Jeezes I'm a communist

kiwi_2005 · 07-23-10, 07:44 PM

After seeing the test results im upper left (communism

) where i stand next to Robert Mugabe, Mamoud Abbas & Pope Benedict XVI

My dad would of been proud!

funny thing is left in New Zealand means your a treehugger but in the US your a communist.

Take the test
http://www.politicalcompass.org/test

tater · 07-23-10, 07:57 PM

Upper on that scale makes you an authoritarian. Not that Stalin is upper, and left, and Hitler is simply slightly right of Stalin (calling nazis "right" is a case where modern standards are apparently based on Stalin's own attacks on his enemies (fallen out fellow travelers were often painted as "right" by the Soviets to discredit them, even if they were simply another branch of communism.

Lower left is basically an adult who wants to live as a child their whole life as far as I can tell, with The State™ as mommy and daddy (weak-willed parents who won't spank, perhaps—vs the upper right, where many failing result in death).

Lower right is someone who favors total freedom from government interference.

I'm far right, a little below Y=0 (-1 or -2, it's been a while).

Morts · 07-23-10, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by tater

Lower left is basically an adult who wants to live as a child their whole life as far as I can tell, with The State™ as mommy and daddy (weak-willed parents who won't spank, perhaps—vs the upper right, where many failing result in death).

always gotta bash the opposing view......sad really

07-24-10, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Morts

always gotta bash the opposing view......sad really

This, from you???

Morts · 07-24-10, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Snestorm

This, from you???

yup, i do admit to doing it once in a while too though....just seems like its all our american friends can do when discussing politics

07-24-10, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Morts

yup, i do admit to doing it once in a while too though....just seems like its all our american friends can do when discussing politics

Truce.

desertisland · 07-24-10, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by tater

Lower right is someone who favors total freedom from government interference.

I'm far right, a little below Y=0 (-1 or -2, it's been a while).

Oh I'm so proud of you!

Castout · 07-24-10, 03:51 AM

What is left and right? I consider myself ABOVE

results the same as before more or less: Mahatma Gandhi would love me

I consider myself above since I've come to know what's possible, the world is certainly not enough for me LoL, the catch is I don't feel worthy of everything either but that could probably the biggest miracle of all. Cheers to the very best of life, the God damn most ambitious goal a man could ever hope to get LOL. Slim chance but I'm insane so . . .

Bubblehead1980 · 07-24-10, 05:07 AM

About where I figured I would be.

Betonov · 07-24-10, 05:18 AM

liberal left, expected. about same as mandela when it comes to left-right axis but more toward authoritarian.

NeonSamurai · 07-24-10, 08:41 AM

heh I'm

Economic Left/Right: -6.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.18

According to that chart I am Nelson Mandela

I think I got so far in the left direction as I don't trust corporate entities to manage themselves for the benefit of the society they are in, I am pro choice, and pro equal rights. Plus I care about the environment.

But I don't trust the government a whole lot either and think they need to be closely monitored too (especially when government and big business get in bed together), and don't like the government telling me how to live my life too much (though some governance and law is necessary for the good of society).

tater · 07-24-10, 09:14 AM

Many of the questions are very poorly worded, IMO.

For example:

A significant advantage of a one-party state is that it avoids all the arguments that delay progress in a democratic political system.

How did you answer this? I think that it IS an advantage of such a system in terms of control of "progress," but agreeing strongly probably ranks you as supporting such an un-democratic system. There are others where a factual answer (I strongly agree that the sky is blue) can get you screwed up. I strongly disagreed with this question for that reason, even though I think that it IS factually true.

WTF does: Some people are naturally unlucky. mean? I strongly disagreed, but do they really mean that some people are born into "unlucky" conditions (poverty, war, etc)? <shrug>

Or: Those with the ability to pay should have the right to higher standards of medical care.

The RIGHT to higher standards? So I think that people with the ability to pay DO have higher standards of care, but it's not a right either way. There is no right to healthcare. So how do I answer? I can strongly disagree, because I don't think healthcare is a right for anyone, or I can strongly agree because I think that you get what you pay for—and should.

Jimbuna · 07-24-10, 09:27 AM

Your political compass

Economic Left/Right: -3.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.56

Closer to Nelson Mandela than The Dali Lama

TLAM Strike · 07-23-10, 08:02 PM

I'm left slightly low, I guess I'm a Libertarian leaning towards communist, according to the chart I'm around where Gandhi and Mandela are placed.

Economic Left/Right: -6.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.21

CCIP · 07-23-10, 08:17 PM

I've done this compass stuff fairly extensively, both in school and in various discussions, so I won't do another questionnaire on that one again. I know that I'm very far left economically, and close to neutral (slightly libertarian) socially. Which I guess puts me somewhere between utopian socialists and social libertarians.

Which yes, does make me fairly hardcore to a classic definition of commie

07-23-10, 07:44 PM	#1
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Jeezes I'm a communist After seeing the test results im upper left (communism ) where i stand next to Robert Mugabe, Mamoud Abbas & Pope Benedict XVI My dad would of been proud! funny thing is left in New Zealand means your a treehugger but in the US your a communist. Take the test http://www.politicalcompass.org/test __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

07-24-10, 03:51 AM	#8
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	What is left and right? I consider myself ABOVE results the same as before more or less: Mahatma Gandhi would love me I consider myself above since I've come to know what's possible, the world is certainly not enough for me LoL, the catch is I don't feel worthy of everything either but that could probably the biggest miracle of all. Cheers to the very best of life, the God damn most ambitious goal a man could ever hope to get LOL. Slim chance but I'm insane so . . . __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/ Last edited by Castout; 07-24-10 at 04:03 AM.

07-24-10, 08:41 AM	#11
NeonSamurai Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Socialist Republic of Kanadia Posts: 3,044 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	heh I'm Economic Left/Right: -6.00 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.18 According to that chart I am Nelson Mandela I think I got so far in the left direction as I don't trust corporate entities to manage themselves for the benefit of the society they are in, I am pro choice, and pro equal rights. Plus I care about the environment. But I don't trust the government a whole lot either and think they need to be closely monitored too (especially when government and big business get in bed together), and don't like the government telling me how to live my life too much (though some governance and law is necessary for the good of society). __________________ SH3 Newbie Guide Links and other helpfull stuff

07-24-10, 09:27 AM	#13
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,555 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Your political compass Economic Left/Right: -3.12 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.56 Closer to Nelson Mandela than The Dali Lama __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-23-10, 08:02 PM	#14
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	I'm left slightly low, I guess I'm a Libertarian leaning towards communist, according to the chart I'm around where Gandhi and Mandela are placed. Economic Left/Right: -6.12 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.21 __________________

07-23-10, 07:57 PM	#2
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Upper on that scale makes you an authoritarian. Not that Stalin is upper, and left, and Hitler is simply slightly right of Stalin (calling nazis "right" is a case where modern standards are apparently based on Stalin's own attacks on his enemies (fallen out fellow travelers were often painted as "right" by the Soviets to discredit them, even if they were simply another branch of communism. Lower left is basically an adult who wants to live as a child their whole life as far as I can tell, with The State™ as mommy and daddy (weak-willed parents who won't spank, perhaps—vs the upper right, where many failing result in death). Lower right is someone who favors total freedom from government interference. I'm far right, a little below Y=0 (-1 or -2, it's been a while).

07-24-10, 05:07 AM	#9
Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 7,107 Downloads: 605 Uploads: 44	About where I figured I would be.

07-24-10, 05:18 AM	#10
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	liberal left, expected. about same as mandela when it comes to left-right axis but more toward authoritarian.

07-24-10, 09:14 AM	#12
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Many of the questions are very poorly worded, IMO. For example: A significant advantage of a one-party state is that it avoids all the arguments that delay progress in a democratic political system. How did you answer this? I think that it IS an advantage of such a system in terms of control of "progress," but agreeing strongly probably ranks you as supporting such an un-democratic system. There are others where a factual answer (I strongly agree that the sky is blue) can get you screwed up. I strongly disagreed with this question for that reason, even though I think that it IS factually true. WTF does: Some people are naturally unlucky. mean? I strongly disagreed, but do they really mean that some people are born into "unlucky" conditions (poverty, war, etc)? <shrug> Or: Those with the ability to pay should have the right to higher standards of medical care. The RIGHT to higher standards? So I think that people with the ability to pay DO have higher standards of care, but it's not a right either way. There is no right to healthcare. So how do I answer? I can strongly disagree, because I don't think healthcare is a right for anyone, or I can strongly agree because I think that you get what you pay for—and should.

07-23-10, 08:17 PM	#15
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	I've done this compass stuff fairly extensively, both in school and in various discussions, so I won't do another questionnaire on that one again. I know that I'm very far left economically, and close to neutral (slightly libertarian) socially. Which I guess puts me somewhere between utopian socialists and social libertarians. Which yes, does make me fairly hardcore to a classic definition of commie __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

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