[Campaigns-l] interesting quiz for political party selection

[Chad Lupkes]

This is a quiz probably more appropriate for us:

http://devil.m3047.inwa.net/matcher/

It's grassroots based, where the questions come from the users, and
matches can be found based on answers to the questions.  If anyone is
interested in an account to start posting and answering questions, let
me know.

(Rob, don't worry about the domain name.  He's a good friend of mine.  :)

Chad

On 11/28/06, Brian Reilly <allthecoolnameshavegone at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> >Nationalism develops from the idea that the nation, in contrast to the
> nation-state, is formed of >the indigenous people to an area. It is the
> longest-lasting and most sensible form of >government, for it groups
> together people who have culture, heritage and language in common.
>
> What happens if you don't fit in with what the majority consider the
> culture? I have more in common with some people who speak different
> languages to me than some who speak the same language as me. I think that
> looking the same or speaking the same language is not a good way of forming
> a society. It's just that it was the least worst available a long time ago.
> Anyway, that's Off-topic, I'll be ahppy to talk about this in the forums
> instead.
>
> As for the quiz, it shares the same flaw as all quizzes of this type, from
> the sell-done Political Compass to the simplistic and frankly laughable "are
> you a libertarian?" quiz.
>
> That is, it's based on yes or no answers. For example, I think some working
> parents should have help with childcare and not others. So how do I answer
> the question "do you think workign parents should pay for childcare
> facilities" with a "yes" or "no" answer?
>
> This isn't a quibble about the questions, I think the whole foundation these
> sort of quizzes are based on is inherently flawed, and that they do not make
> a positive contribution to political discourse.
>
> Apologies if someone involved in settign up this quiz is on this list.
>
> McLurker
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