Political Compass

Shane · **Posted:** March 17th, 2012, 1:19 am

On episode 352 of the podcast (viewtopic.php?f=50&t=82934) I re-picked a certain website. That website is http://www.politicalcompass.org. It essentially offers you a questionnaire about your beliefs. I thought this would be interesting to discuss again since it is an election year in the US.

Take the test at http://www.politicalcompass.org/test. Here's my result:

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Don't be scared.

Adbot · **Posted:** March 17th, 2012, 1:19 am

Evelyn · **Posted:** March 17th, 2012, 3:05 am

I knew I was somewhere on the left, and I don't like to be controlling. Authoritarianism is too tedious. Better to sit back and play video games and let the people do whatever.

Ranging God · **Posted:** March 17th, 2012, 8:24 am

I knew I would fall in the middle. Being a moderate Republican, I have socially liberal , but I am economically conservative. Also, I believe in state power, hence the libertarian. I am a little bit of everything.

Thomas · **Posted:** March 17th, 2012, 10:17 am

I took this once, was almost exactly in the middle of the axes.

Warren · **Posted:** March 17th, 2012, 1:23 pm

Jason · **Posted:** March 17th, 2012, 1:55 pm

Oh I remember this thread from long ago.

Here is what I got:

Economic Left/Right: -0.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.97

I think last time I took it a year or so ago I was about the same position but barely on the right side of the economic scale.

Adbot · **Posted:** March 17th, 2012, 1:55 pm

Mike · **Posted:** March 17th, 2012, 3:01 pm

Economic Left/Right: -0.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.31

Uncle Dano · **12 99's on 12/12/12!**

Here's mine. Not quite sure what it means.

Earth · **Posted:** March 17th, 2012, 5:53 pm

And here I was, thinking that I was getting more conservative...
Economic Left/Right: -6.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.82

Jay · **Posted:** March 17th, 2012, 6:38 pm

About where I expected.

Duke Juker · RSBandB Donor since 07/01/2010

Ah this again. I swear I always end up in about the same place. Close to dead center. But I swear I'm a conservative.

I didn't copy the picture last time, but here is what I said...Link

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I am a little right and up, but very close to middle. But I'm always wary of tests like this. Not sure if they are perfect. I consider myself more right, but like I said, I am very close to the middle. Maybe I just don't know it yet.

Guess Mike, Ranging, and I might all get along fine. Probably depends on the issues, though.

1 Stone Pwn · **Posted:** March 18th, 2012, 7:12 am

I was not terribly surprised by this result.

Economic -5.62
Authoritarian -4.77

I also found this very interesting:

Ring · **Posted:** March 18th, 2012, 10:32 am

Pennstate315 · Runite Member 5-25-10

Pretty Far Right, didn't surprise me really. I expected to be a little more libertarian but I guess not.

Evelyn · **Posted:** March 18th, 2012, 11:30 am

Jason and I would probably make great friends :3