Here are reader Preston's answers to the "You Might Be a Left-Wing Dipshit" Quiz. He claims to have
popped a couple Claritin while taking the test, which could explain his response to #8. (Answers are in blue)
14) The humor and irony of hundreds of thousands of post-menopausal lesbians (who can't get pregnant) marching
through the streets of Washington D.C. and demanding abortion rights (which they already have) goes completely
over your head.
A: Honestly, I don't have an opinion. Seriously, I live in a town of 14,000. The closest thing I
ever saw to that was when a bunch of spayed dogs got loose and blocked traffic for an hour.
13) You're unable to grasp the global war on terrorism unless Michael Moore boils it down and spoon feeds it
to you as "America is killing brown people," after which you conclude that America is evil.
A: *Gasp* They're killing brown people??!!! Oh no, I hope they don't go after the orange people or
styrofoam people. Also, you can't "grasp" a war. It's a figure of speech like Eskimos or 'Give peace a chance.'
12) You openly cheer for America to lose the war in Iraq, you make all sorts of excuses for why we were attacked on 9/11,
and you call Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld "The Real Axis of Evil," but feign shock when someone calls your "patriotism" into
question.
A: I don't have "patriotism." I have allergies. I have a knife, too. I saw this knife for sale ,
it was really big, and it only costed $1.50, but I got a sandwich instead.
11) You adopt the most superficial aspects of Asian culture (green tea,
feng shui, and the whole "zen" thing), but mock the pillars of Asian society which make them so successful (hard work, delayed
gratification, a strong family unit, and a sense of honor).
A: Yep, whenever I go to Perkins, I arrange my napkins, food, and those little non-dairy creamer
things in order to achieve inner peace.
10) You cringed when you saw the photos of the Iraqi prisoners being "tortured" by having to stand naked and wear
a bag over their heads, but you didn't bat an eye when the Americans were being dragged through the streets of Fallujah.
A: First off, I've seen enough prison movies to know it happens ALLLLL the time. But I've never been
to Fallujah.
9) You blame America's over-reliance on foreign oil as the prime source of money for terrorism, but if a solar-powered
car were invented tomorrow (reducing our dependence on foreign oil to zero), you would then say that it's America's fault
that the Arab world is poor (and would start making excuses for future terrorist attacks based upon that premise).
A: I would not buy a solar powered car, because that would make PETA happy.
8) You were certain that Kucinich, Dean, and Clark were in the "majority," because the things they said fit in with your
limited worldview.
A: All I see now is uh.... Trees, a water tower, and it's cloudy. OH! and a two dollar bill that
is very special.
7) You decry jobs going overseas, but you wear Nikes, drive a Volvo, and shop at Wal-Mart.
A: No. I wear Reebok, I'm too young to drive, and I shop at Target.
6) You call conservatives "hateful and mean-spirited," then follow up by telling your friends a few "Reagan has Altzheimers"
jokes.
A: Did you hear the one.... Ahhh, I'll tell you later.
5) You profess to hate capitalism, but jump at the chance when someone hits you up to join their get-rich-quick scheme.
A: Getting rich quick to me is when I realize I have enough money left to buy a case of Mountain
Dew.
4) You think John Kerry deserves to be president based solely on his questionable record as a "war hero," but balked
at such an idea in '92 and '96, when two genuine war heroes ran against an admitted draft-dodging POS named Clinton.
A: For this one I can't come up with a smart ass comment. Seriously.
3) You admire Japanese ex-hostage Nahoko Takato as a "great humanitarian" because she helped a handful of Iraqi
children and has dedicated herself to getting the Japanese troops out of Iraq (even though the Japanese troops have
helped Iraqis by the tens of thousands by repairing water purification equipment and are there in a "non-combat"
humanitarian role).
A: Hmmmm. Never heard of him.
2) You're convinced that AIDS would be wiped out if we could just find a way to remove the negative social
stigma attached to it.
A: I'm convinced AIDS would be wiped out if I traveled back in time and stopped that guy (who I think
was from Canada) from having sex with a monkey. If only....
1) You are furious at Bush for dropping the ball and "allowing" 9/11 to happen by not using all of the law-enforcement
tools in his arsenal (such as profiling and databases), even though you're doing everything in your power to block Attorney
General John Ashcroft from using the same law-enforcement tools to prevent a FUTURE 9/11.
A: I applaud the airport security for being so thorough, but I don't think many people will have
"anus" bombs.
There are my results. So am I a crazy, Leftist Liberal, or a conserved Right-Wing conservative? You
be the judge. Maybe I took the wrong pills, I don't know.