It's That Time Again! Political Compass 2014

Where do you stand on the social/political scale? I'm using the best evaluator of which I'm aware, which is the Political Compass. Take the test here, and then take a screencap of your results!

I like the political compass test because sometimes it's difficult to explain one's political positions. Sometimes I'm a bit conservative, other times liberal, and sometimes libertarian. So having a way to show it helps a lot.

Here's an idea of where major political figures stand (so you can use it to compare):




Here are my results:



So, get cracking!

 

I'm about the same place as John.

Note how far to the right President Obama is on that first graphic in John's post? A few years back, The Political Compass produced a map of where they felt historical politicians fell on their chart. Reagan and Obama occupied pretty much the very same space on the graph.

 

Part of that is due to the chart itself. Political Compass works on an international scale, which means the U.S. is going to be considered much further to the right when compared with other nations. In the U.S., a liberal is more likely to be a moderate, or slightly right leaning by international standards. Obama's not a liberal. At best he's a right leaning moderate, but that's par for the course. We've seen a significant shift to the right in the past few decades. I'm sure it will eventually start shifting left again, as most politics do; back and forth, with each wing declaring the other to be the worst of the worst.

 

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: 1.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.87

 

You're downright conservative, Chup.

I do wonder who will be more left/libertarian than myself. I can't find it, but my political compass profile from about 8 years ago would show the red dot more toward the center of the four square block. I used to be a true moderate, though 10 years ago I would have dipped over on the conservative/right side. I wonder how far that will go before it slows down? Surely I won't just keep going left, unless everyone keeps shifting right!

My political compass is based off of compassion and reason, which is what guides me. Of course, the shift depends upon how much of which one I use over the other.

 

I always giggle when certain people here in the past have called me a liberal because I'm not a warmongering bigot who wants to drop nukes on everyone who doesn't have white skin. Many of my social economic views are conservative by European standards.

But then I don't really subscribe to a straight out political "lean". I think people who do are letting themselves down on one issue or anther. I take each topic, belief or idea as it comes and then make up my own mind.

 

Oh, certainly it's better to evaluate each issue on an individual basis, weighing pros and cons, trying to mete out the best approach to resolve said issue, but that requires work, and human beings are great at eschewing work, or at the very least, we've found the best way to half ass it.

Still, that's how I approach it as well. There are cherished ideas I have that would work flawlessly if it were a truly equal world, but when compared to the realities of humanity and the complexities of trying to maintain a functioning social order without descending into chaos, sometimes those ideas have to be shot and dragged out back to the dumpster. It's why I can accept an idea from a libertarian point of view, while also entertaining a very liberal idea. You use what works, even if it kills a few sacred cows.

 

I'm wondering how you guys answered the following:

Those who are able to work, and refuse the opportunity, should not expect society's support.

 

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: 1.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.05

So there you go.

 

It's not a question, and thus cannot be answered. Idiot.

 

Then don't bother opening the Political Compass, fatso.

 

Look at my graph and then look at yours. Then consider this post you just made to me in another thread...

Congratulations on becoming a "pussified taker".

 

I answered "strongly agree", albeit I did so on the premise that those who cannot work are assessed that they cannot by a competent system.

If you are physically or mentally able to contribute to society there really isn't an excuse not to unless you are economically self-sufficient.

 

Oh, I could easily answer the question they asked, because they actually presented the statement in the context of an implied question. (Do you: Strongly Disagree?, Disagree?, Agree?, Strongly Agree?) You didn't. You merely made the statement, devoid of its context within a question. One doesn't answer statements. Idiot.

 

This notion is somewhat contrary to the grid concept. You are in the liberal-libertarian quadrant (as am I). The point is that this test provides a non-linear result, so being both libertarian and liberal is not an incompatible idea. Anyway, here's mine:



Economic Left/Right: -3.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.90

I've always been in this quadrant, though my economic score used to be closer to the center line. 2008 shook some of my faith in the market. I still see it as an important thing, but recognize that more regulation is required to make the benefits available to all.

 

I've surpassed even Ghandi.

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -8.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.79



As for the question about those who are able to work, but refuse, I responded that society should not be expected to support them.

However, that is a very different question than Should society be expected to help out those in need.

As a Christian, I would think you would know that.

 

That's the furthest from the origin that I've ever been. I'm usually in the green but a lot closer to the center.

 

How would taking this test serve my persona?

 

I am -3, -4. That said, this same test has been floating around for at least half a decade.

 

People have been posting this test since the first year or two of Wordforge.

It may be even older than that.

 

Well, the test precedes the website, which has a 2001 copyright. How old is WF?

 

Wordforge started in 2003.

2001 sounds about right. ISTR seeing it over at TBBS at the time.

 

The only question you need tovanswer is "should I have another donut?" And you know the answer, dont you?

 

I hear TLS loves him some Rusty Brown Ring Donuts.

 

About what I expected.

 

I do indeed know the answer; know it as well as I know that your "smokin' hot Latina wife" only married you for a greencard.

 

I hope you don't believe he has a "smokin' hot Latina wife".

 

Holy shit, I'm more pinko than gul!