I Side With......

[Ken]

Try this short quiz to see which political party you side with.

We should probably keep the results to ourselves.

http://www.isidewith.com/political-quiz#more

[pete lynch]

My results only confirmed what I already knew.

[hunter63]

My results only confirmed what I already knew.

I'm thinking the same thing....we don't change our spots too easily.

[Desert Rat!]

Yep, pretty much what I thought.

[Batch]

I side with Libertarians on most political issues.

[WolfVanZandt]

Says I'm a Democrat but then goes on to say that I agree between 53 and 66% with everyone on different issues except the Socialist party, who I disagree with on all the major issues......which means the quiz is pretty accurate - I don't side with parties, I decide issues. Frankly I'm an anarchist but I know that that isn't realistic for 99% of the population.

[JPGreco]

Same with me WolfVanZandt. I scored 61% D and 55% R, which can easily be a result of the particular questions asked. Makes sense cause for the most part I don't lean to a party, but view issues separate from parties.

It said I'm 21% socialist though and agree with the Socialists most on immigration issues, which I don't fully understand how that works. The other two parties were 31% each.

Part of the problem though is I recognize that there aren't simple answers to these questions. More than once I found 2-3 answers I agreed with in various aspects that were all equally valid. Like a lot of the subsidize questions. Yes, I believe in certain subsidies, but I want conditions on them, so to just answer yes (or the best fit under the additional responses) wasn't a true and complete answer, which could change my party affiliation with ease.

[1stimestar]

Yea I agree. A lot of them I though "yes, IF...." or "no, but..."

Parties you side with...
80%Democrats
Democrats
on foreign policy, social, science, environmental, and healthcare issues
69%Green Party
Green Party
on social, environmental, and science issues
54%Libertarians
Libertarians
on economic, immigration, and healthcare issues
41%Republicans
Republicans
on immigration and economic issues
34%Socialist
Socialist
on social issues

[timjones922]

Confirmed what I already knew.

[Oddmott]

Taught me a few things - Canuck that I am - I never even knew that "Libertarian" was a thing... but apparently I am one. Followed by Dem (Liberal up here) at 63% and Rep (Conservative up here) at 55%.

[crashdive123]

Confirmed what I knew as well.

My bottom 3 were
0% Socialist
0% Green Party
2% D

[Ken]

Confirmed what I knew as well.

My bottom 3 were
0% Socialist
0% Green Party
2% D

How'd you rank so high on the "D?"

[1stimestar]

Just goes to show what good friends we can be when interests and personalities are the focus and not politics.

[BENESSE]

Just goes to show what good friends we can be when interests and personalities are the focus and not politics.

SO true!
Common values of hard work, self reliance, and taking responsibility for one's actions seems to be at the core of what most of us have in common. And that transcends politics even though we talk about it from time to time.

[crashdive123]

How'd you rank so high on the "D?"

Moment of weakness I suppose.

[Ken]

Just goes to show what good friends we can be when interests and personalities are the focus and not politics.

C'mon! I'm a rare conservative in liberal Massachusetts. Most of my good friends are staunch liberals and we discuss politics all of the time.

The key is to discuss and challenge each other's philosophies and political beliefs and to NOT make the conversation personal.

That's probably one of the few benefits of being a lawyer. We can have an intellectual discussion with each other - even a heated one - and not make it personal in any way.

I can go to war in a courtroom against one of my brothers or sisters (that's what lawyers call each other, brothers and sisters) from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., go to lunch with him or her from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., and continue the battle to the death once we're back in the courtroom from 2:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. After that, we'll depart as friends until 9:00 the next day, LOL.

Isn't that what being a mature adult is all about? If we can't do it, how can we honestly expect our elected officials to ever get anything accomplished?

[1stimestar]

It's different if you are in person. People online take advantage of the anonymity of the internet. I'm not saying that "discussions" can not take place properly, only that they often get out of hand.

[Ken]

Here's one for ya'.... My oldest son, in spite of all of our conversations, was a die hard "Hope and Change" guy.

Not anymore.

You know what made him "convert?" When he graduated from college and landed his first well paying job and GOT A CLOSE LOOK AT HIS FIRST PAY STUB.

[BENESSE]

I don't personally know anyone who agrees 100% with any one party. Rather, they pick issues that are most important to them and let that guide their vote. (At least that's what I do.)
And then there are those who have no clue and vote strictly on emotional bases.

[LowKey]

That thing confirmed what I already know. That there needs to be a viable third party that takes the best arguments from both sides.

Ken, your description of your work day reminded me of Ralph and George. The Coyote and the Sheepdog cartoon.