So you think you know America, try this test on for size

[RTaz]

I'm beginning to be a bit skeptical of the stats they gave us.  They say their average test taker scored about half and our guys are all over 80%?

maybe only the smart ones are taking the test...or is that the other way around?

I got 25 out of 33     75.76%   but hey I didn't study for the test I was up all night with my frat buddies...lol

[Karen]

I only got 26, but I do ride a Valkyrie...

[Tundra]

I'm embarrassed I think I cut school that day

[x]

32 out of 33... 96.97%... not bad for a transplanted Canadian, naturalized American, now hanging out in Singapore...

It's a good quiz... thank you very much for posting.  Doesn't really matter who funded it... the questions have a bit of depth to them.  They test whether knowledge about the country's history is superficial or whether people are taking an interest in the things that define American freedoms and liberty.

[X Ring]

SE, the end of that sentence is "shall not perish from the face of the earth."

Marty

[x]

SE, the end of that sentence is "shall not perish from the face of the earth."

Marty

And let's hope that's true... for the advances in technology, the willingness of people to accept 'security' in place of freedom, at times make me wonder if such paradigm can be sustained.

[sailed2japan]

I guess I'm bringing down the average with a 24/33

[Serk]

SE, the end of that sentence is "shall not perish from the face of the earth."

Marty

And let's hope that's true... for the advances in technology, the willingness of people to accept 'security' in place of freedom, at times make me wonder if such paradigm can be sustained.

It happens, but I always mark it on my calendar when it does... I fully and STRONGLY agree with Strong Eagle here...

Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
     Benjamin Franklin

That's been my e-mail signature since the afternoon of 9/11/2001...

Oh, and I've always tested well, but 33/33 correct... Not bragging, just saying...

[Dag]

You answered 16 out of 33 correctly — 48.48 %

[Robert]

3 wrong 90.91 %

[FryeVRCCDS0067]

I couldn’t agree more with SE.

And, the artfulness, intelligence, planning and patience we see in those who would take freedom from us is scary.

We have a seat belt law here in Indiana now. I know it's a small thing but the history of this law is enlightening. Originally it was floated as a requirement for cars only, not trucks. The police were not allowed to pull anyone over for not wearing a seat belt either. The people were told it was being implemented because a large auto manufacturer was looking at Indiana and they would not move here if we didn't have this law in place. So, our lawmakers passed it in spite of a lot of opposition from citizens such as myself. We didn't get the auto manufacturer either.

Then they started pushing to let the police pull people over for not wearing them. Lots of opposition but they just keep trying every year till people got tired of fighting it I think and it finally passed. Then after many more years of wearing us down they have finally required them to be worn in trucks too. One of their tactics was that it was unfair to car drivers that those in pickup trucks still had their freedom. And so, we all lost that freedom. Which of course, was the plan all those years ago when they told people it was to bring more jobs to Indiana.

That's how most of our freedoms are lost, a little at a time. Telling people they will make more money, they will keep more money, they will be safer.

Or it’s not them that will be affected. It's the people who own other types of motorcycles, or other types of firearms, or other types of vehicles. Then the people allow themselves to be separated into groups, then they are separated from their freedoms a few at a time. Once part of a group has lost its freedom, they use human pettiness and jealousy to get those who have lost their freedom to support taking it from those who haven’t.

And the people doing this to us never quit, never give up and never quit looking for a weak spot to take advantage of.

[JimC]

27/33

I was actually surprised that I did that well to be honest. However, I am not surprised that the VRCC people are doing better than the national average with all the political discussions held on the board. What scares me is the percentage of people that supposedly held public office that did so poorly.

I would like to see the results from the politicians that currently hold office.
OR, maybe something like this should be mandatory with the results published prior to election day. It could definitely influence the elections. 

Jim

[X Ring]

SE, the end of that sentence is "shall not perish from the face of the earth."

Marty

And let's hope that's true... for the advances in technology, the willingness of people to accept 'security' in place of freedom, at times make me wonder if such paradigm can be sustained.

Not often we agree but we definitely do this time.

Marty

[BigAl]

25 out of 33.

Should have read the question and answers better, after I saw the ones I missed, I knew I should have done better.

75.76% Would have me eligible for Congress, President, or Nancy Pelosi's Pilot.

George Bush was a C student as well, persistance and patiance will get you more in this life than Brains.

I took the Mensa Test in readers digest when I was 14 and laid up from a Motorcycle Wreck.

Hit a car and in a Body Cast.

Scored 157 on that test.

Apparently Genius(Spelled Genious Like Raymond taught me to) types look for patterns in all things.

They also become bored easily, so don't hire an Einstien Type.

[Lyn-Del]

Or it’s not them that will be affected. It's the people who own other types of motorcycles, or other types of firearms, or other types of vehicles. Then the people allow themselves to be separated into groups, then they are separated from their freedoms a few at a time. Once part of a group has lost its freedom, they use human pettiness and jealousy to get those who have lost their freedom to support taking it from those who haven’t.

Those who refuse to learn from History are doomed to repeat it.  In Nazi Germany, Pastor Martin Niemöller is credited with saying

   "First they came for the communists,
    and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist.

    Then they came for the trade unionists,
    and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist.

    Then they came for the Jews,
    and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Jew.

    Then they came for me
    and there was no one left to speak out for me."

And it's happening again, isn't it?

[The Anvil]

Or it’s not them that will be affected. It's the people who own other types of motorcycles, or other types of firearms, or other types of vehicles. Then the people allow themselves to be separated into groups, then they are separated from their freedoms a few at a time. Once part of a group has lost its freedom, they use human pettiness and jealousy to get those who have lost their freedom to support taking it from those who haven’t.

Those who refuse to learn from History are doomed to repeat it.  In Nazi Germany, Pastor Martin Niemöller is credited with saying

   "First they came for the communists,
    and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist.

    Then they came for the trade unionists,
    and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist.

    Then they came for the Jews,
    and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Jew.

    Then they came for me
    and there was no one left to speak out for me."

And it's happening again, isn't it?

Actually, no it's not. I mean the right wing media is telling you that it is, but it's really not. What freedoms have you really lost lately? I mean I know Obama's stormtroopers recently came and took everyone's guns but...

...oh what's that? That didn't happen? I was told that was gonna happen? Well at least that prediction about Obama being a Muslim and declaring sharia law turned out to be true...

...WHAT? They were wrong about that too?  ???

[Lyn-Del]

Actually, no it's not. I mean the right wing media is telling you that it is, but it's really not. What freedoms have you really lost lately?

So far, I have lost my right to make decisions.  Seat belt laws, helmet laws are a couple decisions made for me.  It's harder and harder to just exist, so many things we do now are traced and recorded.  Like the words I type here, today, will be recorded somewhere for a long long time.   Privacy is a thing of the past.

For now, my bikes may be safe, and my guns may be safe, but my dogs may not be.  Nor yours.  There are some crazy laws being proposed, and some of them have passed.   Some may not affect you or me directly, but the next layer might.

[rogerthat]

"Actually, no it's not."...

Just because stupid hyperbole from the right didn't come true doesn't mean things aren't eroding here at a disconcerting pace.

[The Anvil]

Actually, no it's not. I mean the right wing media is telling you that it is, but it's really not. What freedoms have you really lost lately?

So far, I have lost my right to make decisions.  Seat belt laws, helmet laws are a couple decisions made for me.  It's harder and harder to just exist, so many things we do now are traced and recorded.  Like the words I type here, today, will be recorded somewhere for a long long time.   Privacy is a thing of the past.

For now, my bikes may be safe, and my guns may be safe, but my dogs may not be.  Nor yours.  There are some crazy laws being proposed, and some of them have passed.   Some may not affect you or me directly, but the next layer might.

Not here in NH. No helmet law and no seatbelt law (for adults), will-issue CCW...

...and gay marriage.

Maybe you should move to a state that takes freedom seriously.

[RoadKill]

On the helmet/seatbelt laws, I try to look at both sides of the coin. Check out the NHTSB to see the cost to taxpayers on the cost of Medicaid payouts to traumatic injuries suffered in highway accidents. Like it or not one's actions affect others. I don't like govt mandates to force people to be more responsible more than the next person. I also don't like paying out my hard earning dollars to invalids who could have walked away from accidents, but instead spend the rest of their life propped up in  wheel chair waiting for their Medicaid check to arrive so  they pay for the fella that sets them on the potty or shower in the morning and tucks them into bed at night.

it would be safer if if we all drove brand new cars with airbags limited to 30mph. Should we ban all motorcycles and all cars over 3 yrs old to save medicare a few bucks?  I say do away with private transportation all together so that only professional,trained drivers are operating on the roadways that my tax dollars paved.

[The Anvil]

On the helmet/seatbelt laws, I try to look at both sides of the coin. Check out the NHTSB to see the cost to taxpayers on the cost of Medicaid payouts to traumatic injuries suffered in highway accidents. Like it or not one's actions affect others. I don't like govt mandates to force people to be more responsible more than the next person. I also don't like paying out my hard earning dollars to invalids who could have walked away from accidents, but instead spend the rest of their life propped up in  wheel chair waiting for their Medicaid check to arrive so  they pay for the fella that sets them on the potty or shower in the morning and tucks them into bed at night.

Not to mention the guy who has to show up on the scene to find a road pizza.

I had someone arguing with me that the eyewear requirement should be overturned. I had to explain to the dumbass that not wearing a helmet won't actually CAUSE an accident. Not wearing eyewear will.

[The Anvil]

Oh, and as far as seatbelts go, their only use is not to keep you from physical harm  in the event of an accident. They can also mean the difference between a relatively minor fender bender and catastrophe because they keep you where you're supposed to be; behind the wheel. It's not as big an issue these days as car seats are typically much better at controlling their passengers than the old bench seats were, but it's still a real possibility.

Helmets on the other hand are far less critical in terms of proper operation so I'm fine with leaving that decision up to riders. There's absolutely no reason besides stubborn stupidity why anyone does not need to wear a seatbelt.

[FryeVRCCDS0067]

On the helmet/seatbelt laws, I try to look at both sides of the coin. Check out the NHTSB to see the cost to taxpayers on the cost of Medicaid payouts to traumatic injuries suffered in highway accidents. Like it or not one's actions affect others. I don't like govt mandates to force people to be more responsible more than the next person. I also don't like paying out my hard earning dollars to invalids who could have walked away from accidents, but instead spend the rest of their life propped up in  wheel chair waiting for their Medicaid check to arrive so  they pay for the fella that sets them on the potty or shower in the morning and tucks them into bed at night.

I don’t buy it. I’m 54 years old and have been supporting a family and buying insurance since I was 17 and paying taxes longer. Society would get off far cheaper if I was killed in an accident now than if I live to retirement and draw SS for even 10 years.

The thing is, if I’m killed in an accident now my private insurance will pay my medical bills and will have to pay a life insurance settlement to my family.

But if I live to retirement, I lose my private insurance and life insurance once I’m no longer employed. Then the total cost of my death is on the taxpayer.

That is why the insurance companies lobby so hard for seatbelt laws and other freedom robbing laws of that type. They make the most money and the taxpayer loses the most money if you pay for insurance all your working life and then die on the public’s dollar once you reach retirement.

It’s much less expensive for the taxpayer if we die sooner and much more profitable for insurance companies if we die after our working lives are over.

My own opinion is that the NHTSB is 100% in the pockets of the insurance industry.

[fudgie]

On the helmet/seatbelt laws, I try to look at both sides of the coin. Check out the NHTSB to see the cost to taxpayers on the cost of Medicaid payouts to traumatic injuries suffered in highway accidents. Like it or not one's actions affect others. I don't like govt mandates to force people to be more responsible more than the next person. I also don't like paying out my hard earning dollars to invalids who could have walked away from accidents, but instead spend the rest of their life propped up in  wheel chair waiting for their Medicaid check to arrive so  they pay for the fella that sets them on the potty or shower in the morning and tucks them into bed at night.

I'd rather pay for someone in a accident that needs it then some baby factory mom that calls a ambulance cause her 6 yr old has a fever for 2 day. Drive a hour and a half, past 3 hospitals only to call from her parents house. Then want us to transport cause 'we have a card' and then follow behind us in a car. Out of a $800 ride we get $71. You wont believe folks with the 'card' will call for. Makes ya sick.
Thats why we dont wear lids. We dont want to be a burden on society. 

[KW]

The first liar ain’t got a chance around here. . .  

[Sludge]

29 of 33

[Walküre]

Not here in NH. No helmet law and no seatbelt law (for adults), will-issue CCW...

...and gay marriage.

Maybe you should move to a state that takes freedom seriously.

Want to see where your state sits on "Freedom"? How it's ranked? go here:

Freedom in the 50 States

Oh yeah, Indiana is number 3....

[RoadKill]

I failed miserably...28 right. I must be a bad Amurican.   

[suthrncop]

25 right but guessed at some, missed most of them

[Bama Red]

You answered 28 out of 33 correctly — 84.85 %

Surprised myself! Its been a while since i sat in Civics class.

[RainMaker]

30 out of 33.