What is your Political Compass
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N00less, I stand up and applaud you for what you've put together here. This hasn't taught me as much as to how different our "leaders" think, although I was kinda surprised as to how close BO and the rest of the Republican candidates landed while considering the entire grid of possibilities. More than anything it has schooled me as to how much alike the voters have in common despite everyday differences, and I am rather sure we here are not that isolated compared to the general consensus.
After all of the knock-down-drag-out, head-butting arguments/discussions/debates we have had here, it seems we have all been bickering amongst ourselves while those that make decisions for the most part could care less to listen to what concerns We the People.
I would really like to see what some of our other outspoken members have to add in to this, and if they do not do it here in a few days I will go rattle their cage.
After all of the knock-down-drag-out, head-butting arguments/discussions/debates we have had here, it seems we have all been bickering amongst ourselves while those that make decisions for the most part could care less to listen to what concerns We the People.
I would really like to see what some of our other outspoken members have to add in to this, and if they do not do it here in a few days I will go rattle their cage.
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So there's the point. We're arguing amongst ourselves, when in reality there's a huge disconnect between at least OUR community and the Political Establishment. I'm fairly sure that a bunch of online gamers aren't representative of the <s>sheep</s> population as a whole.
Still curious as to the tide's score, and Nimmy's actual score, as well as Lux, Sasquatch and dustin. Dustin hasn't posted much recently, but a lot of his older posts are pretty "Liberal", but then what else could you expect from a Canutcase
Still curious as to the tide's score, and Nimmy's actual score, as well as Lux, Sasquatch and dustin. Dustin hasn't posted much recently, but a lot of his older posts are pretty "Liberal", but then what else could you expect from a Canutcase
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So Nimmy is closest to Engie it seems:
http://www.politicalcompass.org/crowdch ... 62%2C-4.15
I'll make a more readable pic if we get a few more results, or if there's no other responses for a while....
http://www.politicalcompass.org/crowdch ... 62%2C-4.15
I'll make a more readable pic if we get a few more results, or if there's no other responses for a while....
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Race they mean ethnicity, sometimes simplified to skin color (White/Caucasian, Asian, Indian, Native American, African) etc.PJB wrote:Stupid question?PJB wrote:
I just didn't get this question:
Our race has many superior qualities, compared with other races.
Race? what race? or do they mean country?
I know what race means. but "Our race"? what do they mean by that? Our? White Americans?
If a native american fills in that question or a afro american they are not the same race so what is "our race" or who are they?
(White/Caucasian, Asian, Indian, Native American, African) etc.?
or should the question have been: "Your race has many superior qualities, compared with other races."
If a native american fills in that question or a afro american they are not the same race so what is "our race" or who are they?
(White/Caucasian, Asian, Indian, Native American, African) etc.?
or should the question have been: "Your race has many superior qualities, compared with other races."
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Economic Left/Right: -6.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.97
It makes sense for presidents to all be authoritarian. I mean they are asking our consent to have authority over just about everything. If they didn't want and agree with authority, they would not be president. However I WOULD have like Obama to be a lot more down and left on the chart than the republicans.
He has always says he knows how to work with both parties.....
I am more LLAMA than the LAMA!
Thanks for pulling me into this one. Hazzan reference librarian libertarian clown!
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.97
It makes sense for presidents to all be authoritarian. I mean they are asking our consent to have authority over just about everything. If they didn't want and agree with authority, they would not be president. However I WOULD have like Obama to be a lot more down and left on the chart than the republicans.
He has always says he knows how to work with both parties.....
I am more LLAMA than the LAMA!
Thanks for pulling me into this one. Hazzan reference librarian libertarian clown!
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dustin lives and the Llama is back for a bit! Let us all rejoice!AquaRegia wrote:dustin wrote:Your political compass:
Economic Left/Right: -5.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.08
Although I think many of the questions on that test were leading.
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About the leading questions-
It's true as in most polls...they make it hard to choose the answer that most describes you.
I would say my authoritarian/ Libertarian scale is dead on.
However I had a harder time getting at my true opinions with the Economic scale. I would put my actual score more between jesterme and Johnie.
It's true as in most polls...they make it hard to choose the answer that most describes you.
I would say my authoritarian/ Libertarian scale is dead on.
However I had a harder time getting at my true opinions with the Economic scale. I would put my actual score more between jesterme and Johnie.
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I was looking through this a little more and the whole poll seems pretty jaded.
Obviously the scale in which OUR beliefs differ is pretty spot on, from what I can tell through discussions/arguments in the pub, but I think the Libertarian vs. Authoritarian terms are misused as well as where each political figure lies on the scale. There is no way President Obama is that far to the right economically.
And Ron Paul is at or above everyone else who took this test with regards to Libertarian beliefs? The dude believes in as little government intervention as possible is necessary. Either we have people who are putting answers that they think they should rather than what they really believe or this poll is trying to point out how out of touch our politicians really are, which I actually agree with. But I do think it's this ridiculous where the presidential candidates are authoritative extreme economic conservatives while the rest of us are moderate to liberal.
Obviously the scale in which OUR beliefs differ is pretty spot on, from what I can tell through discussions/arguments in the pub, but I think the Libertarian vs. Authoritarian terms are misused as well as where each political figure lies on the scale. There is no way President Obama is that far to the right economically.
And Ron Paul is at or above everyone else who took this test with regards to Libertarian beliefs? The dude believes in as little government intervention as possible is necessary. Either we have people who are putting answers that they think they should rather than what they really believe or this poll is trying to point out how out of touch our politicians really are, which I actually agree with. But I do think it's this ridiculous where the presidential candidates are authoritative extreme economic conservatives while the rest of us are moderate to liberal.
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It's a British website, and they use a more, umm, "continental" definition of libertarianism. Remember the WTO protests in Seattle during 1999? Yeah. Those folks are libertarians by their standards. My biggest problem with the Political Compass website is the lack of specific policy questions. In theory, many leftists consider themselves strictly anti-authoritian. In theory. Everyone should be free to live their lives as they wish in whatever self-congregating community they choose, right? Yeah, but unfortunately, that sorta "libertarianism" usually breaks down as soon as you begin discussing details like taxes, role of government, extent of public services, market regulation, etc. Call me silly, but I don't think radical self-determination is all that radical when it's paid for with other people's money. Anarchists have a way of mysteriously morphing into socialists as soon as they realize there are ways of "legally" confiscating wealth for their own purposes. I dunno. These issues aren't black and white, but generally speaking, nowadays, most American libertarians see corporations (ideally) as a necessary counterbalance to (inherently) coercive powers of government, whereas Europeans see corporations and governments as two sides of the same authoritarian coin. And you know what? Considering the last hundred years of European history, I can't say I blame 'em.
(I'd also say that most American libertarians, myself included, are tragically idealistic.)
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(I'd also say that most American libertarians, myself included, are tragically idealistic.)
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Actually looking at the original graph, Ron Paul is SIGNIFICANTLY below the other candidates on Libertarian/Authoritarian Scale, though he is just as far to the Right as the other Republicans economically (if not more-so!) That is he is all for less Government intervention in things and that includes any sort of Economic Safety Net. But again, where the other "leaders" show on the graph is less important that how we relate to each other. I think it's useful to see how we fall as a community, to understand the Biases we all start with....Big Will E Style wrote:I was looking through this a little more and the whole poll seems pretty jaded.
Obviously the scale in which OUR beliefs differ is pretty spot on, from what I can tell through discussions/arguments in the pub, but I think the Libertarian vs. Authoritarian terms are misused as well as where each political figure lies on the scale. There is no way President Obama is that far to the right economically.
And Ron Paul is at or above everyone else who took this test with regards to Libertarian beliefs? The dude believes in as little government intervention as possible is necessary. Either we have people who are putting answers that they think they should rather than what they really believe or this poll is trying to point out how out of touch our politicians really are, which I actually agree with. But I do think it's this ridiculous where the presidential candidates are authoritative extreme economic conservatives while the rest of us are moderate to liberal.
I'll try to add Guillerme and Enzo's results next time I update the graph, and may be we can even convince para to actually take the test so we can plot him out
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