> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adam C. Lipscomb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 9:55 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Libertarian quiz
>
>
> Chad Cooper wrote:
>
> > Since no one has mentioned the Libertarian party in all of
> the recent
> > discussion, I wanted to present their quiz on whether or
> not you lean
> > towards the party.
>
> *snip*
>
> > Your score
> > Count 1 point for each time you "selected" answer "c". Your
> score shows
> > where you stand relative to the political parties:
> > 0-1: You probably would feel more at home in the Socialist
> Workers Party.
> > 2-3: You must be very happy with the Republicans or the Democrats.
> > 4-5: Although you disagree with some of what the
> Republicans or Democrats
> > are doing, you might feel you can make a difference by
> reforming one of
> the
> > old parties. Good luck!
> > 6-7: You have far more in common with Libertarians than
> with Republicans
> or
> > Democrats. The old parties want to solve the problems government has
> created
> > by imposing new government programs. Libertarians want to
> solve these
> > problems by repealing government programs. It's time for
> you to look into
> > the Libertarian Party.
> > 8-10: Don't kid us, you're already a member of the
> Libertarian Party,
> aren't
> > you? If not, you should be. It's your ideological home, filled with
> members
> > who see the world the same way you do.
>
> The quiz hardly seems to offer real alternatives. It's
> rather like those
> tests in the back of "Cosmopolitan" or "Glamour" - you know
> the ones: "Is
> your man cheating?" "Are you a hot lover?" - it's incredibly
> skewed, and
> rather predictable. Still, it's amusing to take, and the
> scoring rubric is
> a hoot!
What do you expect from a bunch of Politicians (even if they are
Libertarian)! Frankly, libertarianism may talk the talk, but reducing
government will not make people more accountable for their actions.
Libertarians assume that most people will take a stand and do the "right"
thing, given the chance.
Reminds me of the Yale study that tested people's resistance to authority.
You have probably heard something about it. Its the one where ordinary
people are asked to "shock" another test subject if that subject answered a
question wrong, all in the name of "Science". The voltage settings went all
the way up to 450 volts, and at that setting it had a big warning sign on it
saying "Dangerous".
Ironically, the scientists running the study asked 39 Psychologists to
predict how far the subjects would go. They predicted only 1 in a 1000 would
go to the far limit, and only 4-10% would go past 125 Volts, which was the
point the "Shocker" could bail out of the test. It ended up that over 60%
went past that point, and some went to the full limit (I forget the
percentage). Despite the fact that the "Shocked" test subjects, who were
only actors, were screaming bloody murder, these "shockers" went on and on,
if only to fufull the researchers wishes.
And when you look at the statistic that at least one person is murdered in
the world every 20 seconds, and the fact that most of these are not for
personal gain, but for some other "higher" purpose (religion, nationalism,
racism, whatever), I don't see most people taking accountability for their
actions over the wishes and demands of others anytime soon.
What does this tell me? It tells me I should be VERY scared of you people!
(heeheehee).
Nerd From Hell
##### A bit of advice to the Palestinian rioters - Don't throw rocks at
people with guns! ######
>
> Thanks for posting it, Chad.
>
> Adam Lipscomb
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ICQ# 32384792
> Apparently, though I didn't know it, card-carrying member of the SWP.
> *snort*
>
>
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