The Political Compass Index

Category: Let's talk

Post 1 by Perestroika (Her Swissness) on Monday, 20-Aug-2007 5:48:09

The political compass index is the result from an online test you can do to see where you sit on a political scale from right to left or centre.

In the test you are asked a series of questions and it determines weather you are economically right or left, and socially liberal or authoritarian.

The test will give you a score iether in the pluss or minus. If you're in the minus you are left wing and liberal and in the pluss you are right wing and authoritarian.

it is possible for someone to be economically right wing, and socially liberal. these types of people are called economic liberatarians. It's possible for the opposite to occur also.

People who score a 1 or 2 on iether side of the scale are generally considered to be quite socially and economically centred.

My results are.

Economic Left/Right: 1.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 2.56

I am an economic right wing authoritarian.


To take the test, go to
http://www.politicalcompass.org

and click on take the test.

after you take the test you may wish to take a look at the reading list to see which political leaders are most like you.

Enjoy.

Post 2 by reclusive thinker (Veteran Zoner) on Monday, 20-Aug-2007 17:28:31

Thank you, Galileo. A very interesting web site. My test results:
Economic Left/Right: -2.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.44.
I'm an economic left-wing libertarian.

Post 3 by Texas Shawn (The cute, cuddley, little furr ball) on Monday, 20-Aug-2007 21:24:20

Economic Left/Right: 3.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.77

Post 4 by Perestroika (Her Swissness) on Tuesday, 21-Aug-2007 12:52:53

It's also interesting to keep doing the test every 6 months or so, my results changed quite drastically, believe it or not, i was actually more authoritarian.