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The discussion revolves around participants sharing their results from the Political Compass test, which measures political ideology along two axes: Economic Left/Right and Social Libertarian/Authoritarian. Participants express their scores, share graphs, and comment on their political positions, with a focus on personal interpretations and comparisons.

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  • Participants share their Political Compass scores, with a range of results indicating various political leanings, such as economic left or right and social libertarian or authoritarian.
  • Some participants express confusion about the meaning of their scores and the implications of the test.
  • Several participants note that they align with well-known figures like the Dalai Lama or Gandhi, suggesting a tendency towards libertarian or leftist views.
  • There are comments on the perceived lack of diversity in the scores shared, with many participants reporting negative values on both axes.
  • Some participants critique the phrasing of questions in the test, indicating that ambiguity may affect their responses.
  • One participant humorously suggests that a well-known political figure, Dick Cheney, would score highly on both axes, prompting light-hearted responses.

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Participants do not reach a consensus on the interpretation of their scores or the effectiveness of the test questions. There are multiple competing views regarding the implications of their results and the clarity of the test.

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Some participants express uncertainty about how to interpret their scores and the questions posed in the test, indicating that the phrasing may lead to varied interpretations.

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I am
Economic Left/Right: 3.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.49

There's aren't many people (as the result shows) in the fourth quadrant :shy:

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http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/5403/internationalchartco6.gif mine
http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/1640/pcgraphpngphphd5.png

OOPS.. there's one locked thread already there :(
 
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-3.12
-2.62
 
I've taken this before and I was a little lower down in the Dalai Lama's direction, but not too much different. I'm just in a foul mood.

Like I've always said, I'm pretty much smack dab in the middle politically.

Rootx, no one famous is in your quadrant. :wink:

Economic Left/Right: -2.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.36

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/7059/pcgraphpngop6.png
 
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I am a fiscal and social conservative, and I find myself about paired with the Dalai Lama? I'm quite libertarian in the sense that that I feel that government should keep its nose out of peoples' business and should size-down and disengage.

http://www.politicalcompass.org/facebook/pcgraphpng.php?ec=-6.50&soc=-5.33
 
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See, I answered that big business should squash the little people for the sake of shareholders. :devil:

ooops, I took it again and I misread some of the questions.

Economic Left/Right: -4.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.67

http://www.politicalcompass.org/facebook/pcgraphpng.php?ec=-4.88&soc=-0.67

I have no idea what this means, btw.
 
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Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -7.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.69


http://www.politicalcompass.org/facebook/pcgraphpng.php?ec=-7.00&soc=-3.69
 
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Strange that
all people till now have

Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: negative
and
Economic Left/Right: negative (excluding me!)
 
  • #11
rootX said:
Strange that
all people till now have

Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: negative
and
Economic Left/Right: negative (excluding me!)

Gandhi is our hero!
 
  • #13
Here's a different one I took a while back.

political.jpg
 
  • #14
B. Elliott said:
Here's a different one I took a while back.

political.jpg
Where did you land on this one?
 
  • #15
FrancisZ said:
Gandhi is our hero!

I landed on the Dalai Lama's head.
 
  • #16
Kurdt said:
I landed on the Dalai Lama's head.

Monks are good people.
 
  • #17
Evo said:
Where did you land on this one?

From this site... http://www.okcupid.com/politics

Here's my results from this one.

Economic Left/Right: -3.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.67
http://www.politicalcompass.org/facebook/pcgraphpng.php?ec=-3.00&soc=-0.67
 
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  • #18
Hooray, I'm a libertarian!

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -2.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.54

http://www.politicalcompass.org/facebook/pcgraphpng.php?ec=-2.00&soc=-3.54
 
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  • #19
I don't know, Moonbear is purple, I like Moonbear.
 
  • #20
Economic Left/Right: 4.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 3.38
 
  • #21
Here's mine -

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/2886/compassns4.png
 
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  • #22
lisab said:
Here's mine -

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/2886/compassns4.png
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We are almost on the same spot, but you are more libertarian than me, by one unit. :)
 
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  • #23
Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -1.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.92
 
  • #24
Dr Transport said:
Economic Left/Right: 4.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 3.38

AHahaha, nice job leaving out the graph. He's blue guys, ATTACK!
 
  • #25
Figure Dick Cheney at a +10, +10 ?
 
  • #26
Economic Left/Right: -0.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.08

I was only slightly off center the last time I took this. I think its because some of these questions I just can't answer so simply and sort of pick what ever I feel is closest at the time.
 
  • #27
Cyrus said:
AHahaha, nice job leaving out the graph. He's blue guys, ATTACK!

:smile:
 
  • #28
I think in the original they had Hitler and one member was a near match.
 
  • #29
Some of the questions were not very well posed, for example:

There is now a worrying fusion of information and entertainment.

Am I agreeing if there is a fusion? Or if it's worrying?

It is regrettable that many personal fortunes are made by people who simply manipulate money and contribute nothing to their society.

Is this asking whether or not it is regrettable, or whether such people contribute nothing? People who "simply manipulate money" are clearly providing a service which someone is willing to pay for, else they wouldn't be making a profit.

That being said, here's my score:

Economic Left/Right: 0.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.26
 
  • #30
Economic Left/Right: -3.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.64

It is all mumbo jumbo to me.
 

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