Political Affiliation Test

Skorzeny · April 11, 2002, 04:13 AM

Check it out:

http://64.224.165.166/politicalcompass/index.html

I was tested to be a "right-wing libertarian."

Skorzeny

Vladimir_Berkov · April 11, 2002, 04:27 AM

Economic Left/Right: 4.25
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -2.62

Same here.

Hemicuda · April 11, 2002, 08:21 AM

Economic Left/Right: 1.75
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -1.28

Right wing Libertarian here too...

I think I'm seeing a pattern!

Christopher II · April 11, 2002, 08:24 AM

I've taken that one a few times. Always come out as a paleolibertarian. It fits.

- Chris

Hkmp5sd · April 11, 2002, 08:48 AM

At least I can hit a bullseye on something!

Economic Left/Right: -0.13
Authoritarian/Libertarian: 0.31

The little red dot is dead center of the X.

Of course, I killed the trend. Non-conformist.

CastleBravo · April 11, 2002, 08:54 AM

Economic Left/Right: 1.75
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -2.92

Dave B · April 11, 2002, 09:05 AM

Big suprise here (not):

Economic Left/Right: -4
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4

db

kindlyoldcoach · April 11, 2002, 09:10 AM

Economic Left/Right: -1.75
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.77

Translation: Let's all stuff a magnum down the front of our trousers and run off to look at some Jackson Pollock paintings at the MOMA.

'coach

Tamara · April 11, 2002, 09:16 AM

Economic Left/Right: 6.38
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.15

I told you that most folks here would find me a bloody-minded anarchist.

Pan · April 11, 2002, 09:31 AM

Economic Left/Right: -1.88
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -5.54

Slightly left leaning and quite libertarian.

I noticed there weren't any questions regarding RKBA.

Pan

Tamara · April 11, 2002, 10:18 AM

Quote:

I noticed there weren't any questions regarding RKBA.

It's a UK-based test; they're unaware that they have the R to KBA.

fix · April 11, 2002, 10:19 AM

The questions were a little odd. Take these examples...

"Jews surely have to take some of the responsibility for their persecution over the past 2000 years."

I don't believe in blaming the Jews for their troubles, but surely they are experiencing God's judgement for their rejection of the Messiah. This question might be used to determine one's level of support for Israel and the Jews. If so, I would probably be judged an anti-Semite and anti-Israel when nothing could possibly be further from the truth.

"From each according to his ability, to each according to his need is a fundamentally good idea."

Well, it is a fundamentally good idea. It just doesn't work when it is mandated by the government. It works pretty well in my Church though. Just because someone believes that this is a fundamentally good idea does not make them a socialist/communist.

"In a civilised society, one must always have people above to obey and people below to command."

What kind of question is that?

Tamara · April 11, 2002, 10:24 AM

Quote:

"From each according to his ability, to each according to his need is a fundamentally good idea."

Well, it is a fundamentally good idea.

Believe it or not, some of us feel it's a fundamentally bad idea because it discourages abilities and glorifies needs.

ChrisR246 · April 11, 2002, 10:51 AM

Economic Left/Right: 2.13
Authoritarian Left/Right: -3.79

I found quite a few of the questions difficult to answer, simply because of the way they were worded and the implications of the answer.

For example, as a conservative Catholic, I do believe that sex outside marriage is a sin, but I would never condone the use of force or other governemnt coersion to prevent people from doing it. On the other hand, if I were a landlord I should be allowed to not rent to unmarried couples if I choose.

Or the question about gay adoption. I don't think there should be laws against it, but I also don't believe that the govt should be involved in adoption. A Catholic orphanage then should be able to refuse to allow gay couples to adopt.

Bog · April 11, 2002, 10:52 AM

Two and a half by minus five. Pretty centreline politics according to that test, but if there were more spaces for "Simply don't give a stuff" then I'd have probably scored zilch by minus five. Or for "Insufficient data" or "Well that's on individual cases, isn't it?"

Suffice to say, it's hardly surprising I find it hard to find a decent conversation in this country.... (UK (Blaireditz))....

JFucile · April 11, 2002, 10:55 AM

and to continue the trend

Economic Left/Right: 3.25
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -3.33

Pan · April 11, 2002, 11:32 AM

Along similar lines is the Libertarian Party's "World's Smallest Political Quiz" (only 10 questions) at: http://www.lp.org/quiz/

Pan

bronco61 · April 11, 2002, 12:06 PM

Economic Left/Right: 5.25

Authoritarian/Libertarian: -3.64

fix · April 11, 2002, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Believe it or not, some of us feel it's a fundamentally bad idea because it discourages abilities and glorifies needs.

Well I suppose you could view it that way now that I think about it. I guess that's a phrase open to interpretation. I guess a better way to say it, at least in my local dialect would be...

"If you have been blessed, it shore is nice if you use it to help us all out. In return, we'll be purfectly happy to return the favor and work with y'all to make shore that them what's goin' thru hard times git what they need to make it."

I don't believe for one minute that the person who originally penned that phrase really meant it that way, but if I said it...that's how I would want it to be interpreted.

Marko Kloos · April 11, 2002, 01:43 PM

Economic Left/Right: 8.63,
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.82.

Tamara · April 11, 2002, 01:46 PM

Compared to lendringser, I suddenly feel like a control-freak statist goon.

nualle · April 11, 2002, 02:10 PM

Econ L/R = -4.88
Auth/Lib = -5.69

Not exactly busting the curve, but it looks like the left-lib continent is the minority in TFL. Still, it's nice that there's room here for so much variation.

WyldOne · April 11, 2002, 02:37 PM

Economic Left/Right: -5.13
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -6.00

I don't get what the numbers mean, but the dot put me in the Left/Libertarian area.

I didn't like the questions though; way too simplistic (as with all of these "instant political quizzes", and there wasn't even a no answer/no opinion option. Which was a huge downfall.

Thairlar · April 11, 2002, 02:57 PM

Yeah, and there are too many leading questions on this one. I don't like the first one where it asks if globalization is inevitable, should it benefit humanity or corporations. There are other options, and it all depends on your view of what benefiting humanity is. My definition of benefiting humanity is far different than a socialist's, and not mutually exclusive to benefiting corporations as well.

T.Stahl · April 11, 2002, 03:51 PM

First try: -1.75/-4.10 What? Me a socialist? Can't be!

Second try: -2.38/-3.95 Nooo! Now it's even worse!

Third and last: +1.38/-4.15 Pooh! What a relief!

April 11, 2002, 04:13 AM	#1
Skorzeny Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 1999 Posts: 1,938	Political Affiliation Test Check it out: http://64.224.165.166/politicalcompass/index.html I was tested to be a "right-wing libertarian." Skorzeny __________________ For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the supreme excellence. Sun Tzu

April 11, 2002, 08:21 AM	#3
Hemicuda Senior Member Join Date: September 13, 2001 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,757	Economic Left/Right: 1.75 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -1.28 Right wing Libertarian here too... I think I'm seeing a pattern! __________________ Hemi. gun and car collector. Rare cars, and rarer guns.

April 11, 2002, 08:24 AM	#4
Christopher II Senior Member Join Date: November 22, 1999 Location: Germantown, MD Posts: 2,349	I've taken that one a few times. Always come out as a paleolibertarian. It fits. - Chris __________________ "There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him." – Robert Heinlein "Contrary to popular belief, your vote does not matter, and you cannot make a difference." - Bob Murphy, "Picking Neither of Two Evils" My PGP Public Key

April 11, 2002, 08:48 AM	#5
Hkmp5sd Senior Member Join Date: December 15, 2001 Location: Winter Haven, Florida Posts: 4,303	At least I can hit a bullseye on something! Economic Left/Right: -0.13 Authoritarian/Libertarian: 0.31 The little red dot is dead center of the X. Of course, I killed the trend. Non-conformist. __________________ NRA Certified Instructor: Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, Home Safety, Personal Protection, Range Safety Officer NRA Life Member

April 11, 2002, 09:05 AM	#7
Dave B Senior Member Join Date: April 1, 1999 Location: NW Colorado Posts: 240	Big suprise here (not): Economic Left/Right: -4 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4 db __________________ This space for rent

April 11, 2002, 04:27 AM	#2
Vladimir_Berkov Senior Member Join Date: September 1, 2001 Posts: 378	Economic Left/Right: 4.25 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -2.62 Same here.

April 11, 2002, 08:54 AM	#6
CastleBravo Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 1999 Posts: 2,144	Economic Left/Right: 1.75 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -2.92

April 11, 2002, 09:10 AM	#8
kindlyoldcoach Member Join Date: April 3, 2002 Posts: 82	Economic Left/Right: -1.75 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.77 Translation: Let's all stuff a magnum down the front of our trousers and run off to look at some Jackson Pollock paintings at the MOMA. 'coach

April 11, 2002, 09:16 AM	#9
Tamara Moderator Emeritus Join Date: March 11, 2000 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 16,002	Economic Left/Right: 6.38 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.15 I told you that most folks here would find me a bloody-minded anarchist. __________________ MOLON LABE! 2% Unobtainium, 98% Hypetanium. The Arms Room: An Online Museum.

April 11, 2002, 09:31 AM	#10
Pan Junior Member Join Date: April 3, 2002 Location: Front Range Colorado Posts: 12	Economic Left/Right: -1.88 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -5.54 Slightly left leaning and quite libertarian. I noticed there weren't any questions regarding RKBA. Pan

April 11, 2002, 10:19 AM	#12
fix Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2001 Posts: 919	The questions were a little odd. Take these examples... "Jews surely have to take some of the responsibility for their persecution over the past 2000 years." I don't believe in blaming the Jews for their troubles, but surely they are experiencing God's judgement for their rejection of the Messiah. This question might be used to determine one's level of support for Israel and the Jews. If so, I would probably be judged an anti-Semite and anti-Israel when nothing could possibly be further from the truth. "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need is a fundamentally good idea." Well, it is a fundamentally good idea. It just doesn't work when it is mandated by the government. It works pretty well in my Church though. Just because someone believes that this is a fundamentally good idea does not make them a socialist/communist. "In a civilised society, one must always have people above to obey and people below to command." What kind of question is that?

April 11, 2002, 10:51 AM	#14
ChrisR246 Senior Member Join Date: October 10, 2000 Location: Schnecksville, PA Posts: 188	Economic Left/Right: 2.13 Authoritarian Left/Right: -3.79 I found quite a few of the questions difficult to answer, simply because of the way they were worded and the implications of the answer. For example, as a conservative Catholic, I do believe that sex outside marriage is a sin, but I would never condone the use of force or other governemnt coersion to prevent people from doing it. On the other hand, if I were a landlord I should be allowed to not rent to unmarried couples if I choose. Or the question about gay adoption. I don't think there should be laws against it, but I also don't believe that the govt should be involved in adoption. A Catholic orphanage then should be able to refuse to allow gay couples to adopt. __________________ John 6:53-54

April 11, 2002, 10:52 AM	#15
Bog Senior Member Join Date: March 16, 2002 Location: England. Where Great Britain used to be. Posts: 775	Two and a half by minus five. Pretty centreline politics according to that test, but if there were more spaces for "Simply don't give a stuff" then I'd have probably scored zilch by minus five. Or for "Insufficient data" or "Well that's on individual cases, isn't it?" Suffice to say, it's hardly surprising I find it hard to find a decent conversation in this country.... (UK (Blaireditz)).... __________________ Venetian Blinds: Sunlight with Scanlines.

April 11, 2002, 10:55 AM	#16
JFucile Senior Member Join Date: March 21, 2002 Location: Socialist Republic of Minnesota Posts: 160	and to continue the trend Economic Left/Right: 3.25 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -3.33 __________________ "Conscience is the inner voice that warns us that someone might be looking" "The only good bureaucrat is one with a pistol at his head. Put it in his hand and it's good-by to the Bill of Rights." -H.L. Mencken

April 11, 2002, 11:32 AM	#17
Pan Junior Member Join Date: April 3, 2002 Location: Front Range Colorado Posts: 12	Along similar lines is the Libertarian Party's "World's Smallest Political Quiz" (only 10 questions) at: http://www.lp.org/quiz/ Pan

April 11, 2002, 12:06 PM	#18
bronco61 Senior Member Join Date: April 9, 1999 Location: Alaska Posts: 518	Economic Left/Right: 5.25 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -3.64

April 11, 2002, 01:43 PM	#20
Marko Kloos Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2000 Location: Enfield, NH Posts: 5,521	Economic Left/Right: 8.63, Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.82. __________________ "The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." --A.E. Van Vogt, The Weapon Shops of Isher the munchkin wrangler.

April 11, 2002, 01:46 PM	#21
Tamara Moderator Emeritus Join Date: March 11, 2000 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 16,002	Wow. Compared to lendringser, I suddenly feel like a control-freak statist goon. __________________ MOLON LABE! 2% Unobtainium, 98% Hypetanium. The Arms Room: An Online Museum.

April 11, 2002, 02:10 PM	#22
nualle Senior Member Join Date: March 7, 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 165	Econ L/R = -4.88 Auth/Lib = -5.69 Not exactly busting the curve, but it looks like the left-lib continent is the minority in TFL. Still, it's nice that there's room here for so much variation. __________________ Fat brown heathen dyke with a 12-gauge and a smile.

April 11, 2002, 02:37 PM	#23
WyldOne Senior Member Join Date: November 16, 2001 Location: East Boston, MA Posts: 1,184	Economic Left/Right: -5.13 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -6.00 I don't get what the numbers mean, but the dot put me in the Left/Libertarian area. I didn't like the questions though; way too simplistic (as with all of these "instant political quizzes", and there wasn't even a no answer/no opinion option. Which was a huge downfall. __________________ Well behaved women rarely make history WyldOne's Fun & Political BB WyldOne's homepage

April 11, 2002, 02:57 PM	#24
Thairlar Senior Member Join Date: November 8, 2001 Location: MA Posts: 565	Yeah, and there are too many leading questions on this one. I don't like the first one where it asks if globalization is inevitable, should it benefit humanity or corporations. There are other options, and it all depends on your view of what benefiting humanity is. My definition of benefiting humanity is far different than a socialist's, and not mutually exclusive to benefiting corporations as well. __________________ Skip Pacheco, Libertarian for State Representative Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation, that we can not be trusted with arms for our own defense? Where is the difference in having our arms in possession and under our direction, and having them under the management of Congress? If our defense be the real object of having those arms, in whose hands can they be trusted with more propriety, or equal safety to us, as in our own hands? -Patrick Henry

April 11, 2002, 03:51 PM	#25
T.Stahl Senior Member Join Date: November 1, 2001 Location: near Stuttgart/Germany Posts: 376	First try: -1.75/-4.10 What? Me a socialist? Can't be! Second try: -2.38/-3.95 Nooo! Now it's even worse! Third and last: +1.38/-4.15 Pooh! What a relief! __________________ "Captain, they're really shooting at us. Why?" "Easy boy. If they were really shooting at us, we'd be dead by now."