OK Cupid's Politics Test

Submitted by Bill St. Clair on Thu, 22 Sep 2005 12:00:00 GMT

From smith2004:

"Sauron himself only gave up the ring when his finger was cut from his body and even Frodo had to have his finger severed to give up the ring of ultimate power.

"So the moral is when faced with the temptation of ultimate power the only thing to do is to give it the finger."

-- John Sebastian

From The Federalist:

"George Bush needs to stop talking, admit the mistakes of his all around failed administration, pull our troops out of occupied New Orleans and Iraq, and excuse his self [sic] from power." -- Cindy Sheehan

and:

"Top Questions for the FEMA Director Application: Are you able to convey a false sense of security?; What percentage of your resume is fabricated?; In a crisis, which state or local officials would you blame?; What are your plans after you resign?; Do you mind if the last guy left the office smelling like Arabian horses?; Which is most serious: A disaster, a catastrophe, or a dis-astrophe?; Can the president easily add '-ie' to your last name to form a nickname?" -- David Letterman

and:

"Welcome to our 3000th show tonight. We did our first show in May of 1992; a man named George Bush was president, his approval rating was only 39 percent, and someone named Clinton wanted to replace him in the White House. So nothing has changed really." -- Jay Leno

# Ted Rall - 9-8-05 - cartoon commentary on the afterlife for William Rehnquist. Hahahahaha! [smith2004]

# Sunni Maravillosa - Carnival of Liberty XII - links to and short descriptions of a number of essays by bloggers on personal liberty. [sunni]

# OK Cupid - Politics Test - pegged me right. [ericgrumbles]

You are a
Social Liberal
(88% permissive)

and an...
Economic Conservative
(93% permissive)

You are best described as an:

Anarchist

Link: The Politics Test on OkCupid Free Online Dating

# Turning America back into... A Nation of Riflemen - the Nation of Riflemen Forums are back, cleaned of the name of their creator. Looks like they've been trimmed to contain only posts from 2005. [clairefiles]

# Mrs. Du Toit - Explanation - Connie finally put something on her web site. Not very satisfying, but something. Included below in its entirety. I think that Kim took a job with some big corporation whose management shat bricks when they found his web site. He decided he cared more about the job than the web site, so he shut it down. But that's only a guess. Sadly, I have moved the "Kim du Toit" link into the "More Weblogs" column of the "News" section of my links page, and replaced the "Kim du Toit" link in the "Dicsussion" column of the "RKBA" section with a link to the "Nation of Riflemen" forums. [mrsdutoit]

If we could give an explanation we would. Since we can't, we can't. It's sort of the point that we can't (or we would have). For those who have expressed genuine concern: we're fine. We're needing to move to a new chapter in our lives. Our blogs are closed permanently. We're working to "move" the forum to another guardian/location. We apologize for the suddenness of it and for scaring some folks, but it really could not be helped.

Speculations about black helicopter scenarios and such should be stopped. It is nothing like that.

If there was a way of saying more or giving some sort of explanation, we would, but we can't.

Thanks to all who played.

# Handgun Club of America - Second Amendment Information - "Additional Reading" at the bottom of the page links to Second Amendment Quotes and Gun Control - Require Licences or Not?, in which they opine that licensing guns is not only wrong, it's illegal. They also have their own copies of J. Neil Schulman's The Unabridged Second Amendment, Sanford Levinson's The Embarassing Second Amendment a listing of the right to bear arms guarantees in the constitutions of 43 states, and the 1982 Senate Report on the Second Amendment. Mighty good politics for a "non-political" group. And their membership page now works. $1.50/month, billed annually, that's $15/year. Unfortunately, one of the elements of their club pledge disqualifies me: "By accepting membership in the Handgun Club of America, I promise to... (3) Observe all firearm laws..." Can't promise that. Too bad. I submitted the following on their contact page: [codrea]

I'm happy to see your new "Second Amendment" page. Mighty good politics for a "non-political" group. I'm also happy to see that your membership page is up, and that your dues are only $15/year. Unfortunately, I can't join, because I refuse to pledge to "(3) Observe all firearm laws." There are a multitude of blatantly unconstitutional firearms laws, federal, state, and local. I consider it my right and duty to DISOBEY those so-called "laws", whenever I find it necessary.

# Lady Liberty - The Planetary Bill of Rights Project - a restating and expansion of the U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rights. [smith2004]

# Jeff Quinn at Gunblast - The Ultimate Heavy Bolt Action Varmint Rifle: Savage 12VSS Varminter - Mr. Quinn waxes eloquent about the .22-250 Savage Varminter that he built himiself at the Savage factory in Massachusetts. I'd love to get one in .308. After I get my Wild West Guns Model 04 in .460 S&W Magnum. The Varminter retails for $934. [gunblast]

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Government doesn't work. Never did. Never will. Can't. But there are lots of good people. Love them.

-- Bill St. Clair

The Atlanta Declaration

Every man, woman, and responsible child has an unalienable individual, civil, Constitutional, and human right to obtain, own, and carry, openly or concealed, any weapon -- rifle, shotgun, handgun, machinegun, anything -- any time, any place, without asking anyone's permission.

-- L. Neil Smith

Reread that pesky first clause of the Second Amendment. It doesn't say what any of us thought it said. What it says is that infringing the right of the people to keep and bear arms is treason. What else do you call an act that endangers "the security of a free state"? And if it's treason, then it's punishable by death. I suggest due process, speedy trials, and public hangings.

-- L. Neil Smith

A Penalty Clause for the Bill of Rights

Any official, appointed or elected, at any level of government, who attempts, through legislative act or other means, to nullify, evade, or avoid the provisions of the first ten amendments to this Constitution, or of the Thirteenth Amendment, shall be summarily removed from office, and, upon conviction, deprived of all pay and benefits including pension, and sentenced to imprisonment for life.

-- L. Neil Smith

Based on 253 journal articles, 99 books, 43 government publications, and some of its own empirical work, the panel couldn't identify a single gun control regulation that reduced violent crime, suicide or accidents.

-- John Lott, commenting on the National Academy of Sciences report on gun control laws.

Who is a libertarian?

Zero Aggression Principle ("Zap")

"A libertarian is a person who believes that no one has the right, under any circumstances, to initiate force against another human being, or to advocate or delegate its initiation. Those who act consistently with this principle are libertarians, whether they realize it or not. Those who fail to act consistently with it are not libertarians, regardless of what they may claim."

-- L. Neil Smith

(Formerly called the "Non-Aggression Principle", or "NAP")

Why Did It Have to be... Guns?

Make no mistake: all politicians -- even those ostensibly on the side of guns and gun ownership -- hate the issue and anyone, like me, who insists on bringing it up. They hate it because it's an X-ray machine. It's a Vulcan mind-meld. It's the ultimate test to which any politician -- or political philosophy -- can be put.

If a politician isn't perfectly comfortable with the idea of his average constituent, any man, woman, or responsible child, walking into a hardware store and paying cash -- for any rifle, shotgun, handgun, machinegun, anything -- without producing ID or signing one scrap of paper, he isn't your friend no matter what he tells you.

If he isn't genuinely enthusiastic about his average constituent stuffing that weapon into a purse or pocket or tucking it under a coat and walking home without asking anybody's permission, he's a four-flusher, no matter what he claims.

What his attitude -- toward your ownership and use of weapons -- conveys is his real attitude about you. And if he doesn't trust you, then why in the name of John Moses Browning should you trust him?

-- L. Neil Smith

Concise

"Tell me," I was once asked, "What do you think about gun control? Give me the short answer." To which I replied, "If you try to take our firearms we will kill you."

-- Mike Vanderboegh

Also from The Atlanta Declaration:

... like going to the bathroom, breathing, eating, sleeping, or making love, it turns out that self-defense is a bodily function one cannot safely or effectively delegate to a second party.

-- L. Neil Smith

This does not mean that "Marijuana should be available by prescription." It means that morphine sulfate should be available in five pound bags at the supermarket for a couple of bucks, like sugar... but probably in a different aisle, to avoid confusion.

-- Vin Suprynowicz

If you refuse to pay unjust taxes, your property will be confiscated. If you attempt to defend your property, you will be arrested. If you resist arrest, you will be clubbed. If you defend yourself against clubbing, you will be shot dead. These procedures are known as the Rule of Law.

-- Edward Abbey

The state can only survive as long as a majority is programmed to believe that theft isn't wrong if it's called taxation or asset forfeiture or eminent domain, that assault and kidnapping isn't wrong if it's called arrest, that mass murder isn't wrong if it's called war.

-- Bill St. Clair