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QUESTIONNAIRE - Page 32

The method of filling in the questions and of scoring is explained in the first page of the Questionnaire, Activity.

E - SOCIAL & POLITICAL ATTITUDES

Trait 7 - PACIFISM

  • We should stop trying to play a role in the world that is beyond our strength.
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • The best way to deal with an antagonistic person is to stay calm and listen to what they have to say.
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • It is only by returning to our glorious and forgotten past that real social progress can be made.
    Yes* | Maybe | No* || Score:

  • Criminal violence should be punished more severely than by mere imprisonment.
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • To compromise with our political opponents is dangerous because it usually leads to letting down our own side.
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • War can never be justified, even to protect our national rights and honor.
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • Hunting is sadistic and cruel, and should therefore be forbidden.
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • There have been times when I would have liked to kill someone.
    Yes | Maybe | No* || Score:

  • Compulsory military training in peace-time is necessary for the security of this country.
    Yes | Maybe | No* || Score:

  • The evils of war are greater than any perceivable benefits.
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • It is inherent in human nature to fight for and protect one's territory, so it would be harmful to suppress that natural drive.
    Yes | Maybe | No* || Score:

  • If someone insulted me, I'd likely punch them out.
    Yes | Maybe | No* || Score:

  • Our political leaders should be doing a great deal more to help resolve the conflicts occurring around the world.
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • We spend too little on our armed forces.
    Yes | Maybe | No* || Score:

  • The United Nations organization is useless and does not deserve our support.
    Yes | Maybe | No* || Score:

  • Boxing is a travesty of a sport.
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • We have never, as a nation, fought an unjust war.
    Yes | Maybe | No* || Score:

  • Occupation by a foreign power is better than involvement in war.
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • If someone was lying collapsed on the pavement, I'd see if I could help.
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • The dropping of the first atom bomb on a Japanese city, killing thousands of innocent civilians, was morally wrong and indefensible.
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • Conscientious objectors are traitors to their country and should be treated accordingly.
    Yes | Maybe | No* || Score:

  • The private manufacture of arms and ammunition and the holding of private weapons should be outlawed.
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • Capital punishment should be reintroduced in all States.
    Yes | Maybe | No* || Score:

  • Corporal punishment in schools is an ideal way to teach children what is right and wrong.
    Yes | Maybe | No* || Score:

  • I would never deliberately tread on an insect.
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • If someone broke into my house I wouldn't hesitate to shoot them.
    Yes | Maybe | No* || Score:

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ANALYSIS

High scorers believe there is no justification for war; they would prefer a policy of non-violence whatever the outcome might be - indeed they may think a Ghandi-like policy would ultimately be more effective. Being gentle, humane and empathetic, they are repulsed by all violence. Generally speaking, women tend to be more peaceful than men.

Low scorers favor the maintenance of military strength and an aggressive policy towards potential enemies or anyone who they consider needs teaching a lesson. They believe that violent aggression is inherent in human nature, that all persons have the right to carry arms and that the willingness to apply force is a reflection of their manliness and courage.

How do you compare?

The norm on this trait is between 10-11 points (statistical approximation). This may be represented on the following scale:

Pacifism 25 24 23 22 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 || 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Militarism

It is important to note that throughout this questionnaire, the 'norm' represents what a typical person's responses is likely to be. That doesn't mean the normal responses are 'right' or 'correct'. High or low positions on a scale may represent neurosis if your answers represent compulsions or inhibitions, and you may want to become more free in that area. But if they represent conscious choices in the way you play the game of life, then of course, that's fine! A person relatively free from cultural conditioning in an area of life is unlikely to be the same as the 'normal person' who tends to be riddled with such conditioning.

I hope you've enjoyed participating in the questionnaire and that you will explore these issues further in Transforming the Mind, maybe go on to resolve some of them with the New Life Course course, then hopefully move on to Meta-Programming for a complete resolution of all the factors that inhibit personal freedom and conscious awareness.

Return to Know Your Own Mind.