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Political Compass Test.....Cool!
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6 right, 1 down. More right and less libertarian that I expected.
And none of the current world leaders in this quadrant.
And none of the current world leaders in this quadrant.
6 right, 1 down. More right and less libertarian that I expected.
And none of the current world leaders in this quadrant.
You have to want power before you get it.
- Feb 27, 2005
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I don't think this test has its screws in tight enough. I didn't even accept the premise of some of those questions, and their wording is sometimes misleading. We're probably helping some professor skew his statistics to support his conclusions for his next publication somehow.
It put me one up and to the left, in the Authoritarian Left section. I would've put me in the Libertarian Right if'n someone would've asked. I don't buy it. The last thing I would've considered myself is a centrist.
It put me one up and to the left, in the Authoritarian Left section. I would've put me in the Libertarian Right if'n someone would've asked. I don't buy it. The last thing I would've considered myself is a centrist.
economic left/right - 3.75
social libertarian/authoritarian-0.72
between :
Nelson Mandela
the Dali Lama
and Gandhi ...
go figure .
social libertarian/authoritarian-0.72
between :
Nelson Mandela
the Dali Lama
and Gandhi ...
go figure .
-4.97
+.97
im a Ghandiesque Stalin
I never would have guessed my views were for the state more than the people....I agree that this was worded wierd.
+.97
im a Ghandiesque Stalin
I never would have guessed my views were for the state more than the people....I agree that this was worded wierd.
I'm right between Soulgeezer and Diggler. I feel OK with that 
A womans place is in the kitchen making my damn dinner 
A womans place is in the kitchen making my damn dinner Very left, very libertarian.
...
Is that any surprise?
-6.50
-7.59, precisely.
Also, those questions are very...inadequate.
...
Is that any surprise?
-6.50
-7.59, precisely.
Also, those questions are very...inadequate.
Economic Left/Right: -4.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.92
This test sucked. The questions were leading and often badly worded, and the end analysis left a lot to be desired. The whole "left = communist" thing is too ridiculous to be believed.
If I had to guess I'd say that I'm an absolute centrist libertarian, but it really bothers me to see it broken down into two simple axes. Politics is so much more complex than that. It's like trying to describe a stained glass window with dark vs light and hot colors vs cool colors. It can be done, but what's the point?
Oh yeah, arguing on the Internet.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.92
This test sucked. The questions were leading and often badly worded, and the end analysis left a lot to be desired. The whole "left = communist" thing is too ridiculous to be believed.
If I had to guess I'd say that I'm an absolute centrist libertarian, but it really bothers me to see it broken down into two simple axes. Politics is so much more complex than that. It's like trying to describe a stained glass window with dark vs light and hot colors vs cool colors. It can be done, but what's the point?
Oh yeah, arguing on the Internet.
Guess what?
I'm dead-centre on the bottom left box.
Am I supposed to eat a baby, now that I'm an officially branded lefty?
I'm dead-centre on the bottom left box.
Am I supposed to eat a baby, now that I'm an officially branded lefty?
Four years later, I'm even more of an anarcho-communist. Which is good; it means I'm not flip-flopping.
