Political Personality Quiz

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Highest ranking dimension: Big Government
You believe in the power of government to make life better. You may have felt that what the country really needs is for the government to get serious about the many problems that people face. This may be because you have seen the system break down and know people who have fallen through the cracks. It may also be because you feel that our society is at risk our communities need better protection from internal and external dangers. Others may disagree with you because they are focused on what government does wrong, rather than what it does right. When politicians of your type make mistakes it is often because they create programs that solve one problem but create others.

Second highest ranking dimension: Rationalist
You believe in the power of reason to solve problems. You may have felt that what the country really needs is a leader who will honest about the costs and benefits of things. You may have felt that what the country really needs is to stop wasting time and money on silly hot button issues. This may be because you have been annoyed by people who get disproportionately excited about issues that won ’t make much difference to people’s lives no matter how they are decided. It may also be because you see too many squeaky wheels getting too much grease. Others may disagree with you because they have an emotional attachment to their positions and don’t see things in an objective way. W hen politicians of your type make mistakes because what they perceive as "logical" comes across as "confusing" or "uncaring", and they can’t win people over.

Combined statement:
Based on your answers, you would prefer government that worked in many ways to create successful lives for its citizens.

Likes and dislikes

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like:

• doubting in the capability of the average person to make wise decisions.
• seeing politics as a competition of willpower and resources
• expanding the range of public insurance programs (employment insurance, old age pensions, medicare and disability programs)
• seeking long term "efficiency" and productivity
• a state to focus on basic needs – food, housing, health, jobs

dislike:

• distributing powers to other jurisdictions.
• placing personal rights before the community interest.
• any emphasis on personal "feelings" because they are subjective.

Philosophy: Statist

basing on the quiz alone, you share the same principles with all the known dictators of history... from Nero to the late leader Kim Jong Il...

[emow]

Personal Assessment
How you measured up:
Autocratic
Democratic
Big Government
Small Government
Collectivist
Individualist
Literalist
Rationalist
Narrow Focus
Wide Focus
Human-centric
Ecocentric

Collectivist
Big
Government
Small
Government
Individualist


Narrow Focus
Autocratic
Democratic
Wide Focus

Highest ranking dimension: Autocratic

You believe in strong leadership. You may have felt that what the country really needs is for someone to really take charge and break out of the inertia. This may be because you have strong opinions of which you are confident, and like to see political leaders who are like you. It may also be because you are suspicious of the ability of groups, especially large groups to make tough decisions. Others may disagree with you because they trust people less than they trust the "rules of procedure", because they have issues with authority, or because that they feel that "government just doesn ’t listen." When politicians of your type make mistakes it is often because they try to fit a simple solution on a complex problem.
Second highest ranking dimension: Big Government

You believe in the power of government to make life better. You may have felt that what the country really needs is for the government to get serious about the many problems that people face. This may be because you have seen the system break down and know people who have fallen through the cracks. It may also be because you feel that our society is at risk our communities need better protection from internal and external dangers. Others may disagree with you because they are focused on what government does wrong, rather than what it does right. When politicians of your type make mistakes it is often because they create programs that solve one problem but create others.
Combined statement:

Based on your answers, you are happy with the idea of a powerful leader running a big state - someone who can make the trains run on time.

like the system of the US from FDR to Obama, it breeds corporatism, big businesses running the country with leaders as lobbyist disguised as champions of different sorts...

[elvishtattoo]

Personal Assessment
How you measured up:
AutocraticDemocratic
Big GovernmentSmall Government
CollectivistIndividualist
LiteralistRationalist
Narrow FocusWide Focus
Human-centricEcocentric

Collectivist
Big
GovernmentSmall
Government
Individualist


Narrow Focus
AutocraticDemocratic
Wide Focus

Highest ranking dimension: Literalist
You believe that "good", "evil", "justice" and "injustice" exist in the world and people need to take a stand. You may have felt that what the country really needs is a politician with a functioning moral compass. This may be because you have seen what happens when "everything is permitted". It may also be because society is being undermined by people for whom numbers are the measure of everything. Others may disagree with you because they tend to rationalize everything, and don ’t have a vision for a better society . When politicians of your type make mistakes it is because they just can’t deal with others who don’t share their faith or beliefs.

Second highest ranking dimension: Big Government
You believe in the power of government to make life better. You may have felt that what the country really needs is for the government to get serious about the many problems that people face. This may be because you have seen the system break down and know people who have fallen through the cracks. It may also be because you feel that our society is at risk our communities need better protection from internal and external dangers. Others may disagree with you because they are focused on what government does wrong, rather than what it does right. When politicians of your type make mistakes it is often because they create programs that solve one problem but create others.

Combined statement:
Based on your answers, the most important role for government, in your view, is creating a just society.

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Highest ranking dimension: Literalist

You believe that "good", "evil", "justice" and "injustice" exist in the world and people need to take a stand. You may have felt that what the country really needs is a politician with a functioning moral compass. This may be because you have seen what happens when "everything is permitted". It may also be because society is being undermined by people for whom numbers are the measure of everything. Others may disagree with you because they tend to rationalize everything, and don ’t have a vision for a better society . When politicians of your type make mistakes it is because they just can’t deal with others who don’t share their faith or beliefs.
Second highest ranking dimension: Small Government

You believe in a government that keeps order but otherwise stays out of the way. You may have felt that what the country really needs is a government with the courage to take on some of the "sacred cows" of government spending. This may be because you have been irked by how much you pay in taxes. It may also be because you feel that excessive government support programs reward those with no initiative. Others may disagree with you because they see some people as having the system stacked against them. When politicians of your type make mistakes it is because they find it difficult to maintain the "tough love" approach when their friends and supporters ask for help.
Combined statement:

Based on your answers, you would like to see a government where faith, integrity and responsibility were the most important civic virtues.

Town Hall Democrats are independent minded social and economic freedom lovers prefer local control rather than distant bureaucracies, even if it means a less extensive social safety net. This type of individual would prefer that all problems be able to be sorted out in town hall meetings (preferrably within walking distance). The implication is that they would favor the dismantling or reorganizing of government to provide something more like corner store service to the people.

Dimensions
This personality type combines these five perspectives
democrat,small state, individualist, idealist, narrow focus

Likes and dislikes
like:

less interference in the free market
people who "make do" on their own
doing away with arbitrary rules.
enforcing their right to privacy
seeing issues as a collection of stories
seeing things as absolutes


dislike:

secrecy and the withholding of information.
subsidies for industry
expanding the bureaucracy?.
trying to make everyone dance to the same tune.


Philosophy: Independence Democrat

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Highest ranking dimension: Collectivist
You believe that community and tradition are what holds this society together. You may have felt that what the country really needs is a politician who will pay more than lipservice to the importance of protecting communities. It may also be because you feel that modern society is making everything consumable or disposable. Others may disagree with you because they ’ve seem people being persecuted for "doing their own thing" When politicians of your type make mistakes it is often because that which they would try to banish just "goes underground".

Second highest ranking dimension: Rationalist
You believe in the power of reason to solve problems. You may have felt that what the country really needs is a leader who will honest about the costs and benefits of things. You may have felt that what the country really needs is to stop wasting time and money on silly hot button issues. This may be because you have been annoyed by people who get disproportionately excited about issues that won ’t make much difference to people’s lives no matter how they are decided. It may also be because you see too many squeaky wheels getting too much grease. Others may disagree with you because they have an emotional attachment to their positions and don’t see things in an objective way. W hen politicians of your type make mistakes because what they perceive as "logical" comes across as "confusing" or "uncaring", and they can’t win people over.

Combined statement:
Based on your answers, your ideal society is one of efficient networks, workgroups and associations.

Dimensions
This personality type combines these five perspectives
-authoritarian
-small state
-collectivist
-rationalist
-wide focus


like:
-a strong sense of social responsibility.
-identify strongly with religious, ethnic or cultural groups
-people who "make do" on their own
-competition, and facing challenges
-advocating that society needs a "paradigm shift"
-advocating change at the national or international level

dislike:
-rebellion for the sake of rebellion
-challenges to authority
-complex decision making processes




Philosophy: Communitarianism, Social Conservativism