angle20 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Your political compass Economic Left/Right: 1.63 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.05 Not sure what this means though. You're a must-have person for the focus groups of all the political parties and polling organisations. You could replace Essex Man and Worcester Woman as the nation's political bell-wether. The nation's policies would be shaped by the slimsid factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RozeePozee Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Economic Left/Right: -6.38 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.87 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andco Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 According to this website we need a political compass test because the 'right' and 'left', seating arrangement of the French National Assembly of 1789, is overly simplistic for today's complex political landscape. eg., who's 'conservatives' in today's Russia? Are they the unreconstructed Stalinists, or the reformers who have adopted the right-wing views of conservatives like Margaret Thatcher ? On the standard left-right scale, how do you distinguish leftists like Stalin and Gandhi? It's not sufficient to say that Stalin was simply more left than Gandhi. There are fundamental political differences between them that the old categories on their own can't explain. Similarly, we generally describe social reactionaries as 'right-wingers', yet that leaves left-wing reactionaries like Robert Mugabe and Pol Pot off the hook. To find out where you are on the political spectrum choose the response that best describes your feeling: Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Agree or Strongly Agree. On concluding the test, you'll be given the compass, with your own special position on it. It's entirely anonymous, doesnt require or retain any of your personal details and your result is not recorded or logged. Your answers are only used to calculate your reading, and cannot be accessed by anyone, ever. It was developed by a political journalist with a university counselling background, assisted by a professor of social history. They're indebted to people like Wilhelm Reich and Theodor Adorno for their ground-breaking work in this field. It will help you get a better idea of where they stand politically and the sort of political company they keep. There's no right, wrong or ideal response. It's just a measure of attitudes and inevitable human contradictions to provide a more integrated definition of where you are really at. To start the test go Political Compass Test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Stalin was a 'leftie' ? Not a particularly liberal or do-goody one from my recollection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heyesey Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Stalin was a 'leftie' ? Not a particularly liberal or do-goody one from my recollection As a communist (of a fashion), he's automatically left-wing, and that rather proves the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andco Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Never mind them, this Political Test is really interesting in what it reveals to you ABOUT YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heyesey Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Never mind them, this Political Test is really interesting in what it reveals to you ABOUT YOU How is taking a test POSSIBLY going to reveal anything to me about what my political beliefs are? I have to tell the computer what they are while taking the test! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andco Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 How is taking a test POSSIBLY going to reveal anything to me about what my political beliefs are? I have to tell the computer what they are while taking the test! It's not the flaming computer that reveals anything to you about your political beliefs. The questions were carefully designed and from what I've seen it's pretty accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titian Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 I'm right there with Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama and Ghandi. Now, where to start............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phanerothyme Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 some of us have been consulting the political compass for some time. http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1023&highlight=political+compass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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