Political Compass Thread

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Previous score
Economic Left/Right: -2.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.28

Latest score:
Economic Left/Right: -1.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.67

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Score 1:
Economic Left/Right: -2.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.28

Score 2:
Economic Left/Right: -1.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.67

Score 3:
Economic Left/Right: 1.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.15

Not sure what's happening here...

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Taking this test once a week seems to produce very different results each time.

Economic Left/Right: 0.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.03

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Economic Left/Right: 1.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.90

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Economic Left/Right: -2.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.90

Social stayed the exact same; Economic had a big (3.25) leftward bounce.

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Economic Left/Right: -2.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.90

Social stayed the exact same; Economic had a big (3.25) leftward bounce.

Trying to court the leftwing vote, huh?  No, just kidding.

Well, this latest score is the closest to the first time I took the test.   I dunno how they're so left; I just call each answer as I see it, expecting a fairly moderate score, and I somehow end up with -4 on the social score.

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April 11
Economic Left/Right: -2.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.90

Today
Economic Left/Right: -0.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.97

I swear I answer every question the same each time!  It's a conspiracy!

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April 11
Economic Left/Right: -2.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.90

Today
Economic Left/Right: -0.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.97

Been almost a month, so:
Economic Left/Right: +0.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.31

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April 11
Economic Left/Right: -2.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.90

Today
Economic Left/Right: -0.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.97

Been almost a month, so:
Economic Left/Right: +0.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.31

A rather odd leftward swing:
Economic Left/Right: +0.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.05

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I'd like to know too, States -- quite a big swing over a one-year period.  Who would have thought States used to be a dirty lefty on economics. 

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April 11
Economic Left/Right: -2.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.90

Today
Economic Left/Right: -0.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.97

Been almost a month, so:
Economic Left/Right: +0.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.31

A rather odd leftward swing:
Economic Left/Right: +0.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.05

Economic Left/Right: -0.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.15

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I have a question about the compass.

"Some people are naturally unlucky"

What does this have to do with anything? Is there a liberal or conservative response to it?  and if so, How would it be a liberal or conservative response?

Well, the test is extremely flawed.  I was talking about this with Gabu the other day.  Some of the questions are so poorly worded that if you think about them, they don't even make sense.  Not to mention that the test thinks belief in astology makes you more authoritarian.

Anyway, think about this one: "I'd always support my country, whether it was right or wrong."  Who defines whether it's wrong to support the country?  The person does?  Then, if they define it as wrong, why would they continue supporting their country?  That question is truly assinine.

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That F Scale test is pretty screwed up.  At least three questions were blatantly stolen from the Political Compass, and they have the same messed up idea that blind belief in astrology is somehow "conservative" (they must take after Nancy Reagan, but then again, she supports stem cell research).  The sex offenders question was completely ridiculous; sure, imprisonment isn't enough, but publicly whipping them?  Almost all of the questions seem to be making fun of the Christian right in an effort to get a liberal response.  Completely biased.  My score was a 3.4, not that it matters since the test was so dumb.

Ebowed- shut up, you prude.

Sure thing, wingnut.

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Another problem with the F scale-- what the hell does supernatural belief have to do with fascism?  If they take a common fascist like Hitler, he actually suppressed religions, not embraced them.  This test, including its ones stolen from the Political Compass, are just there to get liberal responses by poking fun at fundamentalists.  This one's even more worthless than the Vosdem Chart Test, and makes the Poitical Compass look like a god when it comes to accuracy.

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Ah.  In that case the Political Compass did a better way of wording those questions to make them look original, but then I'm biased since I took that test first.  Either way I still think the test is completely inaccurate, whether or not it's related to psychological paranoia, it comes off with a bad impression on me.

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Odd:

Economic Left/Right: +1.13
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.23

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Odd:

Economic Left/Right: +1.13
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.23

The PC is definitly weird if Ebowed is getting a -5.23 socially.  We need to make a new one that's more balanced.

I think the social score is pretty accurate.  It's the economic score that baffles me.

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To answer your question Dave, my +1.13 on economics is the farthest right I've ever gotten on the test (the -5.23 is also my farthest left on the social compass).  I'm not really sure where the economic score should be, but I thought I'd get a score slightly to the left.

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Economic Left/Right: +0.13
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.69

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It said "Last updated 6/15/05" on the bottom

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Economic Left/Right: -0.13
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.97

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Economic Left/Right: -1.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.51

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Economic Left/Right: -2.13
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.77

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Farthest left score on economics I've recieved.

Economic Left/Right: -3.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.03

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Economic Left/Right: -3.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.03

Economic Left/Right: -3.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.78