Where do you stand politically? (test inside)

[LadeJarl]

A friend of mine pointed me to this Political Compass test.

Take the test and post your scores.

Mine:
Economic Left/Right: -6.50
Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.31

[JohnKleeb]

1. taken it before

Economic Left/Right: -8
Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.5
I would envision Dean would be in the middle negatives for lib/auth and for economic maybe lower negatives upper postive. Just saying that to answer a question I heard earlier.

[Ignoramus]

2. The first question is invalid

so I can't play...

[LadeJarl]

3. huh?

huh??????

Explain, pls.

[donco6]

5. Here's the first question:

If economic globalisation is inevitable, it should primarily serve humanity rather than the interests of trans-national corporations.

It's a false choice - an "either or" that isn't really either/or. So, I would agree, it's not the fairest of questions.

[MaynardIsGod]

8. They tell you the reason

for the either or questions in the instructions

[tanizaki]

32. Lots of false questions on that site

On that same first page there is a question about the superiority of certain races. Racism is not a right/left issue or an authoritarian/libertarian issue. It's a question about pseudoscience. They might as well ask a question like "The alignment of the planets affects the lives of people on Earth" to determine how similar your political views are to Gandhi or Stalin.

[donco6]

4. My score:

Economic Left/Right -6.75
Libertarian/Authoritarian -6.72

God, I'm practically a commie!

[DieboldMustDie]

17. Actually, those scores place you...

in the same neighborhood as Ghandi, Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama, and me.
I'm a -6.12, -6.62 ;)

[Momof1]

6. Score

Economin L/R: -6.50
Libertarian/Auth: -5.85

[Booberdawg]

7. I must be more moderate

Economic Left/Right -4.12
Libertarian/Authortarian -4.31

[nedlogg]

9. Mine

Economic Left/Right: -3.75
Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.03

[MaynardIsGod]

10. my results

Economic Left/Right: -9.25
Libertarian/Authoritarian: -9.28

jesus... I guess I'm a raging lefty....haha

[Mokito]

52. Somewhat more moderate here,

Still quite a lefty...

Economic Left/Right: -8.00
Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.67

[InkAddict]

11. IControl (nothing)

Economic Left/Right: -4.25
Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.21

[short bus president]

12. Yup - me and the frikkin' Dalai Lama!

[Demobrat]

14. And me!

Short bus president, Demobrat and the Dali Lama were in a rowboat...

[notadmblnd]

13. Just left of center for me

Economic Left/Right: -2.12
Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.51

[Rabrrrrrr]

18. Whew! at least one comrade in arms!

Economic Left/Right: -2.12 (same as you)
Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.28


Some of the questions I don't like - I answer "strongly agree" to the question "The benefit of a one party system is that it progresses faster because of lack of argument", which is, I'd say, 100% correct, but on the other hand, it's a stupid question befuase it doesn't ask "do you agree with this?"

Some of the questions, like the aforementioned, aren't asking ideology at all, just logic. If a statement is true, it's just true. There's no left/right involved in it.

hate questionnairres and surveys that ask loaded questions, or questions that aren't questions at all.

[notadmblnd]

21. I did'nt like the some of the questions either

And I really have a problem with corporate America right now. I feel that they have been the real terrorists in this country expecially the last couple of years. Layoffs, Offshoring jobs (especially in IT), swindling workers out of their pensions and 401k's.

I'd love to see some of the Ken Lays, Dick Browns, Chenys' and associates stripped of their assets, tarred and feathered and left standing on the streets homeless holding a sign saying "will work for food".

[Rabrrrrrr]

23. Man, me, too

Though I have to say, one of my 401(k)s, from a company I cannot name but which is a wonderful company and I will be forever glad I worked there, is a 401(k) which they manage, and actually managed to go up almost 30% last year and the year before.

But yeah, Ken lay and all those criminal fucks need to be in jail. I'm totally okay with business, I love capitalism, I don't want socialism or communism, but there have to be regulations to protect the environment, to protect workers, to protect shareholders, and to keep companies from controlling the government.

Obviously, with this fascist criminal asshole in the white house, we won't be keeping corporations from controlling the government, but perhaps some day.

But some of the questions in this political thing are designed so that you can't be pro-capitalism but also pro-regulation, and can't be in favor earning whatever their talents can bring them while also saying you are in favor of demanding that corporations be socially responsible.

So, in many ways, the test is skewed. overall, i think it does a good job, though I wish they'd get the idealogy out of the questions.

[LynneSin]

24. They could use the "I really don't care"

Like with the Marijuana issue - personally I don't care either way if Marijuana is legalized or not (I'm a non-smoker with no opinion), but if I had to choose I just agreed (but no strongly).

[nuxvomica]

48. Depends on how you define "progresses"

A one-party system progresses rather rapidly to a totalitarian state.

[atreides1]

15. Here's Mine

Economic Left/Right: -7.38
Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.05

[Andy_Stephenson]

16. Here is my score

Economic Left/Right: -5.62
Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.56

There with the Dali Lama and Gandhi

[Duncan Grant]

19. I already knew I was left of center...way left.

Economic Left/Right: -7.12
Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.33

Well, there goes my security clearance. Damn!

[Mr. McD]

20. About the same as the last time this thread ran

Economic Left/Right: -7.62
Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.85

[LynneSin]

22. I could be Gandhi reincarnated

Economic Left/Right: -6.00
Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.15


And I would take that as a compliment if I was!

[blondeatlast]

25. It seems pretty accurate to me.

Economic Left/Right: -5.38
Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.82

Still pretty far left and libertarian--not a bad combo, IMHO

[MrScorpio]

26. I make Gandhi look like Rush Limbaugh

Your political compass

Economic Left/Right: -8.75
Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.97

This is obviously a result of my strong pro-labor upbringing in Detroit and my frequent visits to the Netherlands. (Even my wife is Dutch)

If it wasn't for spending 20 years in the USAF, it might be even farther to the left.

POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!! DOWN WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT!!!

[Darranar]

27. Hated the questions...

My score:
Economic Left/Right: -5.88
Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.31

They ignored several issues, however, and I think they lumped civil rights in with Libertarian/Authoritarian, which isn't really fair. Universal Health Care, for intance, was dodged, with only a single question anywhere close to it. In a poll that would be more complete, I'd probably be in the 7s, 8s, or 9s.

[classics]

28. Is this the test that makes everyone into a Libertarian?

Or a different one?

[youngred]

29. way out there

Economic Left/Right: -8.62
Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.62

go figure :-)

[JohnKleeb]

36. I am more liberal than you on lib/auth

on economics however we're about equal I also was more liberal economically.

[youngred]

37. kinda odd

I've taken the test several times, and comeup near the same place. I think my penchant for big gov't thinking pinkoness cuts me off at the libertarian angle a bit. It all depends though on my frame of mind whether I'm feeling strongly or just regularly on an issue

[Sirius_on]

49. Economic Left/Right: 1.12 Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.10

Almost EXACTLY in the middle. Makes sence, I have always been moderate. I think some of those questions made me look more conservative then I really am.

EDIT: Didnt mean to post as a reply to this post.

[ornotna]

30. my score

Economic Left/Right: -5.75
Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.36
Puts a smile on my face....I'm 180 degrees from Dubya.

[chomskyite2]

31. my lefty score.

http://www.dancinggoblin.com/

uh..... i mean

Economic Left/Right: -7.00
Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.87

thats me.

[KCDem]

33. question about ?#6:

Military action that defies international law is sometimes justified.

I guess I'm conflicted on this. On the one hand, I want to say no.

At the same time, am I the only person who is disgusted at the fact that there are "laws" pertaining to war? As if it's a big game of paintball? Part of me thinks that damn, if you're going to try to kill someone, do it. Don't make it a game subject to laws.

[youngred]

35. that's not about the laws of war

I think it refers more to Just war doctine and the policy on agressive war and the UN

[nuxvomica]

46. I was conflicted on that too

I just selected "disagree". There should've been a "that depends" choice because who says I would always agree with international law which by its nature is a moving target.

[leftist_rebel1569]

34. What I got...

Economic Left/Right: -7.25
Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.15

It's kinda what I thought I was, actually...

[JohnKleeb]

38. nevermind did it again

Economic Left/Right: -8.88
Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.03
still pretty far left and damned proud thats only because I wasnt strongly in agree or disagreement,

[rppper]

39. i sit in good company

...somewhere between ghandi and mandella...

[aquaman]

40. Oh my God

I'm a Republican, just kidding, I have done this little test before, I am so far left that I am red.

[nayt]

41. My political compass

Economic Left/Right: 6.62
Libertarian/Authoritarian: 2.46

[FloridaJudy]

42. Political Quiz

Uh...I'm way down near the South-West corner.

Is it glaringly obvious that I was born and raised in Berkeley, California, or what?

:hippie:

[Raenelle]

43. Econ left-right, -6.88; lib/auth, -7.23

Actually, that's a bit surprising to me. I'd have thought I had a bit, an itty bit more authoritarianism in me, since I am an FDR New Deal, big government Dem.

[laura888]

44. -5.75 and .-4.62

looks like I'm not as liberal as some folks here - but glad to be in the same square as Gandhi and Mandela!!!

[nuxvomica]

45. Economic L/R -8.25; L/A -7.49

My economic stances are actually very pragmatic and have evolved as I've learned more about the subject. My libertarian stances just follow the plain English of the U.S. Constitution, thank you very much.

[Sirius_on]

47. Some people are naturally unlucky??

How would a liberal verse conservative answer this? Seems like an odd question.

[laura888]

50. conservatives are more apt to give up on people

hence their support for death penalty, less willing to spend money on helping those in unfortunate straits. So a conservative seeing someone in an unlucky situation, might just say that's the person's fate or some such.

Anyway, that's my take on it.

[Sirius_on]

51. Easy for me

I don't believe in luck.

[Christian73]

53. I've taken this test before...

and ended up in the Ghandi section.

When asked I always say I'm slightly to the right of Emma Goldman.