Where Do You Fall on the Political Compass?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around participants sharing their results from the Political Compass test, which categorizes political beliefs along economic and social axes. Participants express their positions, compare results, and engage in light-hearted banter regarding their political alignments.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants identify as left libertarians, with one noting a lack of famous figures representing their position.
  • Several participants report being near Gandhi on the political compass, with specific economic and social coordinates shared.
  • One participant mentions being surprised by their conservative stance, contrasting it with previous liberal views.
  • Concerns are raised about the phrasing of questions in the Political Compass test, suggesting that some questions may not adequately capture political beliefs.
  • There is a humorous exchange regarding political alignments, including a joke about being as right-wing as Hitler, which prompts clarification about economic positions.
  • Participants express frustration over the lack of representation for their political views on the international chart.
  • Some participants discuss the implications of their positions, noting that historical figures associated with authoritarianism often fall on the right side of the compass.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

The discussion features a variety of political positions with no clear consensus. Participants express differing views on the accuracy and relevance of the Political Compass test, as well as their own political identities.

Contextual Notes

Some participants highlight limitations in the test's questions, suggesting that certain phrasing may lead to misinterpretation of political beliefs. Additionally, there are unresolved discussions about the implications of historical political figures and their alignment on the compass.

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Where do you fall?

Near Stalin? Near Thatcher?
Near Gandi? Near Bush?

:-)

http://www.politicalcompass.org/
 
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I'm actually in the very far corner of left libertarianism. Heh, there are no famous people even close to me.
 
me too... well near Gandi actually

Economic Left/Right: -5.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.56
 
Really interesting mine is

Economic Left/Right: 6.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.72
 
Smurf said:
I'm actually in the very far corner of left libertarianism. Heh, there are no famous people even close to me.

Eactly where I would have put you Smurf
 
Anttech said:
me too... well near Gandi actually

Economic Left/Right: -5.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.56

Pretty accurate compass... :smile:
 
Whats with the big 1st letter
 
Anttech said:
Whats with the big 1st letter

you screwed it up!

Next comes the O and then the S and then the T...since it was a repost!
 
Roughly at Nelson Mandela's position.
 
  • #10
Anttech said:
me too... well near Gandi actually

Economic Left/Right: -5.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.56
heh. I'm -9.8 and -8.9

beat you by a mile.
 
  • #11
Glad to see this site is still in business. They had some new questions, but I still wound up in the same place as before, a little southwest of the origin, but not too far.
 
  • #12
There are, however, questions where the phrasing is bad.
For example, by making rehabilitation vs. punishment into the big issue when mapping attitudes toward criminals, one disregards that some might actually regard the safety of the general public (by removing a dangerous individual) as more important than either of the offered alternatives (a fourth concern might be to deter others from doing similar acts in the future).
 
  • #13
Around the same place as before, close to the center, always more right than authoritan.

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -1.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.36
 
  • #14
There are some really crappy questions in this test, like this: There are no savage and civilised peoples; there are only different cultures. Can't there be both? And what exactly does one's view on abstract art have to do with politics?

Anyway, I got:

Economic Left/Right: 3.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.85

Which I think is a little different than last time, though still in the same quadrant. Interestingly enough, not a single person on the international chart is even in the same quadrant as me. Great to know that not a single world leader represents my interests.
 
  • #15
hey but at least you are as right wing as Hitler ;-) hehe (j/king of course)
 
  • #16
It says I'm between Gandalf and Captian Picard.

Stupid on-line questionnaires.
 
  • #17
IIRC something like -3.5 and -3.5. No surprise.

Townsend I thought your color code was for red republican, blue democrat, green environmentalist... And you addressed your posts (AFAICT) accordingly. Was that intentional?
 
  • #18
pattylou said:
IIRC something like -3.5 and -3.5. No surprise.

Townsend I thought your color code was for red republican, blue democrat, green environmentalist... And you addressed your posts (AFAICT) accordingly. Was that intentional?
That doesn't make any sense. He got me and Anttech mixed up. I'm the enviromentalist, he's the democrat. I hate democrats.
 
  • #19
pattylou said:
IIRC something like -3.5 and -3.5. No surprise.

Townsend I thought your color code was for red republican, blue democrat, green environmentalist... And you addressed your posts (AFAICT) accordingly. Was that intentional?

The colors were intended to be politically symbolic but I wasn't trying to line them up with anyone...
 
  • #20
Smurf said:
That doesn't make any sense. He got me and Anttech mixed up. I'm the enviromentalist, he's the democrat. I hate democrats.

Got it buddy...
 
  • #21
I'm just about dead centre.
 
  • #22
Art said:
I'm just about dead centre.

What color is that?
 
  • #23
Townsend said:
What color is that?
If you spin it, it would be white. :biggrin:
 
  • #24
Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: 0.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.77
 
  • #25
Smurf said:
That doesn't make any sense. He got me and Anttech mixed up. I'm the enviromentalist, he's the democrat. I hate democrats.
I don't believe you. I'm a democrat, and we have a fledgling romance.
 
  • #26
pattylou said:
I don't believe you. I'm a democrat, and we have a fledgling romance.
:smile: You're only a democrat out of necessity. We all know if you had your way you'd vote Green.

P.S. Besides we already know you don't date short people. And I don't date people who wouldn't date me, so
 
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  • #27
Pretty much the same as last time I took this test.

Economic Left/Right: -4.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.26
 
  • #28
kat said:
Economic Left/Right: -4.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.26
there's no smiley for the look on my face right now.
 
  • #29
Smurf said:
there's no smiley for the look on my face right now.
Not even :eek: or
 
  • #30
Nope. Not enough confusion.
 

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