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You might be interested in taking the Political Compass test. By answering a series of multiple choice questions it will place you on a two dimensional graph with the vertical axis running from libertarian to authoritarian on the social scale and the horizontal axis running from left to right on the economic scale.
I highly recommend the Political Compass to anyone interested in politics and policy.
http://www.politicalcompass.org/
Jonathan Hoag
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Jonathan, I'm pretty sure I took that test a few months ago. I was disappointed that I only scored a fourteen, which put me near the average. I've always fancied myself as a staunch anti-authoritarian. In fact one of my fantasies is that I'm part of the Milgram Experiment and I end up punching the lab guy in the nose. It probably wouldn't go down that way. Although to my credit, or detriment, the biggest impediment to my career has been the fact that I'm belligerent with my superiors and let my subordinates take advantage of me. Needless to say, I'm not in the military.