Another Political Test
There is a link on twitter for a device which says “Try this short quiz to see which political party you side with.” This seems like a good way to wait for the rain to quit falling. Given the unsolved water issues in many parts of America, it will be interesting to see if this matter is addressed. Both thieves and robbers democrats and republicans are good at avoiding discussions of tough problems.
The test has a bit more nuance than many only facilities. A typical question is number one. “What is your stance on abortion?~ Learn more~ Pro-choice~ Pro-life~ Choose another stance.” After choosing an option, you go to the sliding scale to the left, and choose how important the issue is to you. It is a five point scale. The options are least, less, somewhat, more, most. It will be interesting to see how many superlatives a person can choose. The question given superlative importance by PG is “Should the military fly drones over foreign countries to gain intelligence and kill suspected terrorists?”
Several of the questions should have the option “my opinion doesn’t count.” “Should Congress raise the debt ceiling?” “Should we expand our offshore oil drilling?” Others discuss federal solutions to state issues. “Should the federal government allow the death penalty?”
There were 71 questions on the quiz. By the standards of political discourse, that probably qualifies as short. It was hosted by a website called isidewith. “We are not affiliated with any investors, shareholders, political party or interest group.” The results page has ads for the Norton antivirus product, and “click here to see arrest record”. The spell check suggestion for isidewith is sidewise.
According to this test, PG sides with green 95%, democrat 93%, socialist 70%, libertarian 57%, republican 21%. PG chose not to advertise the test on twitter, facebook, google plus, or smoke signal. Pictures today are from “The Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library”

















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