NO LONGER EVEN REMOTELY NEW! - Political Matrix Thread

[Grad Students are the Worst]

How about:

Should the federal government establish English as our only national language?

Maybe, but I'm not sure how well that correlates to libertarian/authoritarian.  Good suggestion, though - thanks.

How about "State and local governments should not be messing around with regulations on strip clubs"

Poorly phrased, minutia.

"There should be no restrictions on the times one can sell alcohol"

Actually not too bad, but way too slanted toward agree.

"Communism is "cool" "

Retarded and having nothing to do with actual political beliefs.

"Suburbia is a very boring, sterile and awful place to live"

Not even political, minutia, too slanted, pretty much anything that can possibly make a question crappy.

[??????????]

BRTD how do you spell "torn to shreds"? lol

[Cashcow]

BRTD how do you spell "torn to shreds"? lol

Alcoun did not tear the Red Man to shreds; he merely declined the offerings with equally poor responses.

[Grad Students are the Worst]

BRTD how do you spell "torn to shreds"? lol

Alcoun did not tear the Red Man to shreds; he merely declined the offerings with equally poor responses.

Red man?  Yet again the true racist nature of the New Jersey/Delaware idiot shows.

[CheeseWhiz]

Economic score: 5.85
Social score: -3.64

Economic score: 6.08
Social score: -3.73

Economic score: 6.69
Social score: -2.82

Economic score: 6.62
Social score: -3.82

[jokerman]

Thanks for your suggestions.  I've tried to add many of these but I've run into problems:

- It's hard to make a stem cell research question that doesn't result in >60% people selecting the pro-research option.
- I don't really think cloning has become a partisan issue *yet*.
- Hate crimes is a possibility, although I'd have to phrase the question very well.
- Gun rights is a trait shared by some social libertarians and social conservatives alike, so it unfortunately doesn't track along with other things, so I intentionally discluded it.
- The War in Iraq is too specific and situational, rather than being general policy.
- I'm not sure what you mean by "mandatory English language classes for immigrants."
- School vouchers is a possibility.

I'm going to do a mass update when I get time.

As far as the ones where most people would lean a certain way, can't you make it where, for example on stem-cell research, a center-left answer would have a neutral effect on the score, a centrist answer have a small right-ward push or something to that effect?

[Grad Students are the Worst]

Thanks for your suggestions.  I've tried to add many of these but I've run into problems:

- It's hard to make a stem cell research question that doesn't result in >60% people selecting the pro-research option.
- I don't really think cloning has become a partisan issue *yet*.
- Hate crimes is a possibility, although I'd have to phrase the question very well.
- Gun rights is a trait shared by some social libertarians and social conservatives alike, so it unfortunately doesn't track along with other things, so I intentionally discluded it.
- The War in Iraq is too specific and situational, rather than being general policy.
- I'm not sure what you mean by "mandatory English language classes for immigrants."
- School vouchers is a possibility.

I'm going to do a mass update when I get time.

As far as the ones where most people would lean a certain way, can't you make it where, for example on stem-cell research, a center-left answer would have a neutral effect on the score, a centrist answer have a small right-ward push or something to that effect?

The problem with that is that either it would make a perfect -10 impossible or the left answer would have to be much more extreme than centre-left.

[Sibboleth]

Tried again:

Economic score: -6.46
Social score: 4.36

Too many religion questions

[Grad Students are the Worst]

I would love some more social questions to add, if anyone is willing to contribute them.  I think the economic part is pat down, but atheists are scoring far too liberally on social issues.

[jokerman]

My scores:
Economic score: -3.38
Social score: 0.18

Economic score: -5.38
Social score: 2.55

[TexasGurl]

Economic score: -10.00
Social score: -4.55

Social seems a bit off.

[ian]

Tort reform is another good addition.  And DC statehood.  Was euthanasia one?  Coz if it wasn't, it should be.

[MasterJedi]

Economic Score: 2.23
Social Score: 5.55

[bgwah]

Tort reform is another good addition.  And DC statehood.  Was euthanasia one?  Coz if it wasn't, it should be.

Do you mean physician-assisted suicide? If so, that would be an excellent question!

[bgwah]

I've taken this test like six times. Sheeeesh.

Economic score: 3.69
Social score: -8.36

[Ebowed]

Economic score:  +0.92
Social score:  -2.91

Economic score:  +1.85
Social score:  -2.55

Economic score:  +0.54
Social score:  -3.73

[Grad Students are the Worst]

List of things to add:

- Euthenasia/Physician-assisted suicide (which I am about to commit)
- Flag burning

[Јas]

Economic score: -3.08
Social score: -3.45

Economic score: -2.92
Social score: -4.00

[Jake]

Pysician-ass suicide

Burying your head in a doctor's ass as a method of suicide?

[Max Power]

- Euthenasia/Pysician-assisted suicide

Ouch.

[Speed of Sound]

Economic score: -8.46
Social score: -8.91

Your score pegs you as economically and socially far-leftist.

Economic score: -8.31
Social score: -9.09

Your score pegs you as economically and socially far-leftist

[True Democrat]

Economic score: -8.46
Social score: -8.91

Your score pegs you as economically and socially far-leftist.

Economic score: -8.31
Social score: -9.09

Your score pegs you as economically and socially far-leftist

Let the Libertarian trend compel you. 

[Speed of Sound]

Economic score: -8.46
Social score: -8.91

Your score pegs you as economically and socially far-leftist.

Economic score: -8.31
Social score: -9.09

Your score pegs you as economically and socially far-leftist

Let the Libertarian trend compel you. 

It couldnt get me before and it wont get me now.

[Max Power]

Economic score: -8.46
Social score: -8.91

Your score pegs you as economically and socially far-leftist.

Economic score: -8.31
Social score: -9.09

Your score pegs you as economically and socially far-leftist

Let the Libertarian trend compel you. 

It couldnt get me before and it wont get me now.

Once you get a job, it will.

[Speed of Sound]

Economic score: -8.46
Social score: -8.91

Your score pegs you as economically and socially far-leftist.

Economic score: -8.31
Social score: -9.09

Your score pegs you as economically and socially far-leftist

Let the Libertarian trend compel you. 

It couldnt get me before and it wont get me now.

Once you get a job, it will.

I have a job.