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3. Our country desperately needs a mighty leader who will do what has to be done to destroy
the radical new ways and sinfulness that are ruining us.
We certainly don't
need anybody to
destroy anybody.
___ 4.
Gays and lesbians are just as healthy and moral as anybody else.
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5. It is always better to trust the judgment of the proper authorities in government and
religion than to listen to the noisy rabble-rousers in our society who are trying to create
doubt in people’s minds
___ 6.
Atheists and others who have rebelled against the established religions are no doubt every
bit as good and virtuous as those who attend church regularly.
The problem with this one is the
as but it is clear that in the spirit of the Authoritarian it would be
not as good and virtuous. So I think you can only estimate to give a +4 or let say a +8
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7. The only way our country can get through the crisis ahead is to get back to our traditional
values, put some tough
leaders in power, and silence the troublemakers spreading bad ideas.
There is certainly not one
only way to do anything, so the way you see what is
traditional values is not important. Plus I have read the definition of the world
tough, that don't realy sound good, but that is subjective.
Then there is this big point about troublemakers. Again we can see that the sentence is purly one who will have been said by an authoritarian so it seems clear that the troublemakers are us. But, I would say that even if you think that the troublemakers are the psychopathes, I would not say that I want to
silence them because there is no good vs bad, the psychopathes are useful for our progress. They will not vanish if we try to
silence them.
___ 8.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with nudist camps.
___ 9.
Our country needs free thinkers who have the courage to defy traditional ways, even
if this
upsets many people.
Even : not a big deal.
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10. Our country will be destroyed someday if we do not smash the perversions eating away at
our moral fiber and traditional beliefs.
Again if you see the
perversions eating... as a way of the psychopathes you will not solve the problem by
smashing it. OSIT
___ 11.
Everyone should have their own lifestyle, religious beliefs, and sexual preferences, even if
it makes them different from everyone else.
The only problem with this one is the world
even. I would give it a +8 again. That's maybe why some of us have a total score below 20
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12. The “old-fashioned ways” and the “old-fashioned values” still show the best way to live.
There I undertand what have been pointed here about our paleo ancestors. However, I think that the world « still » indicate that we are talking about something not so far, but that is not clear.
___ 13.
You have to admire those who challenged the law and the majority’s view by protesting
for women’s abortion
rights, for animal rights, or to abolish school prayer.
Here the term
admire is too strong. No question about
animal rights and
school prayer but you can be against
abortion, but are we to make the choise in the place of the mother ? I'm not sure.
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14. What our country really needs is a strong, determined leader who will crush evil, and take
us back to our true path.
I don't see a « strong, determined leader » as a good thing, but I assume we could. But
who will crush evil !? Certainly not.
___ 15.
Some of the best people in our country are those who are challenging our government,
criticizing religion, and ignoring the “normal way things are supposed to be done.”
There is a couple of strong words that can puzzled me a bit :
criticizing and
ignoring. That's probably puzzle only me though (I can see a programme of mine arround here). Well I don't think anybody here has make big point on this one.
___ 16.
God’s laws about abortion, pornography and marriage must be strictly followed before it is
too late, and those who break them must be strongly punished.
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17. There are many radical, immoral people in our country today, who are trying to ruin it for
their own godless purposes, whom the authorities should put out of action.
Another typical sentence from an authoritatian. However, you could see the
many radical, immoral people as the psychopathes, but then who are the
authorities ?
___ 18.
A “woman’s place” should be wherever she wants to be. The days when women are
submissive to their husbands and social conventions belong strictly in the past.
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19. Our country will be great if we honor the ways of our forefathers, do what the authorities
tell us to do, and get rid of the “rotten apples” who are ruining everything.
This one is more tricky if you see the forefathers (in my dictionnary : patriarch, ancestor) and the
rotten apples as the psychopathes.
___ 20.
There is no “ONE right way” to live life; everybody has to create their own way.
___ 21.
Homosexuals and feminists should be praised
for being brave enough to defy “traditional
family values.
Here the world
praised could be seen a bit to strong. And for the
feminists my dictionnary says « supporter of women's right ». If we stick to that definition we would agree.
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22. This country would work a lot better if certain groups of troublemakers
would just shut up
and accept their group’s traditional place in society.
Here you can't take the
traditional place for the paleo ancestor or you will then you will not say
certain groups you will say everyone (or almost everyone). Now remains the world
troublemakers that looks a bit strong to let us do nothing about it.
Result : So we have sentences 7, 9, 13, and 21 that would up a little bit the score and sentences 12 and 19 that could add 8 points each. That would not be a total score above 50.
My 2 cents
Good day, forgiveness, thank you
