# Where does your "political compass" point? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 14, 2003, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-your-political-compass-point/175219 "2003-05-14T15:38:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Stonebow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Stonebow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stonebow)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2003, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-your-political-compass-point/175219/21 "2003-05-14T18:42:39Z")
Economic Left/Right: -6.50 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.10 sounds about right, i guess…though some of the questions were worded poorly. glad to see that i’m hanging with ghandi. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2003, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-your-political-compass-point/175219/22 "2003-05-14T20:24:43Z")
On the line, baby: Economic Left/Right: 5.50 Authoritarian/Libertarian: 0.00 I would have thought I was more Libertarian ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2003, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-your-political-compass-point/175219/23 "2003-05-14T21:18:13Z")
Economic Left/Right: -3.38 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.36 I’m very close to the Dalai Lama. Does this mean Nirvana is within my grasp? Please refrain from any Kurt Cobain jokes. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2003, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-your-political-compass-point/175219/24 "2003-05-14T21:36:25Z")
Economic Left/Right: -6.25 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.92 ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2003, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-your-political-compass-point/175219/25 "2003-05-14T21:40:16Z")
Economic Left/Right: 5.38 Authoritarian/Libertarian: 0.67 Same as **Bruce\_Daddy** ; I thought I was more libertarian… ---
**Author:** ![SpartanDC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@SpartanDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpartanDC)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-your-political-compass-point/175219/26 "2003-05-14T21:54:20Z")
Economic Left/Right: -2.62 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -6.77 Exactly what I expected: Socially liberal, moderate/left on economic issues. No shockers here. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-your-political-compass-point/175219/27 "2003-05-15T00:22:16Z")
I was near ghandi ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-your-political-compass-point/175219/28 "2003-05-15T00:43:38Z")
I win! Economic: -5.5 Political: -7.03 ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-your-political-compass-point/175219/29 "2003-05-15T00:49:15Z")
to the nearest bar. ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-your-political-compass-point/175219/30 "2003-05-15T03:11:06Z")
Hmmm, not bad company to be in. I also [share a dot on the graph](http://www.digitalronin.f2s.com/politicalcompass/questionnaire.pl?page=printable_graph&X=-4.88&Y=-4.36) with the Dalai Lama. And not surprising at all that I’m in the exact opposite quadrant from the sitting Resident. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-your-political-compass-point/175219/31 "2003-05-15T04:06:35Z")
Economic Left/Right: -7.88 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -5.38 This is about where I thought I’d be, not bad company either (Ghandi/Gandhi) if I do say so myself. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-your-political-compass-point/175219/32 "2003-05-15T06:12:10Z")
In a whole 'nother dimension from **Yeticus Rex** and **Bruce\_Daddy**. Left/Right: -0.38 Auth/Lib: -4.77 I seem to have drifted to the right since last time (mainly on economic issues), but the current US situation makes me feel like an ultra-lefty. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-your-political-compass-point/175219/33 "2003-05-15T06:23:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Yeticus Rex \* > \*\*astorian, I too sensed a slant in the questions… \*\* So did they. FAQ #1: Some of the questions are slanted All of them are slanted! It’s important to understand that this isn’t a survey, and these aren’t questions - they’re propositions. Some are extreme, some are more moderate. That’s how we can show you whether you lean towards extremism or moderation on the Compass. and #3: Some of the propositions are culturally biased Right. That’s why the Compass is being promoted in western democracies. We don’t pretend that, for example, the responses of a citizen of a rural region of China can undergo the same evaluation process. ---
**Author:** ![dead0man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@dead0man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dead0man)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-your-political-compass-point/175219/34 "2003-05-15T10:11:25Z")
Last year: Economic Left/Right: +2.50 Authoritarian/Libertarian: +0.72 Now: Economic Left/Right: +4.50 Authoritarian/Libertarian: +2.05 Reading the SDMB has made me MORE conservative and authoritarian. In your face libs. Your propoganda has not phased me (yet). 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Tiram](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@Tiram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiram)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-your-political-compass-point/175219/35 "2003-05-15T10:17:40Z")
Took it a couple of months ago: Economic Left/Right: -7.00 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -7.69 ---
**Author:** ![Jabba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5e925/32.png) [@Jabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jabba)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-your-political-compass-point/175219/36 "2003-05-15T10:22:42Z")
Economic Left/Right 7.00 Authoritarian/Libertarian -6.62 No real surprise there. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-your-political-compass-point/175219/37 "2003-05-15T10:58:05Z")
Tokk it a while ago but can’t remember so I took it again. Economic Left/Right: -6.75 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -7.64 ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-your-political-compass-point/175219/38 "2003-05-15T11:06:56Z")
Economic Left/Right: -2.12 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -2.26 I think those questions need a “neither agree or disagree” option. ---
**Author:** ![Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-your-political-compass-point/175219/39 "2003-05-15T11:48:05Z")
I got Economic Left/Right: -7.38 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.51 I’m almost exactly on Nelson Mandela politically wise, and near the Dalai Lamai. Can anyone help me interpret it? I have no idea what it means. ---
**Author:** ![manwithaplan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@manwithaplan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manwithaplan)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-your-political-compass-point/175219/40 "2003-05-15T11:48:11Z")
Economic Left/Right: -3.75 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -6.92 How do we manage to have a debate around here - it’s getting very crowded in the bottom left. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-your-political-compass-point/175219.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-your-political-compass-point/175219.md?page=3)