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1. THE CENTER IS FILLED WITH PEOPLE WHO DO NOT CONSIDER THEMSELVES THE CENTER.
2. THE CENTER IS PRETTY WHITE. NOT AS WHITE AS THE FOLKS ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT, BUT STILL: PRETTY WHITE. AND THEY DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY TALK OF "DIVERSITY."
3. THE CENTER DOESN'T MUCH LIKE HOW THINGS ARE GOING.
4. THE CENTER TRUSTS DEMOCRATS (AND OPRAH) MORE THAN REPUBLICANS.
5. PLEASE DON'T TALK TO THE CENTER ABOUT GOD AND GUNS.
6. THE CENTER BELIEVES THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD HELP ONLY THOSE WHO REALLY NEED HELP.
7. BUT THE CENTER WOULD REALLY PREFER THAT THE GOVERNMENT LEAVE THE REST OF US ALONE.
8. THE CENTER HAS HAD IT WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD.
9. THE CENTER WANTS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO SPEND LESS, GO EASY ON REGULATION.
10. THE CENTER IS PRETTY OKAY WITH RAISING TAXES ON THE RICH AND ON POLLUTERS.
11. DRILL, KILL, AND STOP COMPLAINING: THE CENTER IS NOT SOFT.
12. THE CENTER NEEDS A DRINKPROBABLY A BEER. AND THEY RECYCLE!
13. THE CENTER IS UP FOR GRABS.
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/new-american-center-1113
Pretty much spot on.
djean111
(14,255 posts)Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)Opposed to diversity? That's far right wing bigotry, period.
FarCenter
(19,429 posts)The left supports affirmative action, but the left is 47% African American. See the topic at the link.
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)In all caps and everything. Diversity is about far more than white people and black people, but you know that.
leftstreet
(36,109 posts)How they arrived at their conclusions is beyond me
FarCenter
(19,429 posts)Did you take the test?
The test has N questions. You take each individuals answers to the N questions and plot them in N-dimensional space. Then you use a clustering algorithm to group the individuals into 8 groups such that you minimize the sum of the distances of the individuals from the center of each group.
Once you have the groups, then you look at how each group responded to the individual questions to get an idea of their major characteristics.
leftstreet
(36,109 posts)Why not ask 'which color of pet bed is better: green or blue?' then extrapolate from there
Blaukraut
(5,693 posts)NickB79
(19,253 posts)We're well and truly fucked.
As in, stick a fork in us, we're done.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)because they have been so thoroughly propagandized by the right wing extremists that have a huge voice in the media. NPR isn't even liberal now.