The Authoritarian Test

[Gertrudes]

I got 66.

Although I did struggle to take the test. As many observed, there were just so many ways to interpret several of the questions! In the end I kind of negotiated between answering from the perspective of a world with psychopaths and other influences, versus the world he probably expects us to see.

 

[Mr. Premise]

Well, every country needs a strong determined leader.

LOL, I'm just the opposite... I don't think we need a "leader" at a national level at all, good, bad or in between.

I agree, Guardian. Things won't be better until the ideas of "leader" and "country" are both meaningless. But that's probably why you and I got some of the lowest scores!

 

[Arreis13]

Mine is 32.

 

[Skyalmian]

I scored...60?

I got a 60, but I agree with the others in that how one interprets the questions can skew the results. I was kind of surprised, though, at my high score, because I tended to think of the "authorities" as the psychopathic PTB.

^ that.

 

[Beau]

Scored a 30.

 

[aragorn]

38 here.

 

[Guardian]

I agree, Guardian. Things won't be better until the ideas of "leader" and "country" are both meaningless. But that's probably why you and I got some of the lowest scores!

LOL ...yup, I think you're right. To me, "leaders" are as much of an illusion as the imaginary lines they draw on a map.

I also think this test is kinda tricky in that it asks you what you THINK, not what you would DO based on the current situation we're in.

 

[Peam]

I got 50.

 

[mamadrama]

Well, every country needs a strong determined leader.

LOL, I'm just the opposite... I don't think we need a "leader" at a national level at all, good, bad or in between.

I agree, Guardian. Things won't be better until the ideas of "leader" and "country" are both meaningless. But that's probably why you and I got some of the lowest scores!

Yep, remember this test is measuring your response to authority. In order to get the very lowest scores you had to strongly disagree with anything that suggested authority as a solution and strongly agree with anything having to do with freedom of expression, etc. In between responses that read 'too much' into the question raise your score. ;)

 

[Adaryn]

Well, every country needs a strong determined leader.

LOL, I'm just the opposite... I don't think we need a "leader" at a national level at all, good, bad or in between.

I agree, Guardian. Things won't be better until the ideas of "leader" and "country" are both meaningless. But that's probably why you and I got some of the lowest scores!

Yep, remember this test is measuring your response to authority. In order to get the very lowest scores you had to strongly disagree with anything that suggested authority as a solution and strongly agree with anything having to do with freedom of expression, etc. In between responses that read 'too much' into the question raise your score. ;)

The thing is I don't think there's anything wrong with authority per se. In order for pple to live together, even in small communities, you gotta have some kind of rules, because within communities, you're bound to find authoritarian types who need (and ask for!) an "authority" to tell them what to do. The nature of the "authority" will determine their behaviour. Let's face it, everyone is not able to think for themselves… some people (OP's?) seem hardwired a certain way which prevents them to think for themselves. Or so it seems. It doesn't mean some people who are now 'following the flock' couldn't be taught to think for themselves, within communities where knowledge is promoted and encouraged.

Just to be clear, by 'authority', I don't mean some kind of patriarchal system which sets arbitrary rules and obliges everyone to follow them (like in the judeo-christian system we have now). I rather means something like 'guidance", or "showing by example".

 

[PullingPins]

Yeah, for me nudity is not an issue, if my meat suit came with pockets, I'd probably forget my pants on a regular basis

this is amazing, and I agree.

I got a 37.

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[Buddy]

...remember this test is measuring your response to authority. In order to get the very lowest scores you had to strongly disagree with anything that suggested authority as a solution and strongly agree with anything having to do with freedom of expression, etc. In between responses that read 'too much' into the question raise your score. ;)

Yeah, that. Thanks for sayin' it.

 

[Torstone]

I scored 79.

 

[Laura]

Well, every country needs a strong determined leader.

LOL, I'm just the opposite... I don't think we need a "leader" at a national level at all, good, bad or in between.

I'm with you on that one. My thought was: "no, we just need people to get together, see psychopathy for what it is, and do things together."

BUT, on the question about "traditional values", I was thinking YEAH - like PALEOLITHIC! So, that got a strong yes from me!

I also don't think people should just live every which way with no foundational thing going on because that situation is what exists today and was caused by psychopaths turning people away from their spiritual roots and against one another. But I DO think that the foundational, objective reality should be sussed out together, not imposed.

I also wonder if those people who got very, very low scores might not be somewhat "lukewarm" about reality and not able to polarize in any direction? I can't help but think of some of the folks who got very low scores described in Altemeyer's other book "Amazing Conversions" and were athiests to the core, evolutionists, etc. Some of them suffered a great deal to leave their religions, but they didn't seem to have any drive in any direction. It's weird.

 

[thevenusian]

I got 41.

As the author and many here have noted, the personal interpretation of the question has a big outcome on the score.