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Title: Political Compass
Post by: Sandman on March 07, 2002, 12:21:00 AM

Political Compass (http://www.selectsmart.com/FREE/select.php?client=politicompass)

What direction do you lean to?

Believe it or not... this thing pegged me as "left-liberal". Go figure.

Title: Who would have guessed.......
Post by: weazel on March 07, 2002, 12:41:34 AM

My results:

Rank #1 equals your best match
 
# 1 Right-Libertarian
# 2 Right-Conservative
# 3 Right-Authoritarian
# 4 Centrist
# 5 Left-Libertarian
# 6 Left-Liberal
# 7 Left-Authoritarian
 


Ughhhh..... I'm a right winger.  

  :eek:

Title: Political Compass
Post by: straffo on March 07, 2002, 04:06:01 AM

Left-Authoritarian ?

wow :)

Title: Political Compass
Post by: Hortlund on March 07, 2002, 04:44:36 AM

Right-Conservative

Suprise suprise :)

Title: Political Compass
Post by: SirLoin on March 07, 2002, 05:37:27 AM

Uh oh..Here goes!!!!!

Title: Political Compass
Post by: SirLoin on March 07, 2002, 05:44:37 AM

Lol..Left Authoritarian....

Title: Political Compass
Post by: Creamo on March 07, 2002, 06:02:11 AM

Right-Conservative

Where was the 'NUKE the caves', and tax dollar donation checkbox for 'bulldozers and lime trucks for the Cuban Taliban camps?' :(

Pry skewed my political profile.

Title: I can't say I am too surprised...
Post by: Kieran on March 07, 2002, 06:27:32 AM

# 1 Right-Authoritarian
# 2 Right-Conservative
# 3 Centrist
# 4 Right-Libertarian
# 5 Left-Authoritarian
# 6 Left-Libertarian
# 7 Left-Liberal

Title: hehe
Post by: Kieran on March 07, 2002, 06:28:36 AM

Quote

Lol..Left Authoritarian....

Yup, that is a bit of an oxymoron, isn't it? :D

Title: Political Compass
Post by: Udie at Work on March 07, 2002, 06:44:06 AM

hehe right-conservative :D


and here I thought I was becoming a libertarian :)

Title: Political Compass
Post by: capt. apathy on March 07, 2002, 07:33:31 AM

LOL, right authoritarian.

i think there's some iron next to the compass

Title: Political Compass
Post by: Ripsnort on March 07, 2002, 07:46:25 AM

I watched CNN and Main stream National News for 2 weeks straight, then took the poll:  Left-liberal.  Go figure, a sucker born every day :D

Title: Political Compass
Post by: Animal on March 07, 2002, 07:56:52 AM

Left Liberal here.
Thought that thing is very flawed.

Title: Political Compass
Post by: Sandman on March 07, 2002, 09:30:12 AM

The key is to weight the answers high, medium or low. The first time I did it, I left them all medium and it rated me as:

1 right-libertarian
2 left-authoritarian
3 centrist

Title: Political Compass
Post by: loser on March 07, 2002, 09:38:11 AM

now this suprised me:


 
# 1 Right-Authoritarian
# 2 Right-Conservative
# 3 Left-Authoritarian
# 4 Left-Liberal
# 5 Centrist
# 6 Right-Libertarian
# 7 Left-Libertarian


i have never really considered myself even leaning slightly to the right...oh well :)

Title: Political Compass
Post by: Kratzer on March 07, 2002, 10:23:03 AM

Uh oh, I'm going to get run out of here on a rail... :)

# 1 Left-Liberal
# 2 Left-Authoritarian
# 3 Left-Libertarian
# 4 Centrist
# 5 Right-Authoritarian
# 6 Right-Conservative
# 7 Right-Libertarian

Of course, I think that I have a lot of 'left' views, and a lot of 'right' views... oh well!

I like to piss everyone off equally. :)

Title: Political Compass
Post by: midnight Target on March 07, 2002, 10:28:57 AM

Seems about right to me.....

# 1 Centrist
# 2 Left-Liberal
# 3 Left-Libertarian
# 4 Left-Authoritarian



:cool:

Title: Political Compass
Post by: Elfenwolf on March 07, 2002, 10:41:25 AM

Hmmm.....
#1-Communist
#2-Socialist
#3-Left Liberal
#4-Total Idiot

Are we taking the same test???

Title: Political Compass
Post by: Octavius on March 07, 2002, 11:00:38 AM

# 1 Centrist
# 2 Right-Authoritarian
# 3 Left-Libertarian
# 4 Right-Conservative
# 5 Right-Libertarian
# 6 Left-Authoritarian
# 7 Left-Liberal


heh

Title: Political Compass
Post by: Curval on March 07, 2002, 11:23:04 AM

Here's mine....

I think I am very confused politically...that's what you get when you have a degree in poli-sci I guess.

# 1 Right-Libertarian...huh?
# 2 Centrist
# 3 Right-Authoritarian
# 4 Right-Conservative
# 5 Left-Liberal
# 6 Left-Authoritarian
# 7 Left-Libertarian

Title: Political Compass
Post by: easymo on March 07, 2002, 12:42:30 PM

# 1  Not a pansy assed lefty.

Title: Political Compass
Post by: Ozark on March 07, 2002, 01:57:24 PM

What?
Have I been assimilated into the right-wing collective without my knowledge?
It’s a right-wing conspiracy!  :eek:

# 1 Right-Conservative

Title: Political Compass
Post by: Thrawn on March 07, 2002, 02:14:50 PM

Left-Liberal, no real surprise here.  Although it's off, because of US oriented questions.

Title: Political Compass
Post by: miko2d on March 07, 2002, 04:08:30 PM

The questionaire is stupid.

 Illegal immigration is a problem; deport illegals and limit Visas
 That is two distinct and almost opposite questions. I may be against illegal immigrants (and illegal anything) but for granting visas to young educated people willing to come live here.

 It would be wise to cut taxes across-the-board and simplify the tax code
 What does cutting/increasing taxes has in common with simplifying the tax code?
 Tax amount should cover the spending whatever it is. Tax code should be simple and equitable.

 BTW, I am Right-Libertarian

 miko

Title: Political Compass
Post by: Kratzer on March 07, 2002, 04:10:34 PM

Yeah, you are completely correct miko, it's BS - but funny BS! :)

Title: Political Compass
Post by: Raubvogel on March 07, 2002, 04:16:22 PM

# 1 Right-Conservative
# 2 Right-Authoritarian
# 3 Right-Libertarian
# 4 Centrist
# 5 Left-Libertarian
# 6 Left-Liberal
# 7 Left-Authoritarian

Title: Political Compass
Post by: funkedup on March 07, 2002, 04:19:12 PM

I got this response WTF?????

#1 Adolf Hitler
#2 Pol Pot
#3 Please remain at your computer.
#4 We are sending a man with a net and a straitjacket.
#5 Do not be alarmed.
#6 Swallow the white pill.

Title: Political Compass
Post by: Curval on March 07, 2002, 04:25:29 PM

Quote

Originally posted by miko2d
Tax code should be simple and equitable.

 BTW, I am Right-Libertarian

 miko

Hate to say it but you just did the same thing the test did.

Complicated taxes are the result of politicians trying to be equitable...For example..a politician will say. "Okay, we think there should be a reduction in Capital Gains tax, because the middle class are suffering when selling a home that has significantly gone up in value.  But, we don't want those rich guys benefitting when they sell their luxury yacht....so we will impose limits on income from which to base the deduction or reduction in tax..."  

Those limits become more and more complicated as more and more factors are taken into account...in order to maintain the fairness of the reduction in Capital Gains Tax...

It is a vicious circle!

Title: Political Compass
Post by: mrfish on March 07, 2002, 04:56:05 PM

lol:

# 1 Right-Libertarian
# 2 Right-Conservative
# 3 Right-Authoritarian
# 4 Left-Libertarian
# 5 Centrist
# 6 Left-Liberal
# 7 Left-Authoritarian

almost exactly weazels results. a lot of the result lists looked similar. accurate or a program shortcoming?

Title: Political Compass
Post by: CyranoAH on March 07, 2002, 05:43:40 PM

# 1 Left-Authoritarian
# 2 Left-Liberal
# 3 Left-Libertarian
# 4 Right-Libertarian
# 5 Right-Conservative
# 6 Centrist
# 7 Right-Authoritarian

Whatever that means :)

Daniel

Title: Political Compass
Post by: ispar on March 07, 2002, 08:31:47 PM

Hmmm, left-liberal. C'mon, tell me that you're surprised!

Title: Political Compass
Post by: GRUNHERZ on March 07, 2002, 08:46:45 PM

.......

Title: Political Compass
Post by: gavor on March 07, 2002, 09:22:57 PM

sort of

# 1 Centrist
# 2 Left-Authoritarian
# 3 Left-Liberal
# 4 Left-Libertarian
# 5 Right-Libertarian
# 6 Right-Authoritarian
# 7 Right-Conservative


they forgot

# 8 Wierd Australian
# 9 Drunken Expert on Everything

Title: Political Compass
Post by: Karnak on March 07, 2002, 11:20:03 PM

No surprise for me:

# 1 Left-Libertarian
# 2 Left-Liberal
# 3 Left-Authoritarian
# 4 Centrist
# 5 Right-Libertarian
# 6 Right-Conservative
# 7 Right-Authoritarian

Title: Political Compass
Post by: StSanta on March 08, 2002, 04:10:49 AM

Heh try the religion-selector.

Came up as secular humanist, followed by non theist.

Pretty accurate :)

Title: Political Compass
Post by: GRUNHERZ on March 08, 2002, 04:26:20 AM

Take guess...... :D

Title: Political Compass
Post by: Hortlund on March 08, 2002, 05:16:23 AM

Did you guys check out the Supermodel Selector?

Apparently the girl for me is Sarah Michelle Gellar.

I cant help but agree...this computer is smart.

Title: Political Compass
Post by: -tronski- on March 08, 2002, 06:59:57 AM

# 1Left-Authoritarian
# 2Left-Liberal
# 3Left-Libertarian
# 4Centrist
# 5Right-Authoritarian
# 6Right-Conservative
# 7Right-Libertarian

 Although some questions are irrelevant here
e.g: I prefer nationalized health care over our current private system

 Tronsky

(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Skyrats/files/Tron.jpg)

Title: Political Compass
Post by: Ripsnort on March 08, 2002, 07:58:42 AM

Quote

Originally posted by funkedup
I got this response WTF?????

#1 Adolf Hitler
#2 Pol Pot
#3 Please remain at your computer.
#4 We are sending a man with a net and a straitjacket.
#5 Do not be alarmed.
#6 Swallow the white pill.

ROTFLOL!!!