Political Compass, 2013 Edition - Page 2

PhilsFan · 06-23-2013, 11:10 AM

Aygo · 06-23-2013, 02:52 PM

Economic Left/Right: -9.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.95

Not really surprised about the result.

**KhanadaRhodes** · 06-23-2013, 03:55 PM

i think this one's a bit too simplistic, but damn if i didn't take it anyway

digitize · 06-23-2013, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by KhanadaRhodes

i think this one's a bit too simplistic, but damn if i didn't take it anyway

We have a winner in the 2013 Interference Joseph Stalin Memorial Award for Leftism.

digitize · 06-23-2013, 05:22 PM

Whatevs. I'm not sure that I buy the libertarian label. I consider myself to be very socially liberal policy-wise, socially moderate (leaning leftwards) in terms of more personal beliefs, and moderately leftist on international affairs (but that's a source of great difficulty for me, and probably where I'm most flexible). In economics, I think I'm a Keynesian when it comes to recessionary policy (though I am far from certain that Keynesianism is actually correct, and I take issue with certain brands of it), and I think the government should step in to create better equality of opportunity, but I think I have a fairly capitalist temperament, and I'm very pro-free trade. So maybe this is reasonably accurate.

iron yuppie · 06-23-2013, 05:33 PM

Anyone else get the idea that these compass tests are dealing in a bunch of platitudes?

"What's good for the most successful corporations is always, ultimately, good for all of us."

"Mothers may have careers, but their first duty is to be homemakers."

"You cannot be moral without being religious."

These are not exactly subtle indicators of one's political standing.

**KhanadaRhodes** · 06-23-2013, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by digitize

We have a winner in the 2013 Interference Joseph Stalin Memorial Award for Leftism.

haha, yeah i'm not kidding when i say i'm a leftist, probably even by global standards.

i don't get why sites are so keen to stick a libertarian label on people though. it's been a few years since my politics class, but i don't think we even discussed them, and we did look at politics on both a national and global scale. but i've never been on the moderate side of the political scale (at least since i've cared about politics), so maybe i've just subconsciously tuned it out.

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Originally Posted by iron yuppie

Anyone else get the idea that these compass tests are dealing in a bunch of platitudes?

These are not exactly subtle indicators of one's political standing.

yeah, it was pretty easy (to me, at least) to know how the quiz was going to turn out. i still answered everything as i felt, but i couldn't help but feel like it reminded me of "which u2 member r u" quiz or something. clearly if i pick "scowl disapprovingly at everything" for the question "what is your modus operandi" i'm going to get larry.

Axver · 06-24-2013, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by purpleoscar

Then there's this one:

Best Political Quiz

Wow, that one's terrible, and some of the questions are either irrelevant or poorly phrased for anybody outside the US.

The Sad Punk · 06-24-2013, 06:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iron yuppie

Anyone else get the idea that these compass tests are dealing in a bunch of platitudes?

"What's good for the most successful corporations is always, ultimately, good for all of us."

"Mothers may have careers, but their first duty is to be homemakers."

"You cannot be moral without being religious."

These are not exactly subtle indicators of one's political standing.

Seriously, I'm not even sure why we still take it? We all know that basically everyone here is in the little green corner anyway, or at least in that square. It's not exactly the most politically diverse of forums.

Galeongirl · 06-24-2013, 10:37 AM

Seems like I'm a filthy liberal after all.

Well that was totally unexpected.

nbcrusader · 06-25-2013, 12:30 PM

It would be interesting to see the algorithms that translate the questions into political positions. My guess is that the results are skewed by what the author deems the middle point.

I agree with Iron Yuppies statements that the questions seem like a bunch of platitudes – I would add false dichotomies and forced extremisms. The quiz is not very helpful in understanding one’s political views.

I would also give NO credence to the test results for current politicians. I’m fairly certain the politicians themselves did not take the quiz. If done by a third party, how did that person arrive at their answer for a given politician – based on their speeches as a candidate, speeches as an elected official or interpreted from their actions while in office?

This quiz was a little more thoughtful in their questions, but was also very short-sided. A number of questions are just simply issues of the day and do not touch on core beliefs and principles.

Pearl · 06-25-2013, 12:43 PM

Nbcrusader, is that you?!

Welcome back! Please stay, you've been missed!

nbcrusader · 06-25-2013, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Pearl

Nbcrusader, is that you?!

Welcome back! Please stay, you've been missed!

It's me! And I'm here to stay.

I posted in Babyface Cafe for a little background on my extended sabbatical.

It is great to see you all again!

Pearl · 06-25-2013, 12:50 PM

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06-23-2013, 05:22 PM	#25
digitize ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New York / Dallas / Austin Posts: 14,117 Local Time: 09:20 AM	Whatevs. I'm not sure that I buy the libertarian label. I consider myself to be very socially liberal policy-wise, socially moderate (leaning leftwards) in terms of more personal beliefs, and moderately leftist on international affairs (but that's a source of great difficulty for me, and probably where I'm most flexible). In economics, I think I'm a Keynesian when it comes to recessionary policy (though I am far from certain that Keynesianism is actually correct, and I take issue with certain brands of it), and I think the government should step in to create better equality of opportunity, but I think I have a fairly capitalist temperament, and I'm very pro-free trade. So maybe this is reasonably accurate.

06-23-2013, 05:33 PM	#26
iron yuppie ONE love, blood, life Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 10,892 Local Time: 10:20 AM	Anyone else get the idea that these compass tests are dealing in a bunch of platitudes? "What's good for the most successful corporations is always, ultimately, good for all of us." "Mothers may have careers, but their first duty is to be homemakers." "You cannot be moral without being religious." These are not exactly subtle indicators of one's political standing.

06-25-2013, 12:30 PM	#31
nbcrusader Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,071 Local Time: 08:20 AM	It would be interesting to see the algorithms that translate the questions into political positions. My guess is that the results are skewed by what the author deems the middle point. I agree with Iron Yuppies statements that the questions seem like a bunch of platitudes – I would add false dichotomies and forced extremisms. The quiz is not very helpful in understanding one’s political views. I would also give NO credence to the test results for current politicians. I’m fairly certain the politicians themselves did not take the quiz. If done by a third party, how did that person arrive at their answer for a given politician – based on their speeches as a candidate, speeches as an elected official or interpreted from their actions while in office? This quiz was a little more thoughtful in their questions, but was also very short-sided. A number of questions are just simply issues of the day and do not touch on core beliefs and principles.

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Pearl Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: NYC Posts: 5,741 Local Time: 11:20 AM	Nbcrusader, is that you?! Welcome back! Please stay, you've been missed!