Out of curiosity, I typed in everybody’s numbers (through mine above) and averaged them.
Non-fiscal: 29.8
Fiscal: 45.9
I was going pretty fast, so I make no promises of perfect accuracy. Still interesting.
[quote=Kimstu]
I wonder why some conservative posters frequently complain about this board being “so liberal”. If there are only a few more hardcore liberals than hardcore conservatives, then the imbalance is really pretty small, right?
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Hmmm. So the more conservative somebody is, the less seriously we should take their complaints about “liberal bias” (or vice versa), because they’re probably just mistaking the center for the opposite extreme?
Sounds pretty reasonable. I shall take the liberty of quoting you to the next conservative who complains about liberal bias on this board or in the mainstream media.
Anyway, 'scuse the hijack, all.
Nope. I was commenting on the irony of you posting:
and in the next breath saying you didn’t see why the right wingers on this board complain about an supposed left-wing bias here.
We should take someone as seriously as his/her evidence warrents.
JM, I don’t think you fully grasp the entirety of the irony in your exchange with Kimstu… [Stuart Smalley]and that’s… OK[/SS]
In any case:
On Non-Fiscal Issues, you rank as a Strong Liberal (9).
On Fiscal Issues, you rank as a Strong Liberal (15).
So take my insights on irony for whatever you think they’re worth…
Yeah, that’s true, and a good point.
Personally, I’ve had trouble with that option. I’m all for increased state autonomy, but given the potential interstate “full faith and credit” issues, as well as the issues regarding immigration and taxation, I’m not sure a federal level of controversy is avoidable, alas.
On Non-Fiscal Issues, you rank as a Centrist (45).
On Fiscal Issues, you rank as a Strong Conservative (85).
Seems a little to the right of what I’d expect on both counts. I can see how I’d err to the right on fiscal, but not on non-fiscal.
On Non-Fiscal Issues, you rank as a Moderate Liberal.
On Fiscal Issues, you rank as a Moderate Conservative.
(I forgot to include the scores on my copy sorry.)
Not a surprise there. Dang I wish radical moderates could get some political power. The closest we ever got was Ross Perot and Jesse “The Body and/or Mind” Ventura.
There aren’t enough roll-eyes in existence for how I felt about their party.
On Non-Fiscal Issues, you rank as a Moderate Liberal (25).
On Fiscal Issues, you rank as a Centrist (60).
Pretty much what I expected. I never took the Compass though.
On Non-Fiscal Issues, …a Strong Liberal (19)
On Fiscal Issues, …a Centrist (44).
The result for non fiscal is no surprise. My actual opinions on fiscal issues would probably be further left than that were I better versed in the specifics & ramifications (or if there had been an “abolish income tax altogether” option). IIRC, the Compass had me pegged moderately left on both dimensions.
Non-Fiscal 16
Fiscal 34
Very close to my Political Compass scores.
On Non-Fiscal Issues…Strong Liberal (18).
On Fiscal Issues…Strong Liberal (15).
It’s going to be a nice day out, I’m gonna go hug some tree’s.
Again.
The thing tells me that I am a Moderate Liberal on both counts, 21 and 26. That will come as a surprise to the guys at coffee who tell me that I am just a Closet Republican.
Actually, after seeing more of the scores, I will have to say that I was wrong, This place really is populated by largely far lefties.
On Non-Fiscal Issues, you rank as a Moderate Liberal (33).
On Fiscal Issues, you rank as a Strong Conservative (92).
Through +MDI’s post #134, plus my scores (Moderate Liberal 28/39, which puts me in relatively the same spot on the grid as the Political Compass), there have been 100 respondents, whose results break down as follows:
On Non-Fiscal Issues
45 Strong Liberals
28 Moderate Liberals
16 Centrists
7 Moderate Conservatives
4 Strong Conservatives
On Fiscal Issues
19 Strong Liberals
32 Moderate Liberals
18 Centrists
17 Moderate Conservatives
14 Strong Conservatives
There was one person who didn’t record their scores, so for the purposes of averaging, etc., there were only 99 respondents considered, resulting in the following:
On Non-Fiscal Issues
Mean Score: 29.10
Median Score: 22
Mode Score: 12 (with 7 respondents)
On Fiscal Issues
Mean Score: 45.17
Median Score: 39
Mode Score: 60 (with 7 respondents)
My spreadsheet is here
On Non-Fiscal Issues, you rank as a Centrist (56).
On Fiscal Issues, you rank as a Centrist (59).
About what I had expected.
On Non-Fiscal Issues, you rank as a Moderate Liberal (28).
On Fiscal Issues, you rank as a Moderate Conservative (77).
Sign me up for the moderate ‘libcon’ club. I’d probably be more nonfiscally conservative if I didn’t feel so strongly about SoCaS, gay marriage, and abortion.
I feel so torn.
Not surprised at all.
On Non-Fiscal Issues, you rank as a Strong Liberal (14).
On Fiscal Issues, you rank as a Moderate Liberal (21).
On Non-Fiscal Issues, you rank as a Strong Liberal (19).
On Fiscal Issues, you rank as a Centrist (41).
I seem to be discovering that I’m more liberal than I thought with both this and the Political Compass.
I liked most of the choices, but it seemed like on some questions they weren’t mutually exclusive (like on the minimum wage question) and it would have been nice to choose more than one option.