Political compass test

[Ashendant]

Thank goodness almost none of you with disastrous left-leaning economic ideologies are anywhere near the authoritarian end of the spectrum, meaning you wouldn't want any of them implemented and enforced at the federal level.

{stands beside Adrian, looking nervously at these folk}

I prefer the good old european socialism, it worked for now and it still works, the problem with it, is the influence of the american "Wild West" capitalism

[Ryft]

If you want social, scientific, and technological advance, you have to go with capitalism. Although I'm sure America wouldn't mind if European socialism stuck to its political and economic ideologies, abandoning the capitalist experiment and leaving America to dominate.

[muhtesem insan]

If you want social, scientific, and technological advance, you have to go with capitalism.

Why? Wouldn't it be better if advancement were driven by betterment of life rather than profit.

[Edwardo Piet]

If you want social, scientific, and technological advance, you have to go with capitalism.

Why? Wouldn't it be better if advancement were driven by betterment of life rather than profit.

Call me cynical but: Realistically that won't happen.

I'm only confident with the result of my Libertarian (as opposed to Authoritarian) side of the test: I never intended to end up left wing economically :S (I guess, at least I am near the centre and not far left wing).

I am not political. I understand that Capitalism is realistic and I don't know why I ended up left-wing Economically.

[muhtesem insan]

If you want social, scientific, and technological advance, you have to go with capitalism.

Why? Wouldn't it be better if advancement were driven by betterment of life rather than profit.

Call me cynical but: Realistically that won't happen.

I'm only confident with the result of my Libertarian (as opposed to Authoritarian) side of the test: I never intended to end up left wing economically :S (I guess, at least I am near the centre and not far left wing).

I am not political. I understand that Capitalism is realistic and I don't know why I ended up left-wing Economically.

You're right if people are inherently evil. But I do think we're what we're shaped.

[Edwardo Piet]

We are what we're shaped, but our previous character shapes us into our later character. Well, that along with circumstances (although, we're not separate from out circumstances: We're part of the universe and not just in it).

[TheDarkestOfAngels]

Economic Left/Right: -6.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.67

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Thank goodness almost none of you with disastrous left-leaning economic ideologies are anywhere near the authoritarian end of the spectrum, meaning you wouldn't want any of them implemented and enforced at the federal level.

{stands beside Adrian, looking nervously at these folk}

Who said we didn't?

[Ryft]

Why? Wouldn't it be better if advancement were driven by betterment of life rather than profit.

"Betterment of life" doesn't pay the bills, which these advances require. You need to generate revenue to meet expenses. And those who participate in a capitalist economy can amass wealth that enables them to work toward betterment of life (e.g., Sean Penn).

[TheDarkestOfAngels]

"Betterment of life" doesn't pay the bills, which these advances require. You need to generate revenue to meet expenses. And those who participate in a capitalist economy can amass wealth that enables them to work toward betterment of life (e.g., Sean Penn).

Yeah... about that... how many of those marvelous scientific advances were also due to the largely public funding done by congress - such as through NASA?
Human ingenuity is a human trait - not a result of an economic system.

[thesummerqueen]

Eh.... You could argue that much of the 'green' movement is shaped by public opinion - the people who through capitalism have the money to buy the products that companies are selling to cater to them, hopefully bettering the environment and therefore one aspect of quality of life...without gov't involvement.