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Offline joek

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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

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Offline Top Gun

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Economic Left/Right: -2.63
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.72

 

Offline mikhael

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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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Offline The Avenger

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Economic Left/Right: -3.13
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -3.33
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Offline Zeronet

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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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Offline Anduril

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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.



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Offline CP5670

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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.

 

Offline Anduril

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A bit of searching dug up a slightly better (still not perfect  ) test...

Try this one.

 

Offline aldo_14

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Economic Left/Right: -4.25
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.21

 

Offline mikhael

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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.

 
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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.

 
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...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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Offline Zeronet

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That other test was total nonsense.
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Offline CP5670

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Yeah I agree. About half of the questions were on the rights of homosexuals. :P

  

Offline phreak

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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

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