Has anyone taken this test already? Political Compass

Welcome to The Political Compass.

There's abundant evidence for the need of it. The old one-dimensional categories of 'right' and 'left' , established for the seating arrangement of the French National Assembly of 1789, are overly simplistic for today's complex political landscape. For example, who are the 'conservatives' in today's Russia? Are they the unreconstructed Stalinists, or the reformers who have adopted the right-wing views of conservatives like Margaret Thatcher ?

On the standard left-right scale, how do you distinguish leftists like Stalin and Gandhi? It's not sufficient to say that Stalin was simply more left than Gandhi. There are fundamental political differences between them that the old categories on their own can't explain. Similarly, we generally describe social reactionaries as 'right-wingers', yet that leaves left-wing reactionaries like Robert Mugabe and Pol Pot off the hook.

That's about as much as we should tell you for now. After you've responded to the following propositions during the next 3-5 minutes, all will be explained. In each instance, you're asked to choose the response that best describes your feeling: Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Agree or Strongly Agree. At the end of the test, you'll be given the compass, with your own special position on it.

http://www.politicalcompass.org/

I'm not sure if that's more or less radical than last time.

I'll have to work on being more radical!

Eco Left/Right -8.75
Social Lib/Auth -8.87

So, nobody offer me a job managing the World Bank :)

Economic Left/Right: -5.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.41

:shrug: :hi:

Economic Left/Right: -4.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.64

Economic Left/Right: -4.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.92

I have no idea what that maens, but from the graphs they had, I'm somewhere near where the Dalai Lama is. I think that's pretty cool. :)

:silly:

My results

Economic Left/Right: -7.88

Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.59

To my ear, they sounded lefty. (Or like a symphony, to rip off The Supremes. lol)

If you agreed with some of the right-wing statements, you'd sound like a total loon. But I'm sure lots of people aren't deterred by that.

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.

http://www.digitalronin.f2s.com/politicalcompass/faq.php#slanted

Economic Left/Right: -7.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.54

It is inaccurate because I don't feel like Gandhi, look like Gandhi or act like Gandhi. Though mostly nonviolent, I play violent video games, watch violent movies and still feel capable of kicking ass as an absolute last resort.

I should write a book: I Am Not Gandhi. Think it would sell? :silly:

Gandhi "disciplined" his wife.

It's funny because both axes make sense to me, but they don't allow for culteral difference, do they?

Economic Left/Right: -5.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.05

Cool test :hi:

Economic Left/Right: -8.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.15

My poor abandoned thread.

It was sort of cool, for once, to see a "test" written from the librul side of the street.

Promise I won't turn you in. :hi:

Economic Left/Right: -8.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.13

Nobody wants to appear on a thread with a raving Marxist like you.:P

I am actually a liberal democrat with strong far left leanings but also yellow dog democrat.

I'm not sure about this test. Of course, my brother says Howard Dean is a commie, so I'm not sure where that puts you or me. :D

He wasnt even the most liberal candiate in the primaries last year.

You have to understand, my brother's brain--if such a thing exists--has been poisoned by years of Limpballs.

Yeah theres a link between Rush and brain damage no duh. If Dean were a commie to your bro then I would be I dunno. I dont even consider myself a socialist even, I say I have socialist beliefs, like some things should just be publically owned.

...agree on a lot of issues.

edited to trim dissertation.

Economic Left/Right: 0.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.62

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -4.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.62



In that graph I was near Ghandi