Your political compass

[soul_warrior]

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: 1.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.15

middle of the road for me.

not very accurate, as i have been diagnosed as slighty more right winged than Stalin, and a bit more Liberal than Hitler.
i make a wide distinction between Economic Views and Social Views.
economically im at the extreme right, socially im well on the left*.
* excluding those out to get me. for them i make exceptions.

 

[Strider]

Economic Left/Right: 4.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.59

It's changed radically sense the last time I took that test, although I guess that's to be expected.

 

[Phlegmak]

How weird. Not what I was expecting.

Economic Left/Right: -3.13
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.49

 

[Gilder]

Economic Left/Right: -4.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.74

 

[Gladi]

Bright day
I reiterate my position that this test is terribly flawed.

Let us start from the end.

Sex outside marriage is usually immoral.

What does this to do with my political orientation? Just becase I am not Christian and don't share this particular Christian dogma I am wishy washy Liberal?

The same goes for the rest of the sex page.

Astrology accurately explains many things.

Eh?

You cannot be moral without being religious.

What?

Charity is better than social security as a means of helping the genuinely disadvantaged.

Better how exactly? I think that they are more effective on cost basis, but less on coverage basis. I am pinko then?

It is important that my child's school instills religious values.

Eh?

The businessperson and the manufacturer are more important than the writer and the artist

Eh? (I put in Agree btw)

Mothers may have careers, but their first duty is to be homemakers.

Eh?

Multinational companies are unethically exploiting the plant genetic resources of developing countries.

What the heck...?

Making peace with the establishment is an important aspect of maturity.

What does "peace" mean? Was Lincoln at "peace" with slave-holding establishment of his time?

Abortion, when the woman's life is not threatened, should always be illegal

Why do you insist on putting your religion in my politics?

All people have their rights, but it is better for all of us that different sorts of people should keep to their own kind.

Strongly agree, but really what does it has to do with politics?

The prime function of schooling should be to equip the future generation to find jobs.

Strongly agree, but who disagrees for chrissakes?

There are no savage and civilised peoples; there are only different cultures

Disagree, but it is my moral position.

When you are troubled, it's better not to think about it, but to keep busy with more cheerful things.

Just... eh?

First-generation immigrants can never be fully integrated within their new country.

People are ultimately divided more by class than by nationality

Land shouldn't be a commodity to be bought and sold.

Eh?

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

I'd always support my country, whether it was right or wrong.

You know the state is not sole source of authority...

Our race has many superior qualities, compared with other races.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

There is now a worrying fusion of information and entertainment.

Eh?



Economic Left/Right: -1.13
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.82

 

[JohnRM]

Economic Left/Right: 7.13
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.00


The very first time that I took this test, I was -7.50(est) Social Libertarian and 0.00(est) Economics. I've moved quite a bit over the course of three years.

 

[StarWorms]

Economic Left/Right: -4.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.31

 

[Atlas14]

Eh?
Economic Left/Right: -1.13
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.82

And the question about abstract art being considered art...

I agree, this test is flawed. The last pc test was almost spot on for me.

 

[plarq]

@Gladi: It's called "hidden poll", that it doesn't directly poll your political view point, but poll your ideological stand which fundamentally makes your political points.

Many authoritarians are strong moralist. So emphasizing moral points hints authoritarian attitude, same applies about religion, modern art, sexuality and such.

However, I re-adjust the meaning of the questions when I myself take the test.

 

[azzaman333]

It says in my sig.

 

[skadistic]

South by southeast.

 

[C~G]

@Gladi: It's called "hidden poll", that it doesn't directly poll your political view point, but poll your ideological stand which fundamentally makes your political points.

Weight on the "doesn't directly poll your political view point" and in "ideological stand". And I disagree about "fundamentally"-part.

@Many authoritarians are strong moralist..

Yes, like the ultimate authoritarian of all time, Hitler. Strong, strong moralist.

So emphasizing moral points hints authoritarian attitude, same applies about religion, modern art, sexuality and such.

So asking about whether person likes kinky sex or not would mean he's conservative (a joke) while whether he prefers to give or take spanking would show whether he's authoritarian or not.

This is my vision of this test.

 

[JohnRM]

How weird. Not what I was expecting.

Economic Left/Right: -3.13
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.49

Yeah, the problem is that you have to interpret the meaning of a lot of the questions. They are too vague. For example,

If economic globalisation is inevitable, it should primarily serve humanity rather than the interests of trans-national corporations.

What they are really asking is...

"If economic globalisation is inevitable, we should tax the living crap out of them to fund massive social programs rather than let the corporations that make the profits keep those profits."

If you agree, you chose Socialism.
If you disagree, you chose Free Market.

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

Again...

"It is regrettable that many personal fortunes are made by people who aren't taxed to death in order to fund massive social programs and instead are permitted to keep their income and become wealthy."

If you agree, you chose Socialism.
If you disagree, you chose Free Market.

Protectionism is sometimes necessary in trade.

Some people don't understand this question. Protectionism is a position on economics that promotes higher tariffs on imported goods in order to protect domestic industry from being harmed due to the inability to compete with the lower prices of said imported goods.

There are many reasons that domestic industry might not be able to compete. Among these are labor costs being higher for domestic industry than for the imported goods' producers. Another could be that the quality of imported goods is worse.

Therefor, the statement becomes, "It is sometimes necessary to maintain tariffs (taxes) against foreign goods in order to protect domestic industry."

I am not entirely certain how they gauge your answer with respect to your economic position. Typically, protectionism is a position of the right, but I just can't say for sure.

 

[Cuivienen]

I'm not surprised that I've moved towards the center economically with new-found support for globalization.

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -1.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.56

The change, by the way, is around (+6, 0) from the last time I took the test.

 

[GoodEnoughForMe]

Economic Left/Right: 7.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.69

That's around what I usually get.

 

[Margim]

Economic Left/Right: -7.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.23

Wow. I'm now more chilled out than Gandhi.
First time I took this, years ago, I would have been about -0.5, -0.5.

I guess I would describe myself as religiously and socially progressive, economically indifferent, and politically geared up to cheer on the little guys.

 

[Phlegmak]

Yes, like the ultimate authoritarian of all time, Hitler. Strong, strong moralist.

Yes, he was a strong moralist. It just so happens that what he believed was moral differed from what you believe is moral.

 

[Zarn]

See my sig.

FYI, if you are economically left-wing, you aren't a libertarian.

 

[Equuleus]

I would say protectionism is a position of the left.
Right wing = Free and open markets no matter what.

 

[Equuleus]

See my sig.

FYI, if you are economically left-wing, you aren't a libertarian.

That is totally false and you know it.
In reality it is the other way around.