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HAVE YOU BEEN BRAINWASHED?
IDEOLOGY AND ETHICS SURVEY
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7.

 What does it mean when a dominant ethnic group begins to decline as a percentage of the overall population?
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(- 5) A strong environmental
. . . .viewpoint: 		 


.(+5) A strong genetic
. . . . .viewpoint:
*
 Once everyone becomes a minority,  
*
 When a group falls below 75% of the to-
everyone can learn more tolerance     tal population, instability and fission climb
*
 Ideology trumps shared ethnicity if  
*
 Race trumps ideology in the long run
only we educate enough people  
and cannot be permanently suppressed
*
 Class and economic differences are  
*
 It is evil to permit ones own group to be-
  more important than race or ethnicity     come a minority under any circumstances.
 
   
sample arguments on both sides of this issue
 
   

(Post-test commentary and references)

 

8.

 If you feel that your place of work or even the government has become intolerably corrupt and oppressive, how should you handle this situation?
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(- 5) One perspective on an
. . . ..ethical issue: 		 


.(+5) An opposing perspective on
. . . .. the same ethical issue:
*
 Your first duty is to look out for your-  
*
 Seriously ponder resistance strategies that
self, avoid hassles, and conform     might overcome the problem; find allies
*
 We must always try to be more sensi-  
*
 Resistance should be part of ongoing
tive and appease your adversaries  
struggle to enhance local sovereignty
*
 Leave things alone and they take care  
*
 If the opposition ups the ante, be pre-
  of themselves. Walk away from fights.     pared to retaliate and even go to war
 
   
sample arguments on both sides of this issue
 
   

(Post-test commentary and references)

 

9.

 What is the proper role of the Federal Government (Feds) and central bank (the Federal Reserve or "the Fed") in managing the economy?
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(- 5) A strong centralization
. . . .viewpoint: 		 


.(+5) A strong decentralization
. . . . .viewpoint:
*
 Must be major. They provide vital ex-  
*
 Close to zero. They are typically guided
pertise and savvy central planning     by politics, rarely by sound economics
*
 Their cooperation with corporations  
*
 The Feds are monopoly, the Fed a cartel.
eliminates unnecessary competition  
Only an anti-cartel free market is good
*
 We require central force to bust trusts  
*
 Coercion undermines liberty. Systems of
  and keep markets open overseas     voluntary exchange work better
 
   
sample arguments on both sides of this issue
 
   

(Post-test commentary and references)

 

10.

 How have the core concepts behind republican government tended to evolve in history?
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(- 5) One perspective on an
. . . ..ethical issue: 		 


.(+5).An opposing perspective on
. . . .. the same ethical issue:
*
 "Republicanism" is extremely ancient  
*
 Only the genius of the Declaration of Inde
among Nordic and Celtic tribes     pendence and Constitution gives freedom
*
 It has strong sociological roots among  
*
 We have a duty to liberate other societies
societies with large middle classes  
with military force in the name of freedom
*
 Developed to enhance rational pro-  
*
 We can justify anything as long as we are
  cess; vulnerable to demagoguery     expanding freedom among others
 
   
sample arguments on both sides of this issue
 
   

(Post-test commentary and references)

 

11.

 How well does the average person tend to grasp political realities and complex social phenomenon?
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(- 5) A strong genetic
. . .. .viewpoint: 		 


.(+5) A strong environmental
. . . . .viewpoint:
*
 Our brains are more adapted to prim-  
*
 Ignorance and irrationality can always be
itive settings that modern issues     fixed by upgrading our public schools
*
 Our brains tend to reconstruct and in-  
*
 Our knowledge is cumulative and wisdom
fill reality, creating many illusions  
infinitely scalable regardless of race
*
 People tend to become more un-  
*
 For more complex issues, we should al-
  realistic with more complex issues     ways look to experts with special sources
 
   
sample arguments on both sides of this issue
 
   

(Post-test commentary and references)

 

12.
 How desirable is decentralization in a military environment?
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(- 5) A strong decentralization
. . . .viewpoint: 		 


.(+5) A strong centralization
. . . . .viewpoint:
*
 Bringing decision nodes close to field  
*
 Maintaining firm top control and secrecy
action is desirable in any organization     more important than local initiative
*
 The top must always welcome a flow  
*
 Subordinates are often immature and
of information and ideas from bottom  
must be controlled and kept in their place
*
 Units are often overly regimented to  
*
 If soldiers are allowed to second guess
  compensate for poor political leaders     political leaders we will have disorder
 
   
sample arguments on both sides of this issue
 
   

(Post-test commentary and references)






 

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