Political Compass

Nic Name · 06-03-2002, 04:22 PM

Have you taken the test?

My political compass
Economic Left/Right: -2.88
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.77

a little to the right of Ghandi.

06-03-2002, 04:28 PM

I swear to Christ we had this linked before.

Nic Name · 06-03-2002, 04:49 PM

I remember something like this but couldn't find it.

If we've been there, done that, I could delete the friggin' thing.

Bear with me... i'm a noob. be nice to me. don't yell at me if i make a mistake.

spinningfetus · 06-03-2002, 04:54 PM

Economic -7.75
A/L -7.03

Oh boy, I can hear the sirens wailing now...

MaggieL · 06-03-2002, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dhamsaic
I swear to Christ we had this linked before.

Could be, but a search for "compass" doesn't hit it.

"Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -1.50
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.46"

06-03-2002, 05:05 PM

Nic - not yelling. Just hoping to jog someone's memory so they dig up the old thread.

Maggie - I'll look now.

[Edit - Dammit Tony, help me out here. When'd we do this? It was to politicalcompass.org and I swear it wasn't that long ago. ]

perth · 06-03-2002, 05:22 PM

Economic Left/Right: -3.75
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -1.59

this is almost exactly opposite of where i would have placed myself. wierd.

~james

06-03-2002, 05:27 PM

YEAH!

I got to this question and after this, I knew I wasn't losing my mind.

One day, science may be able to cure homosexuality.

Remember - Tony answered "yes" because he feels that one day, we'll understand the human body and brain so well that we'll be able to change it - but he doesn't feel like homosexuality is a disease, and he's afraid that the answer was interpreted as though it was viewed as a disease.

Now where the fuck is that damn thread?

For the record, here's mine:

Economic Left/Right: -3.38
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.15

BrianR · 06-03-2002, 05:36 PM

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: 2.75
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -0.56

What does this mean for the future of society?

Griff · 06-03-2002, 06:22 PM

http://cellar.org/showthread.php?thr...5&pagenumber=1

All Right Squirells enjoy.

Oh yah that week I was an left/right economic 4.00 and Authoritarian/Libertarian -4.77

jaggy introduced it 1/2 way down page 2

Nic Name · 06-03-2002, 06:35 PM

It's an interesting test, as Jag said, so I'm happy to have resurected it and given it a separate thread where it might get more participation.

Come to think of it ... for all his protesting this time, dhamsaic didn't post his test results then. It's important we know where he stands, since he's the only one in the Cellar who has officially declared himself in the race for President.

Griff · 06-03-2002, 06:43 PM

Wow Nic, all I have to do is teach you some economics and you'll be perfect.

I believe sycamore is willing to be drafted as well but hasn't declared.

The questions do seem to pin down where folks are even if they leave a lot to be desired.

MaggieL · 06-03-2002, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nic Name
It's important we know where he stands, since he's the only one in the Cellar who has officially declared himself in the race for President.

Yeah. Considering he's stated "Drugs and Prostitution" as one of his platform planks. Sounds more Libertarian than Republican, though.

Or is that two planks? dham, do you only support them together, or are they independant issues? :-)

Griff · 06-03-2002, 06:49 PM

dhams politics seem to be improving, UT must be keeping him after class.

Undertoad · 06-03-2002, 06:52 PM

The original thread was called US administration restricts Nov11 investigations -- of course, with the thread hijacking we were doing back then.

I re-took the test and went from 2.73/-5.74 to 2.38/-5.33. I guess my views have moderated in the last six months.

Nic Name · 06-03-2002, 08:25 PM

I can't wait for Jag to login, during the wee hours, and see that his politicalcompass suggestion took off again.

warch · 06-04-2002, 12:34 AM

I'm with the pack at Econ L/R -2.88 and Authoritarian/Libertarian -6.41
Its interesting, but I see what you mean about the phrasing of the questions.

Griff · 06-04-2002, 06:35 AM

There is an interesting hole in the questions around the issue of business subsidy, which if included would move me left on the econ scale. I think my tolerance for the empty rhetoric of the left was pretty well whittled away taking education theory classes in school so while I may share many goals with lefties a quiz like this won't reflect it. If not already obvious, I believe in the primacy of the individual in all aspects of life including economics so if the choice is the individual or the state I choose the individual, if its the individual or the corporation its the individual. (griff cowardly trying to weasle his way toward the center)

MaggieL · 06-04-2002, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Undertoad

I re-took the test and went from 2.73/-5.74 to 2.38/-5.33. I guess my views have moderated in the last six months.

I bet anybody taking the test often enough will converge to the center. :-)

Now I'm bringing that GIF up in the GIMP, to see if I can't get some better contrast on those colors; it's hard to tell some of them apart.

elSicomoro · 06-04-2002, 11:11 AM

How did I miss this thread yesterday? *puts down crack pipe*

After taking it again several times, my number is about the same on the L/R, though my Libertarian number has dropped a little.

I think the econ questions are pulling my L/R number towards the center. I would say I'm pro-business, although I think its extremely important for a business to be a good member of its community. You won't find me at a G8/IMF/WTO protest...yet.

elSicomoro · 06-04-2002, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by MaggieL
I bet anybody taking the test often enough will converge to the center. :-)

You know, the first time I retook it yesterday, I went rather markedly towards the center (-2.5 and -4), to the point where it didn't seem right to me. I think I initially answered a lot of the questions luke warm, and did 3 more of them reading the questions more carefully and giving them more thought.

Admittedly, some of my responses remained "luke warm" (i.e. "agree" or "disagree"), but I couldn't imagine my stances changing that much in 3 months.

juju · 06-04-2002, 12:29 PM

Economic Left/Right: -2.50
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -6.05

tw · 06-04-2002, 08:35 PM

Economic Left/Right: 1.75
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -3.95

juju · 06-04-2002, 08:51 PM

Looks like we're all in about the same place politically. Which makes perfect sense, since we're known to debate the hell out of most anything.

waitaminute...

Nic Name · 06-04-2002, 09:14 PM

Actually, we're all just voices in Tony's head, arguing amongst ourselves. -- the Insane libertarian. [ed. note: small l libertarian, capital I Insane]

Quote:

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), formerly called Multiple Personality Disorder, has several diagnostic features:
• The presence of two or more distinct identities, each with its own unique, and enduring, way of relating to the world and self.
• At least two of these identities recurrently take control of the person’s behavior.
• An inability to recall important personal information to an extent that is more than ordinary forgetfulness. Classic examples are finding new clothes in your closet which you don’t remember buying; finding yourself in a place or situation and not being able to remember how you got there; having a complete loss of memory for what happened in the previous few days.

DID would not be diagnosed if the symptoms did not cause a major disturbance to the person’s life or if they were due to the physiological effects of a substance (e.g., drugs or alcohol) or a general medical condition.

Undertoad · 06-04-2002, 09:30 PM

That's a lower-case L libertarian mister, I dropped out of the cult of the Party some time ago.

elSicomoro · 06-04-2002, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Griff
I believe sycamore is willing to be drafted as well but hasn't declared.

Some may recall my political delusions of grandeur last summer. I'm quite happy in my current role as King of Torresdale.

Seriously, to run a country of 280 million people is an awesome responsibility. I can't even begin to imagine it. I'm going to stick with being an armchair politician for now.

Although...I would like to be an ambassador. Dave, please keep me in your thoughts if you get elected. I'm thinking Mexico, Canada, the UK, Spain, or Samoa. I don't know if they elect the governor of Guam, the Marianas, or American Samoa (they do in PR), but those would also be acceptable.

elSicomoro · 06-04-2002, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Undertoad
That's a lower-case L libertarian mister, I dropped out of the cult of the Party some time ago.

Yes, he now runs an online cult based out of Montgomery County, PA. Something involving "cellar"...so I've heard.

Nic Name · 06-04-2002, 11:06 PM

the Party parties on ... in the Cellar.

wolf · 11-18-2002, 02:57 PM

well, I just took it ... 2.50/0.92

06-03-2002, 04:22 PM	#1
Nic Name retired Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,930	Political Compass Have you taken the test? My political compass Economic Left/Right: -2.88 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.77 a little to the right of Ghandi.

06-03-2002, 04:49 PM	#3
Nic Name retired Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,930	I remember something like this but couldn't find it. If we've been there, done that, I could delete the friggin' thing. Bear with me... i'm a noob. be nice to me. don't yell at me if i make a mistake. Last edited by Nic Name; 06-03-2002 at 04:51 PM.

06-03-2002, 04:54 PM	#4
spinningfetus Major Inhabitant Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Between a rock and a hard place... Posts: 122	Economic -7.75 A/L -7.03 Oh boy, I can hear the sirens wailing now... __________________ Don't turn you back on the bottle, its never turned its back on you. -Boozy the Clown

06-03-2002, 05:05 PM	#6
dave Guest Posts: n/a	Nic - not yelling. Just hoping to jog someone's memory so they dig up the old thread. Maggie - I'll look now. [Edit - Dammit Tony, help me out here. When'd we do this? It was to politicalcompass.org and I swear it wasn't that long ago. ] Last edited by dave; 06-03-2002 at 05:18 PM.

06-03-2002, 05:27 PM	#8
dave Guest Posts: n/a	YEAH! I got to this question and after this, I <b>knew</b> I wasn't losing my mind. <i>One day, science may be able to cure homosexuality.</i> Remember - Tony answered "yes" because he feels that one day, we'll understand the human body and brain so well that we'll be able to change it - but he doesn't feel like homosexuality is a disease, and he's afraid that the answer was interpreted as though it <b>was</b> viewed as a disease. Now where the fuck is that damn thread? For the record, here's mine: Economic Left/Right: -3.38 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.15

06-03-2002, 04:28 PM	#2
dave Guest Posts: n/a	I swear to Christ we had this linked before.

06-03-2002, 05:22 PM	#7
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	Economic Left/Right: -3.75 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -1.59 this is almost exactly opposite of where i would have placed myself. wierd. ~james

06-03-2002, 05:36 PM	#9
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	my test results Your political compass Economic Left/Right: 2.75 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -0.56 What does this mean for the future of society? __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

06-03-2002, 06:22 PM	#10
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	http://cellar.org/showthread.php?thr...5&pagenumber=1 All Right Squirells enjoy. Oh yah that week I was an left/right economic 4.00 and Authoritarian/Libertarian -4.77 jaggy introduced it 1/2 way down page 2 __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis Last edited by Griff; 06-03-2002 at 06:29 PM.

06-03-2002, 06:35 PM	#11
Nic Name retired Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,930	It's an interesting test, as Jag said, so I'm happy to have resurected it and given it a separate thread where it might get more participation. Come to think of it ... for all his protesting this time, dhamsaic didn't post his test results then. It's important we know where he stands, since he's the only one in the Cellar who has officially declared himself in the race for President.

06-03-2002, 06:43 PM	#12
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Wow Nic, all I have to do is teach you some economics and you'll be perfect. I believe sycamore is willing to be drafted as well but hasn't declared. The questions do seem to pin down where folks are even if they leave a lot to be desired. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis Last edited by Griff; 06-03-2002 at 06:46 PM.

06-03-2002, 06:49 PM	#14
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	dhams politics seem to be improving, UT must be keeping him after class. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

06-03-2002, 06:52 PM	#15
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	The original thread was called US administration restricts Nov11 investigations -- of course, with the thread hijacking we were doing back then. I re-took the test and went from 2.73/-5.74 to 2.38/-5.33. I guess my views have moderated in the last six months.

06-03-2002, 08:25 PM	#16
Nic Name retired Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,930	I can't wait for Jag to login, during the wee hours, and see that his politicalcompass suggestion took off again.

06-04-2002, 12:34 AM	#17
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	I'm with the pack at Econ L/R -2.88 and Authoritarian/Libertarian -6.41 Its interesting, but I see what you mean about the phrasing of the questions.

06-04-2002, 06:35 AM	#18
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	There is an interesting hole in the questions around the issue of business subsidy, which if included would move me left on the econ scale. I think my tolerance for the empty rhetoric of the left was pretty well whittled away taking education theory classes in school so while I may share many goals with lefties a quiz like this won't reflect it. If not already obvious, I believe in the primacy of the individual in all aspects of life including economics so if the choice is the individual or the state I choose the individual, if its the individual or the corporation its the individual. (griff cowardly trying to weasle his way toward the center) __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

06-04-2002, 11:11 AM	#20
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	How did I miss this thread yesterday? puts down crack pipe After taking it again several times, my number is about the same on the L/R, though my Libertarian number has dropped a little. I think the econ questions are pulling my L/R number towards the center. I would say I'm pro-business, although I think its extremely important for a business to be a good member of its community. You won't find me at a G8/IMF/WTO protest...yet.

06-04-2002, 12:29 PM	#22
juju no one of consequence Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,839	Economic Left/Right: -2.50 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -6.05

06-04-2002, 08:35 PM	#23
tw Read? I only know how to write. Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 11,933	Economic Left/Right: 1.75 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -3.95

06-04-2002, 08:51 PM	#24
juju no one of consequence Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,839	Looks like we're all in about the same place politically. Which makes perfect sense, since we're known to debate the hell out of most anything. waitaminute...

06-04-2002, 09:30 PM	#26
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	That's a lower-case L libertarian mister, I dropped out of the cult of the Party some time ago.

06-04-2002, 11:06 PM	#29
Nic Name retired Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,930	the Party parties on ... in the Cellar.

11-18-2002, 02:57 PM	#30
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	well, I just took it ... 2.50/0.92 __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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