Is it time to do the Political Compass test again?

2 As and a B · Post by **2 As and a B** » 12 Jul 2009, 10:08

The Political Compass: http://www.politicalcompass.org/index

Economic Left/Right: -6.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.92

There seems to be, compared to what I remember before, a vastly expanded FAQs page with lots of interesting stuff on - for reading AFTER taking the test so as not to colour one's interpretation of the questions.

Catweazle · Post by **Catweazle** » 12 Jul 2009, 10:57

Last time I did it my result came out right on top of Ghandi, I think that's a good place to leave it.

IanG · Post by **IanG** » 12 Jul 2009, 14:07

Economic Left/Right: -3.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.10

Just to the right of gandi

Or 1972 labour party (Never have figured that)

re · Post by re » 12 Jul 2009, 15:45

Economic Left/Right: -7.12 
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.31

Is there a prize?

mobbsey · Post by **mobbsey** » 12 Jul 2009, 15:59

X -8, Y -7 -- a little to the south-west of Gandhi and the Dalai Lama

Vortex · Post by **Vortex** » 12 Jul 2009, 18:09

In the first test I came out as 0,0 .... middle of the road or what?

Ballard · Post by **Ballard** » 12 Jul 2009, 18:55

Economic Left/Right: -5.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.69

I'm more Libertarian than Gandhi.... hopeless...

Vortex · Post by **Vortex** » 12 Jul 2009, 19:12

Vortex wrote:In the first test I came out as 0,0 .... middle of the road or what?

Just retested ... moved a tadlet vertically upward from 0,0.

Still don't know what that represents.

DominicJ · Post by **DominicJ** » 12 Jul 2009, 21:20

Are you really a Libertarian?
http://lpuk.org/pages/take-the-test.php

10 out of 10, oh yeah

Vortex · Post by **Vortex** » 12 Jul 2009, 21:38

Gosh, I'm chatting with a bunch of EXTREMISTS ...

2 As and a B · Post by **2 As and a B** » 12 Jul 2009, 21:43

Vortex wrote:
Vortex wrote:In the first test I came out as 0,0 .... middle of the road or what?
Just retested ... moved a tadlet vertically upward from 0,0.

Still don't know what that represents.

Moving towards the BNP.

Vortex · Post by **Vortex** » 12 Jul 2009, 21:47

Moving towards the BNP.

Huh??? The sun will have flared up and the oceans boiled before I have drifted THAT far!

UndercoverElephant · Post by **UndercoverElephant** » 12 Jul 2009, 21:47

Your political compass:

Economic Left/Right: -5.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.49

Vortex · Post by **Vortex** » 12 Jul 2009, 21:49

Your political compass:

Economic Left/Right: -5.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.49

Who is the your?

UndercoverElephant · Post by **UndercoverElephant** » 12 Jul 2009, 22:09

Vortex wrote:
Your political compass:

Economic Left/Right: -5.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.49
Who is the your?

Me, of course.

Although I think the test is a bit useless. My economics are neither left nor right. They are radical green. Economic lefties do not have a better record than rightists when it comes to environmental policy: neither group appears to have a coherent policy. Also, I'm anti-immigration, but the questions in the test didn't pick this up. I want a serious clampdown on people entering this country, but it isn't because I think that immigrants are necessarily unable to integrate or because I'm a white supremacist. "Greenness" is another axis. I want to clampdown on the power of the multinational corporations, but that is to control their environmental behaviour more than any social damage they cause. We need a three-dimensional readout.

I can't agree with any system which views economic growth as its primary goal, which directly contradicts the aims of both socialist and capitalist economics.