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In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts) Sun Apr 3, 2016, 12:59 PM Apr 2016

Do you know which way your Political Compass points?

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Do you know which way your Political Compass points? (Original Post) In_The_Wind Apr 2016 OP

You need to fix the poll options to reflect the four quadrants. That's the point of the compass. GreenPartyVoter Apr 2016 #1

Agreed Liberal_in_LA Apr 2016 #15

I'm in the very bottom farthest left corner: -9.5, -9.85. GliderGuider Apr 2016 #2

I'm closer to you than I am to Bernie. GreenPartyVoter Apr 2016 #5

Mine's broken. malthaussen Apr 2016 #3

I've taken this before. Aristus Apr 2016 #4

me to but rather close to ghandi dembotoz Apr 2016 #6

My results were interesting. In_The_Wind Apr 2016 #7

Yeah, that's pretty much where I was... Aristus Apr 2016 #8

"Trying to circumvent this site's jury system by linking to a hidden DU post" MisterP Apr 2016 #9

Wow and a big whoops. I didn't know I was linking to a hidden post when I was setting this OP up. In_The_Wind Apr 2016 #14

Why was that even hidden? That should have been totally fine. Cheese Sandwich Apr 2016 #22

negative 4.0, negative 4.62 (on the left libertarian quadrant) Shoulders of Giants Apr 2016 #10

According to this, I am a communist leaning anarchist? Kip Humphrey Apr 2016 #11

-7.38, -7.59 Looks like I'm further left libertarian Bradical79 Apr 2016 #12

I'm at -7.75, -6.36. immoderate Apr 2016 #13

-5.25, -5.95, and I would not have voted to hide petronius Apr 2016 #16

It was a surprise to me. In_The_Wind Apr 2016 #21

Mine Matrosov Apr 2016 #17

I'm at left -7.75 and libertarian -6.41 stage left Apr 2016 #18

I'm at -7.0, -7.23. Chellee Apr 2016 #19

left-libertarian. Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #20

I didn't finish the test bhikkhu Apr 2016 #23

GreenPartyVoter

(72,381 posts)

1. You need to fix the poll options to reflect the four quadrants. That's the point of the compass.

Reply to In_The_Wind (Original post)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 01:08 PM

Apr 2016

Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)

15. Agreed

Reply to GreenPartyVoter (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 03:19 PM

Apr 2016

GliderGuider

(21,088 posts)

2. I'm in the very bottom farthest left corner: -9.5, -9.85.

Reply to In_The_Wind (Original post)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 01:14 PM

Apr 2016

Back in the day, I used to be quite proud of that fact. Now? Who cares?

GreenPartyVoter

(72,381 posts)

5. I'm closer to you than I am to Bernie.

Reply to GliderGuider (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 01:26 PM

Apr 2016

malthaussen

(17,215 posts)

3. Mine's broken.

Reply to In_The_Wind (Original post)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 01:16 PM

Apr 2016

I think I probably shouldn't have cracked the glass and drunk all the alcohol.

-- Mal

Aristus

(66,434 posts)

4. I've taken this before.

Reply to In_The_Wind (Original post)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 01:24 PM

Apr 2016

I'm lower and further to the left than Ghandi.

dembotoz

(16,816 posts)

6. me to but rather close to ghandi

Reply to Aristus (Reply #4)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 01:31 PM

Apr 2016

took the scale years ago.

it was funny did it at work back then. the office conservative who took it first was way proud he was pretty much
right on top of bush jr.

his mouth dropped when i came out left of ghandi
but we both agreed the test seemed somewhat accurate

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

7. My results were interesting.

Reply to Aristus (Reply #4)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 01:43 PM

Apr 2016

Economic Left/Right: -6.13
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.03

Aristus

(66,434 posts)

8. Yeah, that's pretty much where I was...

Reply to In_The_Wind (Reply #7)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 01:45 PM

Apr 2016

We're sympatico!...

MisterP

(23,730 posts)

9. "Trying to circumvent this site's jury system by linking to a hidden DU post"

Reply to In_The_Wind (Original post)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 01:55 PM

Apr 2016

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Sun Apr 3, 2016, 12:54 PM, and the Jury voted 0-7 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Get a grip. This site is reputable and has been used by many on this site. If your candidate doesn't fall where you want them to, the problem may be with your candidate.
Instead of the alert button use the ignore button.
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: links aren't banned
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Hidden posts are linked to all the time, this is a lame alert.
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: WTF?
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: .
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

14. Wow and a big whoops. I didn't know I was linking to a hidden post when I was setting this OP up.

Reply to MisterP (Reply #9)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 03:13 PM

Apr 2016

Thanks for posting the results of the jury.

Looks like 1 DUer won't be alerting for 24 hours.

Cheese Sandwich

(9,086 posts)

22. Why was that even hidden? That should have been totally fine.

Reply to MisterP (Reply #9)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 06:52 PM

Apr 2016

Management is rigging the juries.

Shoulders of Giants

(370 posts)

10. negative 4.0, negative 4.62 (on the left libertarian quadrant)

Reply to In_The_Wind (Original post)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 02:05 PM

Apr 2016

Which probably makes me one of the more conservative people here. I think it has to do with the fact I'm pretty conservative in my lifestyle (I could be a Jehovah's Witness if believed in God I'm so boring.) However, that doesn't necessarily mean I want the government to ban things I wouldn't do. Therefore, that may skew my numbers and make me seem more conservative than I am.

Kip Humphrey

(4,753 posts)

11. According to this, I am a communist leaning anarchist?

Reply to In_The_Wind (Original post)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 02:09 PM

Apr 2016

Economic Left/Right: -8.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.9

I've never been a communist or anarchist nor had sympathies towards such.

But I do prefer to refer to myself as a radical.

Bradical79

(4,490 posts)

12. -7.38, -7.59 Looks like I'm further left libertarian

Reply to In_The_Wind (Original post)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 02:11 PM

Apr 2016

than I used to be

immoderate

(20,885 posts)

13. I'm at -7.75, -6.36.

Reply to In_The_Wind (Original post)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 02:31 PM

Apr 2016

I think of myself as a marginal Democrat. Coming of age in the Johnson era, I don't necessarily think of the Dems as allies. (The party of the sane billionaires! LOL!)

--imm

petronius

(26,602 posts)

16. -5.25, -5.95, and I would not have voted to hide

Reply to In_The_Wind (Original post)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 03:22 PM

Apr 2016

that post you linked to...

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

21. It was a surprise to me.

Reply to petronius (Reply #16)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 06:49 PM

Apr 2016

Matrosov

(1,098 posts)

17. Mine

Reply to In_The_Wind (Original post)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 03:25 PM

Apr 2016

stage left

(2,965 posts)

18. I'm at left -7.75 and libertarian -6.41

Reply to In_The_Wind (Original post)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 03:32 PM

Apr 2016

That's about the same as the last time I took this test.

Chellee

(2,101 posts)

19. I'm at -7.0, -7.23.

Reply to In_The_Wind (Original post)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 03:52 PM

Apr 2016

For what it's worth.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)

20. left-libertarian.

Reply to In_The_Wind (Original post)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 04:23 PM

Apr 2016

It is on the libertarian-authoritarian axis that I diverge from those of my fellow 'progressives' who support things like putting pot smokers in prison, censoring what people can read or watch, etc.

bhikkhu

(10,720 posts)

23. I didn't finish the test

Reply to In_The_Wind (Original post)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 07:00 PM

Apr 2016

Its more or less a list of aphorisms, and multiple choice can be frustrating where there are presumptions in the question and nuance required in the answer.

On things like this I would make the approach on general principles - I believe that people are basically good, hard working, honest, and deserving of any opportunity possible.

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