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by **Prowl20** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 2:24 am

http://www.politicalcompass.org/test
everyone take this and post what your compass score is, mine is:

Economic Left/Right: -2.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.90

Right near the Dalai Lama

by **Jar Axel** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 2:40 am

Haven't we done this before :???:

O well

Economic Left/Right: -0.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.46

I'm sliping damn it :-x

by **Tammuz** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 4:14 am

twice even, Jar.

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -6.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.67

i'm still ghandiesque, though`seem to be drifting tothe left

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 5:21 am

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -7.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.77

Says I'm closer to Nelson Mandela.

by **Handels-Messerschmitt** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 7:22 am

Some of those questions aren't very good, though. Particularly the one about having a one-party state. I don't get why they haven't changed that one... The question about people with grave inheritable disabilities not being allowed to reproduce could be rendered void with the advance of technology. If you can remove the risk of the child being born with this disease then there is not a problem.

Anyway, this is what I got:

Economic Left/Right: -1.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.21

I suppose I more or less agree with what the results imply. More than less, even. It's still a test that could do with some improving. Not that I've gotten the exact same results every time I've taken the test...

News Credits: 1 · by **Jeep?** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 10:01 am

Mine.

News Credits: 49 · by **Senor Hugo** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 11:50 am

Wow it's changed from the last time we had this thread.

Economic Left/Right: -4.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.41

by **lkavadas** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 1:55 pm

Libertarian Right. No surprise there.

by **Rijie** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:12 pm

This test is exactly what is wrong with politics, and some of those questions are so one-dimensional that I even can't bring myself to address them.

by **Flesh Creature** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 11:44 pm

Economic left/right:-5.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian:0.00

I think I'm weird.

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 1:06 am

Economic Left/Right: -2.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.36

Huh, I thought I might've been be closer to the right. :-?

by **Tammuz** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:11 am

the political compass FAQ wrote:Some of the questions are slanted

Most of them are slanted ! Some right-wingers accuse us of a leftward slant. Some left-wingers accuse us of a rightward slant. But it's important to realise that this isn't a survey, and these aren't questions. They're propositions - an altogether different proposition. To question the logic of individual ones that irritate you is to miss the point. Some propositions are extreme, and some are more moderate. That's how we can show you whether you lean towards extremism or moderation on the Compass.

Some of the propositions are intentionally vague. Their purpose is to trigger buzzwords in the mind of the user, measuring feelings and prejudices rather than detailed opinions on policy.

Incidentally, our test is not another internet personality classification tool. The essence of our site is the model for political analysis. The test is simply a demonstration of it.

the questions are bad on purpose

by **Handels-Messerschmitt** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:27 am

The problem is not so much that some statements are slanted but that some are unclear as to what they actually mean.

by **Tammuz** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:23 am

Tammuz wrote:
Some of the propositions are intentionally vague. Their purpose is to trigger buzzwords in the mind of the user, measuring feelings and prejudices rather than detailed opinions on policy.

yes they are Kjell

by **DesalationReborn** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 5:40 pm

http://www.politicalcompass.org/printab ... &soc=-2.36

Pretty good. I'm trying to balance the keeping the government out of people's lives while all the same using to protect people from eachother.

by **Thenedain** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 11:57 pm

Economic Left/Right: -5.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.36

Not very surprising, though I'm in some pretty good philosophical company. Perhaps I should consider Buddhism...

by **Just Negare** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 6:36 pm

Aggreed, some of those questions are loaded, and WTF is up with this one: "Sex outside marriage is usually immoral" it either is or it isn't, how can it be usually? And don't get me started on the abortion question! Hehe.

Economic Left/Right: -2.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 3.59

Go figure!

by **Tammuz** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:01 am

Poohy Ol' Negare wrote:Aggreed, some of those questions are loaded, and WTF is up with this one: "Sex outside marriage is usually immoral" it either is or it isn't, how can it be usually? And don't get me started on the abortion question! Hehe.

Economic Left/Right: -2.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 3.59

Go figure!

they are meant to loaded.

and usually, being raped doesn't get labelled as immoral

by **Zombie Starscream** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:09 pm

I have Economic Left/Right -4.88
Social Libertarian/Authortarian 0.31

Hmph :-?

News Credits: 1 · by **Menbailee** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 6:47 am

Economic Left/Right: -9.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.44

Still the dirty pinko commie on the board.

Tammuz wrote:
Poohy Ol' Negare wrote:Aggreed, some of those questions are loaded, and WTF is up with this one: "Sex outside marriage is usually immoral" it either is or it isn't, how can it be usually? And don't get me started on the abortion question! Hehe.

Economic Left/Right: -2.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 3.59

Go figure!

they are meant to loaded.

and usually, being raped doesn't get labelled as immoral

Sadly enough, it frequently is labeled as such. Many states still allow details of a woman's sexual history as evidence in rape trials to establish her as promiscuous or seductive and thus convince juries that she is immoral and at fault for her rape.

...and don't get me started on the abortion question.

by **HoosierDaddy** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:56 pm

The Political Compass

Economic Left/Right: 2.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.97

But that test is loaded. It attempts to make people feel like they are more left wing then what they are and it attempts to make people feel like they are Hitler for being right wing. That site is definately a tool used by left wingers to try to warp the minds of youngsters and convince them they are liberal when in reality they very well may be conservative.

by **energonexpress** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:16 pm

I just started a thread with this before I saw this one here, shoulda known ya'll would've had it already. I'd expect more "right wing" on my results, and I think Tammuz and High Command would agree. Nevertheless, here's my result:

Economic Left/Right: -0.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 2.56
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by **Tammuz** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:15 am

Gurregu wrote:I just started a thread with this before I saw this one here, shoulda known ya'll would've had it already. I'd expect more "right wing" on my results, and I think Tammuz and High Command would agree. Nevertheless, here's my result:

Economic Left/Right: -0.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 2.56
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alas poor High Command, how we miss him.....

anyway i'm further left than ghandi, and seem to be going even further left as time progresses, you're alot further right than me and that's what's important! relevance, not position.

News Credits: 33 · by **Glyph** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 4:41 pm

Economic Left/Right: -6.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.69

Hmm. Vaguely interesting test. It might perhaps be more interesting / relevant to me if I paid more attention to politics in general terms, but that's just me.

by **Tammuz** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:16 pm

Glyph wrote:
Economic Left/Right: -6.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.69

Hmm. Vaguely interesting test. It might perhaps be more interesting / relevant to me if I paid more attention to politics in general terms, but that's just me.

it's interesting how close our scores are....