http://politicalcompass.orgKilmoll the Sexy wrote:You would probably be surprised if we had some sort of political questionairre.
Economic Left/Right: -4.88Xatrei wrote:http://politicalcompass.orgKilmoll the Sexy wrote:You would probably be surprised if we had some sort of political questionairre.
Lets see where we all land on it...
It doesn't focus on localized politics, but instead tries to gauge general ideological leanings to arrive at a conclusion (libertarian/authoritarian, liberal/conservative).
Sylvus wrote:Economic Left/Right: -1.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.92
Kilmoll leans to the left of me!
Pretty much where I stand, too.Kilmoll the Sexy wrote:Because where we differ, we differ greatly. And as I said before, they do not have any 2nd Amendment questions on that thing...which would definitely adjust me over to the right on that axis by about the amount it shows me left now. And I have little patience because of the tendency for certain people to dogpile. And you have an extremly high percentage of Cartalas style posters now. And you have Nick. And I get lumped in as an ultra right wing wack job redneck, when I truly am not and it kind of sets me off a bit.
miir wrote:It's really difficult to get even slightly into the right.
You have to strongy agree/disagree on quite a few questions.
I gave centrist answers on most of the questions and strongly agree/disagree (to the right) on the religion based questions and it still put me down the middle.
I never would have guessed Kilmoll was even right wing from our EQ days, but now reflecting back I see a similar tinfoil hat like reaction to gun issues as he had with FoH.Kilmoll the Sexy wrote:Because where we differ, we differ greatly. And as I said before, they do not have any 2nd Amendment questions on that thing...which would definitely adjust me over to the right on that axis by about the amount it shows me left now. And I have little patience because of the tendency for certain people to dogpile. And you have an extremly high percentage of Cartalas style posters now. And you have Nick. And I get lumped in as an ultra right wing wack job redneck, when I truly am not and it kind of sets me off a bit.
Economic score: -8.39
Social score: -7.83
Your score pegs you as economically socialist and socially far-leftist.
Socialists typically support heavily regulated industry and programs to aid the poor and impoverished. They often also support significant raises in taxes and minimum wage to attempt to decrease the gap between the wealthy and poor, and to ensure social equality.
Social far-leftists generally believe that the government has no business enforcing morality on most matters, instead favouring a government that intervenes only when absolutely necessary to avoid direct harm. Many social far-leftists also look negatively on the government's past attitudes toward groups they view as persecuted, although some simply oppose government intervention on utilitarianist grounds.
Some of the questions are slanted
Most of them are slanted ! Some right-wingers accuse us of a leftward slant. Some left-wingers accuse us of a rightward slant. But it's important to realise that this isn't a survey, and these aren't questions. They're propositions - an altogether different proposition. To question the logic of individual ones that irritate you is to miss the point. Some propositions are extreme, and some are more moderate. That's how we can show you whether you lean towards extremism or moderation on the Compass.
Some of the propositions are intentionally vague. Their purpose is to trigger buzzwords in the mind of the user, measuring feelings and prejudices rather than detailed opinions on policy.
Incidentally, our test is not another internet personality classification tool. The essence of our site is the model for political analysis. The test is simply a demonstration of it.
Economic score: -5.61
Social score: -7.57
Your score pegs you as economically leftist and socially far-leftist.
Economic leftists mostly support strict economic controls and programs to assure that the poor are elevated to a higher position in society.
Social far-leftists generally believe that the government has no business enforcing morality on most matters, instead favouring a government that intervenes only when absolutely necessary to avoid direct harm. Many social far-leftists also look negatively on the government's past attitudes toward groups they view as persecuted, although some simply oppose government intervention on utilitarianist grounds.
Xatrei wrote:I think a lot of people are misunderstanding the intent of the statements on this test. You either agree with them or not, to varying degrees. There's no "right" answer, your opinion and how strongly you feel about it merely helps to build an ideological profile.
Edit to add this from their FAQ:Some of the questions are slanted
Most of them are slanted ! Some right-wingers accuse us of a leftward slant. Some left-wingers accuse us of a rightward slant. But it's important to realise that this isn't a survey, and these aren't questions. They're propositions - an altogether different proposition. To question the logic of individual ones that irritate you is to miss the point. Some propositions are extreme, and some are more moderate. That's how we can show you whether you lean towards extremism or moderation on the Compass.
Some of the propositions are intentionally vague. Their purpose is to trigger buzzwords in the mind of the user, measuring feelings and prejudices rather than detailed opinions on policy.
Incidentally, our test is not another internet personality classification tool. The essence of our site is the model for political analysis. The test is simply a demonstration of it.
