So, where are you on this graph?

[Craig3410]

http://www.politicalcompass.org/

I'm thinking most people here would be in the lower-left quadrant, as an estimate.

I'm -5.50,-6.62. Right by the Dalai Lama. :)

[katinmn]

1. according to this, I'm a socialist

I think of myself as a progressive, though.

[K-W]

3. It depends what your idea of progress is.

Socialist and progressive arent mutually exclusive.

[katinmn]

10. I agree. Progressive encompasses liberals, Democrats, Greens,

Socialists. I've noticed some people refer to progressive Republicans, although I can't quite go that far.

If I could choose my own party label I'd be a Gremolist. I like platforms of each.

[Roland99]

2. Not far from Ghandi...but...those questions are awful

It's highly geared toward social liberal/conservative. More accurately, I'm a fiscal conservative, social liberal.

[RC]

4. Ganghi

If we looked out for each other, we wouldn't need war.


Economic Left/Right: -5.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.51

[HawkerHurricane]

5. Looks like I've moved left and libertarian lately

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -6.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.51

Of course, given the current U.S. government...

[bicentennial_baby]

6. -9.00, -8.31

Out there...

[katinmn]

35. -9.75, -7.64

we're almost neighbors

[eallen]

7. Deep, and slightly right: (1.8, -5.9)

[ClintonTyree]

8. Not so with me....

I don't know what that means, I don't think I'm that out of step with the rest of America. I'm rather disappointed that there wasn't a "neither agree or disagree" option, there were some things I was forced to either agree or disagree with that I wasn't comfortable with.

[Roland99]

9. That's the generic image...you need to look further down for yours

[sui generis]

11. I am the Dalai Lama

I am golden. I am lower left.

[LaurenG]

29. Me Too

Looked a little scary there for a second communist/anarchist. I feel better now after scrolling all the way to the bottom of the page.O8)

[hecate77]

12. -8.50, -8.82. Guess I'm some kind of radical...

Well, yeah, I am.

[PowerToThePeople]

13. Economic: -7.63 Social: -6.21

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

14. Completely opposite part of graph than George Bush (lower left)

Dalai Lama territory.

Economic Left/Right: -4.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.72

[Mikimouse]

15. As usual, I am way out there at...

Economic Left/Right: -8.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.72


(Old cartoon voice) "I'm a Baaaaaaad boy!":P

[TroubleMan]

16. Economic Left/Right: -8.88, Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.10

LOL....I'm to the left of Ghandi, the Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela.

[d_b]

17. I am:

Economic Left/Right: -8.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.26

:woohoo:

[Extend a Hand]

18. for folks on this forum

I bet you're right

Here are my results:

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -5.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.54

[Goldmund]

19. I did it before

-7.5 on both axes, as far as I remember.

[Trajan]

20. Funny how this question ...

"Those who are able to work, and refuse the opportunity, should not expect society's support."


Is usually used by the right to criticize the left, yet most
'leftists' would agree with that statement ...

Anyways: Here is mine :

Economic Left/Right: -5.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.79

Somwhere near Ghandi .... Im in good company ....

btw: I didnt see a 'socialist' result .... how can someone say they were 'socialist' from this test ? ...

[IronLionZion]

28. How many people really refuse the opportunity?

The left wants to help out people who want to work but can't for some reason.

[Trajan]

31. Typical Right Wing Strawman of the Left ....

We want to 'give away money to lazy people' ....

NOTHING could be further from the truth: we want society to help educate citizens so THEY can contribute back to society, and help educate yet more citizens, for the common good of society itself ....

You DONT want to work ? .. then fuck you ... Even hard core socialists expect everyone who can work to work ....

Progressivism isnt a free lunch, it's a hand up ....

[dcfirefighter]

46. As a recent convert to Progressivism

from libertarianism, I think we should explore this factor. Theres a whole slew of us late gen-xrs who are rapidly approaching middle age, reared in a relatively socially liberal, economic conservative way. We watch the Simpsons and South Park. We can't afford to buy homes, even if we have jobs. Our economic world view is coming apart: we work hard, and save, and can't get ahead.

There's a couple of thoughts I think we should explore:

Progressives want Universal HealtCare. Some of us fear the idea of a government monopoly on providing it. Single Payer isn't the only way to go. We could steal the Swiss system and have a market based universal healthcare system here in 3 years or less.

Progressives want a secure social safety net. Some of us dislike the economics of a payroll tax. (We should all fear the effect of so many mice getting crumbs, and liking it, while the cat's feast at the table) We, the people, should claim what is rightfully ours, by almost any definition, and require full payments for the rights our federal government grants - to be paid to us as social security benefits.

[Hosnon]

43. I think few would respond with no on this one...nt

[jen4clark]

21. Yup

Lower left corner. That was interesting & fun!

I'm -6.88, -4.05

[The Doctor.]

22. -.63, -1.18

Just barely.

[ashmanonar]

23. yea, last time i took this...

i was down and left. not far left tho. fairly centrist. :shrug:

this time further left and down.
Economic Left/Right: -8.13
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.64

[sharonking21]

24. Interesting

I was further left than I expected to rate: -7.25
And was a little more Social Libertarian than I expected: -5.18

Wish there were more examples of leaders in the lower left quadrant.

[bush_is_wacko]

25. I always seem to end up in the exact same place!

Guess I'm stubborn as hell along with being liberal as hell!

Economic Left/Right: -6.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.38

[IronLionZion]

26. I must be in a left-wing mood today

left-libertarian near Ghandi and Mandela.

I'm usually moderate on these tests.

[rockedthevoteinMA]

27. I'm even further down to the bottom left than I was before.

Economic Left/Right: -9.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.18

[nonconformist]

30. Economic: -6.38, Social: -4.51 nt

[Sapphire Blue]

32. Left of Gandhi, Mandela & the Dalai Lama, a bit lower than the Dalai Lama

Economic Left/Right: -8.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.56

[scarlett1]

33. -7.25 & -6.46

Between Mandela and Dalia Lama

[Liberal In Texas]

34. Down in Gandhi and Dalai Lama land

Economic Left/Right: -6.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.36

...that was a funny question about astrology, I don't see how that has a bearing, but it probably does somehow.

[Vektor]

36. Apparently, I'm pretty darn left.

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -8.13
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.33

Interesting.

[KarenS]

37. -6.75 -6.26

I like that my Husband & I scored about the same,,,, with me being slightly lefter & more Libertarian than he.

birds of a feather :)

[Spirochete]

38. Economic -5.38, Social -5.08

Landed pretty close to Ghandi's numbers.

On edit - forgot the - sign on the second one. oops.

[alfredo]

39. Of course if they measured the drive and courage

none of us would come near the Dalai Lama, Nelson Madela and Gandhi.

It is interesting to see where our beliefs fall, but if we do not put our beliefs into action, it doesn't mean shit.

[sakabatou]

40. Right next to Ghandi

Economic Left/Right: -7.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.23

[Darranar]

41. Economic Left/Right: -10.00. Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.41. n/t

[Hosnon]

42. I dunno - these tests are getting redundant ...

Economic Left/Right: -5.00

Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.62

Right next to the Dalai Lama.

[Unforgiven]

44. Dalai Lama Dude? WTF?

Shows me as:

Economic L/R: -7.00
Soc Libertarian/Authoritarian:-3.64




Some of those questions seemed really unanswerable.

[More Than A Feeling]

45. Economic: -1.75 Social: -3.90 aaagh I'm becoming more conservative

I was already to the right of many people here. I am Pope Benedict on Economic issues and Nelson Mandela socially.

[yella_dawg]

47. -8.88, -8.36

Shoved way down in the bottom left corner.

Fuckin' radical tonight.

[GardeningGal]

48. Holy crapola

That was my first reaction. But then after reading some of the other's responses, I guess it's not so bad.

-5.63 Econ
-5.38 Social lib./auth.

[Elwood P Dowd]

49. A little more left than the last time

-5+ on both.

[cry baby]

50. I'm 7.13 and 4.31, close to Mandela and the Dahlai Lama

I'm surprised I'm that far left, kind of proud of that!

[Az]

51. -9.25 by -8.15

The Dali Lama is a slacker I tell ya.

[GirlinContempt]

52. Jesus!

I'm left of Nelson Mandela at Economic Left/Right: -8.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.05

[Jamison]

53. Close to Ghandi

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -4.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.95

[MontageOfFreedom]

54. Some say these tests are biased. n/t

[newyawker99]

55. Mine...

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -7.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.62