Political compass test...no wonder I cant stand Bushco

[Colorado Progressive]

Most of you have probably done this test to find out where you sit on the political compass:

http://politicalcompass.org/

Here is where some recent world leaders sit:




I landed right between Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama, notice how thats directly opposite the Chimp.

But this to me is really scary!


No wonder I love Kucinich!

[Flabbergasted]

1. I thought Paul was a libertarian?

[jgraz]

2. His anti-choice stance knocks him into authoritarian territory

[slackmaster]

6. That's one example of how such a small test can give skewed answers

It doesn't really do a fine measurement on how important an issue is to someone. A 0 - 10 scale instead of four answers would give better results.

That said, I find it pretty accurate in general.

[TahitiNut]

15. The fact remains that Paul desires more 'Liberty' for corporations than people.

Traditionally, libertarians opposed the mere existence of state-created entities like corporations. That 'breed' is hard to find. Today's 'libertarians' have hijacked the label.

[slackmaster]

28. I'd call him more capitalist than libertarian

I agree with those who have said he is placed correctly in the graphic in the OP.

[Flabbergasted]

3. What is the link for the lower graphic? nt

[iverglas]

7. left-hand "region specific" links, here:

http://politicalcompass.org/usprimaries2007

[slackmaster]

4. My answers on that one vary a bit from time to time, but I usually end up right about where I am now

Economic Left/Right: -1.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.82

A little to the right of the Dalai Lama, a little more libertarian than Dennis Kucinich.

[iverglas]

5. and no wonder

I find the shilling for the Liberal Party that passes as progressive in the Canada Forum here to be an atrocity:



Me, I'm down in the lower left-hand corner a square or two from each edge -- but disgusted to be in the same quadrant as the self-appointed theocrat they've put there with me.

Don't know what niceties put the NDP in Canada closer to the authoritarian/libertarian dividing line than Kucinich in the US, but I think it would be quibbling.

Sure is nice to see Ron Paul right where he belongs, isn't it?

[TahitiNut]

18. (grumble) slackers! (grumble)

[Colorado Progressive]

19. Tahiti Nut you're right next to me!!!!

:hi:

[TahitiNut]

20. Well, of course!

Geaux, Kucinich! :silly:

[Colorado Progressive]

24. Well you still look better than the US parties!

I would have thought Canada would look better on this little grid, but its better than many European countries right now.

[iverglas]

26. that's amazing, isn't it?

-- Canada looking better than Europe on the grid. (Now, I think the grid hasn't caught up to the times -- it's been nearly 2 years since the election, and the Stephen Harper Conservatives might not look so good today.)

I was going to urge everyone in the US to go take a look at the various European grids and see what a range of possibilities there are ... and then I checked and realized I was living in the past too.

[PDJane]

8. Well, as you have no doubt guessed,

I'm seriously left...........

[The Vinyl Ripper]

9. Interesting...

All of the top tier candidates are at least moderately authoritarian.

And Ron Paul is more libertarian than any of the Democratic candidates save Kucinich and Gravel.

That clustering of candidates in the upper right quadrant sure doesn't give us much of a choice.

[Colorado Progressive]

25. Yeah. I guess this is why Nader actually gets votes....

Please dont run again Nader!!!!!!!!!!

[lonestarnot]

10. Heh.

I don't think I need to take the test.

[katsy]

11. Whoa... The more people move to the center/right,

The more I move left.


Your political compass

Economic Left/Right: -9.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -9.38

[Warpy]

14. You're falling off the southwest edge just like I am,

It's nice to have company way out there.

[katsy]

23. Damn good place to be.

:hi:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

12. .......

Economic Left/Right: -9.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.21

[baldguy]

13. I've move a little more south west recently

Economic Left/Right: -6.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.51

[Zodiak]

16. You are about where I am

not really a far leftie, but so far from the typical American politican that they might as well come from another planet.

[baldguy]

17. Gee, and I thought I was turning into a hippie in my old age.

[PDJane]

21. Women get more radical with age.........

I'm somewhere around -7 on both scales. Draw a line down through Bush and Harper, and I'm on the other end......

[Colorado Progressive]

22. Thats a nice place to be! :-) nt

[LeftishBrit]

27. Social -7.0; economic -6.97

The sort of score I usually get - no wonder I didn't care for Blair!