What does your political compass say about you?

[alchresearch 215]

I found the test all rather vague, considering the number of questions there were.

 

I was expecting it to be more targeted and to say that I had the same political leanings as "such and such" rather than that odd graph.

[Carlwarker 10]

Your political compass

Economic Left/Right: -3.62

Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.72

 

It is quite obviously a very limited and skewed test, being as DB and I have almost the same result, but, it seems from our posts, that we have quite different 'views' on most things.

 

Hardly a 'standard' for forming, or belonging to a political party!

[Abdul 10]

My political compass

 

Economic Left/Right: -3.50

Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.92

 

A little less Authoritarian than Pope John Paul II, but more towards the left

 

Am I still a Rightwing Liberal

[Carlwarker 10]

Originally posted by MichaelTravis

Mine is a secret. You have to keep people guessing a bit, don't you?

 

Why? That's often a subterfuge when you've got something to hide.

[Phanerothyme 12]

Originally posted by Carlwarker

Your political compass

Economic Left/Right: -3.62

Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.72

 

It is quite obviously a very limited and skewed test, being as DB and I have almost the same result, but, it seems from our posts, that we have quite different 'views' on most things.

 

Hardly a 'standard' for forming, or belonging to a political party!

It's a huge improvement on saying someone is left or right wing though, as the site points out, those references are now virtually meaningless.

 

They have also kept their algorithms secret, so it is a bit difficult (short of reverse engineering the test - any volunteers?) to work out how the scores are formulated.

[Carlwarker 10]

Originally posted by Phanerothyme

It's a huge improvement on saying someone is left or right wing though, as the site points out, those references are now virtually meaningless...

 

And if you take the example above, of DB's and my 'scores' (from only the limited sample of results of members postings), then, I still maintain my position. Views, when expressed honestly, are an extension of feelings and beliefs, so any 'test' that gives similar results for persons with quite widely different opinions, is flawed.

 

And to put Gandhi and Mandela in the same group - well...

[pjb 10]

Like many, I want to vote but don't take enough of general politics in, in order to know who to vote for......

 

great site

http://www.digitalronin.f2s.com/politicalcompass

 

click on take the test.

 

This shows you a nifty graph of where you are biased towards on a left-right, authoratarian-liberal scale and shows where famous politicans and major parties are plotted so you can compare.

[RPG 10]

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[Tony 10]

Economic Left/Right: 1.75

Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.05

 

I guess that makes me officially not a leftie pinko do-gooder

[Rich 12]

Your political compass

Economic Left/Right: -2.38

Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 1.08

 

That's what it said for me

[t020 11]

Originally posted by Tony

Economic Left/Right: 1.75

Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.05

 

I guess that makes me officially not a leftie pinko do-gooder

 

It makes you a lefty on social issues.

[Phanerothyme 12]

Originally posted by t020

It makes you a lefty on social issues.

What did you make of the explantation on the site t020, - with regard to the usage of 'left' and 'right' in politics?