Where are you on the political spectrum?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

This was done a few different times at AS and I was just curious to see where I come out again. This is a different quiz (I believe) than was used at AS last time.

http://i.imgur.com/Bzhgx.jpg

I came out a little farther right than I thought I would be, but I am about where I thought I would be on the libertarian scale.

http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/political-spectrum-quiz.html

Note: there are 2 parts to each question....you need to choose an answer and then choose the degree of importance the question holds for you.

[PorkChopSandwiches]

My Political Views
I am a center-left moderate social libertarian
Left: 2.06, Libertarian: 3.27
http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/grid/16x27.gif

I think I was more in the center last time.

[Muddy]

You are a center-left social moderate.
Left: 1.26, Authoritarian: 0.47

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[Muddy]

My shit didnt post right.. :(

[RBP]

http://i.imgur.com/8vKf3.jpg

[DemonGeminiX]

http://i.imgur.com/8vKf3.jpg

That's a bit where I'm at. Push me a little closer to center and a smidge up and you have me. I'm being a lazy bastard and didn't feel like posting it.

[RBP]

That's a bit where I'm at. Push me a little closer to center and a smidge up and you have me. I'm being a lazy bastard and didn't feel like posting it.

would you ask the government to post it for you? :dance:

[beowulf]

http://i52.tinypic.com/bgqvys.jpg

bwahahaha......what a crock.................and i thought i was somewhere to the right of ghengis khan

that was so american biased i couldnt answer a lot of questions honestly and so just left them 'neutral'

[fricnjay]

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[Goofy]

:-k

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I have no idea what this means :thumbsup:

[beowulf]

:-k

I have no idea what this means :thumbsup:



probably that you want Scottish independance from the USA :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

would you ask the government to post it for you? :dance:

Bwahahahahahahahaha :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

would you ask the government to post it for you? :dance:

:hand:

As if those overpaid monkeys in the internet posting department could actually download a picture, let alone post it.

[Noilly Pratt]

:-k
<b>My Political Views</b><br>I am a left moderate social libertarian<br>Left: 3.78, Libertarian: 1.56<br><img src="http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/grid/12x23.gif"><br><a href="http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/political-spectrum-quiz.html">Political Spectrum Quiz</a><br>

[Noilly Pratt]

:-k
<b>My Political Views</b><br>I am a left moderate social libertarian<br>Left: 3.78, Libertarian: 1.56<br><img src="http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/grid/12x23.gif"><br><a href="http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/political-spectrum-quiz.html">Political Spectrum Quiz</a><br>

[Noilly Pratt]

:-k[http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/grid/12x23.gif

[Goofy]

:-k
<b>My Political Views</b><br>I am a left moderate social libertarian<br>Left: 3.78, Libertarian: 1.56<br><img src="http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/grid/12x23.gif"><br><a href="http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/political-spectrum-quiz.html">Political Spectrum Quiz</a><br>


:-k
<b>My Political Views</b><br>I am a left moderate social libertarian<br>Left: 3.78, Libertarian: 1.56<br><img src="http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/grid/12x23.gif"><br><a href="http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/political-spectrum-quiz.html">Political Spectrum Quiz</a><br>

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[Softdreamer]

http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/grid/13x17.gif
I am a left moderate social authoritarian


More central than I would have thought.. Hey! maybe im not so whacked after all :)

[Softdreamer]

ha ha.. looking at other peoples, its no wonder we clash sometimes!

Sorry guys :hand:

[beowulf]

im surprised how many people are coming out lefty ...............why i questioned mine cos i certainly dont consider myself to be left of centre..............but then is american political left very different to british political left?

and dispite the question about 'what party do you foloow in your country' it was american biased

[Godfather]

You are a center-left social moderate.
Left: 1.22, Authoritarian: 0.13
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Quiz seems well suited for Americans but not as relevant up here. Not in a bad way... our hot-button issues are just different is all. I'm right on the Canadian political spectrum probably (Our 'Conservative Party', is probably still more left than the US Democrats)

[Hal-9000]

not gonna do it...I'd probably come out left, of the word left :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I tried to find a quiz that would be geared more towards Canada and one for the UK, but there wasn't really anything comparable :(

[Hal-9000]

There were some very interesting questions.I didn't find it was geared too far towards American values.


http://i.imgur.com/Vn5jo.jpg

[Hal-9000]

Without looking up the terms, I don't know the difference between authoritarian and libertarian :oops:

I know I'm a pisces :face:

[Godfather]

I think it's something like.... Authoritarians write books... and Libertarians lend out the books in libraries :-k



Nailed it

[FBD]

holy frigged up and pointed questions, batman. I find the nature of the questions to be leading one towards a certain subset of responses...I canceled out of taking this, I found it to be...a shitty worthless set of questions, for the most part - anytime you have a question where you can give out a few answers that are "closest match" for purposes of the quiz yet still do not reflect reality, its skewed and a waste of time.

[Softdreamer]

unless of course the question, and its answers, are designed to provoke a response. :D

[Goofy]

I think it's something like.... Authoritarians write books... and Libertarians lend out the books in libraries :-k



Nailed it

Spot on mate :tup:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

holy frigged up and pointed questions, batman. I find the nature of the questions to be leading one towards a certain subset of responses...I canceled out of taking this, I found it to be...a shitty worthless set of questions, for the most part - anytime you have a question where you can give out a few answers that are "closest match" for purposes of the quiz yet still do not reflect reality, its skewed and a waste of time.

:ffs:

Yes, this quiz has an ulterior motive and if you accidentally take it, you will be tagged for life :roll:

[Muddy]

It's wild that almost all the non US folk tend to be more lefty and authoritarian.

[Softdreamer]

It's wild that almost all the non US folk tend to be more lefty and authoritarian.

Not really, I think thats the default setting for the quiz.. seeing as the USofA is mainly steadfast freedom fighters :rofl:

#ducks#

[Teh One Who Knocks]

It's wild that almost all the non US folk tend to be more lefty and authoritarian.

I'm actually surprised that only Porky and myself came out so solidly in the libertarian side.

[Muddy]

Not really, I think thats the default setting for the quiz.. seeing as the USofA is mainly steadfast freedom fighters :rofl:

#ducks#


If we didn't continuously fight for our freedom then we'd end up becoming nanny staters like you guys... :razz:

[Softdreamer]

If we didn't continuously fight for our freedom then we'd end up becoming nanny staters like you guys... :razz:

I like the Nanny state, keeps the 'proles' inline ::shakehead:

[Muddy]

I like the Nanny state, keeps the 'proles' inline ::shakehead:

It's all good... It's all in what you're accustomed to I guess..

[Softdreamer]

yep, I have to admit.. the idea of some of my neighbours owning guns scares the shit out of me.

I guess you just live with it.

[Muddy]

yep, I have to admit.. the idea of some of my neighbours owning guns scares the shit out of me.

I guess you just live with it.

I'll be honest here... I look at some of the freaks around me, and it makes me nervous sometimes as well... But really it's not a right I want to lose.. The govt. over here steps on our freedom enough as it is.. Thats all we need is these career politicians thinking they're some form of royalty and refusing to leave office... The right to bear arms is our last resort to making sure we don't fall into the hands of tyranny.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I may own a firearm or two.....or 13 :shifty:

[Softdreamer]

I may own a firearm or two.....or 13 :shifty:

I think that scares me more than my neighbours possibly owning some... #shudders#

:mrgreen:

[Muddy]

Lance would be the type to shoot you for leaning on his car...

[Teh One Who Knocks]

http://i.imgur.com/XNOM9l.jpg

[Softdreamer]

Funny, on one tech forum I used to post on a guy was quite proud of the fact his gun collection included all of those used in certain films... Including this one.

http://www.imfdb.org/index.php?title=Tremors

Thats going a bit too far for me[-(

[MrsM]

I am a center-left social moderate
Left: 1.89, Libertarian: 0.43

http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/grid/16x21.gif

My Foreign Policy Views
Score: -3.2
http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/grid/n34.gif

My Culture War Stance
Score: -4.47
http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/grid/c28.gif

[Softdreamer]

http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/grid/16x21.gif
I am a center-left social moderate

:tup:

[Arkady Renko]

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Obviously the results are skewed because the answer to many questions depend on whether you think of the situation in the US or your own country.

[Jezter]

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[Arkady Renko]

right, mine was supposed to look like Jezter's, pretty much. i dunno what went wrong there...

[MrsM]

<b>My Political Views</b><br>I am a left social moderate<br>Left: 4.39, Libertarian: 0.44<br><img src="http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/grid/11x21.gif"><br><a href="http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/political-spectrum-quiz.html">Political Spectrum Quiz</a><br>

Obviously the results are skewed because the answer to many questions depend on whether you think of the situation in the US or your own country.

Fixed it for you Arkady

My Political Views
I am a left social moderate
Left: 4.39, Libertarian: 0.44
http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/grid/11x21.gif

[FBD]

:ffs:

Yes, this quiz has an ulterior motive and if you accidentally take it, you will be tagged for life :roll:

na I wasnt insinuating some ulterior motive...just pointed shit like

-If our leader meets with our enemies, it makes us appear weak.
Even if it is with them surrendering? Pointedly a cover for Obama saying he'd meet and talk with anyone.

-Unions were indispensible in establishing the middle class.
Disagreeing means there'd be no middle class?

-The rich should pay a higher tax rate than the middle class.
Based upon what sort of tax system? Income, as it is now, yes, but not so ridiculously progressive as our tax structure is presently. Crap like this you can hold the same position yet respond a few different ways depending on the particular set of circumstances.

-School science classes should teach intelligent design.
Should this be required in curriculum? I dont think so. Do I have a problem with a teacher bringing it up and having a discussion in class? Not at all. Another where you can respond multiple ways and still hold the same position.

-It is not government's responsibility to regulate pollution.
Central government? (no) State government? (yes, if the population decides it, that is where our laws are applicable, not with the feds.) How to answer that one?

-Gay marriage should be forbidden.
As opposed to "civil unions" conveying all of the same rights, yet leaving the traditional word unmolested? Again, you can answer multiple ways holding the same belief.

-It should be against the law to use hateful language toward another racial group.
Is it legal to harass? Nope. Can you one off say damned near anything you freakin want? Ya damned straight. Another one that is vague and unclear.

-It is wrong to enforce moral behavior through the law because this infringes upon an individual's freedom.
Are we talking free speech, killing, length of skirts...?

-Toppling enemy regimes to spread democracy will make the world a safer place.
:roll:

-It is not our place to condemn other cultures as backwards or barbaric.
Even if they're hellbent on killing us?

-When corporate interests become too powerful, the state should take action to ensure the public interest is served.
early 1900s monopolies or General Electric of today?

You are a far-right social libertarian.
Right: 7.81, Libertarian: 4.5
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[Muddy]

Whooda thunk it? :mrgreen:

[Noilly Pratt]

http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/456/whdoublefacepalm.jpg (http://img121.imageshack.us/i/whdoublefacepalm.jpg/)

Shhhh no one would have known!!!! :D

[FBD]

Its pretty much where I expected to be, roundabout as the path there was...

[Arkady Renko]

Fixed it for you Arkady

My Political Views
I am a left social moderate
Left: 4.39, Libertarian: 0.44
http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/grid/11x21.gif

merci beaucoup!

[JoeyB]

Are you familiar with the Political Compass? It is a system of measuring a person's political orientation not with flat left or right definitions, but by measuring with left and right as well as libertarian and authoritarian concepts, thereby creating a much more fluid picture of who you really are.

The test is six pages long and a series of statements, you simply mark your level of agreement or disagreement with each concept. It has no agenda or political alignment, it is simply a metric presented as a neutral self analysis tool. It only takes a few minutes, the site itself estimates 3 to 5.

http://www.politicalcompass.org/index

Anyway, if you want to take it and post your results here, feel free. You might be surprised where you wind up!

I considered not posting mine right away, but here it is anyway. I've taken this test several times over the last decade or so, and always wind up basically where I am. I think I drifted a little more left and a hair to the top since the last time I did this, but the difference is marginal:

Economic Left/Right: -7.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.23

http://i41.tinypic.com/30kaw6f.png

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Also, I was right about those slight changes, these are the results from when I took the test several years ago. I do not have the graph only the text:

Economic Left/Right: -6.25 / Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.79

EDIT: Mugzy over at brokenjam managed to dig up my AS thread on this topic, which had one of of my other scores from two and a half years ago archived:

Economic Left/Right: -6.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.44

This tracks through time as:
Economic Left/Right: -6.25 to -6.75 to -7.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.79 to -5.44 to -5.23

So, my oldest is about ten years, the next two and a half years old, and finally the one I did yesterday, they show a clear migration pattern, one of very slow but consistent change, I have been drifting a bit to the left (though I'm already heavily left to begin with), and have been moving a bit towards authoritarianism (though I am still well anchored in libertarian territory). The shift towards being more liberal makes sense...I was raised republican and spent most of the nineties deeply split between conservatism and my nascent liberal tendencies. By the time I first took that test a decade ago I fully considered myself liberal, and have been progressing further away from conservatism since then. I cannot quantify the slighter drift towards more law except to say I see value in regulation of corporations and feel we need stricter laws dealing with animal abuse and violent criminals.

EDIT: I just made this in the mighty MS PAINT program!!!

It shows where I was with a blue dot, you can trace my modest migration over the years:

http://i40.tinypic.com/2cghqph.jpg

[Foxdana]

Your political compass

Economic Left/Right: -3.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.28

http://i39.tinypic.com/29fng4.png

[Jezter]

http://www.politicalcompass.org/facebook/pcgraphpng.php?ec=-6.62&soc=-3.03

[JoeyB]

Your political compass

Economic Left/Right: -3.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.28

http://i39.tinypic.com/29fng4.png


http://www.politicalcompass.org/facebook/pcgraphpng.php?ec=-6.62&soc=-3.03

The two of you aren't that far apart from me. Thumbs up for Australia and Finland~!!

[Teh One Who Knocks]

So the search function is broken? :-k

http://tehbasement.com/showthread.php?5721-Where-are-you-on-the-political-spectrum

[Jezter]

So the search function is broken? :-k

http://tehbasement.com/showthread.php?5721-Where-are-you-on-the-political-spectrum

I was thinking this seemed familiar... :lol:

[JoeyB]

I was thinking this seemed familiar... :lol:

When I posted the political compass at AS back in 2009, you took the quiz then dude.