Fun? Serious? who cares, let's play!

[MrMagoo]

Just for grins & giggles, with a soupcon of seriousness, I'd like to get inside the heads of my fellow proggies. If you wanna play, plz visit:

http://www.politicalcompass.org/

Take the test, then PM me your results (rounded to whole numbers) and screen name. I'll start pasting the results together on a master chart located at:

http://www.hawkfeather.com/images/am_politicalcompass.gif

Could be enlightening! Could be frightening! Could be fun! (Yes, I know, it's very US-centric)

[roger]

I think that this is a good idea, but I'm not sure it should use our names. perhaps just put the dots where we rate, and see what kind of pattern emerges?

[Eating Lemur]

Economic Left/Right: -8.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.54

graph (http://www.digitalronin.f2s.com/politicalcompass/questionnaire.pl?page=printable_graph&X=-8.50&Y=-3.54)

This is a bit interesting because, when asked, I probably would have said that I were more authoritarian. I think my choosiness as to what types authority should and shouldn't be allowed basically shows me to be against the general idea of authority, but in reality I am only against kinds of authority while at the same time supporting others. It all just depends on the exact nature of it and what the policies are. Therefore, I choose authority when wielding power, but I choose against it when subjected to it. :D

I find it difficult to imagine correctly maintaining a leftist economy without strong authoritarian structures in place to keep it from degrading to capitalism.

Edit: Feel free to use my name.

[progdirjim]

Originally posted by Eating Lemur


I find it difficult to imagine correctly maintaining a leftist economy without strong authoritarian structures in place to keep it from degrading to capitalism.

Edit: Feel free to use my name.

I'm probably opening a can of worms I shouldn't, but: You're right, strong force is needed to maintain a leftist economy since it is essentially slave labor and I, like most productive people, refuse to be a slave.

What don't you like about true laissez-faire capitalism?

[progdirjim]

here's my scores:

Economic left/right: +3.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.74

and you can use my name as well...

[Eating Lemur]

What don't you like about true laissez-faire capitalism?

When it fails.

Anyway, I could probably write a lot of things and theorize on and on just how a system ought or ought not be constructed, but I don't want to do that right now. ;) If I ever produce any formal writings, you can read first and judge later!

[roger]

I just thought it had less chance of getting personal... :rolleyes:

Economic Left/Right: -7.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.77

[Yesspaz]

Economic Left/Right: -0.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 2.77

This thing put me in the dead center on economic left/right, but I'm about as pro-capitalism as it gets. All this anti-trust talk about Microsoft.. Bah. Apple's out there, and it's only a matter of time until someone builds a better mouse trap. The thing that skewed it left for my results are the fact that I'm very much for helping the disadvantaged, but it should be voluntary/religious/moral based, rather than forced on people to give. We have a responsibility to those with less, but our hearts need renewing rather than our hands being tied.

Small government, free market, free press, Locke's free marketplace of ideas = free society.

[MrMagoo]

OK, I've updated things thru Yesspaz's entry. And if you don't want your screen/name used, I will certainly honor your wishes. Just let me know.

[KeithieW]

Economic Left/Right: -5.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.13

Shows why I have a lot of regard for the likes of Ghandi, Mandela and the Dalai Lama.

Feel free to put my name on your chart my friend. I'm kind of proud to be in the company of these people.

[moses]

Economic Left/Right: -2.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 3.13

And you can put my name by that. Not sure what it means, but there it is.

[RogorMortis]

Rogor Mortis did the test ans scored:

Economic Left/right: -7,12
Social Libertarian -2,31

[MrMagoo]

Update thru R.mortis - running off for a bang-ful weekend. C'yall Tuesday.

[Bob Lentil]

Here are my results:

Economic Left/Right: 2.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.21

Jim was looking lonely over on the libertarian right.

[teermin8r]

Economic Left/Right -1.38
Social Libertarian 0.31

I actually thought I would be more to the right. Go figure.

[Rick and Roll]

but not quite as far as roger!

Economic mumbo jumbo -4.00
Social hootenany -2.92


Always been a leftist, but I agree with capital punishment. Thought I'd be a top left instead of a Ghandi-type.

It's a misnomer that you have to be a right-winger to embrace discipline.

An intersting quiz, but I'm not politically in tune to know what it means, really.

Now the briggs Myers, that's a good one. And for those of you familiar, I'm an ESTJ (couldn't you tell)!

:D

Oh and Keynesian economics rules!

[mossy]

well, this was also making the rounds on the david crosby site.

Economic left -4.75

Social Libertarian -5.64

[Yesspaz]

Originally posted by Rick and Roll
Now the briggs Myers, that's a good one. And for those of you familiar, I'm an ESTJ (couldn't you tell)!

I thought it was Myers-Briggs. Regardless...

INTJ here...

[Wojtek]

I think there's an error in Moses position in the graph... :D

Perhaps I will do it once again, although there are some questions I don't understand...

[Rick and Roll]

Originally posted by Yesspaz
I thought it was Myers-Briggs. Regardless...

INTJ here...


That's right, my bad..............

[Rick and Roll]

Originally posted by Wojtek
although there are some questions I don't understand...

Strange, I remember a question that said "If you had a hog trainer that was unchallenged in his authority, would you protest his existence in the barn?"

:cool:

[podakayne]

surprised myself...keep the listings...it matters not if you put my name or no...i am, what i am and i'm sticking to me...and bound to change so there:cool:

very interesting exercise GOO:p

[kevishev]

Originally posted by MrMagoo

Could be enlightening! Could be frightening! Could be fun! (Yes, I know, it's very US-centric)

As I have no idea what purpose this could possibly serve, I humbly submit my score for your graph....

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -0.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.15

"I'd be offended by that if I wasn't so high"

Kev

[podakayne]

(and like the wind i could change position at any moment) :D

podakayne wrote on 07-03-2004 01:49 PM:
podakayne...surprises herself.

eco = 4.25
social = -.072

[MrMagoo]

What it says...

URL so's ya don' gotta back-read:

http://www.hawkfeather.com/images/am_politicalcompass.gif

[Rick and Roll]

cool! Nice job magoo!

[moses]

Originally posted by Wojtek
I think there's an error in Moses position in the graph... :D


You might be right... I wasn't paying full attention to the 'test' due to work interruptions and such. I'd retake it to see if I got the same score, but pretty much I think I'm just so non-politically savvy that I'm clueless on some of these issues.

[Wojtek]

Originally posted by moses
You might be right... I wasn't paying full attention to the 'test' due to work interruptions and such. I'd retake it to see if I got the same score, but pretty much I think I'm just so non-politically savvy that I'm clueless on some of these issues.

I don't know if I understand correctly but perhaps there is misunderstanding. I meaned that you had written here -2.75, 3.13 and in the graph you are on -2.75, -3.13 :D

[Rick and Roll]

Originally posted by Wojtek
I don't know if I understand correctly but perhaps there is misunderstanding. I meaned that you had written here -2.75, 3.13 and in the graph you are on -2.75, -3.13 :D

As Fish would say "Always seem to take the negative view":)

[MrMagoo]

Fixed. Moses is now 6 points more Authoritarian :)

[QuantumJo]

I see my self as more or a right winger
Economic left/right -1.25
Social libertarian/authoritarian -1.23

[Eating Lemur]

Depending on what country you are from, "right" and "left" can be fairly subjective. For instance, the Republican party in the United States, considered the dominant conservative party, is actually further left now than the Democratic party once was. Also, considering that most Americans are moderates (and you look about in the middle), it doesn't seem all that inaccurate.