Comments on: It’s official: I’m a centrist

By: thedragonflies

thedragonflies — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00:00 +0000

I love these kinds of tests, don’t know why. I ended up being a “capitalist”, socially moderate, economically conservative. Interesting that I consider myself to be a neo-con, like neo-neo, we are both socially moderate, but I am economically conservative and she is economically liberal.

By: Holmes

Holmes — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00:00 +0000

Test? I don’t need no stinkin’ test.

By: Norma

Norma — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00:00 +0000

Yes, I came out a centrist also, Social moderate and economic conservative. Must have really surprised my liberal readers who apparently think anyone who registers as a Republican is at least a fascist.

By: West Coast Independent

West Coast Independent — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00:00 +0000

Hello neo:

I enjoy your thoughtful essays. According to the test, I’m a Libertarian, scoring with as a Social Liberal (63% permissive) and as an Economic Conservative (75% permissive). That’s really not a surprise to me since I have always felt that I have the greatest influence in whether I’m successful or not. I read your essay regarding your knowledge (or lack) of economics. I’m surprised to read that you struggled with those courses in college. I’m sure you would grasp the concepts much more readily today.

By: Karl Gallagher

Karl Gallagher — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00:00 +0000

I got “Capitalist”, which I guess is libertarians who support the police in that lexicon. The interesting thing for me was the alternate graphic showing Bush and Kerry voters distributed on their spectrum. I landed near the border.

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00:00 +0000

I was almost a Boy Scout as a child . LOL Seriously I am somewhere near the middle (politically) now.

By: neo-neocon

neo-neocon — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00:00 +0000

To Richard Landes: It makes you smart.

By: Richard Landes

Richard Landes — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00:00 +0000

you actually went thru that whole test? the questions were so transparent… the choices so unappealing… i gave up. what does that make me? a nihilist?

By: Joseph Samuel Friedman

Joseph Samuel Friedman — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00:00 +0000

I am a ...

Social Liberal
(60% permissive)

and an...

Economic Conservative
(63% permissive)

I am actually surprised by how Socially liberal I was deemed, I even answered yes on school prayer!!! I am a businessman, the economic conservative part was not surprising. Anyway if you average out the numbers, square in the middle I am.

I really do feel I am a fair barometer for the temperament of the electorate and I did vote for Bush and a Republican for the first time... Democrats beware.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00:00 +0000

I’m an economic and social conservative (but moderately so). In other words, wildly outnumbered in the “youth” demographic!

By: Lee

Lee — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00:00 +0000

You can go to www.okcupid.com/politics

By: thedragonflies

thedragonflies — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00:00 +0000

I would love to take the test, but when I clicked on “this test” I got a page that said “this page cannot be found.”