Archive for August 4th, 2006
Machiavelli personality test
Are you a cutthroat or a pussycat? Find out, if you dare.
This survey itself measures only one thing — whether you subscribe to the ideas of a 16th century Italian political philosopher. But experiments have shown that reactions to Machiavelli act as a kind of litmus test, delineating differences in temperament that can be confirmed with more traditional personality inventories. High Machs constitute a distinct type: charming, confident and glib, but also arrogant, calculating and cynical, prone to manipulate and exploit. (Think Rupert Murdoch, or if your politics permit it, President Clinton.)
True low Machs, however, can be kind of dependent, submissive and socially inept. So be sure to invite a high Mach or two to your next dinner party.
Feel free to leave results under comments - I’ll start it off.
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Two top generals fear that Iraq is on the brink of civil war. Senator Hillary Clinton calls for Rumsfeld’s resignation. Confidential memo to Tony Blair warns of Iraq civil war. Rumsfeld blames increased insurgency violence on the weather. Bloodiest day yet for Israel and Lebanon. Six U.S. Marines charged with assault for injuring Iraqi civilians. A suicide bomber rammed his car into a NATO convoy in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province on Friday, a day after raids there killed 21 civilians and four foreign soldiers.
Just another day in the Bush presidency.
