[Buddha-l] Political views of Buddhists

[Franz Metcalf]

Gang,

My (quite pedestrian around here) scores:

Economic Left/Right: -6.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.56

But I wonder what I might have scored had I not answered "I agree" to 
several poorly conceived and ambiguous questions. Someone (sorry, lost 
the post) has commented already on

      Making peace with the establishment is an important aspect of 
maturity.

I add

      A significant advantage of a one-party state is that it avoids all 
the
      arguments that delay progress in a democratic political system.

I think a good Buddhist really *must* answer yes to the first, and 
realistically is wise to answer yes to the second. But of course these 
"yesses" are by no means endorsements of "the establishment" or the 
"one-party state." I reckon they are *counted* as such by the test, 
though. So this test is a game, but, as Richard asserted, most tests 
are games. My qualifying exams sure were!

I have to say, though, that our posted results are coming close to 
giving Benito some statistically significant data supporting his view 
that denizens of buddha-l (and, by a small extension, the entire 
Western World) are indeed communists.

Uh-oh, I suppose I shouldn't be sending this email using my wi-fi.

Franz Metcalf