Posted on 07/24/2008 9:31:08 AM PDT by rosenfan
I did a search, and it's been 4 years since this quiz was posted. I though it would be fun to see where everybody scores!
While the quiz certainly has its flaws (what in the world does that fact that I recognize that astrology is superstitious nonsense have to do with my politics?) it at least puts politics on an X-Y axis instead of a simple left-right line. What's more, my score does seem pretty dead on: Economic Left/Right +8.5, Social Libertarian/Authoritarian -0.56.
What are your numbers?
For example "First-generation immigrants can never be fully integrated within their new country." That says that no immigrant can ever be fully integrated no matter how young they are when they come over. All you have to do is find one exception (and I know quite a few) and the answer is disagree. On the other hand if you were to say "Most first-generation immigrants cannot be fully integrated within their new country" the answer would likely be true (or maybe false if you think they can be fully integrated).
ping for later
Economic Left/Right: -0.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 1.13
i don’t agree with it, to many questions that you could answer in the middle but couldn’t.
same here, I hit dead in the middle.
I’d agree with some of the complaints others have had with this particular quiz, as well.
The only responsibility of a corporation is to its shareholders? Well, that’s not really true, though I think it should always be given primacy over all others.
As for my score:
Economic Left/Right: 5.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 2.46
By the looks of it, I align best with Stephen Harper.
So I'm on the right economically and socially libertarian. Big surprise. The archetype in that quadrant is Milton Friedman.
The positioning of various world leaders on the last page is..."interesting". President Bush is the furthest to the right economically, well maybe compared to other world leaders. But he is second only to Mugabe on the authoritarian scale.
The wording on this quiz is very bogus. For instance:
“Those with the ability to pay should have the right to higher standards of medical care.”
It is the freedom to privately seek higher standards/cost care. Otherwise the government can PROHIBIT your “right” to seek inequitable (higher standards) of medical care.
The “right” exists to do this. For EVERYONE. There is no “should” about it. The converse is really the question (Should the government be able to restrict the rich from seeking higher standards of medical care?).
It certainly has its limitations, but I think it’s instructive that when a bunch of lefties at Democratic Underground took the test, their economic left/right scores were typically -7 to -9.75(!), and their social libertarian/authoritarian scores were -6 to -9.
Darn it Karl, don’t you know these tests are not for thinkers!? lol. Must set aside brain to fully participate in many of these tests successfully. Having said that I’m going to go take it too.
i feel better now got worried for a few minutes there....lol...
Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: 4.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.36
Too many things with too much wiggle room. Does funding Voice of America broadcasts (as originally intended, not from those who are critical of American foreign policy as can be the case now) abroad mean we have to accept PBS/NPR/Pacifica funding at home?
“Abstract art that doesn’t represent anything shouldn’t be considered art at all.”
What the hell does this have to do with politics?
Is spinach pie a better side order than humus?
“Making peace with the establishment is an important aspect of maturity.”
Assumes that the natual state of things is to oppose the establishment in youth.
Agit prop, nothing but. Do I really need to finish this thing?
blah blah blah...
Economic Left/Right: 3.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 1.28
http://www.politicalcompass.org/extremeright
Firstly, a few words about popular political terms.
Once you accept that left and right are merely measures of economic position, the “extreme right” refers to extremely liberal economics that may be practised by social authoritarians or social libertarians.
Similarly, the “extreme left” identifies a strong degree of state economic control, which may also be accompanied by liberal or authoritarian social policies.
It’s muddled thinking to simply describe the likes of the British National Party as “extreme right”. The truth is that on issues like health, transport, housing, protectionism and globalisation, their economics are left of Labour, let alone the Conservatives. It’s in areas like police power, military power, school discipline, law and order, race and nationalism that the BNP’s real extremism - as authoritarians - is clear.
This mirrors France’s National Front. In running some local governments, they reinstated certain welfare measures which their Socialist predecessors had abandoned. Like similar authoritarian parties that have sprung up around Europe, they have come to be seen in some quarters as champions of the underdog, as long as the underdog isn’t Black, Arab, gay or Jewish ! With mainstream Social Democratic parties adopting - reluctantly or enthusiastically - the new economic libertarian orthodoxy (neo-liberalism), much of their old economic baggage has been pinched by National Socialism. It’s becoming the only sort of socialism on offer. Election debates between mainstream parties are increasingly about managerial competence rather than any clash of vision and economic direction.
Would you really trust a test that shows Hitler (a National SOCIALIST) as slightly to the right of center?
The “test” has inconsistently phrased statements, and sometimes contains double negatives (homosexual adoption: “should not be excluded from the possibility of”???).
Someone should seriously clean up the language, and have less rigid wording (eliminate “always” in favor of “mostly”, replace “never” with “seldom”).
Also, some questions had the reader decide between government control of one thing that is possible for the government to control fairly directly (i.e. inflation), with another thing that is impossible for government to control directly (i.e. unemployment). They seemed like red herring questions.
Oh, and my scores:
Economic Left/Right: 7.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 4.10
I saw through most of the questions that tried to make economic freedom and public social standards seem bad.
Does anyone know of any better ones?
Economic Left/Right: 5.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.26
For me, Right=6.5 and Authoritarian=3.0. It's flattering to be included with Margaret Thatcher and Nicolas Sarkozy.
I am rock hard conservative and the only reason I didn't score farther right was the way questions were worded. I believe in freedom first so I think what consenting adults to in their own bedroom is their own business. The questionaire didn't allow you to finesse you answers enough.
If the questionaire was better, I would've been Right=10 and Authoritarian=3 (unchanged)
Economic Left/Right: 4.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.26
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 1.54
Interesting test. Oddly I struggled with some questions I otherwise thought I had a pretty clear stance on. Overall however this score is about right.
good point
I bow down in honor :). I always admire (and trust) a rock hard conservative/strongly authoritative—I was blessed to have married one. My score of right 4.5/authoritative 1.54 is about as liberal as I could stand. Nothing wishy washy with your scores (as well as what you said you would have score without the ambiguity in the questions.). You do fall amongst an admirable grouping. I was more in the Merkel range.
Yay! I love these scores. I know I am in the right crowd—lol. Is great to be amongst like minded folks.
Don’t feel bad.
A conservative cultural American, a Christian, yet someone who believes in freedom over rules, freedom to fail, freedom to sin, freedom over cultural oppression, would score high on the Right scale (8-10) and low to moderate on the authoritarian scale (2-5).
So your score is just fine. An American who scored 10/10 would make me worried. And as a Christian man, I would find it hard to believe that an American Christian who scored 10/10 was living his faith.
A cultural Nazi would score 10/10, in my opinion. Hope this last comment doesn’t get me flamed.
Economic Left/Rigt: 7.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -.72
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