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[amp]

Don't know if anyone's come across this before.
http://www.politicalcompass.org/

Clearly some here won't need to use this to know where they stand but this was interesting to me as I'm not particularly knowledgeable about politics and don't feel like I have any real natural ideological affinity to either the left or right. I'm quite surprised to be so far to the left .

My results if you're interested
http://www.politicalcompass.org/face...5.25&soc=-1.18

[Ek weet nie]

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We've done this before pt. 1

We've done this before pt. 2

We've done this before pt. 3

Always interesting to do it again to see if there are any changes though. There is a number of new posters too.

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

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don't feel like I have any real natural ideological affinity to either the left or right.

Very few people do, apart from Marxists or Fascists or other deluded utopian nutters. I wouldn't let it worry you.

[Ek weet nie]

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Economic Left/Right: -6.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.62

I'm surprised I'm that far to the left.

[matt j]

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Economic Left/Right: -10.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -9.44

I keep sliding further southwest.

[WOM]

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Economic Left/Right: -5.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.74

I think that puts me down in 'go about your business' territory. But not as far down as 'go about everyone else's business'.

[Wyatt Earp]

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I think the problem with this thing is that, when you get down to brass tacks, it's bollocks. Don't you reckon?

[DCI Harry Batt]

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People are, generally, much further to the left than they think they are.

[matt j]

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I think we discuss this everytime, but bollocks in what way? Bollocks as in "the test is shit" or "not like we get a candidate in our quadrant anyway".

And as always, the astrology question... seriously, what the fuck?

[WOM]

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TonTon wrote:

People are, generally, much further to the left than they think they are.

People on the left, generally, like to believe this.

[DCI Harry Batt]

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Anyway, I tried it again, and I got:

Economic Left/Right: -9.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -9.44

Not sure how that compares with last time.

[Ek weet nie]

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They've added these since I last visited.

They are bollocks WE but can be reasonably informative as a crude measurement.

[Guy Profumo]

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Matej wrote:

I think we discuss this everytime, but bollocks in what way? Bollocks as in "the test is shit" or "not like we get a candidate in our quadrant anyway".

And as always, the astrology question... seriously, what the fuck?

It's only on 2 axes. There needs to be [at least]a third one to deal with stateism vs anarchism.

[DCI Harry Batt]

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WOM - I don' think that's true, as it goes. But I suppose I would think that. As it goes, there is way too much pessimism /cynicism on the left.

[WOM]

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TonTon wrote:

WOM - I don' think that's true, as it goes. But I suppose I would think that. As it goes, there is way too much pessimism /cynicism on the left.

Tough call, I guess. Maybe give this test to a few noted right wingers and see how they 'do'. Unless, of course, it really is bollocks.

But pessimism / cynicism on the left? I'd have said the opposite. To me, right wingers are cynical and bitter. Left wingism is about optimism and potential. But then, you really are in the trenches compared to me, so your view is much better. Um...for want of a less mangled metaphor.

[DCI Harry Batt]

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"Too much" could mean "any at all" though. As it is, I think far too many, right now, for example, think "you can't fight in a recession" and are content to negotiate away jobs, pay and conditions.

[WOM]

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Ah, okay. You're being that specific. I was thinking more broadly of the Left as dreaming of the way things could be, vs the Right dreaming of the way things were (you know...when people knew their place, and everyone spoke English and you knew who was who (wink wink)..."you know, good ____________ like you and me." Sorry...I can't help but see right wingers as angry antiques.

[DCI Harry Batt]

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I agree with you about where the pessimism and cynicism should lie, which is why it annoys me even more when I see it on the left.

[Errorist Sympathiser]

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Economic Left/Right: -9.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.15

[Guest]

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Economic Left/Right: -3.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.08

Closest to the centre yet?

[KimCasey]

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Economic-5.8
Social -6.7

So, basically, I'm a cross between Mandela and Ghandi. Which is nice. I might put that on my CV.

[evilC]

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I'm a little surprised I came out so far towards the Libertarian end:

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[Guest]

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Economic Left/Right: -8.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.77

[Bruno]

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"Our race has many superior qualities, compared with other races."

Huh?

[Guest]

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My grasp of economics is weak: can someone explain in words of one syllable their thought process when asked whether it was more important to control inflation or reduce unemployment?