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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Shrike on December 27, 2001, 12:31:00 am
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http://www.politicalcompass.org/ (//"http://www.politicalcompass.org/")
Where do you rank on things? I'm curious to see how varied the spread is here.
FYI, I had the following scores:
Economic Left/Right: -3.25
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -5.54
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hmmph..
Economic Left/Right: -2.13
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -5.08
my results may be a little skewed, its 3 am and I couldnt understand half the questions, mainly because I can hardly keep my eyes open...
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-5.63/-5.90
But I didn't understand a few of the questions too...
[This message has been edited by Starwing (edited 12-26-2001).]
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naive but insightful
Economic Left/Right: -3.63
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -5.59
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Well that was interesting... (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
Economic Left/Right: -2.25
Authoritarian/Libertatian: -3.38
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lefty.
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Economic Left/Right: -1.75
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.10
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Economic: -3,63
Auth/Lib: -4,51
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this one keeps coming up wherever I go (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)
I'm a lefty, a very lefty
but then again: the questionnaire is hardly unbiased.
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If you're having trouble getting to the site, try here: http://64.224.165.166/politicalcompass/ ("http://64.224.165.166/politicalcompass/")
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America, stand assured that Israel truly understands what you are going through.
Know how to use Rhino3D? Want to put your ships into Freespace 2? You've come to the right place ("http://www.geocities.com/sandvich/fs2/rhino_fs2/")!
"He who laughs last thinks slowest."
"Just becase you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you."
"To err is human; to really screw up you need a computer."
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Rather unexpected:
Economic Left/Right: -0.38
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -1.59
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hem, weird, I never considered myself to be so close of Gandhi (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/lol.gif)
economic left/right: -2.50
authoritarian/libertarian: -1.44
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Economic Left/Right: -4.25
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.62
That was interesting. I had a few questions that I had to think hard on (legalisation of marijuana, for example), and in most cases I was, I felt, reasonably moderate. In that last two pages of questions though, I came down hard for or against, all the way. No moderation at all. Rather interesting peek at my internal landscape.
I find it interesting, also, that all of us so far have come up as leftist libertarians to one degree or another. Not a single authoritarian or politically right twitch in the collective chart.
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[This message has been edited by mikhael (edited 12-27-2001).]
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Yes, it seems that we all fall within the same "quadrant." (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)
The questions were a bit strange for me; I was strongly for certain views of all of the sides, but they all canceled each other out and made me a relative moderate in the end. (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)
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Here is my numbers:
Economic Left/Right: -3.50
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -6.31
Pez
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Economic Left/Right: -5.63
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.15
Hmmmm, I'm near Gandhi (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
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Mine seems to be different to alot(everyone's) of people.
Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: 2.50
Authoritarian/Libertarian: 5.38
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Originally posted by Zeronet:
Mine seems to be different to alot(everyone's) of people.
Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: 2.50
Authoritarian/Libertarian: 5.38
You're the first on the right/authoritarian end of things.
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Originally posted by sandwich:
If you're having trouble getting to the site, try here: http://64.224.165.166/politicalcompass/ ("http://64.224.165.166/politicalcompass/")
Thanks, dude! (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
Economic Left/Right: -4.38
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -1.59
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A lot of the questions I just wanted to go neutral on... but I couldn't so:
Economic Left/Right: -2.13
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -3.38
Joe.
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Economic Left/Right: -2.63
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.72
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Originally posted by joek:
A lot of the questions I just wanted to go neutral on... but I couldn't so:
Economic Left/Right: -2.13
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -3.38
Joe.
They specifically opted to not include neutral answers to avoid users 'copping out' and not answering questions they didn't want to think about. By forcing you to think out a stance, they (ideally) get you to give a more thorough, honest answer.
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Economic Left/Right: -3.13
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -3.33
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Originally posted by mikhael:
You're the first on the right/authoritarian end of things.
First and last it seems.
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This is a pretty biased and unscientific test. The questions are poorly worded and often vague, and understandably confusing.
If globalisation is inevitable, it should primarily serve humanity rather than the interests of trans-national corporations.
The first question is a great example of what is wrong with this test. First off, not everybody has the same definition of "Globalization" (and yes, the test spelled it wrong.) Second, who exactly is doing the "serving?" And are the two mutually exclusive?
There are lots of better ways to do a political attitude analysis. A better system would clearly define the issue, then present different arguments about it that correspond to different political ideals. Or, as an alternative, would have different "case scenarios" saying that if X were the current issue to be resolved, do you most agree with solution A, B, C, D, or E?
Anyway, my point is, this test is a piece of junk, and doesn't reflect political alignment with any degree of accuracy.
[This message has been edited by Anduril (edited 12-28-2001).]
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Yes I agree there; many of the questions would have been answered differently by the same person if the unstated conditions were different.
One I found really confusing was worded something like "An eye for a eye and a tooth for tooth" or something like that; it took me some time to understand what they were trying to say, and I still was not certain.
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A bit of searching dug up a slightly better (still not perfect (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)) test...
Try this one. ("http://tests.student.com/politicaltest.php")
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Economic Left/Right: -4.25
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.21
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Originally posted by Anduril:This is a pretty biased and unscientific test. The questions are poorly worded and often vague, and understandably confusing.
I agree its unscientific (there is no control group, for example) but it is not biased. The questions ask if you agree or disagree, not if they are correct or not.
If globalisation is inevitable, it should primarily serve humanity rather than the interests of trans-national corporations.
The first question is a great example of what is wrong with this test. First off, not everybody has the same definition of "Globalization" (and yes, the test spelled it wrong.) Second, who exactly is doing the "serving?" And are the two mutually exclusive?
The test is written by Brits. They spelled globalisation properly for British English. Second, the question is based on your opinions and beliefs, and thus your definition of 'globalisation'. Third the question assumes they are mutually exclusive. Give your answer accordingly.
...Anyway, my point is, this test is a piece of junk, and doesn't reflect political alignment with any degree of accuracy.
Given that they made up the model they describe, based on an older model, I'd say it is as accurate as any artificially constructed benchmark can be.
I went and tookt he second test you cited as being 'better'. That test seemed geared toward pushing you into one of the currently accepted American political aggregates, rather than providing an indication of general tendencies, as the British test seemed designed to do.
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[This message has been edited by mikhael (edited 12-28-2001).]
[This message has been edited by mikhael (edited 12-28-2001).]
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That other test was total nonsense.
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Yeah I agree. About half of the questions were on the rights of homosexuals. :P
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Originally posted by Zeronet:
First and last it seems.
wrong
Economic Left/Right: 1.38
Authoritarian/Libertarian: 1.49
like hitler but a little less authoritarian
[This message has been edited by PhReAk (edited 12-29-2001).]