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    So you all praise it, eh? Well then, the elephant is here to ruin your tea-party...

    I think the test is rubbish. The questions were way too few, far too general, poorly worded and posed and finally it's very, very american, the "old one" is international. I've probably got some other faults with it too, but I can't be bothered now...

    On to my results then. First off, the test told me I'm authoritarian. Seeing as I'm a full-blown anarchist on social issues, I haven't got a clue how it sorted that one out. My system is "socialism", ok. Social democrat would also have been acceptable.. But my ideology is "international socialism" and "international communism"... Could anyone tell me just what that means? I can't see how it could mean anything but international revolutionary marxism(ie. Trotsky and Che), and that's just plain wrong... Not to mention that I can't say I saw the question "Do you believe that the revolution should be spread to the rest of the world?" in the test, or indeed anything about revolution at all... Just how can the test have communism as a result when none of the questions are about revolutions?

    Oh, and I'm the most hard-ass wannabe despot on facebook. Take that!
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    Quote Originally Posted by HoreTore View Post
    Oh, and I'm the most hard-ass wannabe despot on facebook. Take that!
    Idi Amin? Pol Pot? Chairman Mao? Mussolini? Who?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lemur View Post
    Idi Amin? Pol Pot? Chairman Mao? Mussolini? Who?
    0% are more authoritarian than I am. So I rule them all.
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    It says that for me, and I am not even authoritarian. Even though it correctly put me as a libertarian socialist.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HoreTore View Post
    But my ideology is "international socialism" and "international communism"... Could anyone tell me just what that means?
    INTERNATIONAL SOCIALISM

    International Socialism is a moderate form of Economic Socialism.

    It sits half-way between the collectivist views of Communism and the acceptance of Capitalism by the Social-Democratie.

    This position translates into stronger support for social programs, state ownership (nationalized industries), unions, and goverment intervention (industry regulation) than one typically sees in social-democracy.

    International Socialists, however, stop short of wishing to realize the proletarian revolution



    INTERNATIONAL COMMUNISM

    International Communism is an extreme form of Economic Socialism.

    It is a theory and social system of a classless society in which all property is owned by the community as a whole [Interdependence].

    Communism sought to overthrow capitalism through a workers' revolution and redistribute the wealth into the hands of the proletariat, or working class.

    International Communism is the brand of communism that advocates a boundary-less society and where all people enjoy equal social status, therefore taking NonConformance to a higher level than National Communism.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jolt View Post
    INTERNATIONAL SOCIALISM

    International Socialism is a moderate form of Economic Socialism.

    It sits half-way between the collectivist views of Communism and the acceptance of Capitalism by the Social-Democratie.

    This position translates into stronger support for social programs, state ownership (nationalized industries), unions, and goverment intervention (industry regulation) than one typically sees in social-democracy.

    International Socialists, however, stop short of wishing to realize the proletarian revolution



    INTERNATIONAL COMMUNISM

    International Communism is an extreme form of Economic Socialism.

    It is a theory and social system of a classless society in which all property is owned by the community as a whole [Interdependence].

    Communism sought to overthrow capitalism through a workers' revolution and redistribute the wealth into the hands of the proletariat, or working class.

    International Communism is the brand of communism that advocates a boundary-less society and where all people enjoy equal social status, therefore taking NonConformance to a higher level than National Communism.
    I did actually read that, but unfortunately, it's pure nonsense.
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