Political Compass Ternion

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**WarOne**

Once Again, the Political Compass:

http://www.politicalcompass.org/

A turn of the new year and the perfect opportunity to see where you stand ideologically.

Past threads about this (in chronological order):

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/257040.page

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/294862.page

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/412760.page

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/486933.page

So if you have done this test before, you can go back and see what may of changed from the previous test(s) you have done.

Some stats on where you may stand compared to famous people:

Where I stood (which is slightly more liberal than last time):

**kronk**

Not far off where I was before, i think.

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -0.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.87

From the November 2012 thread:

Spoiler:

**pgmason**

Economic Left/Right: -6.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.31

Approximately the same as Gandhi, but a touch more libertarian.

**Co'tor Shas**

I'm a more libertarian Nelson Mandela. I guess that works.

**dogma**

Economic Left/Right: -0.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.31

Pretty much where I always end up.

**ScootyPuffJunior**

Economic Left/Right: -5.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.03

That's pretty much where I though I would be.

**AlmightyWalrus**

How can one be "libertarian left" though?

**fishy bob**

Economic Left/Right: -4.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 1.03

I'm the only one so far that ended up in the red field.

**Dreadclaw69**

I seem to be drifting slightly to the left, and becoming more libertarian

**sparkywtf**

Economic Left/Right: 4.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.62

Not surprised where I ended up. Maybe a little more moderate on the social side than I would have thought.

**Ahtman**

Economic Left/Right: -5.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.51

**WarOne**

Ahtman wrote:
Economic Left/Right: -5.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.51

This was you 4 years ago:

**Hlaine Larkin mk2**

Economic Left/Right: -4.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.33

**whembly**

I'm all... purple.

Economic Left/Right: 3.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.23

**Co'tor Shas**

I find it entertaining that Obama is on the right.

**whembly**

Co'tor... you missing some else famous on that grid.

In the purple section...

Evidently... Moi!

**Ahtman**

WarOne wrote:
This was you 4 years ago

I'm in a mood this morning.

**Cheesecat**

I don't think there's any surprises there.

**daedalus**

Well, that's about what I expected. Still makes me smile every time someone calls me a republican because I support gun ownership.

**Ouze**

Where I was in Nov 2012:

Spoiler:

Where I am today:

Spoiler:

I think i moved a tiny little blip, there.

**Co'tor Shas**

whembly wrote:
Co'tor... you missing some else famous on that grid.

In the purple section...

Evidently... Moi!

It's now perfect.

**whembly**

Co'tor Shas wrote:
whembly wrote:
Co'tor... you missing some else famous on that grid.

In the purple section...

Evidently... Moi!

It's now perfect.

*PREENS*

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**sebster**

My political compass today;
Economic Left/Right: -4.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.69

My political compass in November 2007;
Economic Left/Right: -5.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.28

So I'm a touch less leftwing and a touch less libertarian, which is kind of interesting because I don't think on a basic level my politics have changed at all. I think maybe it's just I read the questions a little differently than I did then, place the focus on different words than I might have 5 years ago. So it isn't so much that my politics have changed, but my impression of the political landscape around me is a little different, if you get my meaning.

Anyhow, that test still has a chronic left wing, anti-authoritarian bias.

Automatically Appended Next Post:

AlmightyWalrus wrote:
How can one be "libertarian left" though?

In political philosophy, it basically means people who reject authority and formal government that is highly removed from society, while still valuing equality and a sharing of resources. They argue for stuff like the creation of small self-regulating communities that have shared ownership of a factory, and other stuff that will never happen.

In reality it mostly means that you smoke pot and like welfare.

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Co'tor Shas wrote:
I find it entertaining that Obama is on the right.

But that's the thing, by the standard of world politics all US politics is right wing. Obama would be unelectable as way too far right in most of the rest of the world.

Now, personally I think the survey places all the US politicians too far out on the right, while at the same time placing respondants to the survey way too far out on the left. I suspect that's the political intent of the survey - "you see, you're much more left wing than all those politicians so vote Socialist or something".

**Jehan-reznor**

i am Economic Left/Right: -5.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.72

I look at this thread and see Commie's everywhere!

**Bullockist**

why do I keep failing this test, I keep getting minus scores :(

Economic Left/Right: -7.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.49

God I'm a hippy, i think even more hippy than last time :(

Next time Cheesecat starts at me with some left wing/ sociology argument , I am retorting with "I am even more left wing than you and know more about privilege than you , you jackboot wearing fascist"

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sebster wrote:
How can one be "libertarian left" though?

In political philosophy, it basically means people who reject authority and formal government that is highly removed from society, while still valuing equality and a sharing of resources. They argue for stuff like the creation of small self-regulating communities that have shared ownership of a factory, and other stuff that will never happen.

In reality it mostly means that you smoke pot and like welfare.

Sebsters political quote of the year

**Jimsolo**

I was heartened by how close I was to the Dalai Lama.

**Jihadin**

You all cannot shoot worth a crap.....OMG....hang yourselves because if you shoot yourself you might stand a good chance of missing

**Captain Fantastic**

About the same as I was two or three years ago.

**Jehan-reznor**

Jihadin wrote:
You all cannot shoot worth a crap.....OMG....hang yourselves because if you shoot yourself you might stand a good chance of missing

WTF? what's your beef?

**daedalus**

Jihadin wrote:
You all cannot shoot worth a crap.....OMG....hang yourselves because if you shoot yourself you might stand a good chance of missing

Easy man, it's a Cartesian graph, not a target.