Political Compass Thread

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Economic Left/Right: -8.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.67

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I just took it again......

Economic Left/Right: -6.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 2.72

Aren't you a little too economically liberal to be a Republican?

nope... im a right leaning populist

Get an Indie avatar

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Economic Left/Right: -8.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 2.51

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Conservative populist?

Yeah, that sounds like it could work.

Just like me

Not quite as economically liberal, but similar all the same.  Is there a viable US third party that reflects such views (ie: I don't view Communists as viable).

Kentucky Democratic Party ;-)

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Very nice! And my quadrant rules. ;-P

True :-)

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I like how you get three different avatar colors here on the Forum in that quadrant, reflective of the U.S. political situation.

We'd all be in Labour in the U.K., wouldn't we?

Probably :-)

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I like how you get three different avatar colors here on the Forum in that quadrant, reflective of the U.S. political situation.

We'd all be in Labour in the U.K., wouldn't we?

Probably :-)

And as for my last post before I go to work:

Would Labour be happy with all of us in this quadrant? If so, which faction of Labour (details are always appreciated, since I don't know much more than Old and New Labour) would we go into?

Most Labour voters would fit into that quadrant. As far as Party factions go... there are a hell of a lot of them. I think you'd fit best into one of the more moderate Christian Socialist factions.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Thanks for the response...I've wondered about that. Any links to the more moderate Christian Socialists?

Probably a majority of Labour M.P's (and almost all of the Cabinet in fact) identify themselves as Christian Socialists, so there's a huge variation in political viewpoints... (everything from far left to Blair himself)

One of the annoying things about U.K politics is that use of the internet hasn't had anything near the effect it has in the U.S... I'll find some more sits out in a bit... in the meantime...

www.labour.org.uk (official party site, has links to affliated Unions and Organisations etc)
www.christiansocialist.org.uk (the main christian socialist organisation. Membership extremely varied. Tends to be somewhat pacifist (note: genuinely pacifist not the whole trendy "anti-war" thing. There's a difference) although not all the members are. Nice people as a rule)
www.frankfield.co.uk (the only M.P's adress I can remember right now... he's an independent minded old git and one of my favourite M.P's)

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Where do I find the test?

Dave

google politicalcompass.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Economic Left/Right: -4.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.82

The best quadrant :-)

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I've not taken the test for a while actually. Doing it at the moment...

[Filuwaúrdjan]

-6.28/+1.96

They appear to have changed some of the questions...

[Filuwaúrdjan]

-6.13/+2.00

[Filuwaúrdjan]

-6.13/+2.00

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Amusingly the people behind the site seem to have delueded themselves into thinking that the Labour Party in 1972 was more leftwing than in 1982 (!)

Someone is in need of some history lessons. Either that or someone needs to stop fiddling with things to make cheap political points.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Well, just don't start obsessing about coal mines, that's all. 

Watch it...

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Economic Left/Right: -7.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 1.59

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Economic Left/Right: -6.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 1.95

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Well looks like you've moderated a bit economically.

Actually I just read the questions more carefully