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Political Compass mega thread 2011

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 532 ✭✭✭dolallyoh


    Same as cookie monster

    pcgraphpng.php?ec=-1.38&soc=-2.15


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,729 ✭✭✭Pride Fighter


    Economic left/ right -8.5
    Social Libertarian/authoritarian -6.97

    I guess I'm a commie.


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,382 ✭✭✭Duffy the Vampire Slayer


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,013 ✭✭✭kincsem


    I almost hit the bullseye: two ticks left. one tick low.

    Economic Left/Right: -1.75
    Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.03


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 736 ✭✭✭hblock21


    The Political Compass


    Economic Left/Right: -1.38
    Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.51


    pcgraphpng.php?ec=-1.38&soc=0.51


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 585 ✭✭✭SC024


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 61 ✭✭kmhenry


    Economic Left/Right: 4.25
    Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.79



    pcgraphpng.php?ec=4.25&soc=-3.79

    So economically i'm pretty right wing but am quite liberal socially. In terms of irish politics i'd probably be a combo of the economic conservatism- small state, pro business etc.- of fine gael but the social liberalism of labour's bacik-ite wing. Or, conversely you could argue that it is a mesh of fine gael's two wings- the pluralist, socially liberal wing of Garret Fitzgerald and the economically conservative wing espoused by varadkar, bruton and co.

    Globally this would probably most similar to germany's fdp, the libertarian wing of the uk conservatives or (dare i say it) the original ideological intentions of the irish progressive democrats (before ff got their hands on them) =)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,530 ✭✭✭TheInquisitor


    Your political compass
    Economic Left/Right: 2.25
    Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 1.74

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    Any this is my compass from a year ago.

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  • Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭dunphy3


    dunphy 3


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 106 ✭✭pubview


    Mise :

    The Political Compass

    Economic Left/Right: -6.75
    Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.69


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,207 ✭✭✭meditraitor


    printablegraph?ec=-3.50&soc=-3.85

    Economic Left/Right: -3.50
    Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.85


    Not sure what this means but there ye go....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,283 ✭✭✭✭Scofflaw


    Economic Left/Right: -6.00
    Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.03

    Varies a fair bit, though.

    cordially,
    Scofflaw


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,071 ✭✭✭✭wp_rathead


    Your political compass
    Economic Left/Right: 2.25
    Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 1.74

    pcgraphpngphpq.png

    Any this is my compass from a year ago.

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    To quote Fr. Ted- "Funny how you get more right wing as you get older."


    Anyway, my political compass:
    Economic Left/Right: -6.00
    Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.21


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,397 ✭✭✭✭FreudianSlippers


    pcgraphpng.php?ec=4.00&soc=-4.31
    Thought I'd give another shot to see if anything has changed :)

    pcgraphpng.php?ec=4.38&soc=-3.79

    Almost bang on in the same spot! Slightly more economically right and socially right which is interesting.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,670 ✭✭✭✭Wolfe Tone


    Wolfe Tone wrote: »
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    Theres mine, Im voting SF. Im near bang on Socialist on that table.

    Now:

    pcgraphpng.php?ec=-8.25&soc=-3.74


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,562 ✭✭✭✭Sunnyisland


    Your political compass

    Economic Left/Right: -4.25
    Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.03

    pcgraphpng.php?ec=-4.25&soc=-1.03
    Thats me.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43,311 ✭✭✭✭K-9


    K-9 wrote: »

    Slightly more libertarian:

    pcgraphpng.php?ec=-4.00&soc=-4.36

    That's more on the social side, not economically!

    Mad Men's Don Draper : What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons.



  • Closed Accounts Posts: 374 ✭✭hangon


    Two years ago i was closer to Ghandi My lion cloth must be slipping.:o

    pcgraphpng.php?ec=-4.25&soc=-2.00

    Economic Left/Right: -4.25
    Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.00


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,036 ✭✭✭jem


    me


    The Political Compass

    Economic Left/Right: -0.75
    Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.46


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  • Registered Users Posts: 571 ✭✭✭podgie.


    printablegraph?ec=-1.25&soc=1.18

    Economic Left/Right: -1.25
    Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 1.18


  • Registered Users Posts: 136 ✭✭yuppies


    Economic Left/Right: 0.88
    Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 1.74

    Had extreme left wing and extreme right wing answers to some questions, so I just end up in the middle!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 374 ✭✭hangon


    The annoying part about the Political compass is it does not say if the poster is a disgrace to humanity or not!:(:)
    i wish it would tell me if i should be ashamed of myself or not!
    fecked if i know.:(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 656 ✭✭✭TOMASJ


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,386 ✭✭✭✭DDC1990


    hangon wrote: »
    Two years ago i was closer to Ghandi My lion cloth must be slipping.:o

    pcgraphpng.php?ec=-4.25&soc=-2.00

    Economic Left/Right: -4.25
    Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.00
    Exactly the same as me!

    Want to form a party? :P


  • Posts: 0 CMod ✭✭✭✭ Melany Uptight Plantation


    further right every time i take this thing

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 374 ✭✭hangon


    bluewolf wrote: »
    further right every time i take this thing

    bluewolf there is nobody in that section of the quadrant:confused:
    how much further to the right can you shift?:p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,069 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


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    The questionnaire isn't nearly comprehensive enough. I think I'm a lot more centrist than my answers to those particular questions portray me.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 374 ✭✭hangon


    DDC1990 wrote: »
    Exactly the same as me!
    Want to form a party? :P

    Sure any suggestions what we would call it?
    the PD's or Ghengis Khan part deux!:eek:
    either way we will party on dude!:)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭RichieC


    pcgraphpng.php?ec=-2.75&soc=-6.15


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭RichieC


    bluewolf wrote: »
    further right every time i take this thing


    That happens when you answer the questions vainly to show everyone what a hard man rightie you are. :rolleyes:


  • Posts: 0 CMod ✭✭✭✭ Melany Uptight Plantation


    hangon wrote: »
    bluewolf there is nobody in that section of the quadrant:confused:
    how much further to the right can you shift?:p
    *waves flag*
    RichieC wrote: »
    That happens when you answer the questions vainly to show everyone what a hard man rightie you are. :rolleyes:

    That's it you got me, I'm a hard man.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭RichieC


    you cant get as far over right as that without agreeing with some pretty ridiculous things.


  • Posts: 0 CMod ✭✭✭✭ Melany Uptight Plantation


    RichieC wrote: »
    you cant get as far over right as that without agreeing with some pretty ridiculous things.

    We all have differing opinions :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 39,022 ✭✭✭✭Permabear


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,112 ✭✭✭Blowfish


    RichieC wrote: »
    you cant get as far over right as that without agreeing with some pretty ridiculous things.
    ORLY?

    pcgraphpng.php?ec=7.00&soc=-4.72

    I used to be further left, but then I actually looked at how the world works.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,397 ✭✭✭✭FreudianSlippers


    Thought I'd give another shot to see if anything has changed :)

    pcgraphpng.php?ec=4.38&soc=-3.79

    Almost bang on in the same spot! Slightly more economically right and socially right which is interesting.
    bluewolf wrote: »
    further right every time i take this thing

    pcgraphpng.png

    You're further right than me!? :eek:


    I'm a pretty hard man savage macho etc.

    I bow before your superior hard-man-ness. :D


  • Posts: 0 CMod ✭✭✭✭ Melany Uptight Plantation


    You're further right than me!? :eek:


    I'm a pretty hard man savage macho etc.

    I bow before your superior hard-man-ness. :D

    giggle
    I took an economics course over the last couple of months
    faced with reality, where else could i be :D

    afk being manly


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,069 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    What's good for the most successful corporations is always, ultimately, good for all of us.
    Multinational companies are unethically exploiting the plant genetic resources of developing countries.

    I'd love to know which answer those who appear to be further right gave to those questions.. and see them try to reason as to why they gave said answers.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,327 ✭✭✭AhSureTisGrand


    I'm not sure I agree with the definitions of libertarianism and authoritarianism on which the test seems to operate. "Authoritarianism" appears here to refer to one's general attitude to life, rather than one's political views.

    In theory, I could be a libertarian yet promote a very authoritarian parenting style. I might say that only the parents / legal guardians may infringe on the rights of their children, and nobody else (ie the State) may restrict their freedoms. My parenting might involve hitting my children and constantly invading their privacy, yet at the same time if somebody tried to force them to go to school I would be mighty pissed off. Then when the child becomes an adult I would acknowledge that they own themselves and cease aggression against them. Similarly, if I were an employer I could treat my employees like mindless sheep yet still consider myself a political individualist.

    The poll also seems to consider racism a form of authoritarianism. If I think my race is superior to others why does that mean I can't believe in strong individual freedom?

    Basically a lot of the questions are kinda irrelevant to politics and you need to be a douchebag to score high on the authoritarian scale


  • Registered Users Posts: 541 ✭✭✭DEVEREUX


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  • Registered Users Posts: 866 ✭✭✭RussellTuring


    I'm not sure I agree with the definitions of libertarianism and authoritarianism on which the test seems to operate. "Authoritarianism" appears here to refer to one's general attitude to life, rather than one's political views.

    In theory, I could be a libertarian yet promote a very authoritarian parenting style. I might say that only the parents / legal guardians may infringe on the rights of their children, and nobody else (ie the State) may restrict their freedoms. My parenting might involve hitting my children and constantly invading their privacy, yet at the same time if somebody tried to force them to go to school I would be mighty pissed off. Then when the child becomes an adult I would acknowledge that they own themselves and cease aggression against them. Similarly, if I were an employer I could treat my employees like mindless sheep yet still consider myself a political individualist.

    The poll also seems to consider racism a form of authoritarianism. If I think my race is superior to others why does that mean I can't believe in strong individual freedom?

    Basically a lot of the questions are kinda irrelevant to politics and you need to be a douchebag to score high on the authoritarian scale

    I think they expect a person's political opinions to be consistent with their general thoughts. If you don't like the idea of government but still wield a great deal of authority on your children, then you're only rejecting a particular form of authority; not all authority on principle.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,488 ✭✭✭Denerick


    Thought I'd update this. I feel that I've taken a strong lurch to the left in the past year, and decided to give the political compass another wheeze to see where I stand. And this is where I got:

    Economic Left/Right: -7.50
    Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.49




    There is some huge flaws with this though, there is no way that myself and Robert Mugabe share the same views on economic policy.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,599 ✭✭✭matthew8


    Before I post my compass I would like to point out that this website is a left-libertarian hack website that is designed to convince everyone of how left wing they are, and to know the extent of their hackishness you need only look at their US 2012 compass. The questions are completely loaded and many of them irrelevant. Anyway here's my compass:

    pcgraphpng.php?ec=4.12&soc=-6.36

    I must say though that I strongly disagreed with a clear majority of the statements. Not sure how I got an economic score so far to the right, even though I would be even further to the right I remember answering most of the economic questions like someone on the left.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,555 ✭✭✭Kinski


    matthew8 wrote: »
    this website is a left-libertarian hack website that is designed to convince everyone of how left wing they are, and to know the extent of their hackishness you need only look at their US 2012 compass. The questions are completely loaded and many of them irrelevant.

    [...]

    Not sure how I got an economic score so far to the right, even though I would be even further to the right I remember answering most of the economic questions like someone on the left.

    Need I even say anything?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,599 ✭✭✭matthew8


    Kinski wrote: »
    Need I even say anything?

    What do you mean? It asked whether corporations exploited third world countries and I said they are because it is what it is. It asked whether there should be environmental regulations and I said yes there should be. It asked whether what's good for corporations is always good for people and I strongly disagreed. Those were the 3 that stuck out in my mind. I don't have a left wing position on any of the actual issues pertaining to those questions though.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,555 ✭✭✭Kinski


    matthew8 wrote: »
    What do you mean? It asked whether corporations exploited third world countries and I said they are because it is what it is. It asked whether there should be environmental regulations and I said yes there should be. It asked whether what's good for corporations is always good for people and I strongly disagreed. Those were the 3 that stuck out in my mind. I don't have a left wing position on any of the actual issues pertaining to those questions though.

    You claim the test is designed to trick people into thinking they're left-wing, yet even though you claim that you responded to many propositions in ways which you consider left-wing, the test still placed you on the right. Doesn't really back up your claim that it's trying to falsely identity test-takers as leftists.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,599 ✭✭✭matthew8


    Kinski wrote: »
    You claim the test is designed to trick people into thinking they're left-wing, yet even though you claim that you responded to many propositions in ways which you consider left-wing, the test still placed you on the right. Doesn't really back up your claim that it's trying to falsely identity test-takers as leftists.

    The fact that I answered any economical questions in a left wing way means the questions are loaded.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,872 ✭✭✭View


    matthew8 wrote: »
    The fact that I answered any economical questions in a left wing way means the questions are loaded.

    No, it doesn't; it just means your "inner Communist" is struggling to get out. :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,570 ✭✭✭RandomName2


    I'm stuck right in the middle of left-and right economically (when I first took the test I was actually on the line... now I'm just a tiny piece to the left :eek:)

    And naturally moderately libertarian.

    I do not know how they have labelled the Socialist Party or Sinn Fein as Libertarian. Not. At. All. :pac:

    Of course, one has to distinguish between those who say 'question authority' and those who say 'question authority... until such a point that we are in power and then do as we say.' There have been plenty or liberating revolutionaries who swept away the old order only to be far more authoritarian than those who came before.


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