The Political Compass...

[jon_perez]

Posting it here for record, 'coz i'd like to see how I score many months from now and see if I am true to my 'principles' heh...

Economic Left/Right: -0.13
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.79

I cannot believe a self-avowed capitalist like me would rank so much in the center of the economic spectrum. Must be those loaded questions... heh

 

[austinphish]

I'll take it

Economic Left/Right: 2.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.31

 

[johngr]

This test uses loaded statements with which you must agree or disagree. Since I don't agree with what the statements presume, I neither agree or disagree with the statements themselves, therefore, I can't take the test.

 

[cujothekitten]

Economic Left/Right: 6.13
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.54

 

[dtritton]

Economic Left/Right: 0.13
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.08

 

[Nathan Pannbacker]

This test creates false opposition. It aligns everyone who thinks our system is corrupt and corporatist with those who think that communism is good, while aligning everyone who thinks our system is based on a fundamentally good idea with all of those who are stealing through the corruptions in the system.

It creates false-oppositional situations and generates misinformation.

 

[Carl]

I think you're getting confused between the present-day characterization of "left" and "right" and what this compass is trying to measure. Any government regulations and subsidies would put a person farther left than a pure laissez-faire advocate, including some regulations that are considered "right" such as subsidies to oil companies.

Would government regulations that stop businesses from dumping toxins in the water supply be considered left of a pure laissez-faire advocate? How about child labor laws? That compass measures nothing; it leads people to pre-drawn conclusions.

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[StilesBC]

economic 1.50
social -7.15