TIME Mag thinks it can predict what your politics

[enterthemadness]

I didn't look hard for the i side with site thread...but TIME only predicts Liberal, Moderate, Conservative.


http://science.time.com/2014/01/09/can-time-predict-your-politics/


I got 32% Conservative, 68% Liberal. suck it, GOP. I keep saying it...I'm a Libertarian, but I agree more with Democrats than GOPers. This ain't shocking, it just makes me special/weird.

 

[Thundercrack85]

Wow, 66% conservative, 34% liberal.

Take that... people who call me liberal!

 

[enterthemadness]

Wow, 66% conservative, 34% liberal.

Take that... people who call me liberal!

embrace your inner GOP dark side.

 

[jonathancrane]

75% Liberal, 25% Conservative. I am surprised I scored as high as I did with the Conservative sphere.

 

[Shikamaru]

I got 70% liberal, 30% conservative.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

82% Liberal, 18% Conservative

The cat/dog question must've given me away.

 

[Thundercrack85]

Bunch of cat loving commies!

 

[Schlosser85]

I got 79% liberal, 21% conservative.

 

[Tanin]

I nabbed 20% conservative, 80% liberal.

 

[Webfoot Hero]

86% conservative, 14% liberal

I still don't get how stuff like using a modern browsers, liking cats, keeping things neat, and preferring Times Square determine one's political viewpoint. Questions used were way too shallow and play into way too many stereotypes. I could easily have found the right answer to make myself 100% liberal or conservative.

 

[zeroapoc]

You're 26% conservative, 74% liberal.

This seems to skew a little left.

 

[zeroapoc]

86% conservative, 14% liberal

I still don't get how stuff like using a modern browsers, liking cats, keeping things neat, and preferring Times Square determine one's political viewpoint. Questions used were way too shallow and play into way too many stereotypes. I could easily have found the right answer to make myself 100% liberal or conservative.

Done.

Yeah it's mostly basing it on stereotypes.

 

[Thundercrack85]

Makes sense to me. Hitler liked dogs. Lenin liked cats. Hitler kept a very clean desk. Lenin had a rather messy desk.

And of course, as we all know, Hitler used Internet Explorer.

 

[Thundercrack85]

I am tempted to make my own quiz.

 

[The Question]

You're 10% conservative, 90% liberal.

That sounds about right, I guess. Although, it kind of depends on what your metric is for liberal and conservative. I mean, I don't hold any traditionally conservative views, but I don't consider myself 100% liberal because I'm not as far to the left as an anarchist marxist. I'm more of an egalitarian democratic socialist. I like big government and taxes and voting and I think our government should work to be as participatory as possible.

Honestly, my two most radical views are probably that:

1: I think every citizen by default should be given an allowance of food, shelter, and clothing by the government (or an allowance of just enough money to pay for those things), just so that nobody has to be homeless or live in total poverty.

2: I think we should dissolve the legislature and vote on all laws through direct democracy, using a highly secure electronic voting system that allows for proxy voting.

That's as far left as I go, so by my estimation I'm not 100% liberal, and I'm conservative in in the sense that I don't want to change the fact that we have a federal government with elected leaders. But it depends on definitions.


Also, I really think the reason I didn't get 100% liberal is because I said I slightly agreed to the notion that I'd rather go to Time's Square than the Met. Honestly, my love of tacky ******** and crowded outdoor urban environments has nothing to do with my political leanings and everything to do with the fact that I'm about as entertained by pretty lights and noise as a dumb puppy.

 

[flickchick85]

Well I call BS on this one. Tried to tell me I was 68% Conservative, 32% Liberal. Hell no.

 

[Thundercrack85]

Some of these questions kind of work, but a lot of them are just ridiculous.

 

[childeroland]

21% conservative, 79% liberal. Sounds about right, but some of the so-called conservative qualities make little sense.

 

[SV Fan]

78% conservative, 22% liberal.

lol

Just because I am a fussy eater and am not artsy fartsy doesn't make me conservative

I also didn't like the documentaries question, I love documentaries I just prefer action movies more and who the hell doesn't think children shouldn't respect authority

 

[Figs]

78% conservative, 22% liberal.

lol

Just because I am a fussy eater and am not artsy fartsy doesn't make me conservative

I also didn't like the documentaries question, I love documentaries I just prefer action movies more

I also got the same score and I agree with those above that said this "quiz" is based on stereotypes.

 

[The Question]

78% conservative, 22% liberal.

lol

Just because I am a fussy eater and am not artsy fartsy doesn't make me conservative

I also didn't like the documentaries question, I love documentaries I just prefer action movies more and who the hell doesn't think children shouldn't respect authority

Me. I think children should be taught to respect people and to question authority. That seems healthier to me. Teaching children to respect authority can lead to blind obedience, and that to me is terrifying. Blind obedience is where half the world's problems come from.

 

[Thundercrack85]

Within reason. I think it's human nature to respect authority. And that's problematic.

But you don't want six year olds questioning their teachers why they can't stick their arms out of bus' window.

 

[The Question]

Within reason. I think it's human nature to respect authority. And that's problematic.

That's a big yup.

But you don't want six year olds questioning their teachers why they can't stick their arms out of bus' window.

I do. But then I want the teacher to answer that question with a good reason as to why the child in question should't stick his or her arm out the window. I don't see what the problem with that kind of arrangement is. I mean, it's a teacher's job to educate. Educating children about why sticking limbs out of moving vehicles is dangerous is especially important. They need that information.

 

[Thundercrack85]

And a child might take that lightly, or ignore it. Children should heed designated authority figures. As a child, I disliked school, and often wanted to leave. Many children do. You can not expect every teacher to go into a lengthy, complex discussion about the importance of schooling (or whatever other routine thing they need children to do), with every six year old. That's just not realistic. That information comes later.

I never had a problem with that as a child.

I was told to listen to my teachers. Though my parents had the sense to make sure nothing "funny" was going on (probably because I went to a Catholic school).

 

[zeroapoc]

Children should heed designated authority figures.

Not always great advice. When children are molested it's usually by a designated authority figure. Telling them to always obey them leads to them being silent about it.