You could say that there are no right or wrong answers to these. The purpose is to ascertain what you believe about politics.... They are simple yes, no questions. I'd be curious about running a poll like this, but polls that I've run didn't get enough participation. You can do this on your own and in private, doesn't matter or anything. It is just a mental exercise of sorts... Ready?
1. Was Hitler a bad guy? ( Not a trick question, just yes or no)
2. Was Josef Stalin of the Soviet Union a bad guy? ( same thing )
3. Hitler was worse than Stalin. ( "yes" if you agree, "no" if you don't)
4. Stalin was worse than Hitler. ( same as above )
5. Finally-- Neither were worth a damn, and neither of them were any better or worse.
Interpretation: If you think Hitler was a bad guy, and that Hitler was definitely worse, then you are probably of the left wing persuasion.
If you think Hitler was really a good guy, and Stalin was the bad guy, then you are probably a fascist.
If you think neither were better or worse, that they were both very bad men, then you are probably a "moderate".
The two men are taken as arch-types of the dialectic--left , right, and middle. The middle is where Reagan was, even though he was thought to be "hard right". He wasn't. The fact is that the common formulation is wrong. This was written as an example of why it is wrong. Maybe it isn't a perfect way of explaining it, but it is the simplest I can come up with.
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