The Political Compass

JoeyB · 02-14-2012, 06:25 AM

Are you familiar with the Political Compass? It is a system of measuring a person's political orientation not with flat left or right definitions, but by measuring with left and right as well as libertarian and authoritarian concepts, thereby creating a much more fluid picture of who you really are.

The test is six pages long and a series of statements, you simply mark your level of agreement or disagreement with each concept. It has no agenda or political alignment, it is simply a metric presented as a neutral self analysis tool. It only takes a few minutes, the site itself estimates 3 to 5.

http://www.politicalcompass.org/index

Anyway, if you want to take it and post your results here, feel free. You might be surprised where you wind up!

I considered not posting mine right away, but here it is anyway. I've taken this test several times over the last decade or so, and always wind up basically where I am. I think I drifted a little more left and a hair to the top since the last time I did this, but the difference is marginal:

Economic Left/Right: -7.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.23

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Also, I was right about those slight changes, these are the results from when I took the test several years ago. I do not have the graph only the text:

Economic Left/Right: -6.25 / Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.79

EDIT: I just made this in the mighty MS PAINT program!!!

It shows where I was with a blue dot, you can trace my modest migration over the years:

Mugzy · 02-14-2012, 09:01 AM

http://www.brokenjam.com/lite-hearte...ionally-5.html

JoeyB · 02-14-2012, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mugzy

http://www.brokenjam.com/lite-hearte...ionally-5.html

That was my thread too actually. Didn't even know it survived the collapse of AS. I'd still like to let this thread run though.

02-14-2012, 06:25 AM	#1
JoeyB SPYKER'S ANUS OF JOY Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: I am lost so I am cruel, but I'd be love and sweetness if I had you Posts: 13,283	The Political Compass Are you familiar with the Political Compass? It is a system of measuring a person's political orientation not with flat left or right definitions, but by measuring with left and right as well as libertarian and authoritarian concepts, thereby creating a much more fluid picture of who you really are. The test is six pages long and a series of statements, you simply mark your level of agreement or disagreement with each concept. It has no agenda or political alignment, it is simply a metric presented as a neutral self analysis tool. It only takes a few minutes, the site itself estimates 3 to 5. http://www.politicalcompass.org/index Anyway, if you want to take it and post your results here, feel free. You might be surprised where you wind up! I considered not posting mine right away, but here it is anyway. I've taken this test several times over the last decade or so, and always wind up basically where I am. I think I drifted a little more left and a hair to the top since the last time I did this, but the difference is marginal: Economic Left/Right: -7.38 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.23 ~~~~ Also, I was right about those slight changes, these are the results from when I took the test several years ago. I do not have the graph only the text: Economic Left/Right: -6.25 / Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.79 EDIT: I just made this in the mighty MS PAINT program!!! It shows where I was with a blue dot, you can trace my modest migration over the years:

02-14-2012, 09:01 AM	#2
Mugzy Kick out the Jams Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: On the edge Posts: 106,007	http://www.brokenjam.com/lite-hearte...ionally-5.html __________________ .

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