the political compass

Vehemence · Post by **Vehemence** » Fri Aug 31, 2001 5:53 am

Well in Australia, it's compulsory to vote once you turn 18.

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Fri Aug 31, 2001 6:14 am

-9 libertarian

-5 left

Im sorry but this is simplistic and does not represent my political standing.

they are right in saying the left right scale is inadquat but their model is flawed and their question doesnt seem to work in establishing the correct position (for me at least)

EMINEM · Post by **EMINEM** » Fri Aug 31, 2001 6:26 am

What the...?! I'm a left-leaning Libertarian!? No way that test was accurate.
I'm right handed in both my arms! I voted Bush for crying out loud.

GO DUBYA GO!

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Fri Aug 31, 2001 6:29 am

Has anybody actually come out as anything excpet a left libertarian yet?

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Fri Aug 31, 2001 6:34 am

Me and my boss just played a little game of it, he did the test and i took the test from his POV, making assumptions about his character. I ended up being about .25 away from his actual score weird hey

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Fri Aug 31, 2001 6:39 am

Originally posted by Mr Sleep:
Me and my boss just played a little game of it, he did the test and i took the test from his POV, making assumptions about his character. I ended up being about .25 away from his actual score weird hey

So you don't bother hiding the fact that you're being paid to spam from your boss anymore then Sleepy?

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Fri Aug 31, 2001 6:39 am

I was closest to Ghandi

And yes Georgi i was a left Libertarian

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Fri Aug 31, 2001 6:42 am

Originally posted by Georgi:
So you don't bother hiding the fact that you're being paid to spam from your boss anymore then Sleepy?

LOL why would i spam 'from' my boss?

Gruntboy · Post by **Gruntboy** » Fri Aug 31, 2001 6:49 am

Lawks! I'm a liberal democrat and I didn't even know it!!

Economic Left/Right: -1.13
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.10

Simon Hughes and Charles Kennedy. Hmm.

My problem with this survey is the deliberate engineering (as with all surveys).

Now, you couldn't have a "don't know" section, what's the point? But why only "disagree" and "agree". Where are the "I don't give a rat's ass" and "why are you asking me this stoopid question" options.

All I can say is, I'm as far away from Stalin and Hitler as is possible, if any of you ever had any doubts...

nael · Post by **nael** » Fri Aug 31, 2001 6:53 am

wow, i was almost dead in the middle. 0.38 to the left and 0.5 up.
i never would have called myself a fascist communist.
a fascist yes, communist...no.

Gruntboy · Post by **Gruntboy** » Fri Aug 31, 2001 6:54 am

You could always be a "Commie-Nazi".

nael · Post by **nael** » Fri Aug 31, 2001 6:59 am

the two concepts are quite alien to eachother. the nazis hated communism, as would any fascist.

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Fri Aug 31, 2001 7:12 am

Economic Left/Right: -1.88
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -5.08

I am also a Simon Hughes - whoever he is...

It was interesting to see Tony blair only a smidgen left of Hague

Other than Red Ken and Mr Benn, the UK politicians are ALL right wing authoritarians. That explains a lot

'New Labour' or old Tory?

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Fri Aug 31, 2001 7:16 am

Economic Left/Right: 2.75
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -1.49

wich makes me a rightish libertarian.
(as I thought)

Gruntboy · Post by **Gruntboy** » Fri Aug 31, 2001 7:24 am

Yshania, do you think our similar views are a product of a Northern upbringing?

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Fri Aug 31, 2001 7:40 am

@Gruntboy - I think it is very strong possibility. The type of 'communities' we grew up in do not often exist in more cosmopolitan areas like London.

As we discussed in the other thread, the part of country you come from often dictates your party political bias (even if you did not know you had one!)

Some parts of this country will always be left (even though I now know they are all right winged authoritarians!

) and some parts of the country will always be 'right'.

The right winged constituencies are fewer, and constituencies can not be considered strongholds as they were 25+ years ago...our local council is 'hung'

So if we are talking political as in parties, where we grew up might have an effect - but only if you vote for that party because it is expected of you.

If we are discussing political leanings as in attitudes - then I think we can be more positive that it was our upbringing - maybe watered down a little for those of us who have considered the wider world beyond our back yard and adopted a more open minded approach...

Like 14 odd years in London and I still have a Yorkshire accent, though a broader horizon, twenty odd years in a mining village fundementally I am still a Northerner at heart...

I learned a lot of what I know up North, but I did all my growing up down south. The current balance is a misfit

The biggest thing London did for me was open my eyes....

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Fri Aug 31, 2001 7:42 am

Originally posted by Yshania:
Other than Red Ken and Mr Benn, the UK politicians are ALL right wing authoritarians. That explains a lot

Wasn't Charles Kennedy just left of centre?

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Fri Aug 31, 2001 7:58 am

@Georgi whoops, but then I was thinking more on who you would expect over the left and who you were to expect over the right. I didn't really give him any consideration...or Simon whatshisface

It just proves to me that we are in fact a one party state and that even the 'Lefties' who find the true lefties a source of amusement...now we know why...

Proportional representation?!

They would all be moderate right except 4 lefties and as many NF representatives all chasing their own tails...

What would change? And lets face it, any new laws have to be approved by the house of right wing leaning men with big purses to protect anyway...

I am going to petition for an 'abstination' box on the voting card

Vehemence · Post by **Vehemence** » Fri Aug 31, 2001 7:59 am

Economic Left/Right: -3.00
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -3.49

Whatever

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Fri Aug 31, 2001 8:10 am

Originally posted by Yshania:
I didn't really give him any consideration...or Simon whatshisface

Does anyone know who Simon Hughes is?