January 7, 200818 yr I have no idea what i considered myself to be, so i took this internet test. It's not 100% conclusive, but this ain't Jeremy Kyle... About The Political Compass™ In the introduction, we explained the inadequacies of the traditional left-right line. If we recognise that this is essentially an economic line it's fine, as far as it goes. We can show, for example, Stalin, Mao Tse Tung and Pol Pot, with their commitment to a totally controlled economy, on the hard left. Socialists like Mahatma Gandhi and Robert Mugabe would occupy a less extreme leftist position. Margaret Thatcher would be well over to the right, but further right still would be someone like that ultimate free marketeer, General Pinochet. That deals with economics, but the social dimension is also important in politics. That's the one that the mere left-right scale doesn't adequately address. So we've added one, ranging in positions from extreme authoritarian to extreme libertarian. ^ Those two just to demonstrate what leanings mean to those who hadn't a clue, like myself. ^ My results. http://www.politicalcompass.org/test Take the test and be honest as possible. 8)
January 7, 200818 yr Yeah..the link doesn't work :uhoh: Hahahaa okay laamee..i'm tired. never mind everyone *bows and leaves*
January 7, 200818 yr If I understand that, it means I'm for less government and more freedoms. But I'm not as far from the center as those other leaders :uhoh: some of the questions were really hard to understand, and some of them weren't phrased very well. Superior race? does that mean the human race or an ethnic race? because I would give two completely different answers for those. and is public funding for broadcasting the same as government funding? or do they really mean public? because for those I'd give much different answers the hard to understand ones were like "from each according to his ability, to each according to his need" which really means "take from each according to his ability, and give to each according to his need"
January 8, 200818 yr The Political Compass Economic Left/Right: 0.62 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.10 Some tough questions there but the easiest ones were children should have respect and attend school... and those who can work bloody well should work :rolleyes:
January 11, 200818 yr I think trying to categorize everyone using cartography is often innacurate, as it assumes humans can be simplified into a certain model of this or that. Life is also very circumstantial, so while we may feel a certain way at one point in time, given a different set of circumstances, our views can suddenly shift; something may seem a certain way form the distance, but examined more closely, we may realize that isn't the way we feel. Walking in the shoes of someone else can often enlighten us to things we had not before seen nor felt. Sampling errors can be great as well, considering who has access to the test. I think it was Will Rogers who sang a song once - "Don't Fence Me In", and that's how I now feel. One experience I had about a year ago was to spend time listening to some musicians who had travelled and spent extensive time in the Middle East. We don't all think the same, that's for sure! In the Greek way of thinking (we term it as Western thought) - everything is seen as nouns; simplified and defined as precise objects. In the Arab world, things are seen as dynamic. Verbs take precedence, and this state of mind is not like ours in general (except maybe in the sense of poetry). So, considering how one's way of thinking affects one's political views as well, it's not so easy to put round pegs into square holes, and visa-versa.
March 24, 200818 yr I think I've done this somewhere else. "making peace with the establishment is an important aspect of maturity" lol. fuck the remix! i think i should go to bed.
March 24, 200818 yr ^:stunned: you're right. this is getting a bit freaky, i've got to say. but in a good way!! :smiley:
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