Are You Liberal, Conservative or Fascist or Communist? Take the TEST!

[Breeze54]

http://www.politicalcompass.org/

Click on: TAKE THE TEST!

Post your results!

Economic Left/Right: -5.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.59

[izzie]

1. I always come out more liberal than Gandhi

I think the only thing I go along with in the far right is that I feel a country should have a common speech. I think ours should be English as our laws are now in that.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

Me too, bottom left, on second line

[Laura PourMeADrink]

3. Me too, bottom left, on second line

[brettdale]

28. Heck Im like Gandhi

Im on the same scale as Gandhi!!!! Thank you very much, come again!

[sportndandy]

2. I took it

Economic -4.38
Social -7.69

Just me and the Dalia Lama here sharing our political philosophy.

BTW isn't it interesting that Kerry is just a shade to the left of Hitler (I mean Bush) and fart oo the right of everyone who posts here at DU. I think we liberals need our own party, and we would have one if we could just stop partying.

[Cheswick2.0]

12. so when did Kerry take that test?

I don't pay attention to where they place current political figures. The web site has an agenda.

[DarkSim]

4. Anarchist/Communist

Me,
Economic Left/Right: -8.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.03

-10 eco = communist
-10 social = anarchist

[Zynx]

5. I'm libertarian left.

[IndianaGreen]

66. Same here...

Economic Left/Right: -7.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.67

[Never2Return]

6. Neat Test

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -8.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.82

[newyawker99]

21. Hi Never2Return!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[vanboggie]

7. Libertarian Left Quadrant

My daughter took a test like this in high school. Now I can prove to her I am more like Ghandi than she thinks.

Econ -5.88
Soc -4.46

[BareskinMatt]

8. There is one question that stands out with only one answer...

Those who are able to work, and refuse the opportunity, should not expect society's support.

How should this be answered?


My Score:
Economic Left/Right: -1.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.21

[GreenPartyVoter]

9. I c an sleep better if " bums are taking my hard-earned money" than if

I keep it and folks who genuinely need it never see a dime.

But that's just me.

-----------------------------------
Would Jesus love a liberal? You bet!
http://timeforachange.bluelemur.com/

[blondeatlast]

17. Agreed.

It's only money, for God's sake.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

69. what kind of person would refuse to try to support themselves?

nt

[bush_is_wacko]

85. I'll pose the question for you this way...

I am healthy enough to do just about anything, but I have two children (BTW, not little, teenager and preteen) I choose to work either part-time or not at all. Do you think I should get paid for being a stay-at-home mom? I don't think I should, but do you think I deserve societies respect for making that choice? I do believe that I deserve societies respect for that choice. I don't often get it, even from my own family. I had a hard time answering this question because of that fact. I assumed they are asking about financial support and answered agree.


Econ left/right -4.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian -5.44

One step to the right of absolute middle left bottom quadrant. What does that mean?

[Delphinus]

10. Mine:

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -4.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.08

I think I'm right there with the Dalai Lama.

[cali]

11. I don't need to take a test

to know what I believe and who I am.

[George_S]

53. Ah, come on.

Share it.

[toddaa]

13. Should I just fess up to being an Anarchist?

Econ - -7.25
Soc - -9.13

[blondeatlast]

16. I think you just did! nt

[toddaa]

18. Still a wage slave

So what difference does it make.

[From the south]

14. i scored

0.00
-1.18

guess that makes me a moderate

[blondeatlast]

15. Mine rarely changes, I'm pretty much where I was last time.

Economic Left/Right: -4.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.33

[TryingToWarnYou]

19. Economic Left/Right: -6.75 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.44

Wow..close to the Dalai Lama

[Constitution]

34. I'm a little more libertarian than Ghandi but in line with him on the left

[FlatJack]

20. great test

Economic Left/Right: -3.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.33

I am about on par with Ralph Nader. I am surprized that John Kerry sits on the opposite side of the chart from me.

Tests like this are difficult because there is what "should" be and what is. Of course I don't believe that acceptance of certain authority "should be" part of growing up. But it is.

[naturalselection]

22. Interesting, I was lower left

Economic Left/Right: -6.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.85

[RafterMan]

23. Fascist here

Just kidding.

I read through the first page of questions and found myself disagreeing with the premise more often than not. I felt the questions they asked said more about them than any answer I gave would have said about me.

I guess that makes me a bomb-throwing anarchist or something.

[RushIsRot]

24. Hmmmmm...

Economic Left/Right -6.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian -3.08

[youngred]

25. -7.50 Economic -6.72 Social

about where I usually end up

[Niccolo_Macchiavelli]

26. Economic: -8.75 Social: -6.00

i choose wrong nick apparently...:hippie:


i was first scared about the graph with the arrows the arrow to the right beeing really longer but then it was just an example "puuuh, wipes sweat from pan"

[MuseRider]

27. It hasn't changed.

Economic Left/Right: -7.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.18

[rndmprsn]

29. libertarian left

economic left/right -6.25
social libertarian/authoritarian -5.90

i was near ghandi!

[Pikku]

30. Libertarian left, here.

Economic Left/Right: -6.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.56

Is there such a thing as a libertarian-left Christian? NOW there is. :D

"Being a lover of freedom, when the revolution came, I looked to the universities to defend it, knowing that they had always boasted of their devotion to the cause of truth; but no, the universities were immediately silenced. Then I looked to the great editors of the newspapers, whose flaming editorials in days gone had proclaimed their love of freedom; but they, like the universities, were silenced in a few short weeks...

"Only the Church stood squarely across the path of Hitler's campaign for suppressing the truth. I never had any special interest in the Church before, but now I feel a great affection and admiration for it because the Church alone has had the courage and persistence to stand for intellectual and moral freedom. I am forced to confess that what I once despised I now praise unreservedly."

-- Albert Einstein

[WillyT]

31. Me... I Always Knew I Was Ghandi-esque !!!

:evilgrin:

Economic Left/Right: -8.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.13

:shrug:

Did I read that correctly???

:silly:

[Ed C. Finley]

32. Cool Test

Looks like I'm out of the "mainstream" here tho.

Econ= +1.75
Social= +1.59

I always did march to a different drummer tho. Confused my liberal and conservative friends no end.

[Pikku]

36. Welcome to DU, Ed!

:toast:

[Ed C. Finley]

41. Thank you

And a tip of the hat back at ya.

[Pikku]

51. Dive right in, Ed.

A lot of us don't fit in with the "party line," whatever that may be.

The authoritarian/libertarian axis is more important than party officials (of either party) realize. I'd rather be left alone on moral issues, myself.

What attracted you to DU?

[Ed C. Finley]

58. Diving in now

I've nevcer been happy with the "left/right" political spectrum, tho I am not a "moderate." Moderates are too afraid to offend anybody so they try to split the difference, at least in my way of thinking.

To be brutally honest I lurk at both Free republic and DU, just like I switch from Rush/Hannity to Franken/Schultz/Randi Rhodes.

Pretty much everybody pisses me off because both side play on emotions in a big game of gotcha.

I try to be polite and discuss issues calmly. We can disagrfee without being disagreeable.

As my father said: "Even if you are going to kill somebody it doesn't hurt you to be polite to them."

Thanks for the welcome.

[Constitution]

33. The chart during the primaries

I recall Dennis was on the libertarian left. Dean was really close to where Bush is on the Presidential Election chart at the site They are in the upper right section of the authoritarian right. Kerry is on the authoritarian right but not far from the midpoint. I don't remember the other primary candiates.

[WithStamina]

35. Wow

Economic Left/Right: 4.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 1.38

I don't fit in here very much, but my distate for Bush's policies has driven me far, far away from him. I don't feel the test really represents how I feel.

[Pikku]

37. Welcome, WithStamina!

:toast:

[WithStamina]

39. Thanks

Great to be here. :)

[Pikku]

50. WithStamina

If you don't mind- what is it about Bush's policies that bothers you?

[WithStamina]

55. Where to start...

Let me start by saying that I became a staunch Republican after 9/11. Bush had my unflinching support - just like he got from millions of Americans on that day. However, my respect has faded significantly since then.

I don't think that Bush is evil incarnate. He believes that what he is doing is best for the nation, in my opinion. However, his ideals of spreading democracy throughout the world simply aren't working. It's not America's business, nor should it be.

Most of all, Bush bothers me with his fiscal policies. He claims to be a "compassionate conservative", which appearantly means cut taxes (mostly for the rich) while "compassionately" increasing spending. It doesn't work.

In my ideal world, I think that someone like Ross Perot should be president. He's an independent, intelligent conservative. Lately, though, I have been siding with the Democrats, which have become the opposition party. The Republicans have proven that they are not a conservative party; they're militarists. I feel so alienated.

Ban me if you wish because I'm not a rank-and-file Democrat. However, I will be siding with the "opposition" in order to put a roadblock in the way of the Republican monopoly over the government. Government works best when the least gets done.

[sakabatou]

75. No need to worry

As long as your open-minded and speak calmly like a intelligent person, and you are, then there's no worry that you'll be banned.

[Hosnon]

38. Economic Left/Right: -3.88 ; Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.18

[Menshevik]

40. libertarian left

Economic Left/Right: -6.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.44

Gandhi is my homeboy

[acmavm]

42. Okey dokey, let's hope this posts right. Here I am.

Oh, the hell with it. Didn't work. So I'll just have to tell you that apparently Gandhi and I would have a lot in common and could have carried on some interesting conversations.

[iwantmycountryback]

43. I'm also about where Ghandi is

Economic left/right-4.38
Social libertarian/authoritarian-4.05

About the same spot as Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama.

[Dem2theMax]

44. Can't be in bad company with the Dalai Lama and Gandhi.

Economic Left/Right: -7.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.28

edited for spelling.

[LiberalAndProud]

45. Ok. This is getting interesting.

Economic Left/Right: -6.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.87

[kohodog]

46. Something isn't right

-7, -7.82

I need to move up and right to reach Ghandi and the Dali Lama. I'd like to see this done somehow by our actions rather than our thoughts. I'm much cooler in my head than in my life on the treadmill.

[6th Borough]

47. Took it a while ago, think I saved it in "My Documents" folder...yup.

Economic: -3.88; Social Libertarian: -6.10.

Since it's saved on my hard drive, I can't compare myself w/ historical figures.

I'll just have to assume I'm a free-loving, Molotov-cocktail throwing, chain smoking, gun toting trade unionist...well, in another life, perhaps. :dunce:

[Fleurs du Mal]

48. Gandhi was a fascist compared to me.

[rockedthevoteinMA]

49. I guess I'm an anarchist...

Economic Left/Right: -9.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.00

I almost fell off the chart - I'm so far to the bottom and right. Is that scary? :shrug:

[rockedthevoteinMA]

61. 'Scuse me!

I meant left!! :crazy:

[George_S]

52. Kind of lonely down there on the bottom left

Economic Left/Right: -3.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.87

[50plus1LA]

56. Don't be lonely, I am right there with ya!

Economic Left/Right: -6.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.51

What is it they say? Proud to be a Democrat! Very proud tonight after we beat down Billy Tauzin here in Louisiana!!

[George_S]

54. Skinner asked what we can agree on....

... and seemed there wasn't much, but it looks like there is a lot many of us can agree on.

[serryjw]

57. How many times am I going to take this test?

I'm 54 and NOTHING has changed in all these years!

Economic Left/Right: -7.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.74
As of 10/3/04

[Cuban_Liberal]

59. My score

Economic Left/Right: -7.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.54

[Athletic Grrl]

60. More liberal than I usually test on this thing.

Economic Left/Right: -5.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.46

You guys and gals are rubbing off on me. :bounce:

[Queen Jane]

62. about the same as before

Economic Left/Right: -7.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.90

[uppityperson]

63. Economic -7.38 , social -8.10 then ec -8.25, soc -7.64

hmmm, sounds about right, communist with strong anarchist leanings. I'm going to try again tomorrow, just for fun.

[American liberal]

64. I'm right in there with Mandela and the Dalai Lama

Economic Left/Right: -5.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.23

[Shopaholic]

110. Me too--I'm proud to keep company

with the likes of those two guys any day of the week-call me whatever you like!

[intheflow]

65. Lower left quadrant, almost in the corner, but more left than libertarian.

[lojasmo]

67. -7.5 economic, -6.05 libertarian

Far to the southwest of Gandhi.

[NRaleighLiberal]

68. For me.....-5.25, -7.33....in good company with many here!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

70. Exactly Where Gandhi Was...

-2.69

-2.83

[freelight]

71. No surprise here...

Economic Left/Right: -8.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.92

But I already knew that I was an Anarchist-Communist. Although I prefer to refer to my political ideology as "Libertarian Socialist".

[Nashyra]

72. Here's mine

Economic left 4.75
Social left 5.64

[catbert836]

73. Economic: -10, Social: -8

I'm pretty much an anarcho-socialist, I guess.

[Dehumanizer]

74. Wow I feel so alone..

Economic Left/Right: -2.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.85

[sakabatou]

76. I'm with Ghandi

Economic Left/Right: -6.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.41

[JohnKleeb]

77. well

Economic Left/Right: -8.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.95

[MAlibdem]

78. 2004 Election

Very interesting...

"Most liberal senator" indeed.

[TexasLady]

79. I didnt understand a few questions

So I felt like I was sort of stupid on those 2 or 3, and guessed. It was in the economic section. Oh well, On the social part, it WAS understood, and Im proud of it.


Economic Left/Right: -8.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.13

[Boswells_Johnson]

80. Economic Left/Right: -8.12 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.62

[okasha]

81. Mine's changed a bit

since the last time I took it a few years ago. Both were 7.somethings, but I'm slowly getting closer to the anarchist corner. ;) Thank you, George!

Economic L/R: -8.50

Social L/A: -7.49

Okasha

[Dem_4_Life]

82. I am a Libertatian/Left

Me:
Economic Left/Right: -4.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.59

[rman]

83. "Libertarian" - Classical/anarchist libertarian or capitalist/market liber

It should be noted that the term "Libertarian" is ambiguous,
as it is being claimed by both Left-wingers and Right-wingers as theirs.

I'd argue that "Libertarian" is therefore ill-suited as a point of reference in a political compass.

"Libertarian" and "Libertarianism" have an entry in wikipedia (pointing to the same article) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian
where it is noted that
"The neutrality and factual accuracy of this article are disputed. See the article's talk page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Libertarianism) for more information."

The messages on the talk page shed some light on the controversy surrounding the term "Libertarianism"/"Libertarian" - not just on wikipedia but in general:


"You need to be clear about which kind of libertarian you are talking about at all times: Classical/anarchist libertarian or capitalist/market libertarian. (...) Just saying "Libertarian" is too vague and will lead to confusion. It also ignores the history of the word libertarian- you know the people who coined and used the term for almost 90 years before it was hijacked by a completely different ideology circa 1960.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Libertarianism/Archive2 (see link "4 ok...")


"The Right-wing Libertarians keep messing with this thing to keep people from finding out that Libertarians don't necessarily have to subscribe to capitalism.
A left-wing libertarian would argue that a true libertarian cannot subscribe to capitalism and a market economy, because within the capitalist system there are still hierarchies and authority, they are just not in the form of a traditional nation-state. A true libertarian would oppose all authority, weather it comes from a boss, corporation, king/dictator, government, or landlord. Right-wing libertarians only oppose governments and kings/dictators, but are strangely content with all forms of authority that exist elsewhere."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Libertarian


"There isn't much point arguing about the word "libertarian." It would make about as much sense to argue with an unreconstructed Stalinist about the word "democracy" — recall that they (Stalinists) called what they'd constructed "peoples' democracies." The weird offshoot of ultra-right individualist anarchism that is called "libertarian" here happens to amount to advocacy of perhaps the worst kind of imaginable tyranny, namely unaccountable private tyranny. If they want to call that "libertarian," fine; after all, Stalin called his system "democratic". But why bother arguing about it?" — Noam Chomsky
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Libertarianism#Quoted_comment_from_a_libertarian


"Big L and small l
this is a really obvious example of why small-l "libertarian" and big-L "Libertarian" MUST be distinct entries. The same problem applies to "green Party" versus "Green Party". Thankfully there we have the big-P small-p to distinguish them..."
===
"Think. How do people distinguish between capital and lower case words in speech? They use extra words to disambiguate."
===
"Personally, I think using case distinctions for meaning is stupid and wrong, because English wasn't designed that way, but I recognize that some people do use that convention, so an encyclopedia article should explain the use of the convention."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Libertarian#Big_L_and_small_l

[KitSileya]

84. Proud to be in the same quadrant as Gandhi, Mandela, and the Dalai Lama

Slightly to the left and lower than Gandhi.

Economic Left/Right: -9.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.38

I guess they caught me in a good mood - at times I turn into a proper misanthrope.

[machiado]

86. My scores

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -5.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.90

[Johnny Noshoes]

87. My Scores

My numbers were both in the low -6 range. A long way from my conservative youth.

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely,the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
-- H.L. Mencken (1880-1956)

[Geek_Girl]

88. My husband is more left than me.

Oh well and I thought I was the most liberal in my family.

Economic Left/Right: 0.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.38

[DemocratSinceBirth]

89. wow-most on this board are to the left of gandhi...

nt

[Cookie wookie]

90. Not big on anarchy . . .

Love rule of law and order and all that nice neat stuff that organizes us socially and gives everyone equal rights:

Economic Left/Right: -5.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.67

Wasn't this topic posted in another thread -- I thought I posted this already, but I've been in such a migraine haze the past few days . . . ?

[dljordan]

91. That was interesting

Economic Left/Right: 0.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.44

[EnfantTerrible]

92. Funny

My rethuglican mother asked me just how far left I was... this was just before I hung up on her. She'd appreciate these scores:

Economic Left/Right: -7.45
Social Lebertarian/Authoritarian: -7.47

I make Ghandi look like Ralph Reed

[proud_Kucitizen]

93. Not surprising

I lined up just a little more libertarian and left of Gandi.

[magellan]

94. A wee jog south of Gandhi and left of the Dalai Lama

In the same general area with most here.

Economic Left/Right: -5.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.41

How many Greens or Independents (or unafilliated) are there here?

[Name removed]

95. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

96. Why do you support Bush? Or, HOW can you support Bush?

And can you describe why without resorting to right-wing propaganda points?

[RightWingLoonie]

97. Relax my friend.

I just posted my results. I didn't say anything about supporting Bush(but I do) and didn't think this thread was about Bush.

And can you describe why without resorting to right-wing propaganda points?

Most likely not, since I'm sure any of my arguements or counter-arguements are, to you, "right-wing propaganda".

[Kathy in Cambridge]

98. Some people are Right-wing because of their religion

so therefore, have a heartfelt attachment to right-wing causes. If you stumbled upon this website because you are open to different ideas, you'll be fine. If you can corroborate your assertions with evidence from unbiased sources, you'll be fine. if you came here to parrott pro-Bush BS, you'll be tombstoned.

[RightWingLoonie]

101. Not religious.

I'm actually not even the least bit religous. Again, I didn't come here to promote Bush. You brought up Bush, not me. I am here because I despise people who spend all there time in an echo-chamber and thought I'd see what was being said on some more left-wing oriented forums.

[TalkingDog]

105. I like open-minded people

Welcome.

We're pretty much opposite
Left: -6.0 and Libertarian: -5.69
But I have friends who fall into your range. And when they start telling me why things need to be constrained and regimented, I let them talk.

I mean, wouldn't I be hypocritical if I suggested they weren't free to think and do as they wished?

So, stick around, have a look. But as suggested by others, telling us why we HAVE to do something or believe something, does not sit well.

[J-Lo Biafra]

99. Enjoy your stay.

:eyes:

[CatWoman]

100. so why come here stinking up the place?

propaganda is propaganda.

[Raster]

102. Please don't feed the trolls, it only encourages them.

Order a pizza instead.

[name not needed]

104. News Flash: You suck!

[TalkingDog]

103. Left: -6.0, Libertarian: -5.69

Ghandi, Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela...them's my peeps.

[Cadence]

106. Libertarian Left

Economic Left/Right: -5.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.90

I've always liked Gandhi.

[GliderGuider]

107. -8, -8

Below and to the left of Ghandi, about where I expected.

[Raster]

108. Hello Dali

Economic Left/Right: -4.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.51

Yep, I'm a communist-type, hippie pinko fag.
And I do have a Pease Sign flag hanging outside my house.
And though I'm not religious, I consider gee-dubya about as close
to the anti-Christ as we are gonna get.

[VOX]

109. Economic Left/Right: -7.38; Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.28

It seems that as our country turns more rightward with each passing day, I'm be drifting farther to the left each time I take this test.

[meow2u3]

111. Economic Left/Right: -7.38 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.69

[shamalama]

112. Took the test

Economic Left/Right: 2.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.38

A Centrist, with Right Libertarian leanings.

[LifeDuringWartime]

113. how about that

Economic Left/Right: -7.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.87

[NewJeffCT]

114. I'm way down in the lower left corner

I'm lonely down there out past Mandela & the Dalai Lama...

Economic Left/Right: -6.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.95

[PatriotGames]

115. Welcome to last week. Just kidding. :-)

[partisan to truth]

116. Economic Left/Right: -3.88, Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.95

[chyjo]

117. pretty far left

Economic Left/Right: -6.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.82

[Mr. Mousie]

118. What a load of crap!

This test puts Saddam Hussein on the Left. That says a lot right there. What a joke.

This test has a pretty silly view of what capitalism and the state are, and how they are interrelated--or more generally between the relations of production, and the kind of states reflected by certain production relations.

I put about as much stock in this test as in one of those "Rate Your Mate" tests you find in Cosmo.

[Demi_Babe]

119. Economic Left/Right: -6.50/Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.36

I'm right there with Gandhi.