Political Compass

[The Man]

I haven't seen a thread like this, and I just searched for one. So. Take this. Then post your scores. Here's mine.

Economic Left/Right: -7.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.13

Yeah, I'm a smurfin' pinko. The economic questions are a bit skewed to the left though, I think, but this is the most objective and meaningful political test I've found on the Internets thus far, so it'll do.

Anyway, take it, then we can discuss the results.

[The Summoner of Leviathan]

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -8.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.41

[Rengori]

Economic Left/Right: 0.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.36

I suck at taking stances apparently.

[Chemical]

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -3.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.69

I'm right near Gandhi and the Dali Llama.... O_o

[eestlinc]

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -4.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.92


That sounds about right, I guess.

edit: hi Chem and Ghandi!

[Kirobaito]

Economics Left/Right: 0.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.05

As I expected. Economically conservative, slightly socially liberal. But for the most part moderate.

[I Took the Red Pill]

Economic Left/Right: -3.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.21

[Jebus]

Economic Left/Right: -6.13
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.05

[fire_of_avalon]

Economic Left/Right: -6.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.82

I think I'm a little more socially liberal than that. Maybe. Also, I have a problem with this question.

"A significant advantage of a one-party state is that it avoids all the arguments that delay progress in a democratic political system"

This is obviously a true statement. There really is no matter of opinion involved. A one party state will avoid the arguments that delay progress in a democracy. Silly question.

[eestlinc]

well, if you disappove then you wouldn't consider such streamlining to be an advantage. I personally like government that can't do anything too easily. the word "advantage" implies a value judgment.

[Chemical]

Economic Left/Right: -6.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.82

I think I'm a little more socially liberal than that. Maybe. Also, I have a problem with this question.

"A significant advantage of a one-party state is that it avoids all the arguments that delay progress in a democratic political system"

This is obviously a true statement. There really is no matter of opinion involved. A one party state will avoid the arguments that delay progress in a democracy. Silly question.

I strongly disagreed. Because Arguements and oppinions are what we need to have a government that can represent all the people of a nation and not just the ones that won the election.

Can we really call actions that only satisfy a minority of the whole nation progress?

[The Man]

yeah, I'm pretty sure I strongly disagreed with that as well.

Also, if you've taken this test before, you could always note how your views have changed since the last time you took it. I'm both further to the left and more libertarian than I was six months ago, by about two points.

[Del Murder]

Economic Left/Right: 0.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.51

Whatever that means.

"A significant advantage of a one-party state is that it avoids all the arguments that delay progress in a democratic political system"

This is obviously a true statement. There really is no matter of opinion involved. A one party state will avoid the arguments that delay progress in a democracy. Silly question.

I'm with you on that one. I guess the matter of opinion is what you define 'progress' as. As Bubba would say, 'that depends on what your definition of "is" is.'

Man I hate politics.

[theundeadhero]

-3.13
-1.49

Libertarian Leftist, so it says.

[Yamaneko]

Economic Left/Right: 0.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.26

A lot of the questions are very one-sided. You'd feel like a jerk answering one side.

Aristotle said that a benevolent dictatorship was the ideal form of government.