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Exact same here. I've always considered myself conservative, too...
bjslipservice 3418 reads
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...and being raised Republican, I figured my results would lean much more, though I suppose I'm much more liberal than my parents, and a chronic fence-sitter, so being a Centrist feels pretty good.

Boy, that doesn't sound like waffling at all, does it?  ;^)  LOL

BJ, Palm Beach, FL
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The Moose5399 reads

Take this short quiz & see where you fall....I was on border of left-liberal & libertarian.....

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IamSilky4310 reads

Libertarian

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Quiet American2780 reads

To my own amazement, I am a Liberterian!  Meanwhile, this quote is for those on the right wing of the republican party, who just posted something recently, which brought shame to me to be a white american.

OK, since Caesar Quote was not genuine, I have deleted it, with massive appologies ... how did I get duped?!!!

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Mathesar5178 reads

However, here is a link to a post I made containing a real quote believed to be a favorite of Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (b. A.D. 12, d. A.D. 41, emperor AD 37-41). Gaius is better known today as Caligula.


http://theeroticreview.com/msgBoard/viewmsg.asp?MessageID=42095&boardID=12&page=4


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HiProGlo4373 reads

Great quote Mathesar.  It's funny that we all remember Caligula by his nickname rather than his real name.  None of his Praetorian or contemporaries would ever dare to call him Caligula ("little boots")

Well done,

HPG

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Quiet American3887 reads

My Appologies again regarding Caesar's Quote ... I have deleted it.  Now,  I go to the back of the class ...

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John.Galt3985 reads


Ceasar didn't say it and neither did Shakespeare but Babs did.

Caesar lived in the 1st century BC I believe.

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HiProGlo4570 reads

Gaius Julius Caesar was one of the most ruthless, brutal and unrelenting Generals the world has ever seen.  

Before you hold him up as a paragon of libertarians the world over, you need to spend some time studying what motivated him, and how he seized Rome and wrested it from the Republic to become the Absolute Dictator and Imperator of Rome from 61 to 44 BC.

Make no mistake, Caesar was out for absolute power and he formed the first triumvirate along with Marcus Crassus, and Gaius Pompey specifically to do just that.  He put down any opposition brutally and publicly.

He turned on his buddy Gaeus Pompey after Marcus Crassus was killed in the battle of Parthia in 53 BC.  He finally defeated Pompey in 48 BC at Pharsalus, which caused Pompey to flee to Egypt where he was killed as soon as he set foot on the beach.

All Gaul is divided into three parts!

What Caesar did for Gaul was to kill, by Plutarch's estimate, over one million of its perhaps twelve million inhabitants and enslave a million more.

Veni, vidi, vici.

I came, I saw I conquered.

Not really someone to use as instructional material for any political faction since he was after complete, uncontested and absolute control of Rome and realized that goal.

HPG

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book_guy2857 reads

Caesar was killed in the ante-chamber to the Senate's curia (council room). Since the ante-chamber had a wall in common with a public latrine, it was immediately walled up, the exterior entrance was made interior and vice-versa, and it was made into the execuitve washroom.

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Mathesar4049 reads

See "Related Link".

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MfSD3426 reads

I have plenty of green in my pockets to enjoy these fine ladies. .................MfSD. ( :

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A Spectator3554 reads

gauge the leaning on participants.  Then again, a couple of years ago, I took one of the longer test (20+ questions) and my scores was very very close to the center.

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book_guy3891 reads

Where is the longer test? I'd like a bigger version of this statistical tool, too, if not for humanity at large (LOL) then at least for myself. :) Obviously, this one is hardly a tool, more of a teaser.

Nevertheless, I do think it's a good idea to teach people about the distinction between the left-versus-right axis, as opposed to the libertarian-versus-authoritarian axis. And of course, the Democrat-versus-Republican axis seems to muddle BOTH the above whenever you have to pick a candidate ...

I ended up Left Liberal, like most of the rest of us, but pretty close to the top of the zone (at the intersection of 80 and 40), next to Libertarian.

BG

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A Spectator4001 reads

Unfortunately, I didn't bookmark that.  They probably changed that by now.  I always thought I am moderate to conservative in my leaning.  It is a surprise to find myself right in the middle indeed.

GC

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rustproof3899 reads

As if I didn't already know.......LOL


 "There are two sorts of curiosity -- the momentary and the permanent. The momentary is concerned with the odd appearance on the surface of things. The permanent is attracted by the amazing and consecutive life that flows on beneath the surface of things."  
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foo3870 reads

Which is playing a factor in their scoring.

(Btw, on the border between liberal and libertarian)

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Not Really Me3536 reads

beliefs- not just vote the party of their parents- which studies have shown is the case with the vast majority of people.

I'm right at the top of the Libertarian chart (on this quiz), but didn't even know it myself until just a few years ago.  I agree with other comments, however, that while a short quiz may be an attention grabber, it's not really detailed enough to do more than pique your curiosity.

As "sexual adventurers" and believers in sexual freedoms and the rights of consenting adults to enjoy their own bodies, you would expect the TER population to be "over-represented" with Libertarians compared to the rest of the population.  I think there are many others like me who basically agree with many of their positions, but just didn't know it.

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Rudy503468 reads

Compressing complex issues into single questions doesn't say much.  One can be in favor of a free press and still want some controls on the public airways, for example.

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bribite3817 reads

Libertarian - right of center

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TAXDOG4013 reads

Damn, I consider myself to be Conservative, but I ended up in the lower left corner of Centrist. I guess you never stop learning.

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bjslipservice3419 reads

...and being raised Republican, I figured my results would lean much more, though I suppose I'm much more liberal than my parents, and a chronic fence-sitter, so being a Centrist feels pretty good.

Boy, that doesn't sound like waffling at all, does it?  ;^)  LOL

BJ, Palm Beach, FL
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greywolf3985 reads

...those who know me likely even more than it surprised me.  While I resist any political party affiliation, most of my friends would probably call me conservative..& one who happens to be quite liberal might even say I'm a right-winger as we disagree almost 100% on some pretty big issues.  While I don't like labels, I'd consider myself to be quite conservative on certain things & somewhat liberal on others.  But I'll march to the beat only of my own drum, not anyone else's.  Only goes to show how skewed polls can be given the nature of the questions & limitations placed on answers.

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bjslipservice3646 reads

But I'm wondering, why no abortion question?  Hmm.

So, here's the short rundown:

PERSONAL:
1. Yes, military should always be voluntary.
2. Government should allow free speech as much as possible, with the exception of fraud (Internet) and matters of national security (media and public access), as we are experiencing now.
3. Consenting adults aren't breaking any laws.
4. Repeal some; not others.
5. No way; again, a national security issue, obviously.

ECONOMIC:
1. Some programs are warranted.
2. Go free trade.
3. I solidly do not agree with the statement; in fact I think minimum wage laws have the opposite effect.
4. There will always be taxation.  Somebody's gotta pay contractors to build our roads, and teachers to teach our children, as well as a wealth of others.
5. No, but I do think there should be more global equalization to needy countries.  Perhaps the UN should be our global fundraiser.  LOL

Pretty short, though I believe it's accurate in my case.

BJ, Palm Beach, FL

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shotdsherriff4711 reads

I took another test of this kind that was based on political splinter labels (Paleoconservative, Tree-hugger etc.) and the two groups that came up in my profile were Third-Way Liberal and Neo-Conservative. If anyone can explain that to me I'm all ears.

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