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Title: Pew Current Events Test
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URL Source: http://pewresearch.org/politicalquiz/quiz/index.php
Published: Jul 29, 2010
Author: Pew
Post Date: 2010-07-29 14:59:30 by Jethro Tull
Keywords: None
Views: 430
Comments: 17
HERE I nailed them all. Finally :P
Poster Comment: Keep the old brain working...... Be sure to look at the demographics at the end. It's really scary how little most of the population knows. Think you know what's going on??? Takes 30 seconds. You can never underestimate the intelligence of the American people. This is appalling. There are no tricks here - just a simple test to see if you are current on your information. This is quite good and the results are shocking. Test your knowledge with 12 questions, then be surprised when you see how others did.
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#1. To: Jethro Tull (#0)
Easy test. Easy peasy. And getting 11/11 is better than *95%* of other respondents? Yikes! It's strange, except for "do you know what Twitter is", men consistently did significantly better than women. Twitter being of course electronic gabbing. But wait, aren't men aka "boys" supposed to be the dumb ones?
"The more artificial taboos and restrictions there are in the world, the more the people are impoverished.... The more that laws and regulations are given prominence, the more thieves and robbers there will be." - Lao Tzu, 6th century BC
I WISH I had gotten the twitter question wrong.
"Aba daba daba daba daba daba daba" said the chimp-y to the monk.
Women did better than those with "high school or less" on every question but the depth of the water.
"Aba daba daba daba daba daba daba" said the chimp-y to the monk.
if they had a choice 'i don't give a fuck' then i would have scored perfectly.
__________________________________ Well then, they should hold their pretty little heads high! heh
"The more artificial taboos and restrictions there are in the world, the more the people are impoverished.... The more that laws and regulations are given prominence, the more thieves and robbers there will be." - Lao Tzu, 6th century BC
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Welcome to the 5 Percenters :P
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. He (Gordon Duff) also implies that forcibly removing Obama, a Constitution-hating, on-the-down-low, crackhead Communist, is an attack on America, Mom, and apple pie. I swear these military people are worse than useless. Just look around at the condition of the country and tell me if they have fulfilled their oaths to protect the nation from all enemies foreign and domestic. (I would have bet on you hitting them all :)) Welcome to the club
Oh, thank you.
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. He (Gordon Duff) also implies that forcibly removing Obama, a Constitution-hating, on-the-down-low, crackhead Communist, is an attack on America, Mom, and apple pie. I swear these military people are worse than useless. Just look around at the condition of the country and tell me if they have fulfilled their oaths to protect the nation from all enemies foreign and domestic. That is just freaking scary. 95pc of the nation should not be allowed to vote.
LOL
Name calling is juvenile.
I missed 1, I thought Obama passed TARP, although I knew Bush signed huge a bailout before leaving. I guess it was TARP...
"The people in power will not disappear voluntarily, giving flowers to the cops just isn't going to work. This thinking is fostered by the establishment; they like nothing better than love and nonviolence. The only way I like to see cops given flowers is in a flower pot from a high window.” - William S Burroughs
I missed that World Cup one.....who pays attention to THAT? lol We shall be the 8 perecenters together Dak. : ) Good company.
"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. ... We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of." Edward Bernays, Father of Public Relations
I wouldn't have known about the soccer dealie if not for people here complaining about the horns. I would have nailed it had there been an essay question regarding Cash For Clunkers!
"The people in power will not disappear voluntarily, giving flowers to the cops just isn't going to work. This thinking is fostered by the establishment; they like nothing better than love and nonviolence. The only way I like to see cops given flowers is in a flower pot from a high window.” - William S Burroughs
Me too, on an essay about baking cookies. : )
"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. ... We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of." Edward Bernays, Father of Public Relations
That was true at the founding of this nation, and it is true now. I've always strongly advocated for a test to ensure that a potential voter could pass a basic literacy test, could pass a basic test on the Constitution, could demonstrate household accounting skills (check balancing, budgeting) and could perform simple algebra. Additionally, you'd have to own property to vote on tax, "redistribution" or property issues. The test, which you'd take months in advance of your first voting experience (if you pass) would be re-administered every five years. No trick questions, nothing arcane, just a basic skills test. You would have to pass all sections with an 80% or higher. Basic skills you have to have, to get along in life, but the testing of which would knock out 95% of the current voter base. The concept show called "Are you smarter than a 5th grader", which as I understand it, demonstrated most adults are not, is a sure sign that we really need to restrict voting.
"The more artificial taboos and restrictions there are in the world, the more the people are impoverished.... The more that laws and regulations are given prominence, the more thieves and robbers there will be." - Lao Tzu, 6th century BC
#2. To: Jethro Tull (#0)
#3. To: SonOfLiberty (#1)
It's strange, except for "do you know what Twitter is", men consistently did significantly better than women.
#4. To: Jethro Tull (#0)
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#5. To: Prefrontal Vortex (#3)
#6. To: Jethro Tull (#0)
#7. To: bush_is_a_moonie (#6)
#8. To: Jethro Tull (#0)
Lord Acton
OsamaBinGoldstein posted on 2010-05-25 9:39:59 ET (2 images) Reply Trace
#9. To: James Deffenbach (#8)
#10. To: Jethro Tull (#9)
Lord Acton
OsamaBinGoldstein posted on 2010-05-25 9:39:59 ET (2 images) Reply Trace
#11. To: Jethro Tull, 4 (#0)
Here's Your Score: You correctly answered 11 out of the 11 possible questions, which means you did better on the quiz than 95% of the general public.
#12. To: gengis gandhi (#4)
if they had a choice 'i don't give a fuck' then i would have scored perfectly.
#13. To: Jethro Tull (#0)
#14. To: Dakmar (#13)
I missed 1,
#15. To: abraxas (#14)
#16. To: Dakmar (#15)
would have nailed it had there been an essay question regarding Cash For Clunkers!
#17. To: Lod (#11)
95pc of the nation should not be allowed to vote.
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