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Post by N. De Plume on Nov 8, 2011 16:36:33 GMT -5
I added my name to the chart folks...am I the only one to notice that we all seem to be in the same area?? The chart actually records the data in the URL. If you don’t share the URL, we cannot see it. Going to an older link won’t let us see where you wound up.
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Post by DeadpanDoubter on Nov 8, 2011 16:42:35 GMT -5
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Post by szaleniec on Nov 8, 2011 16:45:55 GMT -5
It's about where I usually fall.
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Post by nickiknack on Nov 8, 2011 17:59:02 GMT -5
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Post by CtraK on Nov 8, 2011 18:31:20 GMT -5
"It is regrettable that many personal fortunes are made by people who simply manipulate money and contribute nothing to their society." Hasn't this statement, since 2008, simply been a barometer of whether or not you pay attention to politics at all? OK, so at the time of writing, I'm the third most Stalinist guy on FSTDT.
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Post by Wykked Wytch on Nov 8, 2011 18:37:41 GMT -5
Added myself. Goddam nmit why am I such an outlier?
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Post by Vypernight on Nov 8, 2011 18:52:30 GMT -5
Economic Left/Right: -0.88 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.18
Oh, and WTF does Astrology have to do with politics?
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Post by N. De Plume on Nov 8, 2011 19:02:40 GMT -5
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Post by SimSim on Nov 8, 2011 19:16:03 GMT -5
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Post by murdin on Nov 8, 2011 19:18:11 GMT -5
I did that test some years ago. Got something like -7 Left, -7.8 Libertarian. I guess it means I'm supposed to be some sort of crypto-anarcho-communist or something. The problem with the Political Compass is that... well, I don't think it really works as a political compass. It tends to take into account ideals over ideas. Personal convictions over policies the answerer may or may not support. The test doesn't care that I don't really support socialization of wealth or complete disarmament - as long as I agree with the basic moral judgements behind it, that war is always a bad thing and wealth inequality is inherently unfair, I am apparently a left wingnut. So... let's take another shot at this. If economic globalisation is inevitable, it should primarily serve humanity rather than the interests of trans-national corporations. *groans* I remember that one. This is exactly what I've described above, and it's exactly as stoopid as I remembered. They actually have the balls to present you a choice between serving humanity and being a heartless profit-enabler. The idea that the best way to serve humanity might involve contributing to economical interests is just... flat out ignored. I won't quote similar questions, they're just too many of them, and this one is certainly the most egregious. Thanks TvTropes.No one chooses his or her country of birth, so it's foolish to be proud of it. "Proud" is the key word, I think. Taking pride in something that you didn't accomplish yourself... that's just... not something I do. I guess the question is supposed to be about patriotism, and it seriously fails at it. Same thing as above ; I'm not going to elaborate on every case where a choice of one word changes the entire purported meaning of the question. There is now a worrying fusion of information and entertainment. It's not a new problem. Nor it is the main problem about the information industry. "from each according to his ability, to each according to his need" is a fundamentally good idea. This quote is both taken out of context and too much anchored into its context. I'm sure many will find the idea that people can take control of their lives through constructive effort to be "fundamentally good". But formulated as "Arbeit macht frei"? Yeah. Stupid, stupid question. When you are troubled, it's better not to think about it, but to keep busy with more cheerful things. What. No broadcasting institution, however independent its content, should receive public funding. Ooooh, an interesting question! It's basically asking us to choose between two evils : profit-motivated journalism, and state-controlled journalism. I wonder how the software treats it. A significant advantage of a one-party state is that it avoids all the arguments that delay progress in a democratic political system. A significant advantage for who, exactly? Those in power? Astrology accurately explains many things. It taught me how to make phony predictions that are wide enough to apply to everyone, every day. Does that count? Some people are naturally unlucky. As opposed to what, exactly? Being unnaturally unlucky, evil eye and all that crap? Or just the fact that good or bad luck is something that happens to people, rather than one of their intrinsic qualities? And the result... Economic Left/Right: -8.25 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.41Hey, Political Compass Me is even nuttier this time around! Might have something to do with the fact I've grown more aware of the political buzzwords in American culture, though. For example, "openness about sex" means sex ed, not dick jokes. That's good to know! Crowd chart!I'm apparently setting a new record for social libertarianism. Closet anarchist, I say!
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Post by DeadpanDoubter on Nov 8, 2011 19:51:46 GMT -5
Suddenly my political views seem so mainstream.
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Post by gyeonghwa on Nov 8, 2011 20:08:18 GMT -5
I was bored, so I decided to crunch all the numbers from this thread and all the numbers from the old thread. For those who only provided a graph that was hosted outside of the political compass website (mostly on the old thread), I had to estimate your numbers. These numbers include banned, former and inactive members too: Sample size: 58 Significant figures used: 3 Average economic left/right score: -5.49 Standard Deviation: 2.80 Average authoritarian/libertarian: -5.92 Standard Deviation: 2.05 Most left economically: Damen Most right economically: Squeekthemouse Most libertarian: Large Ham Most authoritarian: MM And no one noticed I was on the group chart!
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Post by Twilight Zone on Nov 8, 2011 21:06:30 GMT -5
I took it again, and again I'm slightly left of center and mostly Libertarian. I considered myself a moderate Libertarian before I took that test.
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Khris
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Post by Khris on Nov 8, 2011 22:20:56 GMT -5
Economic Left/Right: -6.75 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.92 I'm happy to say I'm pretty left leaning when it comes to my political compass
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Post by gyeonghwa on Nov 9, 2011 17:21:11 GMT -5
Behold my boredom powers!
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