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Lmprs
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Topic: Politics Posted: 12-Jan-2006 at 00:36 |
While having the test, you can easily predict what your answer will cause at the end.
So this test does not show what you are, but what you want to be.
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BMC21113
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Posted: 12-Jan-2006 at 01:17 |
Good point! It would be very sad though for a person to lie on a test they are giving themselves.
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"The art of war is, in the last result, the art of keeping one's freedom of action."-Xenophon
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Posted: 12-Jan-2006 at 01:59 |
Man i've taken that test so many times i can't be arsed anymore.
I'm usualy in the region of -3 tp -1 on the economic front, and -8 to -6 on the social front.
I've also noticed that if i take the test whilst in a bad mood, i get
more authotarian scores, but still a long way from Hitler, so relax
peeps.
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BMC21113
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Posted: 12-Jan-2006 at 02:18 |
I am too lazy to retake the test, can somebody please post the "scale" of the results. Ex: rankings: Bush, Hitler, Stalin, etc.... Just curious to see where everyone falls on the chart. Thanks
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Posted: 12-Jan-2006 at 04:58 |
Originally posted by Tobodai
Yes its too America specific to be that good on an international forum. Still, I have the highest anti government points of anyone, especially socially. Only Maju comes close, but still he is second. |
Probably neither of you plays cricket either. Some authorities you have to respect.
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Posted: 12-Jan-2006 at 04:59 |
Originally posted by barish
While having the test, you can easily predict what your answer will cause at the end.
So this test does not show what you are, but what you want to be.
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But "in your heart you know you're right". Or wrong, as the case may be.
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Posted: 12-Jan-2006 at 22:09 |
Originally posted by gcle2003
Originally posted by Tobodai
Yes its too America specific to be that good on an international forum. Still, I have the highest anti government points of anyone, especially socially. Only Maju comes close, but still he is second. |
Probably neither of you plays cricket either. Some authorities you have to respect.
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Posted: 12-Jan-2006 at 23:14 |
The Political Compass
Economic Left/Right: -7.63 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.95
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Emperor Barbarossa
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Posted: 13-Jan-2006 at 12:09 |
I got a left moderate on the political compass test.
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Posted: 13-Jan-2006 at 16:26 |
Originally posted by hugoestr
Originally posted by Genghis
<H2>Economic Left/Right: 5.75Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 2.82 </H2> |
This test is no good. Genghis only got a 2.82 Authoritarian points. |
It was all those questions about homosexuality and pornography that skewed it down. I am fully supportive of both and those were over-represented in my opinion.
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Beylerbeyi
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Posted: 13-Jan-2006 at 19:11 |
I took this test many times, and tend to score -8 economic, -6.5 libertarian.
Looking at the results from the All Empires members in this thread and the thread in the previous incarnation, I think the test has an left/libertarian bias (especially libertarian).
I agree with the validity of the 'the rich are too lightly taxed' question, btw. A socialist will always agree with that. This test is by Brits, not Americans, and they claim it to be valid for Western people only.
am a liberal? Obviously it is because I chose not to ban abstract art. |
Libertarian does not mean liberal. It means more like 'anarchist'.
Turkcesi liberter ya da ozgurlukcu.
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Posted: 13-Jan-2006 at 19:28 |
Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -9.88
Social Libertarian/
Authoritarian: -8.36
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Let's hope this thread has disappeared into the backpages when mosquito returns from his skiing holidays. |
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Posted: 14-Jan-2006 at 00:02 |
Originally posted by Beylerbeyi
I took this test many times, and tend to score -8 economic, -6.5 libertarian.
Looking at the results from the All Empires members in this thread and the thread in the previous incarnation, I think the test has an left/libertarian bias (especially libertarian).
I agree with the validity of the 'the rich are too lightly taxed' question, btw. A socialist will always agree with that. This test is by Brits, not Americans, and they claim it to be valid for Western people only.
am a liberal? Obviously it is because I chose not to ban abstract art. |
Libertarian does not mean liberal. It means more like 'anarchist'.
Turkcesi liberter ya da ozgurlukcu. |
Yeah, my English...
Aslnda kelime anlam olarak doru diyebiliriz; birisi ekonomik adan zgrlk istiyor, birisi sosyal adan.
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Posted: 14-Jan-2006 at 00:08 |
Originally posted by BMC21113
I am too lazy to retake the test, can somebody please post the "scale" of the results. Ex: rankings: Bush, Hitler, Stalin, etc.... Just curious to see where everyone falls on the chart. Thanks |
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Posted: 14-Jan-2006 at 10:00 |
Did you notice that ALL the politicians (unless you count Mandela as one, which I wouldn't really) are positive authoritarians?
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Posted: 14-Jan-2006 at 11:40 |
Thanks flyingzone!
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Posted: 14-Jan-2006 at 11:48 |
While I think one shouldn't really take these rankings too seriously, it's still interesting to see that George W. Bush is (1) the most conservative among all major world leaders (2) just slightly less authoritarian than Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe ...
Enough said.
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Posted: 14-Jan-2006 at 13:06 |
And how can a religios leader be a left-winger?
Left and right issue means more than just economics, they have their philosophical backgrounds.
Communism is based on Materialism...
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Posted: 14-Jan-2006 at 17:57 |
Originally posted by Komnenos
Economic Left/Right: -9.88 |
I used to be the most leftist here,
but I'm passed by all sides now by people who are even more leftist. It
won't last long until I'm in the 50% most rightwing members of AE
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Posted: 14-Jan-2006 at 21:17 |
Did you notice that ALL the politicians (unless you count Mandela as one, which I wouldn't really) are positive authoritarians |
Yes I did. Everywhere in the West the choice is between conservative and more conservative with economic liberal and more liberal. So much for choice.
And how can a religios leader be a left-winger?
Left and right issue means more than just economics, they have their philosophical backgrounds. |
In this site they define right and left only by economics. But in fact you are right. Anyway, even this four way classification is not good enough.
I am working on an ideological test myself, btw. Stay tuned.
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