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Political Compass test
March 16, 2015 at 4:55 pm
So there's this test you can take to see where you lean politically, it ranges from Authoritatian to libertarian in one category, and from right to left in the other. I'm interested in seeing where the members of this end up leaning. Feel free to post your results and talk about them.
The test;
http://www.politicalcompass.org/test
My results; Libertarian Left
![[Image: chart?ec=-4.75&soc=-3.79]](https://www.politicalcompass.org/chart?ec=-4.75&soc=-3.79)
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RE: Political Compass test
March 16, 2015 at 5:53 pm
Economic Left/Right: -5.5
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.54
I'm too new to be in the first thread.
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RE: Political Compass test
March 16, 2015 at 6:03 pm
I'm an incurable rightist
![[Image: chart?ec=3.38&soc=-2.36]](https://www.politicalcompass.org/chart?ec=3.38&soc=-2.36)
I'm feeling kinda nice today, I've scored further on the right occasionally... Some questions still need better analysis for better comprehension
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RE: Political Compass test
March 16, 2015 at 7:16 pm
(This post was last modified: March 16, 2015 at 7:17 pm by CapnAwesome.)
So I have to note something about this test, it's been around the internet for ages if you do a little digging on it you find out that it is published by a libertarian group. That's why the results tend to skew towards libertarianism and also why the word libertarian is written all over it. I always think the word authoritarian is basically a propagandist term.
Also I don't need some internet test to know what my political opinions are.
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RE: Political Compass test
March 16, 2015 at 7:24 pm
I'm with Cap on this one. I already know what my political leanings are (somewhat left of Noam Chomsky), I don't need an internet quiz to tell them to me.
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RE: Political Compass test
March 16, 2015 at 7:28 pm
(March 16, 2015 at 7:16 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: So I have to note something about this test, it's been around the internet for ages if you do a little digging on it you find out that it is published by a libertarian group. That's why the results tend to skew towards libertarianism and also why the word libertarian is written all over it. I always think the word authoritarian is basically a propagandist term.
Also I don't need some internet test to know what my political opinions are.
After revision I figured some questions need a good interpretation. For example the question "the enemy of my enemy is my friend?" represents authoritarianism VS libertarianism - If you agree you are the former because you put national interest and the state above yourself, if you disagree you are libertarian.
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RE: Political Compass test
March 16, 2015 at 7:34 pm
Economic Left/Right: -6.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.95
![[Image: chart?ec=-6.88&soc=-7.95]](https://www.politicalcompass.org/chart?ec=-6.88&soc=-7.95)
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