Testing Liberal...

I found the quiz below on Larry's log. As Larry commented in his post on the quiz, the questions are too limited in scope to answer completely. Most of the questions either make sweeping generalizations, or combine two positions which might not necessarily co-exist in every person's beliefs.

By nature, I am a qualifier, I have strong beliefs in many areas, but limit narrowly what the application of my belief should cover. Larry gives several examples, but the one on abortion pretty well illustrates what I am talking about.

16. Abortion should be...
*Completely legal and available.
*Restricted, discouraged or illegal.

The first answer allows no qualification. The second lumps together three degrees of opposition to abortion. There should be some middle range of options short of flat-out unrestricted, or illegal at the other extreme.

This quiz is a knee-jerk quiz, designed around "hot button" issues which would be valid for rigid ideologues of the left or right, but not for those of us who see shades and qualifications for every opinion.

My ranking:

Your Political Profile

Overall: 30% Conservative, 70% Liberal

Social Issues: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal

Personal Responsibility: 25% Conservative, 75% Liberal

Fiscal Issues: 50% Conservative, 50% Liberal

Ethics: 25% Conservative, 75% Liberal

Defense and Crime: 50% Conservative, 50% Liberal

How Liberal / Conservative Are You?