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Title: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: Reginus on September 19, 2010, 02:24:06 AM
http://www.politicalcompass.org/test (http://www.politicalcompass.org/test)

The political compass is an alternative to the traditional left to right political scale in that it differentiates between economic and social issues.  If you take the test and post your results, I'll add your name to the HAF chart.  I'm just curious to see what the political views of people on this forum are.

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Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: humblesmurph on September 19, 2010, 02:46:38 AM
wow.  I figured I'd end up almost exactly in the middle. Not so much. -3.25,-5.69.  I'm a left leaning libertarian type I guess.
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: Whitney on September 19, 2010, 04:36:55 AM
Economic Left/Right: -5.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.67
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: PoopShoot on September 19, 2010, 05:02:42 AM
I just found this posted on /b/.  Anyone wanna fess up?
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: Will on September 19, 2010, 05:14:40 AM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.politicalcompass.org%2Ffacebook%2Fpcgraphpng.php%3Fec%3D-8.00%26amp%3Bsoc%3D-8.41&hash=8191c00918bf08bed2ec76a2abd4521845b3a193)

I get the feeling this isn't necessarily the best way of discovering one's political beliefs. Not only that, but labeling one's self tends to make one follow the expectations of being labeled as such. Just try to be fair, informed, and good. However that manifests is what you are.
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: The Magic Pudding on September 19, 2010, 05:19:27 AM
I have a chart I did before, not the numbers, it looks like.
-7.8 -5.2

So what about a Kalashnikov for the leftiest and a nice pair of black steel cap boots for the rightiest?
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: Sophus on September 19, 2010, 06:10:09 AM
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Economic Left/Right: -7.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.97

QuoteI just found this posted on /b/. Anyone wanna fess up?

What is "/b/"? I see that, um ... 'term' (?), used a lot.
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: pinkocommie on September 19, 2010, 06:18:10 AM
/b/ is a part of 4chan.  Troll central.   :)
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: SSY on September 19, 2010, 09:44:12 AM
Your political compass

Economic Left/Right: 0.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.46

There are some serious hippies on here.
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: Tank on September 19, 2010, 09:59:57 AM
Not really worth doing this for me as I pick and mix so many things and regularly change my mind based on how things change. But I would probably wander about the bottom left quadrant.
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: tymygy on September 19, 2010, 10:32:35 AM
I didn't find this graph very accurate.

Some of the option I didn't agree or disagree, I was in the middle.

but heres my results.

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Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: Asmodean on September 19, 2010, 03:20:03 PM
In my country, I am considered to be far-right

On that graph, I'm bottom-slightly-left.
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: humblesmurph on September 19, 2010, 04:01:07 PM
Quote from: "SSY"Your political compass

Economic Left/Right: 0.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.46

There are some serious hippies on here.

Haha.  I actually thought the test was rigged.  I don't even see how an atheist could get the score you got SSY.  I know some straight up Christian Right Wing US republicans that would likely end up in the green quadrant...or close to it.

edit: I took it again entering all the answers I think that a Right Wing US Christian would, and I ended up almost exactly in the middle.  I'm no goddamn hippie.  I know because my hippie friends tell me so all the time.  The test is garbage imo.  There isn't even a "no opinion" option for the questions.
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: joeactor on September 19, 2010, 05:39:12 PM
Obvious test is obvious.

Too many easily answered questions, IMHO.

Here's my anti-Joe take on it (I answered all questions opposite, and "Strongly Agree" or "Strongly Disagree")

Economic Left/Right: 8.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 7.79

... My Evil Twin is somewhere between Thatcher and Hitler.

Me?

I'm not me today ;-)
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: TheWilliam on September 19, 2010, 05:50:21 PM
test was kind of silly, but fun for a quiet sunday.

Economic Left/Right: -7.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.92

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Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: Reginus on September 19, 2010, 06:18:04 PM
Quote from: "humblesmurph"
Quote from: "SSY"Your political compass

Economic Left/Right: 0.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.46

There are some serious hippies on here.

Haha.  I actually thought the test was rigged.  I don't even see how an atheist could get the score you got SSY.  I know some straight up Christian Right Wing US republicans that would likely end up in the green quadrant...or close to it.

edit: I took it again entering all the answers I think that a Right Wing US Christian would, and I ended up almost exactly in the middle.  I'm no goddamn hippie.  I know because my hippie friends tell me so all the time.  The test is garbage imo.  There isn't even a "no opinion" option for the questions.
That's odd.  I tried entering answers I thought a U.S. Right Winger would have, and ended up fairly far into the blue quadrant.
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: PoopShoot on September 19, 2010, 06:23:35 PM
I answered as if I were a proponent of a christian theocracy.
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Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: elliebean on September 19, 2010, 07:03:45 PM
Where do I fall on it? I practically fall off it:
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Economic Left/Right: -8.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -9.54
Turns out I lean more to the right than I thought.  :hmm:

Either I answered one wrong, or my antiauthoritarianism overrode my anticapitalism on some particular point.
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: Asmodean on September 19, 2010, 08:25:42 PM
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Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: Sophus on September 19, 2010, 09:22:15 PM
Quote from: "elliebean"Where do I fall on it? I practically fall off it:
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Economic Left/Right: -8.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -9.54
Turns out I lean more to the right than I thought.  :hmm:

Either I answered one wrong, or my antiauthoritarianism overrode my anticapitalism on some particular point.

I tried making it so the dot would literally be off the chart. Didn't quite work:

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Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: humblesmurph on September 19, 2010, 09:28:56 PM
Quote from: "Reginus"
Quote from: "humblesmurph"
Quote from: "SSY"Your political compass

Economic Left/Right: 0.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.46

There are some serious hippies on here.

Haha.  I actually thought the test was rigged.  I don't even see how an atheist could get the score you got SSY.  I know some straight up Christian Right Wing US republicans that would likely end up in the green quadrant...or close to it.

edit: I took it again entering all the answers I think that a Right Wing US Christian would, and I ended up almost exactly in the middle.  I'm no goddamn hippie.  I know because my hippie friends tell me so all the time.  The test is garbage imo.  There isn't even a "no opinion" option for the questions.
That's odd.  I tried entering answers I thought a U.S. Right Winger would have, and ended up fairly far into the blue quadrant.

Nothing odd about it.  I'm just a moron.
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: PoopShoot on September 19, 2010, 09:31:07 PM
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Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: curiosityandthecat on September 19, 2010, 10:28:48 PM
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No big surprise here.

Economic Left/Right: -6.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.87

Reminds me of this.  :D  (click for fullsize)

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Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: Whitney on September 19, 2010, 11:19:15 PM
[quote="humblesmurph"

Haha.  I actually thought the test was rigged.  [/quote]

It might be...it tends to put people into the libertarian quadrant and the libertarians promote it as a good way to figure out your political views.
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: PoopShoot on September 19, 2010, 11:39:31 PM
The questions on the test aren't anywhere near rationally worded.  It's as if you agree you must either be a super fundie or posting from a hippie commune.
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: Sophus on September 20, 2010, 12:06:58 AM
Who is "CHAOTIC NEUTRAL"? Looks like anime.
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: PoopShoot on September 20, 2010, 12:09:33 AM
Quote from: "Sophus"Who is "CHAOTIC NEUTRAL"?
I am.
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: Squid on September 20, 2010, 01:43:27 AM
Economic Left/Right: -5.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.46

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Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: karadan on September 20, 2010, 01:23:44 PM
Here's mine:

Economic Left/Right: -5.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.56

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Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: karadan on September 20, 2010, 01:38:30 PM
Quote from: "SSY"There are some serious hippies on here.


LOL.
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: Asmodean on September 20, 2010, 03:59:25 PM
Quote from: "PoopShoot"
Quote from: "Sophus"Who is "CHAOTIC NEUTRAL"?
I am.
Me, I'm just chaotic  :D
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: Roganthis72 on September 20, 2010, 05:06:49 PM
I got mine saved at home, expect it in 2 hours.
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: curiosityandthecat on September 20, 2010, 07:49:34 PM
Quote from: "karadan"
Quote from: "SSY"There are some serious hippies on here.


LOL.

Duuuude...... wait, what? (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages42.fotki.com%2Fv1372%2Fphotos%2F8%2F892548%2F6116196%2Fsmiley_emoticons_joint-vi.gif&hash=66c51b2ebe866b78067fb5e79aef00ad8e8742c8)
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: i_am_i on September 20, 2010, 09:45:17 PM
Economic Left/Right: -4.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.82

The funny thing is that I feel just fine.
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: PoopShoot on September 20, 2010, 10:43:12 PM
Quote from: "curiosityandthecat"Duuuude...... wait, what? (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages42.fotki.com%2Fv1372%2Fphotos%2F8%2F892548%2F6116196%2Fsmiley_emoticons_joint-vi.gif&hash=66c51b2ebe866b78067fb5e79aef00ad8e8742c8)
I'm not so sure myself.
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Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: Asmodean on September 20, 2010, 11:04:06 PM
Quote from: "PoopShoot"I'm not so sure myself.
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Uh... Not to break up a nice party, but those two look like crack whores more than hippies  :pop:
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: PoopShoot on September 20, 2010, 11:16:49 PM
Quote from: "Asmodean"
Quote from: "PoopShoot"I'm not so sure myself.
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Uh... Not to break up a nice party, but those two look like crack whores more than hippies  :pop:
Never seen a crack whore, eh?
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: Asmodean on September 21, 2010, 12:11:31 PM
Quote from: "PoopShoot"Never seen a crack whore, eh?
Seen so many that if I never see another again, it will be too soon.  :rant:
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: curiosityandthecat on September 21, 2010, 12:37:59 PM
Quote from: "Asmodean"
Quote from: "PoopShoot"Never seen a crack whore, eh?
Seen so many that if I never see another again, it will be too soon.  :rant:
And this, Asmodean, is why I love you.  roflol

Btw, here's one.

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Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: karadan on September 21, 2010, 12:54:27 PM
Mug shot number nine is hot.
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: curiosityandthecat on September 21, 2010, 12:56:20 PM
Quote from: "karadan"Mug shot number nine is hot.
I figured you'd like that.  roflol
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: karadan on September 21, 2010, 02:52:19 PM
Quote from: "curiosityandthecat"
Quote from: "karadan"Mug shot number nine is hot.
I figured you'd like that.  roflol


Haha! To my recollection, That particular sentence has never passed my lips. I've obviously not been doing something right.
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: EssejSllim on September 23, 2010, 10:55:33 PM
As others have stated, the test seemed a bit simple, and I don't think it can be considered extremely accurate. That being said, I think it did pretty well for me. Economic Left/Right (-6.12) Libertarian/Authoritarian (-7.33).
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: wildfire_emissary on September 24, 2010, 02:35:43 PM
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Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: Byronazriel on September 28, 2010, 10:31:03 AM
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 :bananacolor:
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: DropLogic on September 29, 2010, 12:22:57 AM
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meh...I wasn't terribly impressed with the questions asked.  I would guess a 23 year old psych student at Brown University wrote those questions.
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: Jats on September 29, 2010, 12:40:27 AM
"...lies damned lies and statistics, throw me in the mix then, for some balance..."

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Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: PoopShoot on September 29, 2010, 12:46:13 AM
You have to be absolutely batshit to end up that high and right on that skewed ass test.
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: DropLogic on September 29, 2010, 07:02:19 AM
"We need breathing room!" replied Jats.
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: LegendarySandwich on February 14, 2011, 04:42:42 AM
There are many better political quizzes on the Internet than the Political Compass. Like this one (http://politicalquiz.net/).

My results:

Conservative/Progressive score: 12
You are a social progressive. You generally consider yourself a humanist first. You probably think that religion and patriotism go too far in society. You probably consider yourself to be a citizen of Earth first rather than a citizen of your country.

Capitalist Purist/Social Capitalist score: 12
You're a Social Capitalist, you think that, left to its own, Capitalism leaves a lot of people behind. You think that Health Care should be free to all, that the minimum wage should be raised, and that the government should provide jobs to all that are capable of having them. You likely hated the Bush tax cuts, and believe that the middle class has gotten poorer, and the rich have gotten richer over the past several years. The far extreme of social capitalism is socialism.

Libertarian/Authoritarian score: 2
You are libertarian. You think that the government is making way too many unnecessary laws that are taking away our innate rights. You believe that the government's job is primarily to protect people from harming other people, but after that they should mind their own business, and if we give the government too much power in controlling our lives, it can lead to fascism.

Pacifist/Militarist score: 2
You're a Pacifist. You are angered that the United States thinks it should dominate the world through its military force. You think that the only time war is necessary is when we are in direct danger of being attacked. You also believe the US spends way too much of its money on defense, as we can practically cut it in half and still easily defend ourselves, and use that money to fix all our economic problems.
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: ForTheLoveOfAll on February 14, 2011, 03:00:21 PM
Economic Left/Right: -3.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.38

Eh. Whatever. Thomas Jefferson is my role model.
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: ForTheLoveOfAll on February 14, 2011, 03:06:13 PM
ANNNDD

QuoteThe Quiz

The following are your scores. They are based on a gradual range of 0 to 12. For instance, a Conservative/Progressive score of 3 and 0 will both yield a result of social conservative, yet 0 would be an extreme conservative and 3 a moderate conservative



Conservative/Progressive score: 11
You are a social progressive. You generally consider yourself a humanist first. You probably think that religion and patriotism go too far in society. You probably consider yourself to be a citizen of Earth first rather than a citizen of your country.



Capitalist Purist/Social Capitalist score: 6
You are a Moderate Capitalist. You support an economy that is by and large a free market, but has public programs to help people who can't help themselves or need a little help. Pretty much you believe in the American economy how it currently is.



Libertarian/Authoritarian score: 1
You are libertarian. You think that the government is making way too many unnecessary laws that are taking away our innate rights. You believe that the government's job is primarily to protect people from harming other people, but after that they should mind their own business, and if we give the government too much power in controlling our lives, it can lead to fascism.



Pacifist/Militarist score: 0
You're a Pacifist. You are angered that the United States thinks it should dominate the world through its military force. You think that the only time war is necessary is when we are in direct danger of being attacked. You also believe the US spends way too much of its money on defense, as we can practically cut it in half and still easily defend ourselves, and use that money to fix all our economic problems.

Overall, you would most likely fit into the category of Libertarian
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: LegendarySandwich on February 15, 2011, 01:43:11 AM
There's also this, which I thought was pretty interesting:
http://www.moral-politics.com (http://www.moral-politics.com)

QuoteCHRIS'S SCORE

Your scored -4.5 on Moral Order and 4.5 on Moral Rules.

The following categories best match your score (multiple responses are possible):

    System: Socialism
    Ideology: Social Democratism
    Party: No match.
    Presidents: Jimmy Carter
    04' Election: David Cobb
    08' Election: Dennis Kucinich



Of the 662,727 respondents (11,708 on Facebook):

    3% are close to you.
    78% are more conservative.
    11% are more liberal.
    4% are more socialist.
    5% are more authoritarian.

Next Steps

    What does this mean?
    Start with Political Systems.
    Take our quick survey.
    Tell your Facebook friends.
    See the overall distribution.
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: terranus on February 16, 2011, 02:56:26 AM
Quote from: "LegendarySandwich"There are many better political quizzes on the Internet than the Political Compass. Like this one (http://politicalquiz.net/).

My results:

Conservative/Progressive score: 12
You are a social progressive. You generally consider yourself a humanist first. You probably think that religion and patriotism go too far in society. You probably consider yourself to be a citizen of Earth first rather than a citizen of your country.

Capitalist Purist/Social Capitalist score: 12
You're a Social Capitalist, you think that, left to its own, Capitalism leaves a lot of people behind. You think that Health Care should be free to all, that the minimum wage should be raised, and that the government should provide jobs to all that are capable of having them. You likely hated the Bush tax cuts, and believe that the middle class has gotten poorer, and the rich have gotten richer over the past several years. The far extreme of social capitalism is socialism.

Libertarian/Authoritarian score: 2
You are libertarian. You think that the government is making way too many unnecessary laws that are taking away our innate rights. You believe that the government's job is primarily to protect people from harming other people, but after that they should mind their own business, and if we give the government too much power in controlling our lives, it can lead to fascism.

Pacifist/Militarist score: 2
You're a Pacifist. You are angered that the United States thinks it should dominate the world through its military force. You think that the only time war is necessary is when we are in direct danger of being attacked. You also believe the US spends way too much of its money on defense, as we can practically cut it in half and still easily defend ourselves, and use that money to fix all our economic problems.


For some reason, PoliticalQuiz.net keeps freezing my browser. I switched over to Chrome, but then the results won't load at all. Dislike! :upset:
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: LegendarySandwich on February 16, 2011, 02:59:43 AM
Quote from: "terranus"For some reason, PoliticalQuiz.net keeps freezing my browser. I switched over to Chrome, but then the results won't load at all. Dislike! Google probably got jealous and decided to not to tell you your results.
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: terranus on February 17, 2011, 01:28:01 AM
I do use IE9 now. Haven't had any other problems with it so far.

And Google better give me my damn results, considering I use almost every other single service they offer - including one of their smart phones.
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: LegendarySandwich on February 17, 2011, 01:34:26 AM
Really? Which smartphone did you use? My birthday is coming up, along with my Verizon contract renewal, and I was thinking about getting a smartphone. Probably an Android, as I have heard they are superior to iPhones.

I might even be able to get a phone on a different network.
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: terranus on February 17, 2011, 01:55:12 AM
Android is superior to Apple. We have the Flash player which allows us to browse any website just as well as your laptop can. And app developers don't have to pay Google. It's basically a developers phone in that we get all the latest apps and Android updates before anyone else does, because the Nexus One runs a stock version of the Android operating system without any 3rd party cell-carrier crap on it. Unfortunately though, I have T-Mobile. Good prices, terrible service. I used to have Verizon before I got this phone...they had decent phones and by far the best coverage...but they were just so damn pricey I finally told them to shove it. And then they tried to charge me twice for my contract cancellation fee.  :upset:

If you don't mind putting up with their high prices and terrible customer service, then I say stick with Verizon and get one of their Android phones. They usually have the best selection of them. Although Sprint is about to take that from them (seeing as how they can't get the iPhone, Sprint has fully commited to Android).
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: TerryDay on February 17, 2011, 05:42:21 AM
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Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: Arturo on February 01, 2017, 06:33:54 AM
I think I will revive this thread since I took the same test earlier. I also took these two tests:
https://www.isidewith.com/political-quiz
http://www.playbuzz.com/felixstablum10/the-definitive-political-orientation-test

To use the graph from the test in the OP, I'll say that I fell in the bottom left (or libertarian left). I fell somewhere among anarcho-socialism, libertarian socialism, and syndicalism. Although I agree more with syndicalism than the other two. But there are things that I feel more progressive on, such as the advancement and implementation of science and the development of the economy for EVERYONE, not just the filthy rich.

Sorry but you are not allowed to view spoiler contents.


And I align most closely with Hillary Clinton in the recent election.
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: xSilverPhinx on February 04, 2017, 01:25:20 AM
Ok, why not.

I got:

(https://www.politicalcompass.org/chart?ec=-2.63&soc=-4.26)

Economic Left/Right: -2.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.26
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: Arturo on February 04, 2017, 02:56:25 AM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on February 04, 2017, 01:25:20 AM
Ok, why not.

I got:

(https://www.politicalcompass.org/chart?ec=-2.63&soc=-4.26)

Economic Left/Right: -2.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.26


Congratulations! You're a socialist.  ;)
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: Tom62 on February 04, 2017, 10:38:58 AM
I'm a bit more to the right and the middle

(https://www.politicalcompass.org/chart?ec=2.13&soc=0.0)
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: xSilverPhinx on February 04, 2017, 01:02:09 PM
Quote from: Apathy on February 04, 2017, 02:56:25 AM
Congratulations! You're a socialist.  ;)

Shh! Don't tell anyone.  :shhh:

In Brazil we also have a divided population.  ::)
Title: Re: The Political Compass: Where Do You Fall On It?
Post by: No one on February 04, 2017, 02:16:32 PM
With the Flying Spaghetti Monster at the Helm, I have no need for a compass. Political, moral, or otherwise.



Thank you very much.
Have a nice day.