政治考试

你了解自己的政治倾向吗？

可以做一下“世界上最短的政治测验”，一共10个问题。赞同就选A，不置可否选M，反对选D。

题目及译文如下：
Personal Issues/个人问题

Government should not censor speech, press, media or Internet
政府不应该限制言论、出版、媒体或互联网

Military service should be voluntary. There should be no draft
参军应该是自愿的，不应该强制

There should be no laws regarding sex for consenting adults
法律不应该管成年人的性行为，只要双方自愿

Repeal laws prohibiting adult possession and use of drugs
废除禁止成人拥有及使用毒品的法律

There should be no National ID card
不应该有国民身份证

Economic Issues/经济问题

End "corporate welfare." No government handouts to business
终止“企业福利”，政府不应拿钱去补贴经营

End government barriers to international free trade
结束政府为国际自由贸易设置的壁垒

Let people control their own retirement; privatize Social Security
让人民自己管理退休金；社会保障私有化

Replace government welfare with private charity
用私人慈善取代政府福利

Cut taxes and government spending by 50% or more
把税金和政府支出都砍掉至少一半

回答完点击“记分”（Score It!）按钮。
你会落到如下五个区间之一，该网站的解释如下：
Libertatian 不太了解中文怎么翻译这个词，自由意志主义者？这一派支持最大程度的个人自由和经济自由，鼓吹小政府——有限地保护个人免于压迫和暴力。他们信奉个人对自己负责，反对政府官僚主义和税收，赞成私人慈善事业，容忍不同的生活方式，支持自由市场，捍卫公民自由。
Left (Liberal) 左翼（自由派）。自由派信奉个人有选择的自由，但倾向于由大政府来控制经济。他们支持政府建立“安全网”来帮助弱势群体，鼓吹对企业的严格管理。自由派倾向支持环境保护，捍卫公民自由和表达自由，支持政府采取行动促进平等，容忍不同的生活方式。
Centrist 中间派。中间派对政府控制经济和个人行为采取中间态度。根据具体议题，他们有时候赞成政府干预，有时候赞成个人选择。中间派自傲他们有开放的思想，反对“政治极端”，强调“现实”的解决方案。
Right (Conservative) 右翼（保守派）。保守派倾向于经济自由，但支持用法律来限制破坏“传统价值观”的个人行为。他们反对政府对企业过度控制，赞成政府采取行动保卫道德和传统家庭结构。保守派通常支持强大的军队，反对官僚主义和高税收，赞成自由市场经济，赞成严格的法律。
Statist (Big Government) 又不知该怎样翻译——中央经济统治论者？这一派希望政府严格管理经济和个人事务。他们经常质疑在当今的世界，经济自由与个人自由是否是现实的选项，不相信自由市场，支持高税收和中央计划经济，反对不同的生活方式，质疑公民自由的重要性。
这套题目是一个倡导公民自治的自由派团体设计的，据说已经有520万人次做过。如果做完觉得不过瘾，来做这个有名的政治罗盘（Political Compass）。这个题目比较多，共分6页。每题有四种选择：Strongly Disagree - 强烈反对|Disagree - 反对|Agree - 赞成|Strongly Agree - 强烈赞成。

题目与译文是我从其他地方拷贝来的。

第一页

If economic globalisation is inevitable, it should primarily serve humanity rather than the interests of trans-national corporations.
如果经济全球化的确不可避免，它也应该首先为大众服务而不是为跨国公司的利益服务。

I’d always support my country, whether it was right or wrong.
我永远支持我的国家，无论其对错

No one chooses their country of birth, so it’s foolish to be proud of it.
以出生于某个国家而自豪是愚蠢的，因为这并不是你自己的选择。

Our race has many superior qualities, compared to other races.
我们的民族相对其它民族有很多优点

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
敌人的敌人就是我的朋友

Military action that defies international law is sometimes justified.
违背国际法的军事行动有时是正当的

The growing fusion between information and entertainment is a worrying contribution to the public’s shrinking attention span.
信息和娱乐的融合对日渐短暂的大众注意力有害无益。（这句有难度，attention span 指注意力的持续时间）

第二页

People are ultimately divided more by class than by nationality.
从根本上来说，人们还是应该以阶级划分，而不是以国籍划分。

Controlling inflation is more important than controlling unemployment.
控制通货膨胀远比降低失业率更重要

Corporations cannot be trusted to voluntarily respect the environment.
不能指望企业会主动去保护环境

From each according to his ability, to each according to his need is a fundamentally good idea.
各尽所能，按需分配本质上来说是个好主意。

It’s a sad reflection on our society that something as basic as drinking water is now a bottled, branded consumer product.
人的基本生存需要，诸如饮水之类都成了有包装，有品牌的商品，这反映了我们社会可悲的现实。

Land shouldn’t be a commodity to be bought and sold.
土地不应该成为可以买卖的商品。

Many personal fortunes are made by people who simply manipulate money and contribute nothing to their society.
一些人，除了资本运作外对这个社会没有任何贡献，却攫取了大量个人财富。

Protectionism is sometimes necessary in trade.
贸易保护主义有些时候是必须的。

The only social responsibility of a company should be to deliver a profit to its shareholders.
公司的唯一社会价值就是为股东创造利润。

The rich are too highly taxed.
富人们被收的税太多了

Those with the ability to pay should have the right to higher standards of medical care .
有能力支付的人理应享受更高水平的医疗保健。

Governments should penalise businesses that mislead the public.
政府应当惩罚那些误导公众的生意。

The freer the market, the freer the people.
市场越自由，人民就越自由。

第三页

Abortion, when the woman’s life is not threatened, should always be illegal.
堕胎是违法的, 除非妇女的生命受到威胁。

All authority must be questioned.
没有权威能够不受质疑。

An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
以眼还眼，以牙还牙

Taxpayers should not be expected to prop up any theatres or museums that cannot survive on a commercial basis.
不应该指望纳税者去支持那些经营不下去的剧院或美术馆

Schools should not make classroom attendance compulsory.
学校不应该强制学生到教室出勤

Everyone has their rights, but it is better for all of us that different sorts of people should keep to their own kind.
人人有其权利，但是人们又是多种多样的，最好是让人人都能保持自己的特性

Good parents sometimes have to spank their children, to teach them right from wrong.
称职的父母有时不得不打孩子屁股，用坏的方法教他们学好

It’s natural for children to keep some secrets from their parents
孩子们对父母保留一些秘密是很自然的.

Marijuana should be legalised.
大麻应该合法化

The prime function of schooling is to equip the future generation to find jobs.
学校的首要功能是帮下一代具备找工作的能力

Significantly congenitally disabled people should not be allowed to reproduce.
显然，先天性残疾人不应该被允许生育

The most important thing for children to learn is to accept discipline.
对孩子来说最重要的事是学会守规矩

There are no savage and civilised peoples； there are only different cultures.
没有所谓野蛮人文明人之分，不同的仅是文化

Those who are able to work, and refuse the opportunity, should not expect society’s support.
那些有能力工作但又放弃的人，不该指望社会的支持

When you are troubled, it’s better not to think about it, but to keep busy with more cheerful things.
当你遇到麻烦，与其操心，不如多做些开心的事

First-generation immigrants can never be fully integrated within their new country.
第一代移民永远不能完全融入新国家

What’s good for the most successful corporations is always, ultimately, good for all of us.
如果对最成功的企业有利，最终总是对我们全体有利

No broadcasting institution, however independent its content, should receive public funding.
不管是否独立，广播机构不应该接受公共基金

第四页

Our civil liberties are being excessively curbed in the name of counter-terrorism.
在反恐怖主义的名义下我们的公民自由被过份地遏制

A significant advantage of a one-party state is that it avoids all the arguments that delay progress in a democratic political system.
一党制国家相对民主政体来说有一个突出的优点，就是它能够排除所有会导致延进度的争议。

Although the electronic age makes official surveillance easier, only wrongdoers need to be worried.
虽然在电子时代官方监视更加容易, 但只有坏人才需要担心

The death penalty should be an option for the most serious crimes.
对非常严重的罪行，应该考虑采用死刑

In a civilised society, one must always have people above to be obeyed and people below to be commanded.
在一个文明社会里，（从权力来源上来说），任何个人都必须“为人所治”，同时也有权力“治人”。（另一翻译是：在文明社会，下级永远应该服从上级。）

Abstract art that doesn’t represent anything shouldn’t be considered art at all.
没有什么具体含义的抽象艺术就不应该被视为艺术

In criminal justice, punishment should be more important than rehabilitation.
在刑法中，惩罚比改造更重要

It is a waste of time to try to rehabilitate some criminals.
挽救某些罪犯简直就是浪费时间

The businessman and the manufacturer are more important than the writer and the artist.
商人和工程师比作家和艺术家更重要

Mothers may have careers, but their first duty is to be homemakers.
作为母亲当然仍可以工作，不过照料家庭更为重要

Multinational companies are unethically exploiting the plant genetic resources of developing countries.
跨国公司从发展中国家不道德地掠夺植物基因资源

Making peace with the establishment is an important aspect of maturity.
通过武装争取和平是（政治）成熟的重要方面

第五页

Astrology accurately explains many things.
占星术能够精确解释很多现象。

Religion and morality are closely linked.
宗教和道德是紧密相联的。

Charity is better than social security as a means of helping the genuinely disadvantaged.
相比于社会保障制度，慈善业能够更好的帮助真正的弱势群体。

Some people are naturally unlucky.
有些人天生就是不走运。

Faith-based schools have a positive role to play in our education system.
在我们的教育系统中，宗教学校起到积极作用。

第六页

Sex outside of marriage is usually immoral.
婚外性通常是不道德的。

A same sex couple in a stable, loving relationship, should not be excluded from the possibility of child adoption.
一对关系稳定、彼此相爱的同性夫妇不应被剥夺收养孩子的权利。

Pornography, depicting consenting adults, should be legal for the adult population.
色情产品(制造者为出於自愿的成年人)，应该对成年人合法开放。

What goes on in a private bedroom between consenting adults is no business of the state.
成年人在卧室里干什么(出於自愿)与政府无关。

No one can feel naturally homosexual.
没有人是天生的同性恋。

It‘s fine for society to be open about sex, but these days it‘s going too far.
社会对性持开明态度没什么，但是现在这股风气过了头

此题用x 轴表示经济观点，越右越赞成市场经济，弗里德曼在那里等你；y 轴表示政治观点，越往上越支持集权主义。萨达姆和布什分别处于原点左右两侧，但都爬得很高。

一些名人的翻译：Stalin 斯大林、Hitler 希特勒、Thatcher 撒切尔夫人、Friedman 弗里德曼、Gandhi 甘地 Saddm Hussein 萨达姆侯赛因、Yassier Arafat阿拉法特、Jacques Chirac 希拉克、 Pope John Paul II 罗马教皇、Ariel Sharon 沙龙、Genorge.W.Bush 乔治.布什、John Howard 霍华德、Silvio Berlusconi 贝鲁斯科尼、Tony Blair 布莱尔、Nelson Mandela 纳尔逊.曼德拉、The Dalai Lama 达赖喇嘛。

Economic Left/Right: 横轴是经济观点。左方是左派，右方是右派。

Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 纵轴是政治观点。上方是集权派，下方是自由派。

我的政治倾向：在“最短的政治测验”里，我位于正中央，是如假包换的中间派。在政治罗盘测验里，也算是中间派：经济观点偏左一点点，不到-1；政治观点倾向自由派，-4。