Political Matrix

[Teresa]

Except that is not true. Watch this video, then try to revisit history with a new understanding of masculinity and femininity as two halves of a greater whole, each being unable to function without the other:

http://www.mensaction.net/video/AllThingsStartWithAPregnancy/

The idea that men and women are two separate entities and that their natural roles can be reversed on a whim is not only unnatural, but its an abomination, pure and simple. Living in western society has become one continuous struggle between our natural instincts and the forced need to believe that two plus two equals five, and all the cognitive dissonances are making people miserable. Ever wondered why primitive folks seem to be so much happier then we are, despite the physical harshness of their existence?

No wonder your ideas are so goofy you have been listening to unintelligent people such as Elder George of the Men's Action to Rebuild Society.

Elder George says "New comes the creative mind of the male gender and nowhere else". 

Any intelligent person knows this is PURE HOGWASH!  For example there are many women inventors Famous Women Inventors of the Modern Era

I just wasted 30 minutes listening to this brain-dead twisted male supremacist.

However he is right about two things, eating healthy is better than taking medication for conditions caused by eating poorly.  And it is better to live in a non-polluted environment.

He tries to turn everything in life into masculine and feminine and says "nothing in life happens without a pregnancy" This is so wrong and bizarre in the extreme!    The existence of women inventors, disproves nearly everything he says, since he claims only men have creative minds.

[Teresa]

I want to be evaluated from what I say.

I would be curious how you score but I respect your right not to take the test.  So far I am in agreement with all of your posts, I believe your score would be close to mine. 

[Teresa]

I'm moderately authoritarian, because i'm against foreign aids, immigration, gay marriage and abortion, and because i want to restrict the amount of filth our children are exposed to in the media. At the same time, i'm "moderate" because i strongly disagree that our civil rights should not be violated to stop terrorism. Somehow i get the feeling this test is a bit biased.

I also voted to restrict the amount of filth our children are exposed to in the media.  Indeed I would go further as children are mirrors of us.  I would support a ban on all dirty words, graphic descriptions of violence, rape and murder from all forms of music.  In addition I would completely ban pornography and movies rated R and up, ALL the great movies I have seen have been rated G, PG and PG-13.

However I am for monitored foreign aid that actually gets to the people in need, controlled immigration, gay marriage and a woman's right to choose. 

Finally I agree with you our civil rights should not be violated to stop terrorism.  I do not believe in giving up ANY of my freedoms to feel safer.  Give me liberty or give me death. 

[Bulldog]

I also voted to restrict the amount of filth our children are exposed to in the media.  Indeed I would go further as children are mirrors of us.  I would support a ban on all dirty words, graphic descriptions of violence, rape and murder from all forms of music.  In addition I would completely ban pornography and movies rated R and up, ALL the great movies I have seen have been rated G, PG and PG-13.

You are a scream.  For a person who stresses individual freedom, you sure have an obsession with banning.  I can see why you and the Libertarian Party would be a poor match.

[Teresa]

You are a scream.  For a person who stresses individual freedom, you sure have an obsession with banning.  I can see why you and the Libertarian Party would be a poor match.

Freedom is a fine balance, there is freedom to and freedom from.

[The new erato]

Freedom is a fine balance, there is freedom to and freedom from.

As in one person freedom is another persons straighjacket. I don't see how you can reconcile the two.

[Franco]

Freedom is a fine balance, there is freedom to and freedom from.

Freedom, for me, means having the freedom to make choices for myself, i.e. not living under some regime that has made the choices for me.

[71 dB]

I would be curious how you score but I respect your right not to take the test.  So far I am in agreement with all of your posts, I believe your score would be close to mine. 

Yes, our score would be similar for sure but there are some things we seem to disargee. See below:

I also voted to restrict the amount of filth our children are exposed to in the media.  Indeed I would go further as children are mirrors of us.  I would support a ban on all dirty words, graphic descriptions of violence, rape and murder from all forms of music.  In addition I would completely ban pornography and movies rated R and up, ALL the great movies I have seen have been rated G, PG and PG-13.

I would not restrict. I am not worried about children seeing filthy things. Let me explain why. Because the filth is out there. We can't remove it. So, sooner or later children will encounter with it and it will be a shock.

So, I think it's better if children see things and discuss about them with their parents openly. Seeing violence becomes harmless if the child is explained what real violence is about and made to understand it's consequences. I believe that is the way we raise people that don't resolve to violence easily. Education is better than information hiding that just makes it more interesting for children.

[Lethevich]

I would support a ban on all dirty words, graphic descriptions of violence, rape and murder from all forms of music.  In addition I would completely ban pornography and movies rated R and up, ALL the great movies I have seen have been rated G, PG and PG-13

Once again you know better about what people want than those people themselves do I would marginally rather live in Josquin's world than yours

[71 dB]

I took the test after all but I repeat: these tests do oversimplify. For example: I answered "neutral" for the question about minimum wages. It depends on whether there is a Basic Income system or not.

Without Basic Income I want minimum wages up
With Basic Income I want minimum wages kept as they are or down a little bit.

Just one example how things are linked together, something that these gallups tend to ignore.


Economic score: -5.16
Social score: -5.22

Your score pegs you as economically leftist and socially libertarian.

Economic leftists mostly support strict economic controls and programs to assure that the poor are elevated to a higher position in society.

Social libertarians generally believe that the government should not judge morality, and are generally against the illegalization of things that do not directly affect other people in a negative way. Many strong social libertarians may also be social progressives, favoring legislation to correct what they see as socially backwards governmental regulation, although some simply wish for the government to make little judgment on social matters.

[Teresa]

Once again you know better about what people want than those people themselves do I would marginally rather live in Josquin's world than yours

Actually this was one of the few things I was agreeing with Josquin des Prez when he said "(he) voted to restrict the amount of filth our children are exposed to in the media".  I responded I would go further since children are mirrors of us.  I would protect all of society NOT just children.

Since I am a senior I lived back when possessing any kind of pornography would land you in Jail, when musical lyrics were clean.  When most movies were wholesome and the whole family could enjoy them.  Movies were G and PG (they didn't have PG-13 yet) and very, very rarely R.  If a movie got a dreaded "R" rating it was edited so it would get a "PG" as they didn't want to loose the ticket sales.

Modern American morals have gotten so degenerate because of the legalization of Porn, the relaxation of musical censorship, and other immoral attacks on society.  It is time that we admit that keeping the filth out of civil society was the correct course of action.  Censorship on moral grounds is constitutional and highly recommended to get our country back to the greatness it once had.

We will have to hear from Josquin des Prez to see if he would also remove filth from society as a whole not just from children.   

It is not that I believe I know better what people want, it's just that I FIRMLY BELIEVE THERE ARE MINIMUM STANDARDS OF DECENCY and we have moved away from that and into the abyss.  It is time we moved back to a decent society with moral standards.  That's all I am saying.  Remember why the Roman Empire fell?   

[Lethevich]

So once you've banned all the degenerate music, action movies, and people videoing what they do in their bedrooms every day (unless you wish to meddle here as well - "DON'T PUT IT IN THAT HOLE THAT IS A DEGENERATE ATTACK ON SOCIETY"), what other adult things will you ban because children might encounter? Perhaps you should ban short skirts and the ability for men to go topless in case they are too sexually suggestive.

I suppose the question is, in your super freedom-loving dictatorship, what won't you interfere with or simply ban?

[Teresa]

So once you've banned all the degenerate music, action movies, and people videoing what they do in their bedrooms every day (unless you wish to meddle here as well - "DON'T PUT IT IN THAT HOLE THAT IS A DEGENERATE ATTACK ON SOCIETY"), what other adult things will you ban because children might encounter? Perhaps you should ban short skirts and the ability for men to go topless in case they are too sexually suggestive.

I suppose the question is, in your super freedom-loving dictatorship, what won't you interfere with or simply ban?

It's called getting our country BACK! It would be up to the voters of each individual community to re-establish their community standards of decency.  I do not believe in dictatorship but complete democracy of the people, not corporations!  It is money-grubbing corporations pushing this smut and degrading the morals of our country as they know they can make tons of money by appealing to human's basic animal instincts. 

No decent person has a problem with what anyone does in their bedroom, however when they bring it out on public display that crosses the line. 

At least Child Pornography and bestiality are still illegal in the United States and are completely banned.  What is wrong with banning the other filth? 

[Lethevich]

It would be up to the voters of each individual community to re-establish their community standards of decency.

This is what happens now to some extent. States that more strongly restrict abortion or gay rights do so because the majority of population wants that.

It is money-grubbing corporations pushing this smut and degrading the morals of our country as they know they can make tons of money by appealing to human's basic animal instincts.

I see, and only you from your ivory tower are fit to lead the idiots. I'd rather let people do what they want and offer guidance, not ban everything they enjoy. This is why your ideas will not work, they will have to be forced onto people as a lot of it involves removing freedoms they enjoy and do not wish to lose.

What is wrong with banning the other filth? 

Because only in your imagination do the majority agree with a lot of what you consider "filth".

Your standards are arbritrary and hopelessly utopian.

[Teresa]

Lethe filth is filth and you don't need an advanced degree to figure that out.  If you have to hide something when someone knocks on the door, that would be filth.  It really is very simple.   

[Lethevich]

I would hide my artwork due to it being embarasingly bad, I guess that needs a good hit with the banhammer

[Philoctetes]

Abso-freakin'-lutely! She left even you in the dust long ago. Honest to Christ, I might have to even turn to religion to save my soul after a year of reading The World According to Teresa.





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[71 dB]

At least Child Pornography and bestiality are still illegal in the United States and are completely banned.

And these things should stay banned. It is about protecting children and animals from exploitation.

What is wrong with banning the other filth? 

Lethe already answered this. If we ban everything that some people think is filth, we end up banning everything. The solution is to ban the worst filth and minimize the problems of rest of the filth.

[Daverz]

Lethe filth is filth and you don't need an advanced degree to figure that out.  If you have to hide something when someone knocks on the door, that would be filth.  It really is very simple.   

You've never had anything intimate that you wanted to hide from people?  Personally, I don't keep my sex toys in the vestibule. 

[Gurn Blanston]

And these things should stay banned. It is about protecting children and animals from exploitation.

This from Finland, where men are men and sheep are terrified...