My Liberal Identity:
You are a Peace Patroller, also known as an anti-war liberal or neo-hippie. You believe in putting an end to American imperial conquest, stopping wars that have already been lost, and supporting our troops by bringing them home.
Take the quiz at www.FightConservatives.com
I don't believe that I am liberal. I lean more toward the radical persuasion.
From Merriam-Webster: Definition of RADICAL:
Etymology:
Middle English, from Late Latin radicalis, from Latin radic-, radix root — more at root
Date:
14th century
1: of, relating to, or proceeding from a root: as a (1): of or growing from the root of a plant
2: of or relating to the origin : fundamental
3 a: marked by a considerable departure from the usual or traditional : extreme b: tending or disposed to make extreme changes in existing views, habits, conditions, or institutions c: of, relating to, or constituting a political group associated with views, practices, and policies of extreme change d: advocating extreme measures to retain or restore a political state of affairs
4: slang : excellent, cool
I'll take 3 and especially 4.
Thanks to Lapin, who can tell you himself his results of the quiz, if he so chooses.
First question damn-near tore me apart. In the words of Edie the Egg Lady, "I want them all".
ReplyDeleteLiberals are driven by guilt.
ReplyDeleteConservatives are driven by fear.
Two sides of the same coin, or is that just too cynical?
IT's score:
ReplyDeleteYou are a Reality-Based Intellectualist, also known as the liberal elite. You are a proud member of what’s known as the reality-based community, where science, reason, and non-Jesus-based thought reign supreme.
IT
I scored a Peace Patroller too. But I too think I am a radical. It was probably a bit late stuffing Bush and his cronies into the pyramid. I should have chosen others with more ongoing influence.
ReplyDeleteLapin, it was quite difficult for me to choose one answer for no. 1.
ReplyDeleteCounterlight, I believe that the liberals' guilt drives them to try to do a little good, however misguided the results may be - not that the liberals don't play into their own self-interests, too.
IT, what a surprise! I could have told you that before you ever took the test.
Steph, we're soulmates.
neo-hippy? --No way Grandmere. You are an original.
ReplyDeleteOkay --just for fun I took the test three times. Twice I was a Peace Patroller, and once I was an Eco-Avenger.
ReplyDeleteI too wish there were a choice "all of the above" for a couple of those questions!
Well, I don't know how I'd fit on that quiz. I can't even answer the first question. I don't have a car and I don't drive. So many of those questions could have multiple answers in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteI suppose this confirms my status as a crank.
For what it's worth, I scored "Social Justice Crusader."
ReplyDelete"Oh you can't scare me, I'm stickin' with the Union..."
Anyone care to join me in a chorus of the Internationale?
Margaret, I believe that I've already taken this test some time ago, and it came out the same way. I remember the neo-hippie bit. I wouldn't be neo; I'd be the real thing, except I wasn't. I was having babies, and not in a commune, in a suburban house. So much for originality.
ReplyDeleteCounterlight the Crank. That's works, you know. I'm typing with one hand with the other raised in the air in a fist, singing away:
Arise ye workers [starvelings] from your slumbers....
Return to the land of your ancestors, Grandmére. In Acadia (and hence Canada) you can belong to a social democratic party.
ReplyDeleteSee my political self-definition at:
http://simplemassingpriest.blogspot.com/2008/09/election-fever.html
My result is the same as ITs
ReplyDeleteYour Liberal Breed: Reality-Based Intellectualist
You are a Peace Patroller, also known as an anti-war liberal or neo-hippie. You believe in putting an end to American imperial conquest, stopping wars that have already been lost, and supporting our troops by bringing them home.
You are an Eco-Avenger, also known as an environmentalist or tree hugger. You believe in saving the planet from the clutches of air-fouling, oil-drilling, earth-raping conservative fossil fools.
You are a Social Justice Crusader, also known as a rights activist. You believe in equality, fairness, and preventing neo-Confederate conservative troglodytes from rolling back fifty years of civil rights gains.
You are a Working Class Warrior, also known as a blue-collar Democrat. You believe that the little guy is getting screwed by conservative greed-mongers and corporate criminals, and you’re not going to take it anymore.
You are a Reality-Based Intellectualist, also known as the liberal elite. You are a proud member of what’s known as the reality-based community, where science, reason, and non-Jesus-based thought reign supreme.
Malcolm, I know the history of my Acadian ancestors. I visited the areas in the maritime provinces of Canada from which they were expelled, Grand-Pré and Port Royal, and I cried and cried while I was there. The story became real in a way that it had not been before.
ReplyDeleteSouth Louisiana, including New Orleans, is a foreign enclave within the United States. At the moment, I'm ripe to accept, if France makes an offer to buy us back.
I'll check your blog for your test results.
Mike, I am no more surprised by your results than I was by IT's. ;o)
Mine was the same as IT's and Mike's ;)
ReplyDeleteSo I'm a Reality-Based Intellectualist/member of the liberal elite? OK - but what does that mean?
ReplyDeletePlease! Someone surprise me.
ReplyDeleteRR, if you're looking for meaning, this is the wrong test.
Your Liberal Breed: New Left Hipster
ReplyDeleteYou are a Peace Patroller, also known as an anti-war liberal or neo-hippie. You believe in putting an end to American imperial conquest, stopping wars that have already been lost, and supporting our troops by bringing them home.
You are an Eco-Avenger, also known as an environmentalist or tree hugger. You believe in saving the planet from the clutches of air-fouling, oil-drilling, earth-raping conservative fossil fools.
You are a Social Justice Crusader, also known as a rights activist. You believe in equality, fairness, and preventing neo-Confederate conservative troglodytes from rolling back fifty years of civil rights gains.
You are a Working Class Warrior, also known as a blue-collar Democrat. You believe that the little guy is getting screwed by conservative greed-mongers and corporate criminals, and you’re not going to take it anymore.
You are a Reality-Based Intellectualist, also known as the liberal elite. You are a proud member of what’s known as the reality-based community, where science, reason, and non-Jesus-based thought reign supreme.
You are a New Left Hipster, also known as a MoveOn.org liberal, a Netroots activist, or a Daily Show fanatic. You believe that if we really want to defend American values, conservatives must be exposed, mocked, and assailed for every fanatical, puritanical, warmongering, Constitution-shredding ideal for which they stand.
Well, I'm sure that would be true if I were an American!
I really enjoy the Daily Show. Does that make me a New Left Hipster?
ReplyDeleteA surprise to me, and I'm sure a surprise for my hipster neighbors here in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
DP, do you want to defend our American values, yes or no? If you answer, "No", the punishment is shunning.
ReplyDeleteWill you have a problem being a priest in a Christian denomination with your "non-Jesus-based thought reign[ing] supreme"?
Counterlight, did you see the show last night? Stewart wondered what McCain was doing as he "wandered the outer reaches of the stage". Luckily, someone had caught an audio feed from his microphone. Here's what he was saying: "Did anyone see my little dog, Mr Puddles? He's not here. Mr. Puddles. Mr Puddles. I have snacks for you."
ReplyDeleteThe quotes may not be exact, but they're close.
Mimi,
ReplyDeleteI'm sure the "non-Jesus-based thought" refers to the std. fundamentalist / evangelical, socio-political tripe, not to any sort of thoughtful Christianity. At least that's true for this "Reality-Based Intellectualist, liberal elite." :)
(tho' I'm sure it's true in a different way to thoughtful, moral non-believers like our IT)
You measn he was using "Mr Puddles" as an excuse and a euphemism for the mess he left behind everytime he headed off into a corner, Mimi?
ReplyDeleteI'm a Peace Patroller, but I found some of the questions confusing. Maybe I'm too old to know all those things.
ReplyDeleteWait, David, you're putting meaning into the results. This is not about meaning, but about surface and superficiality.
ReplyDeleteWicked, Lapin. Stewart should have said that.
Ormonde, what about "older and wiser"? I found some if the questions confusing, too. And what do we do with someone like Counterlight, who doesn't even have a car?
peace patroler for me! But truthfully, it was hard deciding for many. I would have checked all of them in some questions, so it was fairly arbitrary which one's I finally settled on.
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