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The discussion centers around participants sharing their results from the political compass test, which measures economic and social ideologies. Many identify themselves in the left libertarian quadrant, with some expressing dissatisfaction with the phrasing of certain questions in the test. Participants compare their positions to historical figures, with references to Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, and even Hitler, highlighting the perceived distance from mainstream political leaders. There is a playful tone as users joke about their political alignments and engage in light banter regarding their views and the implications of their test results. The conversation also touches on the complexity of political beliefs, with some expressing frustration over the oversimplification of political identities in such tests.
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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.
 
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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?
 
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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.
 
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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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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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If I had more time to post..as I used to..it would be a bit clearer..but..I don't, sorry.
Russ has been around for awhile...what do you think?
 
  • #32
of course...some of you are so extreme...that anyone that isn't touting marxism and spouting chomsky and moore... is automaticly considered right wing religious fanatic.
 
  • #33
kat said:
Russ has been around for awhile...what do you think?
AH HHHHA! Got you russ! I always knew you were a minion of satan!
 
  • #34
kat said:
of course...some of you are so extreme...that anyone that isn't touting marxism and spouting chomsky and moore... is automaticly considered right wing religious fanatic.
thats not true, lyn isn't spouting marxism and we don't consider him a right wing religious fanatic... and NO ONE spouts moore. seriously... not ever!
 
  • #35
eh...nothings more ebil than smurfs...everyone who's anyone knows that...
 
  • #36
I was actually suprised to see Kat take a conservative stance on things because the first discussion I had with her she took a rather liberal one.
 
  • #37
My entire world is turning up side down. This is surely some ruse on part of the enemy.
 
  • #38
Smurf said:
:smile: You're only a democrat out of necessity. We all know if you had your way you'd vote Green.
Smurfy, you know me so well.
P.S. Besides we already know you don't date short people. And I don't date people who wouldn't date me, so
Short people, no. Short stallions on the other hand...
 
  • #39
pattylou said:
Smurfy, you know me so well.
I know everything.
 
  • #40
Smurf said:
I know everything.

I remember those days...I just can't figure out how I managed to forget so much.
 
  • #41
Anttech said:
hey but at least you are as right wing as Hitler ;-) hehe (j/king of course)

You better be kidding. Hitler is on the exact opposite end of the authoritarian scale from me.
 
  • #42
You better be kidding. Hitler is on the exact opposite end of the authoritarian scale from me.

I was, but I was referring to the fact that you are aligned with Hitler from an ecconimical point of view... anyway yes it was a joke ;-)
 
  • #43
Was Hitler really a free-marketer? I don't know a damn about his economic policies, but his party was called the National Socialist Party. Was that some kind of inside joke?
 
  • #44
Economic Left/Right: -5.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.41


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Did you notice how all the most sadistic evil ****s on their international compass fall on the authoritarian side? And most of those on the right?

And the folk heroes fall in the bottom left quadrant? HMMMMMM
 
  • #45
kat said:
Pretty much the same as last time I took this test.

Economic Left/Right: -4.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.26



...


ROFLROFLROFLROFLROFLROFLROFLROFLROFLROFLROFLROFLROFLROFL

either a sick joke or you are truly misguided as to your history and political views
 

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