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JaySherman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 02:33 AM
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Are you a Neocon??? Take the Neocon Quiz!
http://www.csmonitor.com/specials/neocon/quiz/neoconQuiz.html

Surprise! Based on my answers, I am a liberal!
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La_Serpiente Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 02:49 AM
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1. I am a Liberal
Liberal

Liberals…

Are wary of American arrogance and hypocrisy
Trace much of today's anti-American hatred to previous US foreign policies.
Believe political solutions are inherently superior to military solutions
Believe the US is morally bound to intervene in humanitarian crises
Oppose American imperialism
Support international law, alliances, and agreements
Encourage US participation in the UN
Believe US economic policies must help lift up the world's poor
Historical liberal: President Woodrow Wilson

Modern liberal: President Jimmy Carter

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mobuto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 02:56 AM
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2. Yeah, I'm a liberal too
but what really galls me is that in the explanatory section, it lists Theodore Roosevelt as a historic neo-Conservative. What the hell kind of anachronistic revisionist bullshit is that? There wasn't a single conservative bone in TR's body. Sure, he supported aggressive foreign policies, but so did other great "neo-conservatives" like Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson.
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sharkbait2 Donating Member (161 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 03:12 AM
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3. Mine came up Isolationist
Isolationist

The term isolationist is most often used negatively; few people who share its beliefs use it to describe their own foreign policy perspective. They believe in "America first." For them, national sovereignty trumps international relations. Many unions, libertarians, and anti-globalization protesters share isolationist tenets.

Isolationists…

Are wary of US involvement in the United Nations
Oppose international law, alliances, and agreements
Believe the US should not act as a global cop
Support trade practices that protect American workers
Oppose liberal immigration
Oppose American imperialism
Desire to preserve what they see as America's national identity and character
Historical isolationist: President Calvin Coolidge

Modern isolationist: Author/Commentator Pat Buchanan
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coloradodem2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 03:22 AM
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4. Came up Liberal.
If I came up Neocon, I would have to shoot myself.
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brainshrub Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 09:06 AM
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16. I'm glad you didn't have to
but I like your attitude.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 03:30 AM
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5. Phew Liberal
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Sean Reynolds Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 03:37 AM
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6. I'm an Isolationist
The term isolationist is most often used negatively; few people who share its beliefs use it to describe their own foreign policy perspective. They believe in "America first." For them, national sovereignty trumps international relations. Many unions, libertarians, and anti-globalization protesters share isolationist tenets.

Isolationists…

Are wary of US involvement in the United Nations
Oppose international law, alliances, and agreements
Believe the US should not act as a global cop
Support trade practices that protect American workers
Oppose liberal immigration
Oppose American imperialism
Desire to preserve what they see as America's national identity and character

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ClarkUeberAlles Donating Member (63 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 04:36 AM
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7. I'm the best one of all
I'm a realist, although I have some liberal positions sucha as encouraging the U.S. to work with the U.N. But overall, I think that poll pegged me accurately.
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JaySherman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 05:27 AM
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9. I was surprised I didn't come up as realist.
Guess I'm somewhere in the middle, leaning towards liberal.
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Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 09:08 AM
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18. I am a cross between realist/liberal
in real life, and i bet many of my answers might have been in the realist category, although I am a liberal realist
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Vernunft Donating Member (235 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 04:56 AM
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8. Liberal here as well
which I think is odd. I´d label myself as a moderate realist...
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Bundbuster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 06:08 AM
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10. shuks, I'm a

Librul. Wonder why there was no socialist rating, which is where I usually land.
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xultar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 06:29 AM
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11. Liberal here & Damn Proud! n/t
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Mass_Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 06:53 AM
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12. Liberal
nothing new there.
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onebigbadwulf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 07:11 AM
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13. Liberal
Edited on Fri Dec-19-03 07:12 AM by onebigbadwulf
Are wary of American arrogance and hypocrisy
Trace much of today's anti-American hatred to previous US foreign policies.
Believe political solutions are inherently superior to military solutions
Believe the US is morally bound to intervene in humanitarian crises
Oppose American imperialism
Support international law, alliances, and agreements
Encourage US participation in the UN
Believe US economic policies must help lift up the world's poor



How is it that everyone in the world doesn't hold these values?
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jonoboy Donating Member (759 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 08:39 AM
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14. liberal but would have preffered 'extreme left wing'
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Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 09:05 AM
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15. I am a liberal
That is what I consider myself too.
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 09:06 AM
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17. Liberal
:D

Suprise, Surprise.
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TXlib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 09:46 AM
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19. Liberal, but borderline realist
liberal, but a few answers i was torn on.

When I changed to my other top choices, I was a realist.
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beyurslf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 09:58 AM
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20. Liberal. Imagine that :) n/t
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beyurslf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 09:58 AM
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21. Liberal. Imagine that :) n/t
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dontomas Donating Member (52 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 10:19 AM
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22. Huh....
I came up as a realist.
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