Inspired by HeartOfDixie's ISideWith.com quiz... I figured it's been a while since we did a Political Compass!

Here's the link -- Political Compass

My results:

Your Political Compass
Economic Left/Right: -6.5
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.74


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Purple wins.

I started to take it but became annoyed at the questions. It's as if a member of the Green Party wrote them. This has Mother Jones written all over it.

(06-17-2015 09:55 PM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  Purple wins.

I started to take it but became annoyed at the questions. It's as if a member of the Green Party wrote them. This has Mother Jones written all over it.

This, though i did finish.

2.88,1.28. It definitely asks leading questions that have different answers when asked in context.

(06-17-2015 09:55 PM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  Purple wins.

I started to take it but became annoyed at the questions. It's as if a member of the Green Party wrote them. This has Mother Jones written all over it.

Funny, I thought some of them were right out of the GOP playbook

Here's a quote from the very first FAQ...

Quote:Some of the questions are slanted

Most of them are slanted! Some right-wingers accuse us of a leftward slant. Some left-wingers accuse us of a rightward slant. But it's important to realise that this isn't a survey, and these aren't questions. They're propositions — an altogether different proposition. To question the logic of individual ones that irritate you is to miss the point. Some propositions are extreme, and some are more moderate. That's how we can show you whether you lean towards extremism or moderation on the Compass.

The propositions should not be overthought. Some of them are intentionally vague. Their purpose is to trigger buzzwords in the mind of the user, measuring feelings and prejudices rather than detailed opinions on policy.

Incidentally, our test is not another internet personality classification tool. The essence of our site is the model for political analysis. The test is simply a demonstration of it.

Dang, Right in the Middle !

(06-18-2015 07:03 AM)CardFan1 Wrote:  Dang, Right in the Middle !

Pick a side already.

Blue

1.63 to the Right
3.34 upwards

in the middle between left and right with a more libertarian slant.

Honestly right about where I figured I would land. lol

Exactly as I would have expected. Not a big fan of the questions though.

(06-18-2015 08:44 AM)MonarchManiac Wrote:  

Exactly as I would have expected. Not a big fan of the questions though.

Almost the same for me. I also thought the questions were weird.

Quote:Taxpayers should not be expected to prop up any theatres or museums that cannot survive on a commercial basis.

Some of the questions have degrees. I would answer a hearty Strongly Disagree if the degree was taxpayers should pay the salary of the orchestra, but I'd Agree if the degree was creating a TIF district for the local historic theater.

Economic Left/Right: 2.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.44

I took the quiz and after I was done words suddenly popped up on the screen that stated "You are right about everything."

(06-19-2015 10:38 AM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  

Quote:Taxpayers should not be expected to prop up any theatres or museums that cannot survive on a commercial basis.

Some of the questions have degrees. I would answer a hearty Strongly Disagree if the degree was taxpayers should pay the salary of the orchestra, but I'd Agree if the degree was creating a TIF district for the local historic theater.

Economic Left/Right: 2.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.44

That's about where I landed too

Your Political Compass

Economic Left/Right: 3.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.72

What Q and A would put more on the authoritarian side of the y axis?

(06-19-2015 11:31 AM)ClairtonPanther Wrote:  

(06-19-2015 10:38 AM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  

Quote:Taxpayers should not be expected to prop up any theatres or museums that cannot survive on a commercial basis.

Some of the questions have degrees. I would answer a hearty Strongly Disagree if the degree was taxpayers should pay the salary of the orchestra, but I'd Agree if the degree was creating a TIF district for the local historic theater.

Economic Left/Right: 2.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.44

That's about where I landed too

Your Political Compass

Economic Left/Right: 3.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.72

Same here.

Economic Left/Right: 2.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.74

Not sure I learned anything here, though.

Economic: -3.13
Social: -1.28

So, green, though not by a lot.

What was with that question about a one-party system having the advantage of not having delays in getting stuff done (paraphrased). I put "Agreed" because I agreed with the statement, but not because I thought we should have a one-party system.

Not a fan of the questions

Quote:A significant advantage of a one-party state is that it avoids all the arguments that delay progress in a democratic political system.

Yea, but I guess it's how each of us read or interpret these questions. I can understand why you may "agree" with the statement, but I think I put it down as strongly disagree-

I don't see it as an advantage in the least, as I don't see it avoiding arguments in the least. In fact, I think it foments arguments and inhibits "progress" by encouraging strife, often times even civil wars. Voices perhaps not heard doesn't mean they are silent, often just the opposite. They are working underground, behind the scenes, behind closed doors.

Without the arguments you breed resentment and insurrection, you won't make much "progress" dealing with that.

So yea, all about how you interpret the questions and this was just one of many like this. Guess when we discuss the individual questions and why people answer the way they do, this can be rather interesting.

The way I looked at that question was -- are the arguments it says are avoided actually an important part of the political system? I thought yes, they are, so I disagreed.