Escapism
by matt at 6:00 am on January 20th, 2006 in General
We’re taking a few days off in honor of all the new snow, so play nice.
Take a few minutes and find out where you land on the Political Compass.
I’m Economic Left/Right: -3.00, and Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.38, which is interesting because the last time I took the test a few years back, I was dead center on the Economic Left/Right. Funny what a few years worth of Bush-O-Nomics will do to one’s outlook on life.
I’d like to find out where our readers (especially the ones who don’t duke it out in the comments section) are on the compass. They also have some cool graphics like this one plotting the 2004 Presidential candidates.
marc wrote:
Economic Left/Right: -7.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.79
No surprises here.
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 6:26 am ¶
Matthew Tobey wrote:
Economic Left/Right: -4.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.92
Sorry.
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 6:29 am ¶
Craig wrote:
Economic Left/Right: -6.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.41
I guess I’m in the neighborhood as well…
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 6:58 am ¶
Ed wrote:
Economic Left/Right: -6.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.00
I regularly read this blog but haven’t commented. Your request to hear from the “silent” readers brought about a spot of motivation in me.
Cheers,
Ed
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 6:59 am ¶
Mark wrote:
Let me start by saying that, as someone who can no longer go skiing, I hate you.
Secondly …
Economic Left/Right: -5.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.31
I guess me and Nelson Mandella should hang out some time …
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 7:24 am ¶
screwtape wrote:
Economic Left/Right: -4.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.49
I didn’t think I would come out that far left. If there were more options for the questions – slightly agree or disagree – I think it would have been more accurate.
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 7:56 am ¶
screwtape wrote:
OOO! I know! Let’s make predictions where JimC would come out. And then, if he would indulge us, he could take the test and report back later.
How about it Jim? Help a brutha out?
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 7:58 am ¶
screwtape wrote:
>There are no savage and civilised peoples; there are only different cultures.
i think we know how he would answer this one…
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 8:01 am ¶
screwtape wrote:
this is what I got trying to answer as Jim
Economic Left/Right: 4.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 4.62
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 8:04 am ¶
Nick in Beantown wrote:
Economic Left/Right: -8.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.23
Hangin’ w/my man Ghandi.
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 8:11 am ¶
Victoria wrote:
Economic Left/Right: -5.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.00
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 8:18 am ¶
JimC wrote:
Economic Left/Right: 1.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 1.13
Sorry screwtape…
However, I think a lot of those question were loaded or not fully representative of my views so I had to pick agree or disagree, whereas I would have picked something netrual…or a question that is not fully represtentative of the actual situations and thus does not fully express the position, for example the question about abortion, only if the mother was to be harmed does not fully qulify my position, I feel rape/incest should also be included, but to a lesser degree…meaning rape/incest victims should be counselled and given options before being allowed to have an abortion…
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 8:27 am ¶
Matthew Tobey wrote:
Correct me if I’m wrong, but Jim is to the left of Hanoi John Kerry. Cut your hair, hippie!
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 8:33 am ¶
Glen wrote:
Economic Left/Right: -8.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.44
…and at just slightly more libertarian than ‘Nick in Beantown’, methinks i’ve slotted in as the southwestest yet.
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 8:43 am ¶
Matthew Tobey wrote:
Damn, who knew I was such a moderate? Megadittos!
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 8:48 am ¶
Adam from PDX wrote:
Economic Left/Right: -4.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.18
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 8:53 am ¶
screwtape wrote:
>I think a lot of those question were loaded or not fully representative of my views so I had to pick agree or disagree, whereas I would have picked something netrual…or a question that is not fully represtentative of the actual situations and thus does not fully express the position,
I agree.
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 8:55 am ¶
screwtape wrote:
What I find interesting is that while almost everyone here is on the left side of the economic left/right, all of those same people are also solidly libertarian. Nobody here is a liberal the way they are defined by right-wing pundits and media. That is not surprising, but certainly educational for jim and his ilk.
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 9:00 am ¶
JimC wrote:
I wouldn’t put too much stock in these kind of tests though. I think my views are far more conservative than what was revealed here…I think the only thing tests like this can reveal are extremists. anything in between is jsut not going to be much use…
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 9:26 am ¶
marc wrote:
I can’t believe -3.79 makes me a frickin authoritarian by comparison..
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 9:32 am ¶
RFRY wrote:
Economic Left/Right: -3.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.92
But again, as any quiz turning complex set of views into six digits would be, this is a little simplistic, but it certainly does provide a bit of food for thought. I was surprised I was to the North-East of most all here, but I suppose that’s what being raised in Texas will do for you…
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 9:37 am ¶
Nick in Beantown wrote:
Welcome to the hood, Glen.
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 9:42 am ¶
tom wrote:
Economic Left/Right: -9.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.49
hardly anything suprising about this other than the fact that i kinda figured id be all the way down in the corner…..
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 10:05 am ¶
Selena wrote:
Economic Left/Right: -5.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.18
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 10:12 am ¶
megan wrote:
Economic Left/Right: -5.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.91
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 11:35 am ¶
Fernando wrote:
Economic Left/Right: -5.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.41
Like Gandhi, but better looking.
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 12:20 pm ¶
sac wrote:
Economic Left/Right: -3.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.59
Seems about right to me.
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 12:27 pm ¶
Mark wrote:
Wow … I actually have to agree with JimC. **shudders**
There needed to be a few more options — not the questions so much as the responses. There should’ve been a “slightly agree/disagree” option.
However, it’s good that it didn’t include a “neutral” since too many people would pick it.
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 1:09 pm ¶
Matthew Tobey wrote:
Also, what was with the astrology question?
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 1:39 pm ¶
Mark wrote:
How many Republicans you know have a deck of Tarrot cards?
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 1:52 pm ¶
Anthoney wrote:
conomic Left/Right: -5.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.59
Yeah Me, The Dali Lama, Ghandi and Mandela are folks. Doesn’t suprise me. You know I wonder if they could update the test to include the slightly’s and a neither or indifferent. Most of my answers would have a response but a few would be indifferent.
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 4:23 pm ¶
John wrote:
Economic Left/Right: -6.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.62
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 5:49 pm ¶
chriskaos wrote:
Economic -3.00
Social -4.82
see you boyz the end of febuary yeahhhhh buddy!
Posted 20 Jan 2006 at 7:05 pm ¶
Bol wrote:
Economic Left/Right: -4.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.72
Posted 22 Jan 2006 at 2:31 am ¶
Xian wrote:
Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -4.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.26
Dali Lama? I guess I need a re-do. I have always modeled my socialization after an amalgam of Hunter Thompson, Charlie Manson and Homer Simpson. Hey! Maybe I’m close.
Posted 23 Jan 2006 at 1:10 pm ¶