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Snowflake Grumpafudamus John Wilkins is an eternal student, who thinks philosophy of biology is at least as interesting as politics or sport and twice as important. He has a PhD from the University of Melbourne and a position as a Sessional Lecturer at the University of Queensland, in Australia. After a varied career, involving factories, gardening, civil service, publishing, graphics, public relations but not, unfortunately for the CV, driving a truck, John finally completed his thesis on species concepts in 2004, which he has worked into two books.

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Who do I want to win?

Category: Humor
Posted on: December 3, 2006 7:17 PM, by John S. Wilkins

I'm a follower, not a leader. And when John Lynch and Mike the Mad Biologist do something, I must too. I am their terrorism-loving lapdog, I am...

Your 'Do You Want the Terrorists to Win' Score: 98%

You are a terrorist-loving, Bush-bashing, "blame America first"-crowd traitor. You are in league with evil-doers who hate our freedoms. By all counts you are a liberal, and as such cleary desire the terrorists to succeed and impose their harsh theocratic restrictions on us all. You are fit to be hung for treason! Luckily George Bush is tapping your internet connection and is now aware of your thought-crime. Have a nice day.... in Guantanamo!

Do You Want the Terrorists to Win?
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But note this: I am more Terrorism-Loving than John, and only a little less than Mike. Fear me.

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#1

Damn. You beat me. I only want the terrorists to win 96%.

Jason

Posted by: Jason | December 3, 2006 7:43 PM

#2

I bet you thought 9/11 changed everything.

I lost out to Mike, I bet, because I didn't vote for Kerry, which would be kinda hard since I'm not American (nor are you, of course, unless there's a dark secret in your past). But I voted Greens in my last state election - does that count?

Posted by: John Wilkins | December 3, 2006 8:02 PM

#3

I got 98% too; how is it possible to have a functioning brain and conscience and score less than that?

Posted by: Robin Levett | December 3, 2006 8:08 PM

#4

Awwwwh damn. Now people are going to think my 94% makes me some sort of fascist. Other than not voting for Kerry, I can't see where I wont wrong.

Posted by: John Lynch | December 3, 2006 8:44 PM

#5

100% terrorist lover.

Damn.

But then - they already won, didn't they?

Posted by: The Ridger | December 3, 2006 8:50 PM

#6

100%, of course.

Posted by: coturnix | December 3, 2006 8:50 PM

#7

Clearly this is the new Purity Test for terrorism-loving hippies.

We don't talk to fascists, John.

Posted by: John Wilkins | December 3, 2006 8:51 PM

#8

"Awwwwh damn. Now people are going to think my 94% makes me some sort of fascist. Other than not voting for Kerry, I can't see where I wont wrong."

Did you answer "poorly" to question #8? Because the real freedom-hater answer to that one is "What does this have to do with terrorism?" Because independent thought is a sure sign of the person who wants to destroy America.

Posted by: Turcano | December 3, 2006 10:14 PM

#9

Hah! 91%! Better pack for Gitmo, I'm turning you all in to O'Reilly. Heheheheh!

Posted by: Ian H Spedding FCD | December 3, 2006 10:37 PM

#10

Gee, this Canuck only scored 91%. I wonder what I answered wrong ;-). Not voting in 2004, obviously. I also said the troops should be sent in as only as a last resort, when the "correct" answer was probably "use less oil" (the two answers are not mutually exclusive). And notwithstanding its use as a propaganda blurb, I think that 9/11 did change...well a whole lot of things (just probably not the same things in the same way as GWB claims).

Just tried it again, with a few answers different (though still, I think, defensible -- certainly nothing frothing-at-the-mouth Coulterish) and only got 83%.

Posted by: Steve Watson | December 3, 2006 10:40 PM

#11

Maldicion, 98%! 100ers... what could I get wrong?? Perhaps the voting stuff; it's time the SC heeds the wise advice of Frank Zappa and gives us non-USians the right to vote.

Posted by: dileffante | December 3, 2006 11:06 PM

#12

Here's an idea. Anyone anywhere in the free world ought to be able to elect the leader of the free world. Why limit it just to Americans?

I reckon we'd get more Australians, Canadians Irish and British voting in the US elections than Americans...

Posted by: John Wilkins | December 3, 2006 11:09 PM

#13

I got 96% myself, below you and above Lynch.

But hey, we're all going to Gitmo either way. ;-)

Posted by: Tyler DiPietro | December 3, 2006 11:28 PM

#14

Here's an idea. Anyone anywhere in the free world ought to be able to elect the leader of the free world. Why limit it just to Americans?

I reckon we'd get more Australians, Canadians Irish and British voting in the US elections than Americans...

I actually don't think that this is such a bad idea. If we are going to have executives that reserve the right to preemptively violate the sovereignty of other nation-states, then the citizens of such nation-states should have a say on who takes our executive office. It's certainly be a more just approach than unilateral gangsterism.

Or we could simply adopt a non-interventionist foreign policy based on peace and neutrality, perhaps the rest of the world (especially the free part) would appreciate that as well.

Posted by: Tyler DiPietro | December 4, 2006 12:24 AM

#15

Tyler, that's even more radical than my suggestion. So, if the US invades a nation, they automatically confer the right to elect leaders in the US on every citizen of that nation?

I like it...

Posted by: John Wilkins | December 4, 2006 12:31 AM

#16

"I also said the troops should be sent in as only as a last resort, when the "correct" answer was probably "use less oil" (the two answers are not mutually exclusive)."

That isn't it (unless both answers are scored as right), since I answered that question the same way and I got a 100%. But then again, I have Osama bin Laden, Kim-Jung Il, and Ahmoud Ahmadinejad on my buddy list. We swap falafel recipies and reminisce about our favorite flag-burning experiences.

Posted by: Turcano | December 4, 2006 12:51 AM

#17

John - there's a problem with Tyler's suggestion. In order to garner enough support for the GOP, Bush might invade some of the, um, quainter bits of Australia.

Bob

Posted by: Bob O'H | December 4, 2006 2:52 AM

#18

John - there's a problem with Tyler's suggestion. In order to garner enough support for the GOP, Bush might invade some of the, um, quainter bits of Australia.

But in my plan, it would apply to entire nation-states rather than individual areas of voting-districts. Bush invades Australia, and he gets the whole country, not just the more conservative areas.

I see no flaws in this, my plan is awesome.

Posted by: Tyler DiPietro | December 4, 2006 3:44 AM

#19

I scored 100%.

Why do I hate America?

Posted by: arensb | December 4, 2006 9:30 AM

#20

Guess I also love the terrorists. I think you have to answer voted for Kerry and send in the troop as a last resort to get 100%. No wishy washy stuff about oil conservation.

Posted by: Susan | December 5, 2006 3:22 AM

#21

"I didn't vote for Kerry, which would be kinda hard since I'm not American (nor are you, of course, unless there's a dark secret in your past)"

Actually, I AM American.

Jason

Posted by: Jason Grossman | December 8, 2006 10:50 PM

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