Political Compass Thread

Your Political Compass
Economic Left/Right: -5.5
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.64
 
Would have figured you were more to the left.

Well whatever I am, these tests don't seem like a great way to pin it down. But I think I tend to answer 'strongly' on the fewer issues which push me a bit to the right, which evens it out to a boring centrism.
 
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Your Political Compass
Economic Left/Right: -2.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.77
 
Well whatever I am, these tests don't seem like a great way to pin it down. But I think I tend to answer 'strongly' on the fewer issues which push me a bit to the right, which evens it out to a boring centrism.

In my head I've classified you as a centrist (at least in economic terms). But that in terms of the test usually means approx -2 to the left. It is definitely biased, since my "I support child labour and oppose all environmental regulation" friend is moderately centre-right on it.
 
In my head I've classified you as a centrist (at least in economic terms). But that in terms of the test usually means approx -2 to the left. It is definitely biased, since my "I support child labour and oppose all environmental regulation" friend is moderately centre-right on it.

Yeah there's too much emphasis on economic issues to judge where someone like me stands, since I'm a bit all over the place on those questions and to be honest don't really have any set principles when it comes to economic stuff.
 
Is it people doing precisely these kinds of questionnaires on Facebook who had their info taken by Cambridge Analytica?
Not exactly, was a psychology test they say. Would tell you about the big 5 personality traits. But there's research that looks into the correlation of these traits and political positions.
 
Economic Left/Right: -3.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.69

'Social Liberalism' as closest match on the 8values site.

Already knew I was a big, soft lefty anyway.

I think the 8values site has better questions and it's better to include a 'don't know/care' option as well, as there's definitely many people who won't have much opinion on certain matters.
 
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Economic Left/Right: -7.5
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.15