Political leanings

[eagle33199]

I thought it might be interesting if people on the forums here would take a political survey that aims at determining your political orientation. one i found that seems to be decent is:
http://www.politicalcompass.org/questionnaire

It plots your position on a two axis model, based on 6 pages of questions. The results may surprise you...

how some well known individuals fall on the axis:
Stalin: Extreme left, extreme authoritarian
Hitler: Slightly right, extreme authoritarian
Margaret Thatcher: Right and authoritarian
Gandhi: left and libertarian
Milton Friedman: Right and libertarian


Finally, me: slightly right and libertarian. Surprised?

Current PC members (updated as i see the posts):



Current world leaders:

[Tyrin]

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I thought it might be interesting if people on the forums here would take a political survey that aims at determining your political orientation. one i found that seems to be decent is:
http://www.politicalcompass.org/questionnaire

It plots your position on a two axis model, based on 6 pages of questions. The results may surprise you...

how some well known individuals fall on the axis:
Stalin: Extreme left, extreme authoritarian
Hitler: Slightly right, extreme authoritarian
Margaret Thatcher: Right and authoritarian
Gandhi: left and libertarian
Milton Friedman: Right and libertarian
Finally, me: slightly right and libertarian. Surprised?


[/b]

Does anyone else thing this chart is messed up? How are communism (left) and neo-liberalism (right) opposites? Isn't the opposite of communism capitalism or something along those lines? (free markets, etc.)

And while I can see the case for using authoritarian vs. libertarian, I think this is confusing as well. After all, authoritarian is usually used to describe a dictatorship, yet a democracy can and does often choose systems which are communal and obligatory, thereby decidedly NOT libertarian.

It's a neat idea, but I can't wrap my brain around it the way it is. Sorry, E.

[eagle33199]

The x axis deals with the economic spectrum, while the y-axis deals with the social spectrum. It's come up in some threads on here in the past that the two spectrum's are disjoint - just because someone might be socially liberal doesn't mean they can't be fiscally conservative.

I don't want to say too much about it before people take the test, but at the end is a pretty good explanation of how the axis work out, with some good examples of well known characters (like hitler, stalin, etc) to help define the extremes. I don't associate much with the labels they put on the axis - just think of them as ranging from liberal to conservative in the social and economic aspects.

So i would fall as slightly conservative economically, and more liberal socially.

[tleonhar]

My score was a -5.63 and -5.33. Puts me in the neighborhood of Gahndi, Mandela, and the Dalai Lama

[patrickindallas]

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Does anyone else thing this chart is messed up? How are communism (left) and neo-liberalism (right) opposites? Isn't the opposite of communism capitalism or something along those lines? (free markets, etc.)
[/b]

The FAQ's will help answer some of your questions. #19 should answer your first one.



Excellent topic here. I take this test about once per year just to see where I'm at. I guess it's time to take it once again.

Everyone should take it. Sometimes your graph may surprise you.

[Betelgeuse]

I'm pretty much smack-dab in the middle of the bottom-left quadrant (i.e. Left/Liberatarian). It surprised me a bit; I always think of myself as an extreme social liberal, but more fiscally conservative (but still on the "left" side of the spectrum).

BTW, should we read anything into the fact that the more liberal ideas are on the negative side of the spectrum?

[scargi01]

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[/b]

My position: Economic 1.75 Social: 0.56


Not really surprised that overall those on this board will probably fall within a narrow range. Even though the disagreements between liberal and conservative here in the US make it seem like a wide distance separates our beliefs, when compared to the whole spectrum of ideas and philosophies in the world we would appear to be much more alike than different.

[efusco]

Egads...I"m just boring.....

The Political Compass


Economic Left/Right: 0.13
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.23

[F8L]

A few of the questions were tough. I mean I can answer with a gut feeling of how it COULD work, then I have to modify it with our current situations and realities and change the answer because there is too much corruption. lol

Economic Left/Right: -8.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.33


I guess if some redneck calls me a "commie bastard" I'll just have to accept the title???

[Pinto Girl]

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My position: Economic 1.75 Social: 0.56
Not really surprised that overall those on this board will probably fall within a narrow range. Even though the disagreements between liberal and conservative here in the US make it seem like a wide distance separates our beliefs, when compared to the whole spectrum of ideas and philosophies in the world we would appear to be much more alike than different.
[/b]

Well...I'm:
*Economic: -6.50
*Social: -6.41

Not too surprised.