Political Spectrum - Take The Test

polaris_x

really ... the use of right/left is totally getting bastardized ... find out where you sit on a political compass ...

i would say most democrats in the US fall somewhere in the centre - while the republicans fall towards the right ...

http://www.politicalcompass.org/test

edit: here is my score for reference ...

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -7.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.62

bottom left grid ...

Gern Blansten

Economic Left/Right: -4.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.82

here's me....right there with the Llama

CantKeepMeHere

Economic Left/Right: -2.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.36

I am still not sure what this means - I did answer 100% honestly

Flagg

Economic Left/Right: -4.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.49



I agree with what the OP said about the terms being bastardized, or rather, overused. I think you can be both. Or believe in elements of both. I think I do.

mikepegg44

Economic Left/Right: 1.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.49

Guess that would make me a right leaning centrist? not sure what it means.

Didn't like a lot of the questions, many were asked in a negative way, also many were leading and I found the answer I would normally give to this question not there. Lots of those survey questions would be rejected in a peer review if this were a scientific study.


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

what does it mean to agree with this? Sure that is an advantage, does that mean I support a one party system?

Flagg

mikepegg44 wrote:

Economic Left/Right: 1.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.49

Guess that would make me a right leaning centrist? not sure what it means.

Didn't like a lot of the questions, many were asked in a negative way, also many were leading and I found the answer I would normally give to this question not there. Lots of those survey questions would be rejected in a peer review if this were a scientific study.


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

what does it mean to agree with this? Sure that is an advantage, does that mean I support a one party system?

That's the very one that stuck out to me too. Yes, it is an advantage, I guess. To that party in that state. Does that make it right? Or do I support that kind of system? No.

forcedtoendure

Economic Left/Right: -6.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.97

Gern Blansten

mikepegg44 wrote:

Economic Left/Right: 1.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.49

Guess that would make me a right leaning centrist? not sure what it means.

Didn't like a lot of the questions, many were asked in a negative way, also many were leading and I found the answer I would normally give to this question not there. Lots of those survey questions would be rejected in a peer review if this were a scientific study.


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

what does it mean to agree with this? Sure that is an advantage, does that mean I support a one party system?

a yes would mean you lean toward dictatorship

michelleelise

Economic Left/Right: -5.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.18

Pretty much the center of the green box, with the Dalai Lama. Apparently, Gandhi is even a little more of an Authoritarian than I am

mikepegg44

Gern Blansten wrote:

mikepegg44 wrote:

Economic Left/Right: 1.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.49

Guess that would make me a right leaning centrist? not sure what it means.

Didn't like a lot of the questions, many were asked in a negative way, also many were leading and I found the answer I would normally give to this question not there. Lots of those survey questions would be rejected in a peer review if this were a scientific study.


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

what does it mean to agree with this? Sure that is an advantage, does that mean I support a one party system?

a yes would mean you lean toward dictatorship

no it doesn't, it didn't ask if I agreed with a one party system, it asked if i thought this would be an advantage of this system, and i think it is easy to see that it would be an advantage. But that doesn't mean I support it

Gern Blansten

mikepegg44 wrote:

Gern Blansten wrote:

mikepegg44 wrote:

Economic Left/Right: 1.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.49

Guess that would make me a right leaning centrist? not sure what it means.

Didn't like a lot of the questions, many were asked in a negative way, also many were leading and I found the answer I would normally give to this question not there. Lots of those survey questions would be rejected in a peer review if this were a scientific study.


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

what does it mean to agree with this? Sure that is an advantage, does that mean I support a one party system?

a yes would mean you lean toward dictatorship

no it doesn't, it didn't ask if I agreed with a one party system, it asked if i thought this would be an advantage of this system, and i think it is easy to see that it would be an advantage. But that doesn't mean I support it

whatever you say Pol Pot

lol

OutOfBreath

Have taken it before and retook it now. I thought I was rounding out a bit as I grew older, but no, I think I'm even further towards the corner than I was before.

-8/-8 give or take a few decimals. I'm so leftist libertarian it's not even funny. Not that I'm surprised really...

Peace
Dan

cincybearcat

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: 0.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.51

canoegirl

economic left/right 5.00, social libertarian/authoritarian 2.92, hmmm

polaris_x

OutOfBreath wrote:

Have taken it before and retook it now. I thought I was rounding out a bit as I grew older, but no, I think I'm even further towards the corner than I was before.

-8/-8 give or take a few decimals. I'm so leftist libertarian it's not even funny. Not that I'm surprised really...

Peace
Dan

can i call you brother!? ... hahaha ... i didn't think there would be too many further towards that corner than me!

FiveB247x

Economic Left/Right: -5.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.64

stuckinline

Economic Left/Right: -5.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.41

mikepegg44

Gern Blansten wrote:

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

what does it mean to agree with this? Sure that is an advantage, does that mean I support a one party system?

a yes would mean you lean toward dictatorship[/quote]


no it doesn't, it didn't ask if I agreed with a one party system, it asked if i thought this would be an advantage of this system, and i think it is easy to see that it would be an advantage. But that doesn't mean I support it[/quote]

whatever you say Pol Pot

lol[/quote]

arthurdent

Economic Left/Right: -6.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.56

OutOfBreath

polaris_x wrote:

can i call you brother!? ... hahaha ... i didn't think there would be too many further towards that corner than me!

Feel free.

I thought I was rounding out since I'm getting a bit fed up with the socialist party in Norway and moving more towards the socialliberal centre. But no, my core values seem to be deeply leftist and libertarian. The fun thing is that when I took this before, I had my girlfriend take it as well, and we ended up more or less on top of eachother in the bottom left.

(edit) I just realized that the thing is that I side with the socialists on economic matters, and with the social liberals on their libertarian stances. Both are heavy on protecting the environment and so on, which is my key criterion when choosing party. Which is why I never vote Labour. There may be a point to using several dimensions.

Anyways, I will not be surprised if most on here wind up as social libertarians, and left/centrist economic views. But probably few as hardcore as us.

Peace
Dan

Cosmo

Economic Left/Right: -3.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.77