Where does your "political compass" point?

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. :slight_smile:

On the line, baby:

Economic Left/Right: 5.50
Authoritarian/Libertarian: 0.00

I would have thought I was more Libertarian :frowning:

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.

Economic Left/Right: -6.25
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.92

Economic Left/Right: 5.38
Authoritarian/Libertarian: 0.67

Same as Bruce_Daddy; I thought I was more libertarian…

Economic Left/Right: -2.62
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -6.77

Exactly what I expected: Socially liberal, moderate/left on economic issues. No shockers here.

I was near ghandi

I win!

Economic: -5.5
Political: -7.03

to the nearest bar.

Hmmm, not bad company to be in. I also share a dot on the graph with the Dalai Lama. And not surprising at all that I’m in the exact opposite quadrant from the sitting Resident.

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.

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.

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.

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). :slight_smile:

Took it a couple of months ago:

Economic Left/Right: -7.00
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -7.69

Economic Left/Right 7.00
Authoritarian/Libertarian -6.62

No real surprise there.

Tokk it a while ago but can’t remember so I took it again.

Economic Left/Right: -6.75
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -7.64

Economic Left/Right: -2.12
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -2.26

I think those questions need a “neither agree or disagree” option.

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.

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.