Jeezes I'm a communist - Page 2

CCIP · 07-23-10, 11:42 PM

M, what the heck, took the quiz again - seems I've drifted south since I've last done it. Still not unexpected

Morts · 07-23-10, 11:46 PM

Quote:

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

desertisland · 07-23-10, 11:58 PM

Everybody's so busy wanting to be down with the gang. "I'm conservative", "I'm liberal", "I'm conservative". Bull sh*t! Be a person! Listen! Let it swirl around your head. Then form your opinion. No normal, decent person is one thing, okay? I've got some sh*t I'm conservative about, I've got some sh*t I'm liberal about. Crime, I'm conservative. Prostitution, I'm liberal! -- Chris Rock

What does it tells you about someone when he does not have the common sense of a comedian? If I'm made to choose sides, I'll say I'm a communist just to irk people.

desertisland · 07-24-10, 12:00 AM

Quote:

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.

Vladivostok · 07-24-10, 05:35 AM

A little too general, it is. Would be interesting to take a bigger shot with more questions and a bit more in-depth.

Oh snap!

antikristuseke · 07-24-10, 05:57 AM

In the US this would make me a Far left liberal commie bastard

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

DarkFish · 07-24-10, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vladivostok

A little too general, it is. Would be interesting to take a bigger shot with more questions and a bit more in-depth.

Oh snap!

You're Hitler

tater · 07-24-10, 09:55 AM

I tried a few times to take the test answering like Hitler (based on what we know, and what he did), and I always get upper left (X=-4.75, Y=7.44 last try)—near where they claim Stalin is. When this test first came out, I swear Hitler and Stalin were VERY close to each other, then the image changed and Hitler is farther right on the X axis.

I think they should publish the set of answers used to rank each real person so we can see how they got there. I don't buy the position many of the people placed on there for comparison.

ETR3(SS) · 07-24-10, 11:00 AM

I think this test has more entertainment value than a representation of your factual political leaning. Like it was brought up, wtf does "Some people are unlucky" mean? That's a personal opinion that has no bearing on you political compass at all.

Also I wouldn't be surprised if Hitler was moved to the right for people to make it easier to brand Bush as a nazi.

07-23-10, 11:42 PM	#16
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	M, what the heck, took the quiz again - seems I've drifted south since I've last done it. Still not unexpected __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

07-24-10, 03:51 AM	#20
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	#25
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	#27
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,742 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!!

07-24-10, 11:00 AM	#30
ETR3(SS) Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between test depth and periscope depth Posts: 3,021 Downloads: 175 Uploads: 16	I think this test has more entertainment value than a representation of your factual political leaning. Like it was brought up, wtf does "Some people are unlucky" mean? That's a personal opinion that has no bearing on you political compass at all. Also I wouldn't be surprised if Hitler was moved to the right for people to make it easier to brand Bush as a nazi. __________________ USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (G) Comms Div 2003-2006 Qualified 19 November 03 Yes I was really on a submarine.

07-23-10, 11:58 PM	#18
desertisland Gunner Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Desert Island Posts: 96 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Everybody's so busy wanting to be down with the gang. "I'm conservative", "I'm liberal", "I'm conservative". Bull sht! Be a person! Listen! Let it swirl around your head. Then form your opinion. No normal, decent person is one thing, okay? I've got some sht I'm conservative about, I've got some sh*t I'm liberal about. Crime, I'm conservative. Prostitution, I'm liberal! -- Chris Rock What does it tells you about someone when he does not have the common sense of a comedian? If I'm made to choose sides, I'll say I'm a communist just to irk people.

07-24-10, 05:07 AM	#21
Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 7,125 Downloads: 605 Uploads: 44	About where I figured I would be.

07-24-10, 05:18 AM	#22
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, 05:35 AM	#23
Vladivostok Watch Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 19 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	A little too general, it is. Would be interesting to take a bigger shot with more questions and a bit more in-depth. Oh snap!

07-24-10, 05:57 AM	#24
antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	In the US this would make me a Far left liberal commie bastard

07-24-10, 09:14 AM	#26
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.

07-24-10, 09:55 AM	#29
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	I tried a few times to take the test answering like Hitler (based on what we know, and what he did), and I always get upper left (X=-4.75, Y=7.44 last try)—near where they claim Stalin is. When this test first came out, I swear Hitler and Stalin were VERY close to each other, then the image changed and Hitler is farther right on the X axis. I think they should publish the set of answers used to rank each real person so we can see how they got there. I don't buy the position many of the people placed on there for comparison.