I'm pretty sure I took this test (maybe a couple of times?!) before and it would be nice to know if my scores have changed since then but I digress...
So I am somewhere in "Left-Liberal" land with a "personal" score of 70% and a "economic" score of 20%.
Unfortunately tests like these as others have pointed out don't work very well. I think this is down to the fact that "multiple-choice" type questions don't suit politics. Even if there were 100 or more multiple choice questions I think it would be unsuitable.
To my utter shock and dismay, I'm apparently a "centrist".
That little red dot perfectly straddled the line between "centrist" and "libertarian", but was over to the right a bit toward "conservative" by one grid square.
That's because I answered "no" on quite a few questions that some of you stereotype-happy folks would freak out if you only knew...
I'm in a tri-state area. Which is funny because I despise both centrists and libertarians.
But isn't this the quiz run by the libertarians and designed to make people seem more libertarian than they really are? And I don't see how anyone could score high on their economic self-government subscale: End all taxes? No foreign aid? Uh-huh. I always thought those libertarians were a bunch of wackos.
read the FAQ man. they talk about that. they really don't want people to score high as libertarians because they don't have the resources to court people who aren't really going to be happy with the party.
the taxes question was apparently a "truth" style question. they don't expect anyone to want to end all taxes. the FAQ is good reading, although i know it pains folks to read up on stuff.
Political Compass is a pretty good politics "determinator". Lots of questions.
I don't know. Those questions are pretty screwy. It's important to remember how much the manner in which the question is phrased can impact the answer.
For example, question 1:
Quote:
If globalisation is inevitable, it should primarily serve humanity rather than the interests of trans-national corporations.
There are many implicit assumptions and loaded terms in this question.
I don't know. Those questions are pretty screwy. It's important to remember how much the manner in which the question is phrased can impact the answer.
Yes, there are lots of obtuse and controversial questions in the political compass quiz. No disagreement there. But at least it has a fairly comprehensive set of questions.
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Nick
they say that this quiz is/was as accurate as much longer ones that they've given, but of course you'll have to take their word for that.
http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz-faq.html#faq05
So I am somewhere in "Left-Liberal" land with a "personal" score of 70% and a "economic" score of 20%.
Unfortunately tests like these as others have pointed out don't work very well. I think this is down to the fact that "multiple-choice" type questions don't suit politics. Even if there were 100 or more multiple choice questions I think it would be unsuitable.
But these tests are fun in any case
That little red dot perfectly straddled the line between "centrist" and "libertarian", but was over to the right a bit toward "conservative" by one grid square.
That's because I answered "no" on quite a few questions that some of you stereotype-happy folks would freak out if you only knew...
But isn't this the quiz run by the libertarians and designed to make people seem more libertarian than they really are? And I don't see how anyone could score high on their economic self-government subscale: End all taxes? No foreign aid? Uh-huh. I always thought those libertarians were a bunch of wackos.
the taxes question was apparently a "truth" style question. they don't expect anyone to want to end all taxes. the FAQ is good reading, although i know it pains folks to read up on stuff.
big surprise hunh?
Originally posted by pfflam
i accedently voted centrist before i took the quiz . . . i am squarely left-liberal
big surprise hunh?
Don't you say once, that you have plenty of conservatives values ?
To the core.
Originally posted by THT
Political Compass is a pretty good politics "determinator". Lots of questions.
I don't know. Those questions are pretty screwy. It's important to remember how much the manner in which the question is phrased can impact the answer.
For example, question 1:
If globalisation is inevitable, it should primarily serve humanity rather than the interests of trans-national corporations.
There are many implicit assumptions and loaded terms in this question.
Originally posted by giant
I don't know. Those questions are pretty screwy. It's important to remember how much the manner in which the question is phrased can impact the answer.
Yes, there are lots of obtuse and controversial questions in the political compass quiz. No disagreement there. But at least it has a fairly comprehensive set of questions.