Politics, as usual?

Well, I feel like the well of inspiration for my blog entries is already beginning to dry up, and it’s only been about 2.5 weeks… So, as a remedy, I began looking for news and op-ed sites for blog fodder. I didn’t quite find one that hit a nerve as a likely source of regular ideas, but I did find this site: The Political Compass

I think it’s a neat site. It, like many other sites, provides a quiz so you can see where your political views fall on a continuum, but unlike most of the others I’ve seen, it doesn’t limit you to a Left vs. Right ranking. Sure, it does have a left/Right ranking, but it also has an Authoritarian vs. Libertarian ranking.

I thought this was kinda unique. It still clumps the Left/Right ranking based on both fiscal and social criteria (I’d like to see a quiz that separates these), but it also has a reflection on your view of government and its role in the daily lives of citizens. At this point in my life, I think that the role of government has had a bigger influence in the way I vote than my actual views on specific social and fiscal programs/issues.

The site has a Facebook app, so you can take the quiz on Facebook and share your results with all your friends, which I may do soon. In the meantime, enjoy the quiz and be sure to vote!