Another fun survey, this time a Political Compass

[Awsi Dooger]

To go along with Old Crusoe's thread on presidential preference. This link has six pages of questions, with options from Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree. Takes a few minutes: http://www.digitalronin.f2s.com/politicalcompass/questionnaire.php

Here are the first three:

"If economic globalisation is inevitable, it should primarily serve humanity rather than the interests of trans-national corporations."

"I'd always support my country, whether it was right or wrong."

"No one chooses his or her country of birth, so it's foolish to be proud of it."

At conclusion you receive two scores and your spot on the political compass. Famous figures in political history and where they supposedly slotted are included for reference purposes.

Me:

Economic Left/Right: -5.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.03

I'll just pretend that's my golf handicap index:)

[saltpoint]

1. This is a terrific site & survey. Give it a try, everybody. Recommended.

[serryjw]

2. We have posted this several times

My results:


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

[Awsi Dooger]

4. Whoops

Sorry, I had it bookmarked but I didn't realize it had been posted here. I probably got it from DU in the first place.

[serryjw]

5. No Problem

It is still the best test for the newbies

[roguevalley]

3. here I am:

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -9.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.51

I am a hair's breath away from throwing molotov cocktails! LOL!

[CPMaz]

6. My score

Economic Left/Right: -4.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.33

Somewhere in the vicinity of Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama.

I'm OK with that. :)

[unschooler]

7. Wow! I'm right next to the Dalai Lama!

Economic Left/Right: -5.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.77

Now, if I could only figure out how to be reincarnated!

[Dunvegan]

8. I love these...I'm way to the Libertarian and Left of Ghandi.

And I'm very comfortable with that.

[American Tragedy]

9. I'm apparently diametrically opposed to all the leaders in the free world

since if you scroll down you'll find, disturbingly enough, that Bush, Blair, Howard, Berlusconi, Chirac, etc are all tightly clustered in that authoritarian right quadrant.

This uses a model very similar to the one with which we operated in my first political science class. It also explains some of the differences I have with a certain relatively narrow segment of this site, since I really don't have much in common at all with authoritarian leftists.


Economic Left/Right: -5.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.46


I would guess that the majority of DU members are similarly situated.

[annabanana]

10. Dear Lord, I've slid even FURTHER

down the lower left side of the graph..

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

(I guess I AM part of the "angry left"....)

[adwon]

11. Wee

Economic: -1.75
Social: -1.95

Anybody else find it weird that they don't list any lower right quadrant world leaders?

[American Tragedy]

18. Probably because few such examples are forthcoming.

Just off the top of my head, the late Barry Goldwater would probably have fallen into that quadrant. But contemporary conservatism, especially in the United States, is so bound to enforcing religious precepts and traditional norms that anybody who deviates from that today is likely to be marginalized.

Generally speaking, politicians who have a great deal of power are unlikely to advocate reducing it, which is why so few of them appear anywhere below that horizontal axis.

[Minnesota Libra]

12. I remember taking that survey a few days ago nt

[Mikimouse]

13. Hahahaha! Nailed me!

Economic Left/Right: -8.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.92

[DrGonzoLives]

14. Uh-oh, I may not be liberal enough for DU anymore...

Economic Left/Right: -4.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.64

[Adelante]

15. Looks like me and Nelson Mandela

Economic Left/Right: -7.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.59

[Odin2005]

16. -7 for both

[Cerridwen]

17. Hmmm, I've moved 1 grid right and 1 grid up since the 1st time

I took this. Wonder what I changed?

Economic Left/Right: -8.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.67