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Posted by ilovebeerme, 18:02, 3rd August 2004:
 
www.politicalcompass.org/

Go on then where do you lie?

I'm at
Economic Left/Right: -6.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.95

Thought I was more authoritarian than that.
Posted by cal, 18:19, 3rd August 2004:
 
Economic Left/Right: -3.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.51
Posted by janine, 18:34, 3rd August 2004:
 
Economic Left/right -4.12
Social Liberation/Authoritarian -4.56
Posted by Alfie, 18:54, 3rd August 2004:
 
Economic Left/Right: -7.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.28

I'm something of a Leftie Libertarian it seems, I wouldn't have guessed.
Posted by Sul, 19:11, 3rd August 2004:
 
Economic Left/Right: -3.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.92
Posted by Andy, 19:16, 3rd August 2004:
 
Economic Left/Right: -3.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.46

As I suspected, almost zero on the social side of things. My housemates are much the same, and we've become infamous at uni for never arguing, as we never have any opinions. "erm, yes?" seems to be response to a lot of things generally actually.
Posted by arsepuppy, 19:45, 3rd August 2004:
 
Economic Left/Right: -5.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.97
Posted by jeff, 19:49, 3rd August 2004:
 
Economic Left/Right: -4.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.92

*shrugs*
Posted by cal, 19:59, 3rd August 2004:
 
come on, where's gary or grim's score?
Posted by Sul, 20:09, 3rd August 2004:
 
Riiiiiiiiiiight, over there ------->>>>>>
Posted by jeffld, 20:22, 3rd August 2004:
 
Economic Left/Right: -3.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.10
Posted by Victor Menendez, 22:25, 3rd August 2004:
 
Economic Left/Right: -1.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.41

Looks like I'm as well balanced as a gyroscope.
Posted by Victor Menendez, 22:27, 3rd August 2004:
 
Didn't expect to be a lefty though.
Posted by Alfie, 22:28, 3rd August 2004:
 
either that or you have no opinions on anything, or that you have wildly varying opinions that contradict each other to the extent that they balance out at close to zero :D
Posted by arsepuppy, 22:34, 3rd August 2004:
 
deja vu.
Posted by Victor Menendez, 22:35, 3rd August 2004:
 
Hmm, good point
Posted by Alfie, 22:37, 3rd August 2004:
 
ah but i posted it here first. so you got the reply before the original
Posted by lau, 22:46, 3rd August 2004:
 
Economic Left/Right: -1.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.46
Posted by Victor Menendez, 22:49, 3rd August 2004:
 
Wanna form a political party, lau?
Posted by lau, 22:53, 3rd August 2004:
 
Why not. Could be fun. Email me with details. :)
Posted by Victor Menendez, 23:04, 3rd August 2004:
 
will do, better think up some policies first though.
Posted by lau, 23:06, 3rd August 2004:
 
Indeed. Can I be in charge of picking our party name?
Posted by Victor Menendez, 23:14, 3rd August 2004:
 
'suppose.
Posted by Alfie, 23:36, 3rd August 2004:
 
you could be the WishyWashy party
Posted by Salman Rushdie, 23:50, 3rd August 2004:
 
Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -7.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.69

Well, chay's economically more left than me, but socially, I'm more left.
Posted by WarHead, 23:55, 3rd August 2004:
 
Economic Left/Right: -4.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.36
Posted by jeffld, 01:51, 4th August 2004:
 
This is how think my ex would have answered..

Economic Left/Right: -5.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.36
Posted by su, 02:00, 4th August 2004:
 
Economic Left/Right: -6.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.59

i wanna know Grim and Brocks
and Rosies, will she and Vic agree on the poloitcal social enviroment they bring their kids up in?
Posted by jeffld, 02:40, 4th August 2004:
 
omg I think I'm going to be ill.
Posted by Jason, 03:59, 4th August 2004:
 
Economic Left/Right: -2.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.41

wildly varying that balance out I think
Posted by reitsma, 06:17, 4th August 2004:
 
Economic Left/Right: -1.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.44

The majority of us seem to be sitting in that 3rd quadrant.
Posted by Grim..., 09:19, 4th August 2004:
 
Hmm - interesting.

Economic Left/Right: -1.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.21
Posted by Grim..., 09:21, 4th August 2004:
 
It's muddled thinking to simply describe the likes of the British National Party as "extreme right". The truth is that on issues like health, transport, housing, protectionism and globalisation, their economics are left of Labour, let alone the Conservatives.


Wow =/
Posted by ilovebeerme, 10:36, 4th August 2004:
 
Yeah I was suprised by that as well but if you think about if they are quite socialist in many policies. You can still be a raging facist and only moderately right or slightly left of centre. It's just hard to address any of their policies at all when their representatives are little more than thugs and their controlling policy is racist to the core.

The test isn't great anyway. Depending on whether you answer agree/disagree or strongly agree/disagree your rating will change dramatically. What one person considers agreement another will conside strong agreement. The only real indicator is which quadrant you fall in.
Posted by Victor Menendez, 10:40, 4th August 2004:
 
Most people are going to fall somewhere in the center, thats why we call the people who don't 'extremists'


like gary