[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Political Compass Test (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 4/6/2009 2:53:02 AM EDT
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The left-right line with totally controlled economy, on the hard left and ultimate free market on the right.
The top-bottom line with more social control at the top and less at the bottom. 
Link Basically I don't thing the government should have any control over the economy or social issues. |
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i am almost the same as above just more towards authoritarian |
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Wow! It's the first time I've ever seen the "everyone is a libertard" test! You didn't even post a link.  The paulbots used to spam us incessantly with this silly thing.The test is quite accurate compared to a single-line spectrum. The political landscape simply isn't "Left - Right." You can thank the late 18th century French National Assembly for the origin of the terms, but they are simply used out of convenience today, particularly in regards to a polarized party system. I hope we can all agree, however, that we are much more politically diverse in opinion that sitting in just two different camps. The paulbots DO have a decent argument that the vast majority of us have a libertarian swing in some capacity. Even if a self-described "Liberal" is anti-gun (which goes in the face of "liberalism," but I digress), they still most likely have libertarian swings in regards to free speech or gays or what have you. - BG |
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I've got to be the most well balanced dude in here. http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/6213/graph.png We're pretty close. |
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<snip> I hope we can all agree, however, that we are much more politically diverse in opinion that sitting in just two different camps. The paulbots DO have a decent argument that the vast majority of us have a libertarian swing in some capacity. Even if a self-described "Liberal" is anti-gun (which goes in the face of "liberalism," but I digress), they still most likely have libertarian swings in regards to free speech or gays or what have you. - BG True, of course––but that is still a far cry from the Libertarian PARTY. |
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I've got to be the most well balanced dude in here. http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/6213/graph.png Translation: The most Sheeple like, you find a way to agree with everyone. 
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<snip> I hope we can all agree, however, that we are much more politically diverse in opinion that sitting in just two different camps. The paulbots DO have a decent argument that the vast majority of us have a libertarian swing in some capacity. Even if a self-described "Liberal" is anti-gun (which goes in the face of "liberalism," but I digress), they still most likely have libertarian swings in regards to free speech or gays or what have you. - BG True, of course––but that is still a far cry from the Libertarian PARTY. The compass has little or nothing to do with political party affiliation, unless you tried to map out where a party is on it based on current platform. The compass is merely a way to compare an individual to another. None of this changes the fact that most people are surprised that they end up more on the libertarian side of things. That is in relation to the ideology, not the party. - BG |
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wow...different results then i thought...i think its casue some of the questions did not make sence to me and i juist guessed+
http://www.politicalcompass.org/test |
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<snip> I hope we can all agree, however, that we are much more politically diverse in opinion that sitting in just two different camps. The paulbots DO have a decent argument that the vast majority of us have a libertarian swing in some capacity. Even if a self-described "Liberal" is anti-gun (which goes in the face of "liberalism," but I digress), they still most likely have libertarian swings in regards to free speech or gays or what have you. - BG True, of course––but that is still a far cry from the Libertarian PARTY. The compass has little or nothing to do with political party affiliation, unless you tried to map out where a party is on it based on current platform. The compass is merely a way to compare an individual to another. None of this changes the fact that most people are surprised that they end up more on the libertarian side of things. That is in relation to the ideology, not the party. - BG That's the point I was trying to make. 
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Don't read too much into the Political Compass, I typical debate on another board, the biggest liberal, you know the type, totally non-judgmental, unless its his own country or conservative, higher taxes, more government spending and programs, legalize prostitution, legalize drugs, but ban tobacco, socialized medicine, repeats the slogans from the DNC, Moveon.org, mediamatters.com, etc. He constantly claims to be a MODERATE, because he registered as an Independent and his Political Compass test falls in the center toward libertarian.
The thing is in the middle of detail, i.e. it doesn't get to the root of your basic political beliefs. It doesn't get into the details of issues, just graps a few issues and plots according to your simple answer of a few issues. Mine Theirs of several world leaders based off the input from professionals  
So, Margaret Thatcher and GW Bush are almost as fascist as Hitler? GW Bush is almost a free trader and capitalist as Milton Friedman? I think the chart can produce some pretty variable results, that plus some of the contributors may be biased. |
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http://www.politicalcompass.org/facebook/pcgraphpng.php?ec=-3.88&soc=-4.15 Not really a shock. Uh oh, someone more "liberal" than me. 
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Anyone who thinks that test is of any worth whatsoever needs to do a head check against their senators. To put it in perspective, here's AZ, AK, TX, CA, IL, MA, NY, and WA:
For those of you so proud of standing in the middle, Ted Kennedy and Barbara Boxer are only right of center if Lenin, Marx, Mao, and Che are standing there with them. |
