Political Compass

disgruntledgoat
disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
edited September 2009 in The bottom bracket
Heres an interesting game... The Climate Change thread got me thinking, theres some great brains on here and a decent, civil level of debate about politics. This site tries to gague your views on both a left/right axis but also an authoritarian/libertarian axis.

http://www.politicalcompass.org/test

I came out smack in the middle of rightwing libertarian, which was exactly where I'd put myself. Have fun folks! [/url]
"In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

@gietvangent
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  • shockedsoshocked
    shockedsoshocked Posts: 4,021
    Apparently, I'm Ghandi.
    "A cyclist has nothing to lose but his chain"

    PTP Runner Up 2015
  • Porgy
    Porgy Posts: 4,525
    I'm to the left of Stalin and more Libertarian than Ghandi 8)

    That makes me God!! :twisted:
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Porgy wrote:
    I'm to the left of Stalin and more Libertarian than Ghandi 8)

    That makes me God!! :twisted:

    Or Neil from the Young Ones...
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • Porgy
    Porgy Posts: 4,525
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Porgy wrote:
    I'm to the left of Stalin and more Libertarian than Ghandi 8)

    That makes me God!! :twisted:

    Or Neil from the Young Ones...

    I'd rather be Neil than Rik!!
  • balthazar
    balthazar Posts: 1,565
    I'm Ghandi on an libertarian day, apparently. Some awful (practically unanswerable), and awfully leading, questions though.
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Porgy wrote:
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Porgy wrote:
    I'm to the left of Stalin and more Libertarian than Ghandi 8)

    That makes me God!! :twisted:

    Or Neil from the Young Ones...

    I'd rather be Neil than Rik!!

    Touchy! :lol:
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    I'm libertarian left down near Ghandi and Mandela. Accurate, although I wish there were a few more questions on what you would like as an alternative, rather than just your opinions on the current system.

    Not really learnt much new though
  • Porgy
    Porgy Posts: 4,525
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Porgy wrote:
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Porgy wrote:
    I'm to the left of Stalin and more Libertarian than Ghandi 8)

    That makes me God!! :twisted:

    Or Neil from the Young Ones...

    I'd rather be Neil than Rik!!

    Touchy! :lol:

    you have a right to say whatever you like. 8)















    Rik.
  • SteppenHerring
    SteppenHerring Posts: 720
    Porgy wrote:
    I'm to the left of Stalin and more Libertarian than Ghandi 8)

    That makes me God!! :twisted:

    Me too. I'm also God. But there is no God.
  • Porgy
    Porgy Posts: 4,525
    SteppenHerring wrote:
    Porgy wrote:
    I'm to the left of Stalin and more Libertarian than Ghandi 8)

    That makes me God!! :twisted:

    Me too. I'm also God. But there is no God.

    Alright, jesus then 8)
  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,715
    Taken that test before, it's awful. I'm an uber lefty libertarian, though my libertarianism allows state control of things like the NHS (which I believe to be the best system for the good of the entire populace).
  • Porgy
    Porgy Posts: 4,525
    whyamihere wrote:
    Taken that test before, it's awful. I'm an uber lefty libertarian, though my libertarianism allows state control of things like the NHS (which I believe to be the best system for the good of the entire populace).

    Well I supported taxing the rich - which somehow makes me an extreme anarchist. :?

    Go figure.
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Porgy wrote:
    whyamihere wrote:
    Taken that test before, it's awful. I'm an uber lefty libertarian, though my libertarianism allows state control of things like the NHS (which I believe to be the best system for the good of the entire populace).

    Well I supported taxing the rich - which somehow makes me an extreme anarchist. :?

    Go figure.


    BOOOOOOOOO!!! Get a job you grubby hippy! :wink:
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • Porgy
    Porgy Posts: 4,525
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Porgy wrote:
    whyamihere wrote:
    Taken that test before, it's awful. I'm an uber lefty libertarian, though my libertarianism allows state control of things like the NHS (which I believe to be the best system for the good of the entire populace).

    Well I supported taxing the rich - which somehow makes me an extreme anarchist. :?

    Go figure.


    BOOOOOOOOO!!! Get a job you grubby hippy! :wink:

    That's right everyone have a go at me why not? I expect you'll be wanting me to cook your tea next. :cry:
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Porgy wrote:
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Porgy wrote:
    whyamihere wrote:
    Taken that test before, it's awful. I'm an uber lefty libertarian, though my libertarianism allows state control of things like the NHS (which I believe to be the best system for the good of the entire populace).

    Well I supported taxing the rich - which somehow makes me an extreme anarchist. :?

    Go figure.


    BOOOOOOOOO!!! Get a job you grubby hippy! :wink:

    That's right everyone have a go at me why not? I expect you'll be wanting me to cook your tea next. :cry:

    :lol::lol::lol:
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • teagar
    teagar Posts: 2,100
    I thought this was a thread about the political pressure group Compass.

    Alas.
    Note: the above post is an opinion and not fact. It might be a lie.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Apparently, I'm a librarian.
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    dmclite wrote:
    Apparently, I'm a librarian.

    Sssshhhhhhh
  • pedylan
    pedylan Posts: 768
    Apparently Ghandi gave exactly the same answers as me; which is nice.

    Except isn't he dead, so how could he have filled in his own on line survey.
    Where the neon madmen climb
  • DavidBelcher
    DavidBelcher Posts: 2,684
    SteppenHerring wrote:
    Porgy wrote:
    I'm to the left of Stalin and more Libertarian than Ghandi 8)

    That makes me God!! :twisted:

    Me too. I'm also God.

    Hmm. This is getting a wee bit "Spartacus". :wink:

    David
    "It is not enough merely to win; others must lose." - Gore Vidal
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Ghandi was a brilliant film, can't understand why there wasn't a follow up, Ghandi 2, :wink:
  • bompington
    bompington Posts: 7,674
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    http://www.politicalcompass.org/test
    Well, I had a look at the first page: these kind of questions are known as "...or are you a bastard?" questions, e.g. "Do you believe in love, freedom and peace on earth, or are you a slimy, hate-filled bastard?"
    Not only highly unlikely to get a clear picture of people's real views, but very easy to decide how you want to come out & manipulate the answers accordingly.
  • bobtbuilder
    bobtbuilder Posts: 1,537
    Another Gandhi here.
  • Wooliferkins
    Wooliferkins Posts: 2,060
    dmclite wrote:
    Apparently, I'm a librarian.

    OOK!
    Neil
    Help I'm Being Oppressed
  • Wooliferkins
    Wooliferkins Posts: 2,060
    Near Gandhi as well. Does that mean I've to stop hollering at thoughtless drivers?
    Neil
    Help I'm Being Oppressed
  • pedylan
    pedylan Posts: 768
    dmclite wrote:
    Ghandi was a brilliant film, can't understand why there wasn't a follow up, Ghandi 2, :wink:

    Ghandi 2. This time it's personal. No more Mr Nice Guy. :lol:
    Where the neon madmen climb
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    pedylan wrote:
    dmclite wrote:
    Ghandi was a brilliant film, can't understand why there wasn't a follow up, Ghandi 2, :wink:

    Ghandi 2. This time it's personal. No more Mr Nice Guy. :lol:


    They took his family......
    They took his country (I think).......

    They couldn't take his serenity, Ghandi 2, this time its a bit iffy.
  • knedlicky
    knedlicky Posts: 3,097
    I'm just lefter than Gandhi and considerably more libertarian, a sort of extreme left-libertarian cross of Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama. :?

    I have the same dilemma as whyamihere. I used to like the idea of a benevolent dictatorship ... with a libertarian in charge.
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    dmclite wrote:
    pedylan wrote:
    dmclite wrote:
    Ghandi was a brilliant film, can't understand why there wasn't a follow up, Ghandi 2, :wink:

    Ghandi 2. This time it's personal. No more Mr Nice Guy. :lol:


    They took his family......
    They took his country (I think).......

    They couldn't take his serenity, Ghandi 2, this time its a bit iffy.

    Ghandi 2 : The Empire Strikes Back
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • passout
    passout Posts: 4,425
    I am Ghandi (with laser eye surgery and a jumper /jeans).
    'Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible' Marcel Proust.

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