I'm A Socialist--Who Knew?
I just took this political orientation test at OK Cupid. Take a look at my test results:
I'm a little bit flabbergasted. I knew I was politically left-of-center, but yeesh! I guess I can't dispute the results, though; nothing on the internets could possibly be inaccurate. For the record, I've never considered myself a Socialist; I'm a strong believer that Capitalism is inherently flawed but nevertheless the best socio-economic system yet designed for and by human beings, perhaps because they are also inherently flawed. I just feel that corporations and other monied-interests, like any other disproportionately powerful and corruptible institution (i.e. government agencies, religious institutions, etc.) must be watched like a hawk and, when necessary, restrained from trampling all over the lives and livelihoods of the less powerful. Above all else, the thing I have never been able to understand about conservatives--at least the ones who have ever had to work for someone else--is how they can so fear and resent a powerful government, yet they seem to so blithely believe that the Enrons and Wal-Marts and (say it with me, kids) Halliburtons of the world really have the common man's best interests at heart.
| You are a Social Liberal (68% permissive) and an... Economic Liberal (15% permissive) You are best described as a:
Link: The Politics Test on Ok Cupid |
I'm a little bit flabbergasted. I knew I was politically left-of-center, but yeesh! I guess I can't dispute the results, though; nothing on the internets could possibly be inaccurate. For the record, I've never considered myself a Socialist; I'm a strong believer that Capitalism is inherently flawed but nevertheless the best socio-economic system yet designed for and by human beings, perhaps because they are also inherently flawed. I just feel that corporations and other monied-interests, like any other disproportionately powerful and corruptible institution (i.e. government agencies, religious institutions, etc.) must be watched like a hawk and, when necessary, restrained from trampling all over the lives and livelihoods of the less powerful. Above all else, the thing I have never been able to understand about conservatives--at least the ones who have ever had to work for someone else--is how they can so fear and resent a powerful government, yet they seem to so blithely believe that the Enrons and Wal-Marts and (say it with me, kids) Halliburtons of the world really have the common man's best interests at heart.
posted by Yukon Sully | 1:35 PM
10 Comments:
I'm a closet socialist with an MBA...go figure.
Thank you. I don't feel so alone anymore.
I just ran across this test myself, then surfed over via the next blog button and saw a familiar chart.
Complete faith in capitalism is just that - faith. Conservatives believe that "big business" is acceptable because they believe that anything to restrict business is wrong. In other words, it's not about the business, it's about the idea of capitalism.
Government, on the other hand, would ideally be restricted simply because it can artificially restrict business. Of course, in reality it subsidizes business. But we're talking about ideas here, not reality.
Intersting. I guess when I think of the idea of restricting government, I'm thinking not just in terms of commerce, but in terms of protection of individual privacy, law enforcement/police power, use of military force, etc. But I think you're probably right that conservatives tend to think of the very IDEA of unregulated capitalism in quasi-religious terms. I guess that to them, it really does come down to faith.
Whoa dude. That's deep.
I've got a headache now.
btw, I totally ripped you off and did this test myself.
Right after I finished the "100 things about me". (But that one I saw before this.)
That's okay; I ripped it off from someone else. Isn't that what the internets are all about?
you know that dad thinks you're a communist now, don't you?
you know that dad thinks you're a communist now, don't you?
Wha??? After my discourse on how much I love Capitalism?
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