I don't normally do such things, but I've been enjoying getting back up to just-about-weekly posting—makes me feel slightly
productive in a non-work way—so I'm going to post one of those personality test things that I'm so fond of bashing.
This
one is a political test, and it should surprise few that I fit the definition of "strong Democrat." (The blogger who linked to it was classified as an anarchist, which is how he self-identifies, so the test appeared to work.)
Anyway,
the reason I choose to share this information with the world at large is that I have long suspected that many people identify
themselves with a political party that has little to do with their actual worldview, out of some kind of loyalty or misunderstanding
or, critically, having been persuaded by that party that it stands for things it does not, and that its rivals stand for things
that they do not.
And I should probably add that the reason I suspect this of others is that it was once true of me. As
a high school senior and college freshman, I really thought I was a conservative. I bought into the line (particularly from
satirist P. J. O'Rourke) that Republicans were all about keeping the government's nose out of people's affairs and letting them live free of bureaucracy.
(Insert ironic laugh here.) It was actually a similar quiz, given by a college economics professor, that informed me of my
true colors, and they were blue. And this was even before I had realized I didn't have any reason to think there was a god,
a position that pretty much closes the door on the GOP (a few anomalies notwithstanding).
So I would recommend, especially for those who don't feel passionate about their politics, answering
the questions of this quiz. They might provide some insight.
Oh, one more thing before you gaze upon the test results: New
video of Thomas here.
