How right/left wing are you? [Archive]

anarres

02-06-2003, 11:53

[lol] - This was a totally honest answer, I didn't try for these scores...

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -8.25
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -9.90

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Lt. Killer M

02-06-2003, 11:57

Jeez, anarres, that's pretty close to a bannable offence at CFC ;)

Eklektikos

02-06-2003, 11:58

Economic Left/Right: -6.38
Auth/Lib: -5.23

Aggie

02-06-2003, 12:04

quote:Originally posted by col

What a bunch of lefties we are ;)

Meli is far right on our scale [lol]

anarres

02-06-2003, 12:04

I'm still trying to work out why my left/right score isn't lower. ;)

Melifluous

02-06-2003, 12:15

quote:Originally posted by Aggie

Meli is far right on our scale [lol]

Worse, I am also the authoritarian [}:)]

Melifluous

Skyfish

02-06-2003, 12:19

Got the same as anarres almost :

Economic Left/Right: -7.89
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -8.75

Leftier than Gandhi :)

Stapel

02-06-2003, 12:26

L/R +1
A/L -6

jack merchant

02-06-2003, 12:27

I'm a moderate:

Economic Left/Right: -2.62
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -6.31

Lt. Killer M

02-06-2003, 12:30

jacK: you are a commie @ CFC, an almost-nazi here :p

anarres

02-06-2003, 12:40

hehe, no-one can beat my -9.9 'anarchist' score, even if they try!

FWIW, I tried this a couple of years ago (albeit an earlier version), this is kinda where my CFC nick comes from. anarres is an anarchist in 'The Dispossessed' by Usula K Le Guin. After taking this test the first time and reading the book there could be no doubt...

col

02-06-2003, 12:42

Doesnt he undergo a sex change at some point? - oops wrong ULG book ;)

Shabbaman

02-06-2003, 13:16

This thing is really hideous. Most questions are really tendentious or horribly political incorrect. It looks like some nazi tracing program. Who on earth would answer 'strongly agree' on some of those really, really, really racist questions, or on some of the outdated statements such as 'Abstract art that doesn't represent anything shouldn't be considered art at all.' ?!?

Not that I like art, but when football is an art, so is cobra.

Just for the fun then:

Economic Left/Right: -6.25
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -6.21

That score probably arises since I answered most questions with either agree/disagree instead of strongly ..., since that's rather lame with such questions.
Besides, what do I have to do with questions like 'legalize pod'? As if I'd have any choice here! I found that question on environmental issues also quite strange. But then again, as an environmental scientist, my views probably wouldn't match with any political party.

As a matter of fact, as a true communist, I can say that all communist manifesto's have an absurd, maybe even moronic stance toward environmental issues.

But that as an aside. Back on topic: I beat the dalai lama! Ha! That'll teach him!

ERIKK

02-06-2003, 13:17

WTF does this mean???
"Making peace with the establishment is an important aspect of maturity."
I disagreed...

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -5.00
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -3.49

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Hmm.. I am positioned exactly where Ghandi is positioned!

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prettyvacant

02-06-2003, 13:21

Economic Left/Right: -7.25
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -7.54

hmm although i (if really pressed) may describe my socio-political beliefs as anarcho-syndicalist, (and i only avoid that because im fed up with all the stupid arguements it gets you into) I must admit I had thought I had become more authoritarian as i got older - but perhaps not.

And I must say that some of the questions were a bit "have you stopped beating your wife" werent they? (ie I did not agree with what appeared to be the concept underlying the question.)

anarres

02-06-2003, 13:30

quote:Originally posted by Shabbaman

That score probably arises since I answered most questions with either agree/disagree instead of strongly ..., since that's rather lame with such questions.Strongly Disagree! ;)

If the question is 'Are you a Nazi loving fascist' (or equivalent), why not 'strongly disagree'? If the question is 'Is beating your wife is bad' why not 'strongly agree'?

prettyvacant

02-06-2003, 13:30

quote:Originally posted by Shabbaman

Not that I like art, but when football is an art, so is cobra.

Eric cantona is alive and well and living in Korea.

Outmoded comments about abstact art??? Try going to the Tate Modern - I gaurantee you wont have to wait long before you hear someone say "I coulda done that". Sorry bout this but i get as much wound up by attacks on art as on racism / sexism etc

ERIKK

02-06-2003, 13:32

I wonder if one should be so proud to have such a high anarchist score. It shows you have high ideals but also that you have a less idea about how the world actually works IMHO...

I think you have to mix those two just to get some of your ideals done... Otherwise you will reach nothing at all. We live on planet earth not on planet Utopia!

So you may call me "a constructive pragmatic semi-lefty" ;)

DrAlimentado

02-06-2003, 13:32

left/right -9.00
authoritarian/libertarian -8.51

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Aggie

02-06-2003, 13:43

I didn't mind the "extreme" questions, but somehow I had the feeling that this was an American questionnaire.

ERIKK

02-06-2003, 13:48

...there wasn't a 'neutral', just 'agree' or 'disagree', forcing a decision!
"You are either with us or against us!" [satan]

Lt. Killer M

02-06-2003, 13:56

Erik. the Qs were not on how things WOUDL work, but on the principles. no wonder we all score high left...... compromises aren't asked for, even if we might have a few good ones to offer...

prettyvacant

02-06-2003, 14:01

....a wonderful new website .. I heartily commend it to all readers who have access to the internet and five minutes to spare for a bit of frivolity.
- Tom Utley in The Daily Telegraph (UK)
This is great. The creators have updated the measure of political persuasion.
- The Guardian (UK)

(BTW: Telegraph is right wing / Grauniad left) what does this tell us? nac.

I think the approach is very useful, after all it has been clear for ages that left / right is not enough. Site also includes very interesting positioning of New Labour on graph.

Pillager

02-06-2003, 14:19

Economic Left/Right: 6.94
Authoritarian/Libertarian: 2.65

At last a sensible score for this thread. http://forums.civfanatics.com/images/icons/icon22.gif

anarres

02-06-2003, 14:25

That's somewhat near Tony Blair isn't it Pillager? Does that make you New Labour? [eek]

col

02-06-2003, 14:40

Is someone gonna produce a graph with all ours names on it for the site? Hint ;)

Shabbaman

02-06-2003, 14:42

quote:Originally posted by anarres

quote:Originally posted by Shabbaman

That score probably arises since I answered most questions with either agree/disagree instead of strongly ..., since that's rather lame with such questions.Strongly Disagree! ;)

If the question is 'Are you a Nazi loving fascist' (or equivalent), why not 'strongly disagree'? If the question is 'Is beating your wife is bad' why not 'strongly agree'?

"Making peace with the establishment is an important aspect of maturity."

How the fuck would I know? I don't even know what they're saying here! How could I 'strongly disagree' with such crap?

Aggie

02-06-2003, 14:45

And added to that: what is the establishment? Johan Cruijff? Our queen? Red Hot Chili Peppers? My boss?

Cartouche Bee

02-06-2003, 18:27

Economic Left/Right: -4.00
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -1.08

Crap the closest person to me on that chart at the end was Jean Chretian and I despise the man for being a waffler. ;)

Skyfish

02-06-2003, 20:33

Shabba I thought you were a commie and you don't know what the establishement is ?

Well I am a Political Sciences PhD and a linguist, and I believe this questionnaire was written by what one would call "lefties", pretty sure about that.

What I liked the most were the "psychological" questions, because to imply there is a pattern between Freudian behaviour and political affinity is definitely a "progressist" or "lefty" point of view.

The one question about homosexuality was fascinating as well and could be the subject of a whole new thread...Thanks Meli for this great site !

Skyfish

02-06-2003, 20:34

CB what's a "waffler" ?
Me....not...canadian...
:)

Melifluous

02-06-2003, 20:52

As requested

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Cartouche Bee

02-06-2003, 21:15

waffler
- to make pancakes with dimples
or
- the inclination to say any damn thing you want without thinking and then change your mind without thinking (in other words bending to pressure real or imagined). :)

ProPain

03-06-2003, 00:54

current leader for middle of the road trophy:

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Sween

03-06-2003, 01:24

you bunch of commies! ;)

actually i just took this test over at FFZ. as you all know, the american liberal democrat is still over to the right. on some issues i do sway conservative democrat, so i didn't think i'd be this far to the left.

Economic Left/Right: -3.50
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -3.95

JollyRoger

03-06-2003, 02:26

Economic left/right: -4.25
Authoritarian/libertarian: -2.87

At risk of being slapped around by Col on CFC from a different direction than I'm used to being slapped around in that neighborhood.

DrAlimentado

03-06-2003, 03:04

Welcome to CDZ JollyRoger :D

Grille

03-06-2003, 04:42

Economic Left/Right: -1.38
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -5.28

digger760

03-06-2003, 09:38

quote:Originally posted by Shabbaman

quote:Originally posted by anarres

quote:Originally posted by Shabbaman

That score probably arises since I answered most questions with either agree/disagree instead of strongly ..., since that's rather lame with such questions.Strongly Disagree! ;)

If the question is 'Are you a Nazi loving fascist' (or equivalent), why not 'strongly disagree'? If the question is 'Is beating your wife is bad' why not 'strongly agree'?

"Making peace with the establishment is an important aspect of maturity."

How the fuck would I know? I don't even know what they're saying here! How could I 'strongly disagree' with such crap?

How about this one shabba....
Pornography, depicting consenting adults, should be legal for the adult population.

digger760

03-06-2003, 09:41

Economic Left/Right: 0.12
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -2.05

hmmm, gunsight is aim a fraction low...a few points higher and it'd be a bullseye

Shabbaman

03-06-2003, 10:20

quote:Originally posted by digger760

How about this one shabba....
Pornography, depicting consenting adults, should be legal for the adult population.

Well, I answered stronly agree there... but if I'd be a feminist, I'd debate over the phrase 'consenting' here.
@skyfish, establishment schemstablischment, what do they mean with that phrase then. It's just crap. It's like your parents telling you it's time to stop listening to Elvis Presley or something.

smalltalk

05-06-2003, 21:52

Economic Left/Right: -3.75
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -6.46

Anyway, always wondered whether I prefered to be a libertarian or rather a libertine... :D

Gothmog

27-06-2003, 17:01

Heh, better late than never I guess. A fun quiz, though there should have been an 'opt out of question' button.

Here's me...
Economic Left/Right: -3.75
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -5.08

I figured I'd be a bit more right, maybe -1 or so, because I am not an idealist when it come to human nature and don't believe in astrology etc. But I guess my strong - individual over buisness answers put me there.

As far as: "Making peace with the establishment is an important aspect of maturity."

Definitely a loaded question, but I interpreted it as saying that you make peace with where the establishment is comming from. Not necessarily that you agree with it or stop trying to change it. That you understand the establishment and more or less why it is how it is - historically, economically, sociologically speaking.

Skyfish

27-06-2003, 18:42

Very Nice score for an American Gothmog ;)
Great to have you along !
By the way Killer is going on holiday for 8 weeks...so your first CDZ PBEM will be vs me :D
[lol]

Black_Waltz

01-08-2003, 14:53

Economic Left/Right: -9.00
Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.21

Erm... Oh dear. I'm further left then Stalin. *hides*

ProPain

01-08-2003, 15:52

quote:Originally posted by digger760

Economic Left/Right: 0.12
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -2.05

hmmm, gunsight is aim a fraction low...a few points higher and it'd be a bullseye

Seems we're occupying the same spot!

Cruise

01-08-2003, 16:22

Economic Left/Right: -3.38
Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.90

pretty much what i expected. [ :)]

Pastorius

26-04-2005, 16:29

our political compass
Economic Left/Right: -3.88
---as expected

Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.46
---a little surprised there though

barbu1977

26-04-2005, 17:13

Economic Left/Right: -3.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.10

This is what I expected, although this is the kind of questionnaire where you can decide what you want to be and answer accordingly.

Ville

26-04-2005, 18:35

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -5.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.87

Rik Meleet

26-04-2005, 19:04

Economic Left/Right: -8.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.82

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anarres

26-04-2005, 19:24

Hey Rik, we're part of a small group down in the corner there! :)

romeothemonk

26-04-2005, 19:24

Due to some conflicting answers to many diehard rightwing answers on sex, I scored dang near wishy-washy.
(I believe that humans are sexual beings in their nature, thus can be attracted to what they will. I further believe that the correct use of that sexualness is in covenant marriage.) This belief alienates me from the groups widely known as "Right-wing nut-jobs," even though my economic policy is further to the right then Genghis Khan.

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Kingreno

26-04-2005, 19:32

So does this mean I'm banned?[mischief]

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Mistfit

26-04-2005, 20:42

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -0.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.44

I guess this makes me a severe "middle of the roader"

[hmm] who knew. I figured I'd be closer to the right.

akots

26-04-2005, 21:59

Economic Left/Right: -3.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.15

Pastorius

26-04-2005, 22:27

What a bunch of lefties we are, except for KR, who will indeed be banned, as soon as Milan beats PSV [fdevil]

Unfortunately, it seems they are doing just that :(

Rik Meleet

27-04-2005, 00:26

quote:Originally posted by anarres

Hey Rik, we're part of a small group down in the corner there! :)
I'm usually nearly alone in that corner. I was kinda surprised to see that many many CDZ-ers are in the correct quadrant. [wavey]

grs

27-04-2005, 01:20

The Political Compass

Economic Left/Right: -5.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.95

joining the mainstream here it seems...

romeothemonk

27-04-2005, 23:08

I noticed that among political figures, as well as historical figures, the 1st and 3rd quadrant are heavily populated. There are very few in the 2nd or 4th quadrant. This leads me to believe that the test is not entirely valid, as I think I am 1 of 2-3 in either the 2nd or 4th quadrant of everyone that has taken this test. This really questions the validity of the test in my mind.

Whomp

27-04-2005, 23:31

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: 4.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.05
Authoritarian
Left

akots

28-04-2005, 00:52

quote:Originally posted by romeothemonk

I noticed that among political figures, as well as historical figures, the 1st and 3rd quadrant are heavily populated. There are very few in the 2nd or 4th quadrant. ...

Not sure, it depends where the zero is. If it is in the low left corner, everything is fine, like it should be. If it is in the center then weird indeed it seems.

Kingreno

02-05-2005, 19:56

quote:Originally posted by Rik Meleet

I'm usually nearly alone in that corner. I was kinda surprised to see that many many CDZ-ers are in the correct quadrant. [wavey]

I don't believe you are surprised Rik! You met quite a few at Beams place!

"correct quadrant" [hmm] That's about as authoritarian a remark I can imagine.[smirk]