27 September, 2006

Oversimplification: You Know You Want To

Seeing as everyone else is either too busy with school or has come down with a crippling case of writer's block (unlike me, who indiscriminately throws words at the page like a monkey chucks feces at zoo goers), it's up to me to entertain you with broad generalizations.

Today's blue plate abstraction special: Political Affiliation.

Here's a decent web site for finding out where you're firmly entrenched on a political scale based on a handful of questions:

http://www.politicalcompass.org/questionnaire

What's nice is that this site adds another dimension to the equation beyond mere left vs. right, which helps us, as mentioned in the link, differentiate between lefties like Stalin and Ghandi. Admit it, you thought they agreed on everything.

And here's where I landed, somewhat north-northeast of Ghandi, but pretty moderate overall (hence my proclivity for sweeping generalizations):

http://www.politicalcompass.org/printablegraph?ec=-3.13&soc=-4.00

Feel free to post your personal 'score' as a comment so we can berate you for your ignorance.

2 comments:

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Anonymous said...

I am Ghandi. Woo hoo!

http://www.politicalcompass.org/
printablegraph?ec=-5.88&soc=-3.49