The Political Compass test

[ironchop]

anyone here ever done this?

I was surprised by my own results

Click on "take the test" link down a few paragraphs......try the "Iconochasms" link too....very interesting quotes from famous hypocrites

have a go:

http://politicalcompass.org/

[atctim]

Mine was right where I thought it was. I was not surprised by my results at all.

[ironchop]

Where did you place, Tim?

I was Left of Center a couple squares but deep in Libertarian territory. I was surprised by the left of center part.

[83ATC185]

Took it in a big hurry at work i ended up dead center, with an economic 0.0 and a .31 social..

A lot of those issues/definitions have a lot broader spectrum than agree/disagree

Will take again when i have time to really read through it. Definitely a tool for thought

[ironchop]

The one big flaw I can see is in how one interprets the questions before they answer

[atctim]

Where did you place, Tim?

I was Left of Center a couple squares but deep in Libertarian territory. I was surprised by the left of center part.

Far right, but dead center on the up down scale.

[DohcBikes]

Here's mine.

Economic Left/Right: 0.5
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.74



I agree chop, all the questions seem loaded so it's gonna mess with the outcome imo.

[RIDE-RED 250r]

Here is mine... And I strongly agree,() that there should have been a "neither agree nor disagree" choice.... I spent more time fussing over questions I would have answered "neither agree nor disagree"...

[El Camexican]

I ended up one square to the right of center on the bottom blue row. I don’t know what that makes me, but if it’s anything like darts, or target practice I guess I was close.

X 3 on the loaded questions. Some issues are way too complex for a multiple choice answer.

[ironchop]

I especially dislike questions about a free market because 'free market' is something that means different things for different people. For example, I like capitalism but I'm opposed to monopolies and anything called 'too big to fail' and believe we need safeguards, that are enforced for once, yo prevent such things as its the citizen who foots the bill for the profiteering of reckless a-holes.

When they say 'market free of regulation' I'm not bailing out anymore businessmen with my hard work so that is something I consider before answering.

'From each according to his ability, to each according to his need' is a phrase straight out of Marx' communist manifesto....my answer to that is hell no!

I'm wondering how I got calculated Left of center on economy

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[Joseph Farrow]

Your Political Compass

Economic Left/Right: 2.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 3.38

[RIDE-RED 250r]

I especially dislike questions about a free market because 'free market' is something that means different things for different people. For example, I like capitalism but I'm opposed to monopolies and anything called 'too big to fail' and believe we need safeguards, that are enforced for once, yo prevent such things as its the citizen who foots the bill for the profiteering of reckless a-holes.

When they say 'market free of regulation' I'm not bailing out anymore businessmen with my hard work so that is something I consider before answering.

'From each according to his ability, to each according to his need' is a phrase straight out of Marx' communist manifesto....my answer to that is hell no!

I'm wondering how I got calculated Left of center on economy

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I wonder how many people who have taken the quiz even know that is from the communist manifesto..... Or maybe, it could be that they know all about it because they believe in that tripe.. Isn't communism cool and hip with the youngsters these days????

[83ATC185]

I wonder how many people who have taken the quiz even know that is from the communist manifesto..... Or maybe, it could be that they know all about it because they believe in that tripe..

Knowing the background of that statement would surely make a difference in how some people answered I'm sure, although it shouldn't..

I knew that actually, having read it and the commentaries...

On a side note i own a lot of books that i can only hope a stranger to me finds while going through my things when i die...they're in for a treat...

I took the test again with near the same results...

Isn't communism cool and hip with the youngsters these days????

That is a very scary thing that is happening right now. Isn't that the only other way to implement a socialistic system like that other than brute force? Make it the "cool" thing with such an ironic catchphrase its hard to believe, and pass it off as an easier alternative to working soooo hard?

[Scootertrash]

From each according to his ability, to each according to his need

I wonder how many here who took the test agree with that line of thinking?

[RIDE-RED 250r]

You know, probably the biggest problem with "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need" is figuring out who gets to decide the abilities and needs of the masses.....

What a twisted philosophy.