The Political compass - where do you fall?

[gb2000ie]

People's politics are too complex to represent on a simple left/right scale, so the political compass adds in an extra dimension, making it a plane of possibilities rather than a line. One one axis you have traditional left/right, and on the other you have libertarian/authoritarian.

My Score:
Economic Left/Right: -7.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.00

In an ideal world I'd like this thread to stay about people's scores, and the merrits or not of the scale, rather than a pointless argument about whether it's "right" to be at one point on the scale over another.

B.

P.S.
This is the link for the test: Take the test here:
http://anonym.to/?http://www.politicalcompass.org/test

 

[gb2000ie]

I just realised I forgot the link!

http://anonym.to/?http://www.politicalcompass.org/test

 

[diklik]

I answered honestly and rather surprised myself (probably others here too)

Economic Left/Right: -4.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.82

 

[ritsuka]

Economic Left/Right: -9.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -9.33

 

[gb2000ie]

I answered honestly and rather surprised myself (probably others here too)

Economic Left/Right: -4.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.82

Just goes to show that our old left/right labels don't work so well.

Looking at the other results so far, you're the least-left and least libertarian so far, which I guess puts you to the 'right' of us lefti pinko commies (as a freind in college used to call me)

It's a fun test to do I think - makes you think about what you think.

B.

 

[taurus2904]

I've taken this before, but my score is fairly close to previous ones. (I think my current bad mood and general cynicism came to the foreground this time.)

Economic Left/Right: -8.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.97

 

[tullamoreboy1]

Economic Left/Right: -9
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8

 

[Tjerk12]

Well, I am also surprised, ec.le/ri -7,50 and Soc. auth./lib. -5,38, what means that Nelson Mandela and The Dalaï Lama are sitting at my table. My greatest opposer seams to be George W. Bush. That doesn't surprise me at all!
A little remark: I miss the possibility to give "no meaning", or "this point does not have my interest" in the multiple choice answers. I would have chosen it a few times.

 

[Dreamer25]

Economic Left/Right: 4.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.38

 

[taurus2904]

Group Graph

Here's a plotting of the group statistics so far...

 

[gb2000ie]

Here's a plotting of the group statistics so far...

Cheers for doing this - really puts the results into context. It seems most gay people are left, and, all of us so far are libertarian - which makes sense. All most gay people want in society is to be free from busybodies trying to dictate how we live our lives. Live and let live!

B.

 

[Istvan2k2]

Economic Left/Right: 0.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.26

 

[tomcat34]

Economic Left/Right: -7.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.05

 

[cban]

I've just come in as Ghandi so am off to buy some sandlas and a white bedsheet.

 

[slimjim]

Your political compass

Economic Left/Right: -4.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.46

 

[Behrluvr]

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: 5.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.56

 

[The Snail]

Right in there with everybody else:

Economic Left/Right: -4.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.64

 

[ben2003]

Economic Left/Right -5.12
Social Libertarian/ Authoritarian -3.03

Interesting.

 

[mem]

Economic Left/Right: -6.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.64

 

[moosy]

Here is where I stand.