| Political Compass test 10:38 - Feb 26 with 6813 views | DJR |
I am not sure if this has been posted before but perhaps interesting to see where people come on the left/right and authoritarian/libertarian scale.
I come very near the bottom left hand corner of the graph (which appears after you have taken the test), which makes me both pretty left wing and pretty libertarian.
https://www.politicalcompass.org/test [Post edited 26 Feb 2023 10:50]
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| Political Compass test on 12:23 - Feb 26 with 1219 views | NthQldITFC |
| Political Compass test on 10:50 - Feb 26 by Guthrum |
Fairly much bang in the middle of the Left-Libertarian quadrant. But perhaps wouldn't be so far in if there was a "Neutral" option. |
That's it, there really ought to be a '"don't know/undecided" option in each question. |  |
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| Political Compass test on 12:28 - Feb 26 with 1195 views | Pinewoodblue |
Just in the green, bit only three squares, diagonally, from dead centre.
Don’t often complete these things be interesting to see if any ‘new’ junk emails received in future. |  |
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| Political Compass test on 12:33 - Feb 26 with 1183 views | DJR |
I think the conclusion to be drawn from those who have so far commentated is that we are all good eggs. But that's not to say that others in different boxes are not also good eggs (a truly libertarian view). [Post edited 26 Feb 2023 12:35]
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| Political Compass test on 12:47 - Feb 26 with 1155 views | noggin |
4 up and 3 across from bottom lefty. |  |
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| Political Compass test on 13:14 - Feb 26 with 1142 views | Dubtractor |
In news that will surprise no one, I'm firmly libertarian left. 3 up and 3 across from the bottom left. |  |
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| Political Compass test on 13:16 - Feb 26 with 1134 views | DJR |
Here's an interesting article on left wing authoritarianism.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/09/psychological-dimensions-left-
Perhaps the key passage is the following-
"Intriguingly, the researchers found some common traits between left-wing and right-wing authoritarians, including a “preference for social uniformity, prejudice towards different others, willingness to wield group authority to coerce behaviour, cognitive rigidity, aggression and punitiveness towards perceived enemies, outsized concern for hierarchy, and moral absolutism.”
I must admit I have found many on the left rather authoritarian in recent years, perhaps as a reaction to the rise of people like Trump, or perhaps not.
Brexit seemed to me to be a classic case, with, say, condemnation and moral absolutism in abundance on the remain side, as well as an attempt to get a second referendum, when a true libertarian (or democrat) would have accepted the vote: I speak as a remainer.
My view as a true libertarian is "live and let live". And perhaps Atticus Finch summed it up best.
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it."
Sadly, that view seems to be in short supply these days. [Post edited 26 Feb 2023 13:24]
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| Political Compass test on 13:22 - Feb 26 with 1124 views | TheMoralMajority |
Slightly more centrist than most here, but still firmly in the lefty/lib box
Economic Left/Right: -4.0
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.92
Whilst I agree that there were some questions where I really wanted a "don't care either way" option, I understand why they want to force a position. [Post edited 26 Feb 2023 14:52]
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| Political Compass test on 13:39 - Feb 26 with 1080 views | Oldsmoker |
| Political Compass test on 12:04 - Feb 26 by leitrimblue |
I've been wearing yesterday's undies since Friday.. |
So you haven't turned them inside out yet. |  |
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| Political Compass test on 13:45 - Feb 26 with 1078 views | Trequartista |
I am, apparently, libertarian left, three blocks in, four blocks down. I suppose that's about where I would put myself if i was forced to choose.
The lines between libertarian and authoritarian seem to be more blurred nowadays, so I wonder how I would be able to manipulate my answers to those questions to produce an authoritarian left result.
The most important point is that I think its a bad thing to put yourself into teams and wear the badge. Answer each question with a free mind, not with the dogma of the group you think you should belong to, and care not where that puts you. |  |
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| Political Compass test on 13:47 - Feb 26 with 1062 views | Trequartista |
| Political Compass test on 11:28 - Feb 26 by chicoazul |
Very keen to know what all you “lefty libertarians” believe politically.
(Couple boxes into “authoritarian left” for anyone interested) [Post edited 26 Feb 2023 11:36]
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I would have put you down as couple of boxes into libertarian right, not that labelling people is in any way healthy. | |
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| Political Compass test on 13:58 - Feb 26 with 1047 views | Trequartista |
The test is of course flawed in that people already have a preferred outcome (Whether left or right, people do not want to be seen as authoritarian over libertarian), and it is not difficult to see which answer is going to push you in which direction, so the bias is already in your mind. | |
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| Political Compass test on 14:01 - Feb 26 with 1031 views | leitrimblue |
| Political Compass test on 13:39 - Feb 26 by Oldsmoker |
So you haven't turned them inside out yet. |
Not til tomorrow morning. Have to pace it out correctly if you want um to last the week. |  | | |
| Political Compass test on 14:11 - Feb 26 with 1022 views | eireblue |
| Political Compass test on 14:01 - Feb 26 by leitrimblue |
Not til tomorrow morning. Have to pace it out correctly if you want um to last the week. |
A week!
Get you on a promise. |  | | |
| Political Compass test on 14:16 - Feb 26 with 1002 views | DJR |
| Political Compass test on 13:58 - Feb 26 by Trequartista |
The test is of course flawed in that people already have a preferred outcome (Whether left or right, people do not want to be seen as authoritarian over libertarian), and it is not difficult to see which answer is going to push you in which direction, so the bias is already in your mind. |
There probably is some truth in what you say, along with perhaps an unwillingness on the part of anyone who took the test and turned out to be a right wing authoritarian to post their results.
For what it is worth, I do wonder if the quiz is more fitted to the US political system, where there is probably less unanimity on, say, some of the social issues. For that reason, the questions perhaps are not sufficiently nuanced for the UK.
And of course, it's all well and good agreeing with sometimes abstract statements (rather as a Miss World contestant might have wanted world peace), the question then becomes what you do to put them into practice because for example there is a large difference in policy term between Corbyn at one end and Starmer at the other, if one were to consider that the breadth of the left spectrum in the UK.
To take a concrete example, a probably general sentiment in the country that the wealthy should be more heavily taxed didn't find favour under New Labour. [Post edited 26 Feb 2023 14:28]
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| Political Compass test on 14:27 - Feb 26 with 986 views | SlippinJimmyJuan |
Far left, slight lib.
It has always been quite limited and the statements seem a bit stale and loaded ten or more years down the line. Still interesting though. |  |
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| Political Compass test on 14:36 - Feb 26 with 970 views | Churchman |
In the green libertarian box but in the top right quarter of it so pretty centrist.
-2.75 economic left and -1.49 social libertarian
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| Political Compass test on 14:45 - Feb 26 with 945 views | Ryorry |
Libby Lefty (low down to the left of green box) but not exactly the same as anyone else yet -
Economic Left/Right: -7.0
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.03
As Guthers said, a few of those questions really needed 'don't know' or 'neutral' options. [Post edited 26 Feb 2023 14:47]
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| Political Compass test on 15:47 - Feb 26 with 847 views | chicoazul |
| Political Compass test on 13:47 - Feb 26 by Trequartista |
I would have put you down as couple of boxes into libertarian right, not that labelling people is in any way healthy. |
How dare you I am categorically not a libertarian! |  |
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| Political Compass test on 16:03 - Feb 26 with 809 views | Freddies_Ears |
| Political Compass test on 13:14 - Feb 26 by Dubtractor |
In news that will surprise no one, I'm firmly libertarian left. 3 up and 3 across from the bottom left. |
Same as me!!! | | | |
| Political Compass test on 16:12 - Feb 26 with 771 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Political Compass test on 10:50 - Feb 26 by Guthrum |
Fairly much bang in the middle of the Left-Libertarian quadrant. But perhaps wouldn't be so far in if there was a "Neutral" option. |
I think there are a few that on a different day I would answer differently.
But today I was -6.0, -1.95 so sounds a bit less liberal than many above.
It would be very interesting to see where each political party sits. |  |
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| Political Compass test on 16:16 - Feb 26 with 751 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Political Compass test on 13:45 - Feb 26 by Trequartista |
I am, apparently, libertarian left, three blocks in, four blocks down. I suppose that's about where I would put myself if i was forced to choose.
The lines between libertarian and authoritarian seem to be more blurred nowadays, so I wonder how I would be able to manipulate my answers to those questions to produce an authoritarian left result.
The most important point is that I think its a bad thing to put yourself into teams and wear the badge. Answer each question with a free mind, not with the dogma of the group you think you should belong to, and care not where that puts you. |
So you are very firmly in the green team. | |
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| Political Compass test on 16:21 - Feb 26 with 753 views | Trequartista |
| Political Compass test on 15:47 - Feb 26 by chicoazul |
How dare you I am categorically not a libertarian! |
Well not that type of lib. I mean as opposed to authoritarian. Example - if I may be so bold - I don't think you think we should all carry id cards. (Correct me if i'm wrong). The liberal left do, a libertarian doesn't. I hate these labels. [Post edited 26 Feb 2023 16:22]
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| Political Compass test on 16:24 - Feb 26 with 722 views | Kropotkin123 |
Economic Left/Right: -6.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.21
Suggests I've got less libertarian over time. |  |
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| Political Compass test on 16:27 - Feb 26 with 708 views | Kropotkin123 |
| Political Compass test on 13:45 - Feb 26 by Trequartista |
I am, apparently, libertarian left, three blocks in, four blocks down. I suppose that's about where I would put myself if i was forced to choose.
The lines between libertarian and authoritarian seem to be more blurred nowadays, so I wonder how I would be able to manipulate my answers to those questions to produce an authoritarian left result.
The most important point is that I think its a bad thing to put yourself into teams and wear the badge. Answer each question with a free mind, not with the dogma of the group you think you should belong to, and care not where that puts you. |
Especially if those teams wear yellow and have a bird on their badge | |
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