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January 15th, 2014, 03:22 PM
I found this quiz in the first link below.
Can This Quiz Predict Your Politics? | Praxis | Big Think
The actual quiz is at the link below.
Personality Quiz: Can TIME Guess Your Politics? | TIME.com
It's a quick 12 question quiz and below is how I scored without the details. Makes me wonder how others on this forum would score and for the record I think the score for me is quite close to what I believe about myself.
I got 71% liberal. In the ball-park of what I would have expected.
I have taken the test and I am, according to the Personality Quiz in Time, 73% liberal.
Regardless of the result, I dismiss the validity of this test.
So the answer to your question, is 'no'.
What question is that? All I wanted to know is how others would score and so far you are the leading liberal.Originally Posted by Cogito Ergo Sum
I'm 3/4 liberal. That's probably about right. However, I think that's only in relation to the current crazy views of conservatives.
3/4's liberal. Is that rounded off or just your way of saying 75% liberal. Which makes you the current liberal leader.
What question is that? All I wanted to know is how others would score and so far you are the leading liberal.
"Can This Quiz Predict Your Politics"?
I think these tests cause some unfair stigma. For instance, I don't smoke pot. In fact, I think smoking pot is a very poor decision to make. That having been said, I don't think it is my decision to make for someone else. Thus, if I am in favor of legalizing pot, people assume it is because I want to smoke it when the truth is that I would never touch the stuff.3/4's liberal. Is that rounded off or just your way of saying 75% liberal. Which makes you the current liberal leader.
So, when I am called "liberal" it is important that it be in regard purely to my belief of the way the political system should work. If I were labeled "conservative" people would assume I was a rich white guy who prayed before dinner.
TL;DR
I don't like labels.
Ahhh! The title. Did you happen to notice that their sampling size was 27,000 and growing if you clicked on that follow up question? Personally I think we are all a mixture of liberal and conservative personality traits, and a different set of 12 questions, could very well yield a different result. But none the less it was a bit fun.What question is that? All I wanted to know is how others would score and so far you are the leading liberal.
"Can This Quiz Predict Your Politics"?
Well I know a rich white guy that has smoked a lot of pot was brought up Jewish and is a solid creationist. I'm pretty sure he's an ultra conservative.I think these tests cause some unfair stigma. For instance, I don't smoke pot. In fact, I think smoking pot is a very poor decision to make. That having been said, I don't think it is my decision to make for someone else. Thus, if I am in favor of legalizing pot, people assume it is because I want to smoke it when the truth is that I would never touch the stuff.3/4's liberal. Is that rounded off or just your way of saying 75% liberal. Which makes you the current liberal leader.
So, when I am called "liberal" it is important that it be in regard purely to my belief of the way the political system should work. If I were labeled "conservative" people would assume I was a rich white guy who prayed before dinner.
TL;DR
I don't like labels.
Did you happen to notice that their sampling size was 27,000 and growing if you clicked on that follow up question? Personally I think we are all a mixture of liberal and conservative personality traits, and a different set of 12 questions, could very well yield a different result. But none the less it was a bit fun.
The sample size, as reported by Time, is 17,000.
They report a ("strong") correlation of 0.604, a number that is difficult to interpret without confidence intervals or p-values. That is sloppy reporting, if you ask me.
Last edited by Cogito Ergo Sum; January 15th, 2014 at 05:23 PM.
<-- 70% liberal.
It seems I am the closest to being a member of the Tea Party, so far.
*cough* Heil Hitler! *cough*
Liking dogs more than cats is a conservative quality? lol?
Nonsense! If you like cats, you must believe in gay marriage and subsidies for health care. If you like dogs, you must believe in corporate tax breaks and family values. It is written!
Man, things like this show the superficiality of our political culture. I'm with you 100% on the idea that politics should be about policies, not culture.
I've just got one heck of a shock! 85% conservative 15% liberal!
Liberal qualities
- You use a modern browser
- You wish there were no countries
Conservative qualities
- You like dogs more than cats
- You prefer action movies to documentaries
- You think kids should respect authority
- You like a neat desk
- You think self-control trumps self-expression
- You're not wild about fusion cuisine
- You think the government should treat the lives of its citizens as much more valuable than those of other countries
- You don't think your partner should be looking at porn alone
- You prefer Times Square to the Met
- You're proud of your country's history
78% conservative here
It's rather disturbing, to say the least, when you kind of think of yourself as liberally minded!78% conservative here
Yeah right, you say that but the quiz says you're to the right of Genghis Khan and has found you out!
Let them know it's wrong! I did it again and kept all of the "conservative and liberal 'qualities' " the same but slightly adjusted the scale on two or three of them and it gave me 62% liberal.It's rather disturbing, to say the least, when you kind of think of yourself as liberally minded!78% conservative here
I want to know how liking cats makes you a liberal and liking dogs slightly more makes you a conservative. Must be fun at schools, they probably show the children pictures of cats and dogs and then tell them wherther they will grow to be a Republican or Democrat lol.
Either Time was doing an imitation of the Onion,
or there are some serious issues concerning the understanding of liberalism and conservatism among the makers of this poll.
Would it not be more logical to ask about our stance on civil rights, private property, freedom of press, freedom of religion, elections, economic issues, etc.?
Come to think of it, conservatism is not a body of ideals shared by everyone, it depends on the country. Has Time included that?
Nevermind Genghis Khan this quiz has found me to be to the right of Margaret Thatcher!Yeah right, you say that but the quiz says you're to the right of Genghis Khan and has found you out!
I'm a liberal that likes dogs better than cats. But then I'm a man. Women tend to likes cats more than dogs, so it's more a man/woman thing.
This wasn't an attempt to ask about issues. It was an experiment to see if questions about values and lifestyle - questions that have no obvious connection to politics - can be used to predict a person’s ideology. Per the results they can - at least to some degree.
Hey I wonder if that really makes a difference because it didn't seem to take into consideration difference between men and women, attitudes & tastes ect....I'm a liberal that likes dogs better than cats. But then I'm a man. Women tend to likes cats more than dogs, so it's more a man/woman thing.
I was going to say that but I thought it would be too mean.Nevermind Genghis Khan this quiz has found me to be to the right of Margaret Thatcher!Yeah right, you say that but the quiz says you're to the right of Genghis Khan and has found you out!
I was going to say that but I thought it would be too mean.Nevermind Genghis Khan this quiz has found me to be to the right of Margaret Thatcher!Yeah right, you say that but the quiz says you're to the right of Genghis Khan and has found you out!
lol
Yeah, say what you like about Margaret Thatcher but even the miners, ship builders and trade unionists voted for her to have a full state funeral.
OK It was only because they wanted to make sure she was dead
Are you sure that vote actually happened 'after' she had died?Yeah, say what you like about Margaret Thatcher but even the miners, ship builders and trade unionists voted for her to have a full state funeral.
OK It was only because they wanted to make sure she was dead
You're 9% conservative, 91% liberal.
Liking cats makes me a Liberal? Really?
I know cats!, crazy if you ask me, but hey I'm just glad they didn't put Lama's in there, or else half of us would have come out like lenin and the other half Mussolini!
I go with the best most logical choices. Sometimes conservative while other times liberal.
It's crap that there was no choice for "neither". I own a cat and two dogs. I like them equally... What about people who prefer turtles?Nonsense! If you like cats, you must believe in gay marriage and subsidies for health care. If you like dogs, you must believe in corporate tax breaks and family values. It is written!
Man, things like this show the superficiality of our political culture. I'm with you 100% on the idea that politics should be about policies, not culture.
%93 liberal. But I found the answers limited and think I would be much more moderate if there was a (neither/other) option.
Yeah, a neutral option would have been really nice.It's crap that there was no choice for "neither". I own a cat and two dogs. I like them equally... What about people who prefer turtles?Nonsense! If you like cats, you must believe in gay marriage and subsidies for health care. If you like dogs, you must believe in corporate tax breaks and family values. It is written! Man, things like this show the superficiality of our political culture. I'm with you 100% on the idea that politics should be about policies, not culture.
- LiberalModerateConservativeYou're 85% conservative, 15% liberal.
well its pretty much right
I've never been to Times Square and I know absolutely nothing about it. I chose the other option that I also know absolutely nothing about simply because it has the word "Museum" in it, so it sounds more interesting than, uh... something to do with clocks? Like Big Ben in London?
*shrug*
The quiz predicted me as a slightly conservative-leaning moderate although I didn't notice the percentages, but from the needle, I would guess 60% conservative. I would guess that's about right as I consider myself a moderate.
Lots of folks here are asking this, apparently finding it unfathomable. To me it make sense.
Can you imagine the Duck Dynasty guys or George Bush or Dick Cheney or Donald Rumsfeld (or any redneck) sitting around with cozy kitty cats on their laps, or with their trusty dogs sitting on the floor next to them?
Can you see George Bush, with ax in hand, strolling out back of the barn to do some wood chopping with his trusty kitty cat trotting faithfully by his side?
Can you see Al Gore or Barbra Streisand or Barney Frank (or any pinko commie) protecting their property with roaming gangs of slathering, rabid, muscle-bound, psychotic, blood-thirsty, fang-bearing pitbulls?
Dogs are those life-threatening, property- protecting, blood-thirsty, slobbering, hunting carnivores. (NB: Lap dogs are really trans-species cats.) Remember, communities require dogs to be licensed (just like guns, and for good reasons).
Kitty cats are those warm-feelings, cozy, cuddly, playful, Bill-Clinton-feels-your-pain cuties. (NB: Maine coon cats are really trans-species dogs.) License kitty cats? OMG, call the ACLU!!
http://youtu.be/xmmomV-ax-s?t=58sYeah, say what you like about Margaret Thatcher but even the miners, ship builders and trade unionists voted for her to have a full state funeral.
OK It was only because they wanted to make sure she was dead
Good one Frankie!
83% "liberal", whatever that means. Not being American, I'm unsure exactly what that is.
Sometimes we Brits get the impression that in the States "liberal" is almost synonymous with "educated", but I realise it must be a bit more to it. It's just that over here we don't seem to read of any "conservative" US commentators who are neither rednecks nor arseholes - or some linear combination of the two.
Left to right (both physically and politically):
UK Liberal --> UK Labour --> UK Conservative --> US Liberal --> US Conservative --> Hitler --> US Tea Party --> Fox News
81 % conservative. Ha ha.
What does this represent. that I hold my beliefs very dear and close to my chest?
I've been there several times.
It's crowded, the cops yell at you if you stand around, and 20 urine-stinking Elmos come up to you and demand money for a picture. I have no idea what the appeal is. I'd rather have a broken glass enema.
I also don't want to go to the art museum. Where is the Museum of Natural History choice? That place was amazing. I spent two hours in the minerals exhibit with a VERY bored wife...
Very funny. I was going to say that part of my bafflement is that I generally find myself voting Conservative, but your spectrum explains that nicely.Left to right (both physically and politically):
UK Liberal --> UK Labour --> UK Conservative --> US Liberal --> US Conservative --> Hitler --> US Tea Party --> Fox News
I find your positioning of the UK Liberals to the left of UK Labour interesting. For most of my adult life, the Liberal Party has been a party of the centre, but it is true that of late they seem to have moved leftward, while, under Blair, Labour moved to the centre. Very recently however, Miliband seems to be pushing Labour left again so it's no longer very clear.
But seriously, are they any intellectual commentators on the US right, these days, who are not mad? I'd love to read a bit of what they think, if they exist.
P.S. As an ex-industry salaryman, I was a bit shocked to find myself more "liberal", i.e. more of a leftie, than PhDemon, who is a research scientist. It must have been my response to the question about cats v. dogs that did it - I bet he likes dogs.
Damn right! I'm allergic to the feline hooligans and steer clear of them at all costs. (As the well as the fact they're all evil little buggers, they just pretend to be cute.)
Ha! I could tell from your photo. (My God, this makes me sound like Babe.)Damn right! I'm allergic to the feline hooligans and steer clear of them at all costs. (As the well as the fact they're all evil little buggers, they just pretend to be cute.)
I suspect these pollsters are onto something when they associate dog lovers with the Right. Think of all those country types in green wellies, walking their dogs. Dogs may tend to go with property with green space, I suppose, which goes with affluent suburbia or the countryside. But how irritating that someone can predict politics based on such trivia.
Yes. All 3 parties have some wriggle-room and they are not so far apart that they don't ever overlap.
I found, during the Blair years, that Labour moved towards Conservatism and Conservatives moved towards Labour - making them almost identical.
And, depending on which year we look at, we will often have to swap Labour and Liberal around as well.
I was trying to hit an accurate average when writing that post and I am reasonably happy with it.
Aww, somebody needs a hug... *huggles*Damn right! I'm allergic to the feline hooligans and steer clear of them at all costs. (As the well as the fact they're all evil little buggers, they just pretend to be cute.)
My furry babies are like cat-shaped people.
Then again, I am fond of most types of dogs too. I just have more experience in living in a home with cats.
Well, most people are evil little buggers as well (and they don't even pretend to be cute).
Liberal qualities
Conservative qualities
- You like cats more than dogs
- You prefer documentaries over action movies
- You think it's okay for your partner to look at porn alone
- You use a modern browser
- You prefer the Met to Times Square
- You're not completely proud of your country's history
You think kids should respect authority
You like a neat desk
You think self-control trumps self-expression
You're not wild about fusion cuisine
You think the government should treat the lives of its citizens as much more valuable than those of other countries
You think the world benefits from nations and borders
err surprised I wasn't heavily conservative, maybe because I strongly like cats?
You're 26% conservative, 74% liberal.
"You think the government should treat the lives of its citizens as much more valuable than those of other countries" - In case someone asks about this, I selected 'slightly' for the reason that the government should value the rights of those who elected them, they have a duty to provide security to their citizens over others.
Here is a solution (no pun intended) for your bitter view on humanity:
If you're buying I prefer:
i got 80% liberal.
however i dismiss the validy of the test.
I would also point out is is completly wrong as I do not vote, nor in any way engage in political views. The whole world can burn for all i care
So does that mean you consider yourself a conservative? The fact is if you did decide to vote, you would vote as a liberal.i got 80% liberal.
However I dismiss the validity of the test.
I would also point out it is completely wrong as I do not vote, nor in any way engage in political views. The whole world can burn for all I care.
I consider myself not applicable. My voting policy is about like a felons, except without the conviction.So does that mean you consider yourself a conservative? The fact is if you did decide to vote, you would vote as a liberal.i got 80% liberal.
However I dismiss the validity of the test.
I would also point out it is completely wrong as I do not vote, nor in any way engage in political views. The whole world can burn for all I care.
Bad Robot: I got 81 % conservative. What do you think about me? have you noticed me on this forum that I possess conservative characteristics? Should I work on it to be more liberal?
You're 79% conservative, 21% liberal........lower on the liberal side than I thought kind of consider myself a 50/50
What is conservative by UK standards is probably liberal by US standards. Whereas liberal by UK standards is probably something like "hippie stoner get a haircut you f*g" by US standards, or something.
I was born a hippie! *laughing* ..I see both sides, weigh them and pick what I think is right....isn't a problem.....I don't like labels....anyhow....no one person fits something to a "T" IMHO
Don't tell me you live in a state that selects jurors from the pool of registered voters and you are avoiding jury duty?I consider myself not applicable. My voting policy is about like a felons, except without the conviction.So does that mean you consider yourself a conservative? The fact is if you did decide to vote, you would vote as a liberal.i got 80% liberal.
However I dismiss the validity of the test.
I would also point out it is completely wrong as I do not vote, nor in any way engage in political views. The whole world can burn for all I care.
Actually I would never have expected that of you, based on what I know about you, which I'll admit is not much.
I have noticed that my politics have changed as I got older and I hope wiser.
Does that mean you will vote either way?
You still have hippies over there? Damn! We haven't had any hippies over here in a long time.
Does this mean Blofeld is a liberal?Nonsense! If you like cats, you must believe in gay marriage and subsidies for health care. If you like dogs, you must believe in corporate tax breaks and family values. It is written!
Man, things like this show the superficiality of our political culture. I'm with you 100% on the idea that politics should be about policies, not culture.
Nope, everyone gets a turn regardless if they vote or not. Voters might go up more often i do not know but ive been to jury duty plenty of times.Don't tell me you live in a state that selects jurors from the pool of registered voters and you are avoiding jury duty?I consider myself not applicable. My voting policy is about like a felons, except without the conviction.So does that mean you consider yourself a conservative? The fact is if you did decide to vote, you would vote as a liberal.i got 80% liberal.
However I dismiss the validity of the test.
I would also point out it is completely wrong as I do not vote, nor in any way engage in political views. The whole world can burn for all I care.
I actually dont mind jury duty. Gives me a great excuse to jack with the machine.
If i did vote, it would probably be conservative. While i am all for the hippy free love do your own thing. Such social policys cost money. food & shelter for others isnt free, it comes from everyone else.
Personally....eh, i say let em all starve and i will keep the extra cash in my pocket.
More states are using DMV information for jury duty selections now. More people drive than vote. Not having social policies cost a lot to. However I do think they could do a lot better at administering the social policies they do have.
This test is basically the equivalence of a personality test a 13 year-old created. Good lord, I cannot believe TIME magazine even covered this. I am literally sitting behind my computer screen right now shaking my head with an expression of anguish. Why? Because people who do not possess critical thinking (which is quite a majority of people) actually believe this and alter their opinions unconsciously.
Just remember this chart shows the relative difference in politicals between EU and US...with only slight hyperbole:
I'm just an old one!! *L*You still have hippies over there? Damn! We haven't had any hippies over here in a long time.
Is there any other kind? <Go Seahawks>I'm just an old one!! *L*You still have hippies over there? Damn! We haven't had any hippies over here in a long time.
GO 49'ERS!!!!Is there any other kind? <Go Seahawks>I'm just an old one!! *L*You still have hippies over there? Damn! We haven't had any hippies over here in a long time.
78% liberal
Liberal qualities
- You like cats more than dogs
- You prefer documentaries over action movies
- You think self-expression trumps self-control
- You think the government should treat the lives of its citizens as equal to those of other countries
- You think it's okay for your partner to look at porn alone
- You use a modern browser
- You wish there were no countries
- You're not completely proud of your country's history
Conservative qualities
- You think kids should respect authority
- You like a neat desk
- You're not wild about fusion cuisine
- You prefer Times Square to the Met
Does this look like a liberal to you?
Your adoption rate would suggest you like dogs twice as much as cats or dogs half as much as cats.
Yeah, I actually get a pretty good mental picture of dick cheney sitting in a chair stroking his cat much like Dr. Claw did in the old Inspector Gadget cartoon.Can you imagine the Duck Dynasty guys or George Bush or Dick Cheney or Donald Rumsfeld (or any redneck) sitting around with cozy kitty cats on their laps, or with their trusty dogs sitting on the floor next to them?
LOL, Yeah pretty accurate from 2000-2008 !Does this look like a liberal to you?
86% lib
Another cat-lover, I expect.
You're 66% conservative, 34% liberal.
2/3 lib and 1/3 con, but I had to lie and cheat to achieve that score
Welcome to the forum.
Who are you referring to? For the record I'm a liberal that likes dogs better than cats.
Dan, what did you feel the need to lie about?
Doesn't matter. it puts him squarely in the conservative camp.Dan, what did you feel the need to lie about?
although... he was honest about lying and cheating and even when that demographic is caught red handed they rarely tell the truth about it...
so, now I'm puzzled.
Nice echo chamber you fellows have going here. It's a good thing you have me to balance it out a little bit.
80% conservative.
I never would have guessed.
Yes, you are "Balance" if that's what you prefer to call it.
and our "echo chamber" is small compared to what you got screaming back at you over there on the "liberal media".
I'm surprised Fox doesn't have that phrase copyrighted. It's obviously a brand and not a description.
You're 16% conservative, 84% liberal.
Not sure what made it go like this, but it seems i am very open minded..
92% liberal. However, what is considered liberal in the United States is considered moderate elsewhere, so I can't tell what the position on the scale is really supposed to mean. I'm more conservative than many of the people I know, but I supposed I'm ultra-liberal in the eyes of a fundamentalist Christian in Texas.
Edit: I am originally from New York City. Times Square is a place where annoying people get in my way when I am trying to get to work on time.
I had a cat that used to terrify the dogs at the vet. He would hiss and snarl and stick his claws through the side of the carrier. Rottweilers and dobermans used to cower under the seats when he came in. Sometimes the vet had to use falconry gloves with him.
Kitty cats are those warm-feelings, cozy, cuddly, playful, Bill-Clinton-feels-your-pain cuties. (NB: Maine coon cats are really trans-species dogs.) License kitty cats? OMG, call the ACLU!!
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