Political compass

[weeksy]

I couldn't even answer 4 of them

If economic globalisation is inevitable, it should primarily serve humanity rather than the interests of trans-national corporations.


Even the first one, I just struggle to find a constructive answer

[Count Steer]

I couldn't even answer 4 of them

Have a guess.

[Mr. Dazzle]

In order the score the strong top left score all I had to do was imagine what my Mum would answer, if you'd locked her in a room with nothing to do but read the Daily Mail for a week.

Potter mentioned pragmatists, idealists and dreamers up there. I think if I put my pragmatist head on I'd move towards the centre, if I put a dreamers head on, as I suspect most of us would, we'd be heading towards one or other of the theorists/philosopher types* (they tend to the boundaries). It's a bit more satisfying to do with 'gut instinct' though.

It would be nice to see a chart with more of them on - yer Hegels, Skinners, Machiavelli and the economics bods.

I just answered it honestly "in my ideal world" sorta thing. I don't see it as my devine duty to save people from themselves, that's what I have potter for.

Not sure I agree with the concept 'liberalism = wanting your own way'. Surely it means letting everyone else have their own way.

[cheb]

In order the score the strong top left score all I had to do was imagine what my Mum would answer, if you'd locked her in a room with nothing to do but read the Daily Mail for a week.

Potter mentioned pragmatists, idealists and dreamers up there. I think if I put my pragmatist head on I'd move towards the centre, if I put a dreamers head on, as I suspect most of us would, we'd be heading towards one or other of the theorists/philosopher types* (they tend to the boundaries). It's a bit more satisfying to do with 'gut instinct' though.

It would be nice to see a chart with more of them on - yer Hegels, Skinners, Machiavelli and the economics bods.

I just answered it honestly "in my ideal world" sorta thing. I don't see it as my devine duty to save people from themselves, that's what I have potter for.

Not sure I agree with the concept 'liberalism = wanting your own way'. Surely it means letting everyone else have their own way.

Unless letting them have their own way impacts on my having my own way.

You want to restrict your dietary options? Fine, but don't try to restrict mine. Within certain limits of course.

[Mr. Dazzle]

I must've missed the questions about vegetarians

[Cousin Jack]

You want to restrict your dietary options? Fine, but don't try to restrict mine. Within certain limits of course.

Why impose limits if it doesnt impact you? Thats not very liberal.

[cheb]

One of those limits might be not harvesting fat gobshites as a food source.

[JackyJoll]

Your choice of bike is a sort of political compass.

[Hot_Air]

I must've missed the questions about vegetarians

And what have our food choices got to do with it? Is the WEF interested in gastronomy?

[Ant]

Here's another one someone showed me (will edit post 1 to add it)

https://www.politicalcompass.org/test

Some of the questions are more thought provoking and some for me aren't as straight forward.

[Dodgy69]

Capital punishment for the worst crimes....I strongly agreed but don't really. More lenient crimes aswel.

I'd introduce a point's system for most crimes, not all. Serious crimes score highest. When you reach the big number, it's off for the big needle. Repeated offending will need some thought.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Yeah but its a bit bloody boring doing a "what's your political compass" test and then just answering pragmatically for the good of social function. It's not a real test you know.

[Mr. Dazzle]

What about the group who need the government to tell them to work hard and reap the rewards?

[JamJar]

Was talking to a friend this morning about how little I consider politics/sides. So I thought I'd do this just to see.

Firstly, there were a few questions that I really didn't have an answer for

Secondly, it's not exactly a balanced questionnaire!!

FFS, where the balance to this question -

Mothers may have careers, but their first duty is to be homemakers.

Some of the questions really do not have any balance, but I don't really know what effect that would have on the outcome?


Anyway - here is me!! No idea what it means though!

You, me, Docca and JamJar are all pretty much in the same area of the green bit. Not sure what that proves or disproves...

It proves some of us on here aren’t complete dicks

[DefTrap]

I tried to answer the questions "like the biggest cnut possible" and I couldn't get as far right as they've plotted Johnson. Disappointing.
If you try really hard you can make it about as far as Hitler.

[Count Steer]

I tried to answer the questions "like the biggest cnut possible" and I couldn't get as far right as they've plotted Johnson. Disappointing.
If you try really hard you can make it about as far as Hitler.

Johnson? Which one is it? Could be Lyndon B (they don't seem to have bothered with UK politicians much ).

[Mr. Dazzle]

Yes I was initially caught out by Johnson too.

This test has been knocking around the Internet for at least 10 years though IIRC and Boris just ain't that big a political figure.

But LBJ was a long way from the extreme right.

Mistake maybe?

[Screwdriver]

Sometimes these tests can be quite devious and insightful with their unerring accuracy.

I don't think this is one of those times.

It sticks me slap bang in the middle! Me!

[Count Steer]

Sometimes these tests can be quite devious and insightful with their unerring accuracy.

I don't think this is one of those times.

It sticks me slap bang in the middle! Me!

LOL....you aren't as right wing as you thought.

PS You've got company in the middle.

(In theory, if you answered at random you should end up in the middle, so I reckon they're the 'don't knows' ).

[Dodgy69]

That Sanders must of been a smart bloke, pretty much where I am. No Oxbridge and a bit of alternative thinking. Just what modern Britain needs going by our continuing decline in recent times.