Are you a patriotic American?

[Tuberski]

It's a dangerous test.

ACK!

[Proteus_MST]

You scored 59% US Philosophy, 36% American Pride, 40% Involvement, and 0% Citizen Status!

Somewhat patriotic

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by DRoseDARs
Ok, new test: Who here looked at the link OkCupid.com and thought this would be a good test?

lol noobclear LOL

[Verto]

You scored 71% US Philosophy, 66% American Pride, 40% Involvement, and 100% Citizen Status!

[SlowwHand]

Verto, don't eat at Rudy's BBQ on 35. It SUCKS!

[Verto]

I could've told you that :P

[Harry Tuttle]

Sad, just sad.

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 99% on US Philosophy

You scored higher than 99% on American Pride

You scored higher than 99% on Involvement

You scored higher than 99% on Citizen Status

[Aeson]

You scored 65% US Philosophy, 30% American Pride, 20% Involvement, and 100% Citizen Status!

Basically every bipolar question I wanted to answer something between the two options. Came out close enough, though pride should be at 0%, because I take no pride (and feel no guilt) in having been born between some lines on a map, or for things people from within the same lines have done.

[Dis]

some questions were just difficult, and I had trouble finding an answer that fit (esp with only 2 choices).

anyways here are my results:

Somewhat Patriotic
You scored 62% US Philosophy, 72% American Pride, 40% Involvement, and 100% Citizen Status!
This test measured you according to four criteria: Philosophy, Pride, Involvement and Citizen Status.

Philosophy reflects whether you agree with the philosophical foundations of the United States, such as: liberty, equality, democracy (though limited, not absolute), capitalism, checks and balances, constitutionalism, etc.

Pride reflects your assessment of the factual reality and history of the United States as a nation. It is your opinion as to whether the United States has been a "good" country and whether it has acted rightly or not.

Involvement reflects your level of political activism--whether you act to stay informed of what is going on in the world, and what you do on the basis of that information.

Citizen Status simply reflects whether you claimed to be a citizen of the U.S. when asked by this test.

It is the opinion of this test that, of these four factors, the only one that matters when it comes to being considered a Patriotic American is one's score in the first category--Philosophy. Therefore, if you scored between 0-33% in that category, you have been rated 'Unpatriotic'; 34-66%, 'Somewhat Patriotic'; 67-100% 'Patriotic'.

Certainly, the other categories provide interesting information for your (and others') consideration. However, they are not crucial for Patriotism, and they do not necessarily reflect a love, or its lack, for one's country. Regarding American Pride, some people will be surprised that it does not affect the outcome of the test; some people will be upset by this. However, if a person supports every military action the United States has ever engaged in, but does not really support his neighbors' right to live their lives in the ways that they see fit, then they do not truly love the United States. Further, and despite much of the rhetoric some political pundits engage in, a truly Patriotic American can be highly critical of many of the actions undertaken by the U.S. throughout history. Certainly, much of what the United States has done has been done poorly or for the wrong reasons. And while the author of this test believes that the United States has been mainly a force for good in the world (and the most-free, best nation ever to exist), he respects the opinions of those who would disagree with him and fully supports their right to dissent. For that is what America is all about.

Regarding Involvement, it has been said that eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. This is true, however it is also true that liberty means that people can be as involved, or not involved, as they want. Choosing not to vote, while perhaps unwise, is as much an exercise of political liberty as anything else. Certainly, however, a low score in involvement might mean that a person could stand to try to be more aware of current events, or more actively involved in shaping them, because sometimes they matter.

Regarding Citizen Status, I am certain that many people will believe that to truly be a Patriotic American, one must be a citizen of the United States. However, that is not so. One of the traits that sets the U.S. apart from many other nations in history, is that it is a country not organized specifically around a particular ethnicity, language, religion, culture or common historical origin, but a shared political ideology. The United States is organized around a common love of liberty, individual rights and free expression. This, in part, accounts for the unending stream of immigration starting from the very conception of the nation and continuing on to the present day. In today's United States, there are many thousands who are not citizens, and yet who live in the United States and share its dreams (and many of them will be citizens when they are able). The author would even argue that there are many Patriotic Americans who have never yet even set foot on U.S. soil. There are no requirements of language, skin color, religion, sexual orientation or particular condition of any other personal detail to be a "true American." Just a love of liberty.

[Nubclear]

One of the traits that sets the U.S. apart from many other nations in history, is that it is a country not organized specifically around a particular ethnicity, language, religion, culture or common historical origin, but a shared political ideology.

[Dis]

Originally posted by Tuberski
I got about 2/3 of the way through the test, when I had cat get chased onto and over me by the dog, causing me to close the window.

Therefore I should not take the test.

Now to go stop the bleeding on the numerous scratches on my thigh.

****er.

ACK!

people need to learn cats are evil creatures.

[Odin]

Somewhat Patriotic
You scored 53% US Philosophy, 39% American Pride, 80% Involvement, and 100% Citizen Status!

[Mr. President]

How did he decide which questions you get only one choice for? Dartboard?

EDIT: I forgot my results.

53% US Philosophy, 81% American Pride, 60% Involvement, and 100% Citizen Status!

ZOMFG OKCUPID HATES LIBERTARIANS

[Bkeela]

I'm not an American at all.

[Spec]

Somewhat Patriotic
You scored 56% US Philosophy, 24% American Pride, 6% Involvement, and 0% Citizen Status!

Spec.