geoffrey Posted April 20, 2007 Report Posted April 20, 2007 ...What ever that means, unfortunately, there was no "Don't give shit" button....how can it say there's no wrong answer if you have no option for apathy.... I agree. Alot of the questions are 'what would you like' not neccessiarly what do you think society should be based around. One example, "It's important my child's school instill religious values." I'd likely send my child to a Christian/Catholic school privately, but I don't think that the government should be supporting any faith based schools. So my answer "Agree" to that question moves me too the authoritarian side of thinking, despite actually being very libertarian in education policy. Other examples would be the "Sex outside marriage is usually immoral." Sure, usually, but sometimes it isn't, and I don't care what other people do anyways. The one question I don't get is about multinationals exploiting the plant genetic resources. What the heck is that? Quote RealRisk.ca - (Latest Post: Prosecutors have no "Skin in the Game") --
August1991 Posted July 18, 2007 Author Report Posted July 18, 2007 With all the new posters on this forum, it's time to bring this thread to the top again. New here? Do the test below. It's fun and takes about five minutes. Then post your results (Economic Left/Right) and (Social Libertarian/Authoritarian) in this thread. Political Compass Test ---- Later, check out the following link to see the mapping of other posters. Post your results here in this thread and you'll eventually be added to the graph. Quote
M.Dancer Posted July 18, 2007 Report Posted July 18, 2007 I have to say it's a ridiculous test and it doesn't give a very good snapshot. Some of the questions are downright absurd. Best to let it die a lonely death. Quote RIGHT of SOME, LEFT of OTHERS If it is a choice between them and us, I choose us
August1991 Posted October 12, 2007 Author Report Posted October 12, 2007 (edited) New here? Do the test in the link below. It's fun and takes about five minutes. (Nothing gets recorded in the link.) Political Compass Test Then, if you want, post your results (Economic Left/Right) and (Social Libertarian/Authoritarian) in this thread. Later, check out this link to see other posters. Post your results here in this thread and you'll eventually be added to the graph. Edited October 12, 2007 by August1991 Quote
ScottSA Posted October 12, 2007 Report Posted October 12, 2007 No surprise here... Economic Left/Right: 4.00 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 3.54 I found one question particularly revealing. I'd never heard it put quite that way before...something along the lines of "coming to terms with the establishment is a mark of maturity." I think it very probably is, although as i said, I've never seen it put quite that way before. Quote
no queenslave Posted October 12, 2007 Report Posted October 12, 2007 No surprise here...Economic Left/Right: 4.00 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 3.54 I found one question particularly revealing. I'd never heard it put quite that way before...something along the lines of "coming to terms with the establishment is a mark of maturity." I think it very probably is, although as i said, I've never seen it put quite that way before. Coming to terms with the establishment is admitting you are a financial slave and have been indoctrinated ; not educated; and is not a mark of maturity but immaturity. Quote
no queenslave Posted October 12, 2007 Report Posted October 12, 2007 No surprise here...Economic Left/Right: 4.00 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 3.54 I found one question particularly revealing. I'd never heard it put quite that way before...something along the lines of "coming to terms with the establishment is a mark of maturity." I think it very probably is, although as i said, I've never seen it put quite that way before. Coming to terms with the establishment is admitting you are a financial slave and have been indoctrinated ; not educated; and is not a mark of maturity but immaturity. Quote
ScottSA Posted October 12, 2007 Report Posted October 12, 2007 Coming to terms with the establishment is admitting you are a financial slave and have been indoctrinated ; not educated; and is not a mark of maturity but immaturity. Yes of course. Heuristically resorting to half-understood first year Marxist-Leninist slogans is no doubt a much more viable measure of maturity. Quote
AngusThermopyle Posted October 12, 2007 Report Posted October 12, 2007 Your political compassEconomic Left/Right: -5.12 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.13 It was fun but the categories for the answers didn't fit what I actually feel in some instances. for a few of the questions I was obligated to either answer agree or disagree when I actually felt more like a middle ground would accurately convey my feelings about the question. Quote I yam what I yam - Popeye
August1991 Posted February 16, 2008 Author Report Posted February 16, 2008 New here? Do the test in the link below. It's fun and takes about five minutes. (Nothing gets recorded.) Political Compass Test Click first, don't look further and then come back here. ---- If you want, post/record your results (Economic Left/Right) and (Social Libertarian/Authoritarian) in this thread. Later, you can flip through this thread to see what other posters did. Or if you post your results here in this thread, you can check out this link to see other posters and you'll eventually be added to the graph. Quote
Crimson Phantom Posted February 28, 2008 Report Posted February 28, 2008 Economic Left/Right: -5.50 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.56 Halfway to the left side, nearly on the line on authoritarianism. But I have big issues with this test. For one, things "even out" too much. I'm all for the death penalty, killing terrorists, security cameras on every street corner, et cetera, but because I don't give a damn about people's personal sexuality, I'm practically "on the fence" on authoritarianism. And as for "left-right" economics, I can't really be measured properly, because some of the questions are really misleading. Okay, I believe that it's "sad" that water is bottled and sold as a commodity, but that doesn't mean I'm waving the red flag and talking about "reappropriating the land for the proles". It's a really flawed test. It puts me LEFT of the NDP. Trust me, I'd rather be one of the riot police spraying those hippies with pepper spray. Quote
Canadian Blue Posted April 16, 2008 Report Posted April 16, 2008 Economic Left/Right: 3.12 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.56 Looks like I've shifted from a left wing libertarian to a right wing libertarian. Good stuff. Quote "Keep your government hands off my medicare!" - GOP activist
M.Dancer Posted April 16, 2008 Report Posted April 16, 2008 I have a problem witn the questions mainly because there are no qualifiers...for example... a significant advantage of a one-party state is that it avoids all the arguments that delay progress in a democratic political system. It's certainly an advantage when it comes to speed.....but that's about it. the businessperson and the manufacturer are more important than the writer and the artist. from an economic view, probably....but from a view that we need to relax a bit every now and then and reading a novel is superior to watching paint dry? multinational companies are unethically exploiting the plant genetic resources of developing countries What on earth is this supposed to mean? Even so... Economic Left/Right: 1.25 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.38 Quote RIGHT of SOME, LEFT of OTHERS If it is a choice between them and us, I choose us
Canadian Blue Posted April 16, 2008 Report Posted April 16, 2008 (edited) I believe the last point was about genetically modified foods. There are a few other political tests out there as well for those interested. http://www.moral-politics.com/ Your scored 0 on Moral Order and -1.5 on Moral Rules. The following categories best match your score (multiple responses are possible): System: Conservatism, Liberalism Ideology: Capital Republicanism, Capital Democratism Party: Republican Party, Democratic Party Presidents: Gerald Ford 04' Election: John Kerry 08' Election: Rudy Giuliani http://www.politopia.com/quiz_index.php3 Centerville-You would feel most at home in Centerville, which means that you are more or less pleased the status quo-you think the US government has just about the right amount of control over your economic and personal decisions. Your neighbors include democratic and republican party leaders and others who call themselves "moderates" and "centrists." http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz.html LIBERTARIANS support maximum liberty in both personal and economic matters. They advocate a much smaller government; one that is limited to protecting individuals from coercion and violence. Libertarians tend to embrace individual responsibility, oppose government bureaucracy and taxes, promote private charity, tolerate diverse lifestyles, support the free market, and defend civil liberties. Edited April 16, 2008 by Canadian Blue Quote "Keep your government hands off my medicare!" - GOP activist
Melanie_ Posted April 17, 2008 Report Posted April 17, 2008 (edited) Your political compass Economic Left/Right: -4.38 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.54 Just south of the Dalai Lama.... My results from June 1, 2005 (this thread has been around a long time!) Economic Left/Right -5.63; Social Libertarian/Authoritarian -6.51 The graph seems to have disappeared, though, August. Edited April 17, 2008 by Melanie_ Quote For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. Nelson Mandela
Peter F Posted April 17, 2008 Report Posted April 17, 2008 Economic Left/Right: -7.38 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.82 Slightly to the Left of Ghandi. Not much change from the last time if I remember correctly... Quote A bayonet is a tool with a worker at both ends
Dez Posted April 17, 2008 Report Posted April 17, 2008 Economic Left/Right: 1.88 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.92 A moderate libertarian. Seems about right. Quote
margrace Posted April 17, 2008 Report Posted April 17, 2008 Economic left/right -7.38, Social Liberaterian Authoriarion -4.92 No surprise aye, I came up the last time the same. Having lived nearly 73 years and observed this old world I still have some believe in the goodness of my fellow man. Quote
White Doors Posted April 17, 2008 Report Posted April 17, 2008 (edited) a moderate libertarian. what I have always thought Economic Left/Right: 2.38 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.13 margrace, that just goes to prove you are off the deep end. You are almost falling off the graph! You too peter F. Your opinions are not popular ones. Edited April 17, 2008 by White Doors Quote Those Dern Rednecks done outfoxed the left wing again.~blueblood~
margrace Posted April 17, 2008 Report Posted April 17, 2008 a moderate libertarian. what I have always thoughtEconomic Left/Right: 2.38 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.13 margrace, that just goes to prove you are off the deep end. You are almost falling off the graph! You too peter F. Your opinions are not popular ones. Oh really, then you had better tell the people in my community that. This is why the women are fleeing the conservative party. Quote
White Doors Posted April 17, 2008 Report Posted April 17, 2008 Oh really, then you had better tell the people in my community that. This is why the women are fleeing the conservative party. your opions are very extreme as per the graph and your posting history. that's a fact. Quote Those Dern Rednecks done outfoxed the left wing again.~blueblood~
Who's Doing What? Posted April 18, 2008 Report Posted April 18, 2008 Wow! What a fanatical Lefty I am. Your political compass Economic Left/Right: -1.50 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.05 So after just slightly over a year has passed.... Economic Left/Right: -0.50 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.87 What can I say. Centrist to the end I guess. It would be nice to see a party that encompassed ALL of my views instead of having to choose between such opposing sides. Quote Harper differed with his party on some key policy issues; in 1995, for example, he was one of only two Reform MPs to vote in favour of federal legislation requiring owners to register their guns. http://www.mapleleafweb.com/election/bio/harper.html "You've got to remember that west of Winnipeg the ridings the Liberals hold are dominated by people who are either recent Asian immigrants or recent migrants from eastern Canada: people who live in ghettoes and who are not integrated into western Canadian society." (Stephen Harper, Report Newsmagazine, January 22, 2001)
WarBicycle Posted April 18, 2008 Report Posted April 18, 2008 Economic Left/Right: 0.88 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 1.03 Quote
Qwerty Posted April 18, 2008 Report Posted April 18, 2008 Hrm, surprising... Economic Left/Right: -3.12 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 2.21 I am no communist, what the heck? Quote
August1991 Posted July 20, 2008 Author Report Posted July 20, 2008 (edited) With all the new posters on this forum, it's time to bring this thread to the top again. New here? Click and do the test below. It's fun and takes about five minutes. Then post your results (Economic Left/Right) and (Social Libertarian/Authoritarian) in this thread. Political Compass Test ---- Later, check out the following link to see the mapping of other posters. Post your results here in this thread and you'll eventually be added to the graph. No surprise aye, I came up the last time the same. Having lived nearly 73 years and observed this old world I still have some believe in the goodness of my fellow man.Margrace, most of all, you're a credit to life itself. You're honest. Edited July 20, 2008 by August1991 Quote
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