeller. Hearst, and Carnegy come off as good guys.
Hitler had many of the same ideas. Nonsense ? Look up the support given
by Ford and many other major money-men to this "strong-man".
I don't much like the present progress of society,and the "social compact"
has temporarily been shelved to be ressurected another day when the powerful feel threatened, but a regression to earlier even more authoritative brutal times has no appeal to me or my hopes for my kids.
lawrence