The Political Compass

[Prezbucky]

Take the test. When you're finished, please post (and discuss, if you want to) your score here.

http://www.politicalcompass.org/
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[Prezbucky]

Economic Left/Right: 2.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.69
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[Lost_Soul]

Economic Left/Right: -1.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.51

[Fan Of Arabian Horses]

Hi!

Hard stuff and my result is:
Economic Left/right: -4.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.49

Nonetheless I feel fine in good company with Nelson Mandela and near to the Dalai Lama! But seriously, there are many questions hardly to reply with the given answers.

Love and peace

Michael

[Conchita]

Don't be shocked, but I got:

Economic Left/Right: -4.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.49

[Prezbucky]

Some questions I think are clearly geared toward the economic scale, like (paraphrasing) "'From each according to his abilities, to each according to his need' is a good idea" -- that is asking us what we think about socialism.

Another example is the "inflation vs. unemployment -- which is more important?" question.
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[Aleaf]

Economic Left/Right: -3.13
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.36

I need to have a good study on the result i got.

The test is very interesting. Many questions are those i have never considered before.
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[Rosalisa]

Hello

Here is mine:

Economic Left/Right: -4.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.13

Thanks, Prezbucky. These are really useful and help me think better.
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[Aleaf]

Let's look in which aspect we are different. the following is the choice i made of page 1 of 6:

Page 1 of 6
1. If economic globalisation is inevitable, it should primarily serve humanity rather than the interests of trans-national corporations.
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree

2. I'd always support my country, whether it was right or wrong.
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree

3. No one chooses his or her country of birth, so it's foolish to be proud of it.
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree

4.Our race has many superior qualities, compared with other races.
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree

5. The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree

6. Military action that defies international law is sometimes justified.
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree

7. There is now a worrying fusion of information and entertainment.
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
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[Prezbucky]

I suppose an ancillary benefit of this test is that it provides reading material. To be able to answer a question, it behooves one to be able to read and understand that question.
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[Prezbucky]

I'm taking it again though. I want to be closer to Milton Friedman. hehe

Really none of the names they provide are very close to my spot -- i am in favor of financial liberty as well as social liberty (bottom-right quadrant of the graph).

Now who can tell me who said this?:

Give me liberty or give me death
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[Jamie (K)]

Economic Left/Right: 2.13
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 1.23

This means I'm mildly rightist and mildly authoritarian. This is really funny, considering how many people label me a far right-wing fascist.

The other hilarious thing is how so many people on this message board got high scores in both the leftist quadrant and the libertarian quadrant. The problem is that socialism and libertarianism may be able to coexist in a person's brain, but they can't coexist in real life. What this means is that these people believe that (a) people should be free of control by the authorities, and (b) the authorities should be forcing people to hand over their money and forcing them participate in standardized government programs.

Maybe they think people should feel free but not be free. Very perplexing.

[Prezbucky]

you're just above me on the graph, just on the other side of Broadway (X axis).

...makes sense

And as for the "socialism and freedom coincide" oxymoron, yeah:

You can't be free to choose AND have your money subject to government takeover at the same time.

Financial equality does not jive with financial liberty -- we are not equally skilled/lucky/motivated (etc.), so if we are given the freedom to make money and keep the money we make, some will make more than others.

Free enterprise gives a person the ability to take on risk.. which leads to success or to failure.
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[Jamie (K)]

[Englishuser]

Hi,

This is what I got: