NationStates Jolt Archive

Haven't seen this one posted on NS yet, so here we go:

http://www.orgburo.com/pofoquiz/pofo.php

My results:


Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a socially-orientated, theist, small-government, protectionist, controlled-market kind of person, who also seems quite Marxist.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of Marxist. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Communism area.

Below, on this page, is an analysis of the (up to) eight categories that you were sorted into above, and an explanation of how you scored on the eight scales used to determine these categorisations.

The pages following this one show the breakdown of results for all participants on each question. You can freely navigate through the pages by using the hyperlinks in the top right of each page.



Individual vs Social

"The individualist believes that society works best through a focus on individual rights, freedoms, actions and responsibilities. The social thinker believes that the ideal state should focus more upon collective action and take a social approach to rights and responsibilities."



You scored 76 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are more likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit.

* 90% of test takers were more individual than you.
* 9% of test takers were more social than you.




Theist vs Materialist

"The materialist believes that all objective criteria to influence politics can be reasonably derived without recourse to the divine or the spiritual. The theist believes that spiritual beliefs are important and should influence government policy."




You scored 32 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are less likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate.

* 12% of test takers were more theist than you.
* 87% of test takers were more materialist than you.




Big Government vs Small Government

"The big government advocate believes that governments should be responsible for regulating a wide array of social practices, even what might be considered personal decisions such as abortion, euthanasia, children's education and births. A small government advocate thinks that, wherever possible, these issues should be up to individuals or companies to direct."



You scored 80 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals.

* 89% of test takers were more big government than you.
* 10% of test takers were more small government than you.




Nationalist vs Internationalist

"The nationalist believes in the sovereign rule of nation states, particularly his or her own. The internationalist believes that there should be more important international fora and perhaps, ultimately, international government."



You scored 52 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to favour international bodies over national ones.

* 33% of test takers were more nationalist than you.
* 65% of test takers were more internationalist than you.




Protectionist vs Free Trader

"The protectionist believes in barriers against free trade most probably due to a belief that this is in his or her country's interests. The free trader rejects such notions, believing that the system ultimately suffers when tariffs, subsidies and other obstacles to free trade persist."



You scored 10 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are less likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies.

* 2% of test takers were more protectionist than you.
* 97% of test takers were more pro free trade than you.




Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist

"The absolutist believes that either a divine presence or scientific laws provide absolute truths about the world, which can and should be applied in practise. The non-absolutist may be either a relativist, or simply someone who is more pragmatic."


You scored 50 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs.

* 25% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
* 72% of test takers were more non-absolutist than you.




Controlled Market vs Liberal Market

"Both of these categories assume a capitalist system. Assuming this system, the controlled market believer holds that government should intervene in regulating a nation's economy: wage laws, environmental standards, privatised industries and workplace relations policy. A liberal market thinker believes that such regulation is unnecessary and often counter-productive."

You scored 10 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry.

* 6% of test takers were more controlled market thinkers than you.
* 93% of test takers were more liberal market thinkers than you.




Marxist vs Non-Marxist

"This scale purports to show to what extent you follow the thought and teachings of Marx. Marxists tend to be scientific, materialist and revolutionary, believe in class struggle and the laws of historical and dialectic materialism."

You scored 10 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are more likely to follow the philosophies of Marx.

* 1% of test takers were more Marxist than you.
* 99% of test takers were more non-Marxist than you.



Few things wrong about this test. For example, since WHEN am I a thiest? (Not athiest, a thiest) And how did I get to be so nationalist? And absolutist!

I remember doing this one before and it made me very right wing. hang on i'll take it again.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you an individually-orientated, materialist, small-government, nationalist, free-trade, non-absolutist, liberal-market kind of person, who doesn't sound like a Marxist.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of libertarian. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Liberalism area.

Below, on this page, is an analysis of the (up to) eight categories that you were sorted into above, and an explanation of how you scored on the eight scales used to determine these categorisations.

The pages following this one show the breakdown of results for all participants on each question. You can freely navigate through the pages by using the hyperlinks in the top right of each page.



Individual vs Social

"The individualist believes that society works best through a focus on individual rights, freedoms, actions and responsibilities. The social thinker believes that the ideal state should focus more upon collective action and take a social approach to rights and responsibilities."


Individual

Social



You scored 26 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are less likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit.
7% of test takers were more individual than you.
93% of test takers were more social than you.



Theist vs Materialist

"The materialist believes that all objective criteria to influence politics can be reasonably derived without recourse to the divine or the spiritual. The theist believes that spiritual beliefs are important and should influence government policy."


Theist

Materialist



You scored 83 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate.
85% of test takers were more theist than you.
14% of test takers were more materialist than you.



Big Government vs Small Government

"The big government advocate believes that governments should be responsible for regulating a wide array of social practices, even what might be considered personal decisions such as abortion, euthanasia, children's education and births. A small government advocate thinks that, wherever possible, these issues should be up to individuals or companies to direct."


Big Gov

Small Gov



You scored 90 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals.
96% of test takers were more big government than you.
3% of test takers were more small government than you.



Nationalist vs Internationalist

"The nationalist believes in the sovereign rule of nation states, particularly his or her own. The internationalist believes that there should be more important international fora and perhaps, ultimately, international government."


National

International



You scored 39 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are less likely to favour international bodies over national ones.
16% of test takers were more nationalist than you.
83% of test takers were more internationalist than you.



Protectionist vs Free Trader

"The protectionist believes in barriers against free trade most probably due to a belief that this is in his or her country's interests. The free trader rejects such notions, believing that the system ultimately suffers when tariffs, subsidies and other obstacles to free trade persist."


Protection

Free-Trade



You scored 98 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are more likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies.
96% of test takers were more protectionist than you.
3% of test takers were more pro free trade than you.



Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist

"The absolutist believes that either a divine presence or scientific laws provide absolute truths about the world, which can and should be applied in practise. The non-absolutist may be either a relativist, or simply someone who is more pragmatic."


Absolute

Non-Absolute



You scored 72 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are less likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs.
92% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
6% of test takers were more non-absolutist than you.



Controlled Market vs Liberal Market

"Both of these categories assume a capitalist system. Assuming this system, the controlled market believer holds that government should intervene in regulating a nation's economy: wage laws, environmental standards, privatised industries and workplace relations policy. A liberal market thinker believes that such regulation is unnecessary and often counter-productive."


Controlled

Liberal



You scored 92 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are less likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry.
96% of test takers were more controlled market thinkers than you.
3% of test takers were more liberal market thinkers than you.



Marxist vs Non-Marxist

"This scale purports to show to what extent you follow the thought and teachings of Marx. Marxists tend to be scientific, materialist and revolutionary, believe in class struggle and the laws of historical and dialectic materialism."


Marxist

Non-Marxist



You scored 86 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are less likely to follow the philosophies of Marx.
100% of test takers were more Marxist than you.
0% of test takers were more non-Marxist than you.

Very US-centric test (probaly distorts the results for Non-US cititizens).

My results

Individual vs Social 41/100
Theist vs Materialist 41/100
Big Government vs Small Government 84/100
Nationalist vs Internationalist 54/100
Protectionist vs Free Trader 79/100
Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist 57/100
Controlled Market vs Liberal Market 69/100
Marxist vs Non-Marxist 69/100

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a small-government, free-trade, liberal-market kind of person, who doesn't sound like a Marxist.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of libertarian. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Liberalism area.

I did another onve very like this that plotted you on a chart with various political leaders and figures from history. I'll see if I can find the link.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a theist, big-government, free-trade, controlled-market kind of person, who also seems quite Marxist.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of Marxist. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Communism area.

Below, on this page, is an analysis of the (up to) eight categories that you were sorted into above, and an explanation of how you scored on the eight scales used to determine these categorisations.

The pages following this one show the breakdown of results for all participants on each question. You can freely navigate through the pages by using the hyperlinks in the top right of each page.
Perfict.

http://www.politicalcompass.org/ has a good test that doesn't take too long

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a materialist, small-government, internationalist, free-trade, non-absolutist, controlled-market kind of person.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of libertarian. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Liberalism area.

Below, on this page, is an analysis of the (up to) eight categories that you were sorted into above, and an explanation of how you scored on the eight scales used to determine these categorisations.

Individual vs Social - 59/100 - Social
Theist vs Materialist - 77/100 - Materialist
Big Government vs Small Government - 73/100 - Small
Nationalist vs Internationalist - 83/100 - Internationalist
Protectionist vs Free Trader - 75/100 - Free Trade
Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist - 64/100 - Non Absolutist
Controlled Market vs Liberal Market - 31/100 - Controlled Market
Marxist vs Non-Marxist - 50/50 - somewhere in between

Surprisingly accurate, I think.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a materialist, small-government, controlled-market kind of person.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of borderline social liberal. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Liberalism area.

Below, on this page, is an analysis of the (up to) eight categories that you were sorted into above, and an explanation of how you scored on the eight scales used to determine these categorisations.

The pages following this one show the breakdown of results for all participants on each question. You can freely navigate through the pages by using the hyperlinks in the top right of each page.




Individual vs Social
"The individualist believes that society works best through a focus on individual rights, freedoms, actions and responsibilities. The social thinker believes that the ideal state should focus more upon collective action and take a social approach to rights and responsibilities."


Individual Social

You scored 49 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit.

33% of test takers were more individual than you.
65% of test takers were more social than you.



Theist vs Materialist
"The materialist believes that all objective criteria to influence politics can be reasonably derived without recourse to the divine or the spiritual. The theist believes that spiritual beliefs are important and should influence government policy."


Theist Materialist

You scored 93 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate.

97% of test takers were more theist than you.
3% of test takers were more materialist than you.




Big Government vs Small Government
"The big government advocate believes that governments should be responsible for regulating a wide array of social practices, even what might be considered personal decisions such as abortion, euthanasia, children's education and births. A small government advocate thinks that, wherever possible, these issues should be up to individuals or companies to direct."


Big Gov Small Gov

You scored 64 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals.

65% of test takers were more big government than you.
33% of test takers were more small government than you.



Nationalist vs Internationalist
"The nationalist believes in the sovereign rule of nation states, particularly his or her own. The internationalist believes that there should be more important international fora and perhaps, ultimately, international government."


National International

You scored 48 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to favour international bodies over national ones.

26% of test takers were more nationalist than you.
73% of test takers were more internationalist than you.



Protectionist vs Free Trader
"The protectionist believes in barriers against free trade most probably due to a belief that this is in his or her country's interests. The free trader rejects such notions, believing that the system ultimately suffers when tariffs, subsidies and other obstacles to free trade persist."


Protection Free-Trade

You scored 59 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies.

58% of test takers were more protectionist than you.
40% of test takers were more pro free trade than you.



Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist
"The absolutist believes that either a divine presence or scientific laws provide absolute truths about the world, which can and should be applied in practise. The non-absolutist may be either a relativist, or simply someone who is more pragmatic."


Absolute Non-Absolute

You scored 57 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs.

47% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
48% of test takers were more non-absolutist than you.



Controlled Market vs Liberal Market
"Both of these categories assume a capitalist system. Assuming this system, the controlled market believer holds that government should intervene in regulating a nation's economy: wage laws, environmental standards, privatised industries and workplace relations policy. A liberal market thinker believes that such regulation is unnecessary and often counter-productive."


Controlled Liberal

You scored 25 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry.

26% of test takers were more controlled market thinkers than you.
72% of test takers were more liberal market thinkers than you.



Marxist vs Non-Marxist
"This scale purports to show to what extent you follow the thought and teachings of Marx. Marxists tend to be scientific, materialist and revolutionary, believe in class struggle and the laws of historical and dialectic materialism."


Marxist Non-Marxist

You scored 57 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to follow the philosophies of Marx.

73% of test takers were more Marxist than you.
25% of test takers were more non-Marxist than you.



I guess it's kind of accurate.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a theist, internationalist, free-trade, controlled-market kind of person, who also seems quite Marxist.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of Marxist. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Communism area.

Below, on this page, is an analysis of the (up to) eight categories that you were sorted into above, and an explanation of how you scored on the eight scales used to determine these categorisations.

The pages following this one show the breakdown of results for all participants on each question. You can freely navigate through the pages by using the hyperlinks in the top right of each page.


Individual vs Social
"The individualist believes that society works best through a focus on individual rights, freedoms, actions and responsibilities. The social thinker believes that the ideal state should focus more upon collective action and take a social approach to rights and responsibilities."

You scored 58 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit.

54% of test takers were more individual than you.
43% of test takers were more social than you.

Theist vs Materialist
"The materialist believes that all objective criteria to influence politics can be reasonably derived without recourse to the divine or the spiritual. The theist believes that spiritual beliefs are important and should influence government policy."

You scored 15 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are less likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate.

3% of test takers were more theist than you.
97% of test takers were more materialist than you.


Big Government vs Small Government
"The big government advocate believes that governments should be responsible for regulating a wide array of social practices, even what might be considered personal decisions such as abortion, euthanasia, children's education and births. A small government advocate thinks that, wherever possible, these issues should be up to individuals or companies to direct."


You scored 51 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals.

32% of test takers were more big government than you.
66% of test takers were more small government than you.


Nationalist vs Internationalist
"The nationalist believes in the sovereign rule of nation states, particularly his or her own. The internationalist believes that there should be more important international fora and perhaps, ultimately, international government."


You scored 66 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are more likely to favour international bodies over national ones.

61% of test takers were more nationalist than you.
36% of test takers were more internationalist than you.


Protectionist vs Free Trader
"The protectionist believes in barriers against free trade most probably due to a belief that this is in his or her country's interests. The free trader rejects such notions, believing that the system ultimately suffers when tariffs, subsidies and other obstacles to free trade persist."


You scored 73 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are more likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies.

78% of test takers were more protectionist than you.
21% of test takers were more pro free trade than you.


Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist
"The absolutist believes that either a divine presence or scientific laws provide absolute truths about the world, which can and should be applied in practise. The non-absolutist may be either a relativist, or simply someone who is more pragmatic."


You scored 54 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs.

37% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
60% of test takers were more non-absolutist than you.


Controlled Market vs Liberal Market
"Both of these categories assume a capitalist system. Assuming this system, the controlled market believer holds that government should intervene in regulating a nation's economy: wage laws, environmental standards, privatised industries and workplace relations policy. A liberal market thinker believes that such regulation is unnecessary and often counter-productive."


You scored 25 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry.

26% of test takers were more controlled market thinkers than you.
72% of test takers were more liberal market thinkers than you.


Marxist vs Non-Marxist
"This scale purports to show to what extent you follow the thought and teachings of Marx. Marxists tend to be scientific, materialist and revolutionary, believe in class struggle and the laws of historical and dialectic materialism."


You scored 34 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are more likely to follow the philosophies of Marx.

18% of test takers were more Marxist than you.
81% of test takers were more non-Marxist than you
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ok, so it considers me to be generally fairly socialist concerning gov't, and religious concerning morality. I also seem to be extreme in some categories.:D

I broke it with my liberalness.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a socially-orientated, materialist, internationalist, protectionist, controlled-market kind of person, who also seems quite Marxist.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of Marxist. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Communism area.

Below, on this page, is an analysis of the (up to) eight categories that you were sorted into above, and an explanation of how you scored on the eight scales used to determine these categorisations.

The pages following this one show the breakdown of results for all participants on each question. You can freely navigate through the pages by using the hyperlinks in the top right of each page.



Individual vs Social

You scored 77 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are more likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit.

* 91% of test takers were more individual than you.
* 8% of test takers were more social than you.




Theist vs Materialist


You scored 64 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate.

* 54% of test takers were more theist than you.
* 44% of test takers were more materialist than you.




Big Government vs Small Government


You scored 49 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals.

* 27% of test takers were more big government than you.
* 71% of test takers were more small government than you.




Nationalist vs Internationalist



You scored 68 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are more likely to favour international bodies over national ones.

* 66% of test takers were more nationalist than you.
* 32% of test takers were more internationalist than you.




Protectionist vs Free Trader
You scored 17 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are less likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies.

* 6% of test takers were more protectionist than you.
* 94% of test takers were more pro free trade than you.




Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist


You scored 41 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs.

* 9% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
* 90% of test takers were more non-absolutist than you.




Controlled Market vs Liberal Market

You scored 5 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry.

* 2% of test takers were more controlled market thinkers than you.
* 97% of test takers were more liberal market thinkers than you.




Marxist vs Non-Marxist



You scored 21 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are more likely to follow the philosophies of Marx.

* 6% of test takers were more Marxist than you.
* 93% of test takers were more non-Marxist than you.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you an individually-orientated, materialist, small-government, internationalist, free-trade, non-absolutist, kind of person.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of libertarian. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Liberalism area.

Individual vs. Social - 18/100 (strongly individual)
Theist vs. Materialist - 83/100 (strongly materialist)
Big Government vs. Small Government - 80/100 (strongly small-government)
Nationalist vs. Internationalist - 76/100 (strongly internationalist)
Protectionism vs. Free Trade - 78/100 (strongly free trade)
Absolutist vs. Non-absolutist - 71/100 (strongly non-absolutist)
Controlled Market vs. Free Market - 52/100 (wash/moderately free-market)
Marxist vs. Non-Marxist - 58/100 (wash/moderately non-Marxist)

Seems to fit relatively well - I'm inordinately individual-oriented on social issues and somewhat free-market on economic issues.

I don't like the questions in that test. There are too many on issues I don't give a damn about, and not nearly enough on things I find important. Also, it called me a marxist. Just because I hate religion, support labor unions, and am willing to join a revolution doesn't make me a marxist.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a materialist, protectionist, controlled-market kind of person, who also seems quite Marxist.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of Marxist. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Communism area.

Individual Social

You scored 59 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit.

Theist Materialist

You scored 67 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate.


Big Gov Small Gov

You scored 44 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals.

National International

You scored 58 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to favour international bodies over national ones.

Protection Free-Trade

You scored 30 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are less likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies.


Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist
"The absolutist believes that either a divine presence or scientific laws provide absolute truths about the world, which can and should be applied in practise. The non-absolutist may be either a relativist, or simply someone who is more pragmatic."


Absolute Non-Absolute

You scored 44 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs.

Controlled Market vs Liberal Market
"Both of these categories assume a capitalist system. Assuming this system, the controlled market believer holds that government should intervene in regulating a nation's economy: wage laws, environmental standards, privatised industries and workplace relations policy. A liberal market thinker believes that such regulation is unnecessary and often counter-productive."


Controlled Liberal

You scored 15 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry.

Marxist vs Non-Marxist
"This scale purports to show to what extent you follow the thought and teachings of Marx. Marxists tend to be scientific, materialist and revolutionary, believe in class struggle and the laws of historical and dialectic materialism."


Marxist Non-Marxist

You scored 36 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are more likely to follow the philosophies of Marx.

You know I answered around 5 questions slightly differently last time and I ended up with Conservative. Go Figure...

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a socially-orientated, theist, big-government, nationalist, protectionist, controlled-market kind of person.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of social conservative protectionist with a hint of socialism. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Conservatism area.

Below, on this page, is an analysis of the (up to) eight categories that you were sorted into above, and an explanation of how you scored on the eight scales used to determine these categorisations.

The pages following this one show the breakdown of results for all participants on each question. You can freely navigate through the pages by using the hyperlinks in the top right of each page.



Individual vs Social

"The individualist believes that society works best through a focus on individual rights, freedoms, actions and responsibilities. The social thinker believes that the ideal state should focus more upon collective action and take a social approach to rights and responsibilities."


Individual

Social



You scored 76 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are more likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit.

* 90% of test takers were more individual than you.
* 9% of test takers were more social than you.




Theist vs Materialist

"The materialist believes that all objective criteria to influence politics can be reasonably derived without recourse to the divine or the spiritual. The theist believes that spiritual beliefs are important and should influence government policy."


Theist

Materialist



You scored 38 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are less likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate.

* 17% of test takers were more theist than you.
* 82% of test takers were more materialist than you.




Big Government vs Small Government

"The big government advocate believes that governments should be responsible for regulating a wide array of social practices, even what might be considered personal decisions such as abortion, euthanasia, children's education and births. A small government advocate thinks that, wherever possible, these issues should be up to individuals or companies to direct."


Big Gov

Small Gov



You scored 30 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are less likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals.

* 5% of test takers were more big government than you.
* 95% of test takers were more small government than you.




Nationalist vs Internationalist

"The nationalist believes in the sovereign rule of nation states, particularly his or her own. The internationalist believes that there should be more important international fora and perhaps, ultimately, international government."


National

International



You scored 12 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are less likely to favour international bodies over national ones.

* 1% of test takers were more nationalist than you.
* 98% of test takers were more internationalist than you.




Protectionist vs Free Trader

"The protectionist believes in barriers against free trade most probably due to a belief that this is in his or her country's interests. The free trader rejects such notions, believing that the system ultimately suffers when tariffs, subsidies and other obstacles to free trade persist."


Protection

Free-Trade



You scored 12 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are less likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies.

* 3% of test takers were more protectionist than you.
* 96% of test takers were more pro free trade than you.




Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist

"The absolutist believes that either a divine presence or scientific laws provide absolute truths about the world, which can and should be applied in practise. The non-absolutist may be either a relativist, or simply someone who is more pragmatic."


Absolute

Non-Absolute



You scored 53 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs.

* 33% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
* 63% of test takers were more non-absolutist than you.




Controlled Market vs Liberal Market

"Both of these categories assume a capitalist system. Assuming this system, the controlled market believer holds that government should intervene in regulating a nation's economy: wage laws, environmental standards, privatised industries and workplace relations policy. A liberal market thinker believes that such regulation is unnecessary and often counter-productive."


Controlled

Liberal



You scored 18 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry.

* 15% of test takers were more controlled market thinkers than you.
* 83% of test takers were more liberal market thinkers than you.




Marxist vs Non-Marxist

"This scale purports to show to what extent you follow the thought and teachings of Marx. Marxists tend to be scientific, materialist and revolutionary, believe in class struggle and the laws of historical and dialectic materialism."


Marxist

Non-Marxist



You scored 53 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to follow the philosophies of Marx.

* 63% of test takers were more Marxist than you.
* 34% of test takers were more non-Marxist than you.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a socially-orientated, materialist, small-government, internationalist, protectionist, controlled-market kind of person, who also seems quite Marxist.

-I'm not exactly a marxist...

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of Marxist. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Communism area.

Individual vs Social

You scored 80 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are more likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit.

* 94% of test takers were more individual than you.
* 6% of test takers were more social than you.


Theist vs Materialist

You scored 92 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate.

* 95% of test takers were more theist than you.
* 3% of test takers were more materialist than you.

Big Government vs Small Government

You scored 81 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals.

* 90% of test takers were more big government than you.
* 9% of test takers were more small government than you.

Nationalist vs Internationalist

You scored 81 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are more likely to favour international bodies over national ones.

* 90% of test takers were more nationalist than you.
* 9% of test takers were more internationalist than you.

Protectionist vs Free Trader

You scored 36 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are less likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies.

* 22% of test takers were more protectionist than you.
* 77% of test takers were more pro free trade than you.

Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist

You scored 60 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs.

* 59% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
* 37% of test takers were more non-absolutist than you.

Controlled Market vs Liberal Market

You scored 16 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry.

* 13% of test takers were more controlled market thinkers than you.
* 86% of test takers were more liberal market thinkers than you.

Marxist vs Non-Marxist

You scored 21 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are more likely to follow the philosophies of Marx.

* 6% of test takers were more Marxist than you.
* 93% of test takers were more non-Marxist than you.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a socially-orientated, materialist, internationalist, non-absolutist, controlled-market kind of person.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of socialist. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Socialism area.

You scored 66 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are more likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit.

You scored 61 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate.

You scored 52 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals.

You scored 72 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are more likely to favour international bodies over national ones.

You scored 40 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies.

You scored 63 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are less likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs.

You scored 32 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry.

You scored 55 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to follow the philosophies of Marx.

My results:


Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a socially-orientated, small-government, internationalist, free-trade, absolutist, liberal-market kind of person.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of libertarian with a hint of socialism


Individual vs. Social: 62 out of 100
Theist vs. Materialist: 56 out of 100
Big Government vs. Small Government: 78 out of 100
Nationalist vs. Internationalist: 74 out of 100
Protectionist vs. Free-Trader: 92 out of 100
Absolutist vs. Non-Absolutist: 28 out of 100
Controlled Market vs. Liberal Market: 68 out of 100
Marxist vs. Non-Marxist: 52 out of 100

Libertarian with a hint of socialism. :eek:

I want to be an evil slave driving capitalist pig, but the Proudhons, Thoreaus, Smiths (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Smith), and others have apparently corrupted my wee little mind. :D :cool:

(edit: I guess I have some reading to do this summer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individualist_Anarchism))

I don't like the option answers to this question:
21. I believe that abortion is right:

Never
Only when the mother's life is endangered
Whenever the mother wants to abort
Other

Specifically the 'Whenever the mother wants to abort', as that implies right up to birth. It also implies that abortion is a casual matter that's taken lightly.
It's worded badly and could force one into clicking the 'other' option, and I wonder how that would affect their scoring of you.

I don't like the option answers to this question:
21. I believe that abortion is right:

Never
Only when the mother's life is endangered
Whenever the mother wants to abort
Other

Specifically the 'Whenever the mother wants to abort', as that implies right up to birth. It also implies that abortion is a casual matter that's taken lightly.
It's worded badly and could force one into clicking the 'other' option, and I wonder how that would affect their scoring of you.

The first question on each page (including the one on abortion) is not counted toward one's score. The results section displays one's various answers, but everyone's responses to these particular questions are presented for general interest.

My results:
Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a materialist, internationalist, protectionist, controlled-market kind of person.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of social conservative protectionist. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Conservatism area.
I went to the conservatism area and all I can say is :eek:
I don't think I can really call myself conservative.


Individual vs. Social: 58 out of 100
Theist vs. Materialist: 78 out of 100
Big Government vs. Small Government: 59 out of 100
Nationalist vs. Internationalist: 65 out of 100
Protectionist vs. Free-Trader: 32 out of 100
Absolutist vs. Non-Absolutist: 55 out of 100
Controlled Market vs. Liberal Market: 26 out of 100
Marxist vs. Non-Marxist: 46 out of 100

You scored 64 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social.

You scored 92 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist.

You scored 51 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government.

You scored 79 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist.

You scored 47 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader.

You scored 64 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. (Anyone else see the irony in this axis, especially if one falls onto the high end of it?)

You scored 21 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market.

You scored 34 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a socially-orientated, materialist, internationalist, free-trade, controlled-market kind of person.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of socialist. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Socialism area.

You scored 70 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social.

You scored 83 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist.

You scored 43 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government.

You scored 67 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist.

You scored 64 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader.

You scored 58 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist.

You scored 25 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market.

You scored 45 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist.

exactly how is one a small government marxist? after all, if anarchy happens naturally, what was the point of consolidating power to the DoP in the first place?


Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you an individually-orientated, small-government, nationalist, protectionist, liberal-market kind of person, who doesn't sound like a Marxist

i might have to look at my protectionism, might have swung to far on that one.


You scored 23 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are less likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit.
* 5% of test takers were more individual than you.
* 94% of test takers were more social than you.

You scored 53 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate.
* 36% of test takers were more theist than you.
* 63% of test takers were more materialist than you.

You scored 96 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals.
* 99% of test takers were more big government than you.
* 1% of test takers were more small government than you.

You scored 14 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are less likely to favour international bodies over national ones.
* 2% of test takers were more nationalist than you.
* 98% of test takers were more internationalist than you.

You scored 31 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are less likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies.
* 16% of test takers were more protectionist than you.
* 83% of test takers were more pro free trade than you

You scored 53 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs.
* 33% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
* 63% of test takers were more non-absolutist than you.

You scored 68 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are less likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry.
* 86% of test takers were more controlled market thinkers than you.
* 13% of test takers were more liberal market thinkers than you.

You scored 65 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are less likely to follow the philosophies of Marx.
* 87% of test takers were more Marxist than you.
* 12% of test takers were more non-Marxist than you.

Using a different site link provided earlier on in the thread, I got

Economic Left/Right: -3.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.72

when you interperate the graph using those numbers, I find that I am moderately Socialist/Libertarian, very close to the example of Gandhi's location on the graph

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a small-government, nationalist, free-trade, absolutist, liberal-market kind of person, who doesn't sound like a Marxist.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of libertarian. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Liberalism area.

Liberalism! Yuch! *spits*

I'm not a Libertarian, I'm a conservative.


Individual vs Social
"The individualist believes that society works best through a focus on individual rights, freedoms, actions and responsibilities. The social thinker believes that the ideal state should focus more upon collective action and take a social approach to rights and responsibilities."


Individual Social

You scored 44 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit.

24% of test takers were more individual than you.
74% of test takers were more social than you.



Theist vs Materialist
"The materialist believes that all objective criteria to influence politics can be reasonably derived without recourse to the divine or the spiritual. The theist believes that spiritual beliefs are important and should influence government policy."


Theist Materialist

You scored 43 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate.

23% of test takers were more theist than you.
76% of test takers were more materialist than you.




Big Government vs Small Government
"The big government advocate believes that governments should be responsible for regulating a wide array of social practices, even what might be considered personal decisions such as abortion, euthanasia, children's education and births. A small government advocate thinks that, wherever possible, these issues should be up to individuals or companies to direct."


Big Gov Small Gov

You scored 79 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals.

88% of test takers were more big government than you.
11% of test takers were more small government than you.



Nationalist vs Internationalist
"The nationalist believes in the sovereign rule of nation states, particularly his or her own. The internationalist believes that there should be more important international fora and perhaps, ultimately, international government."


National International

You scored 33 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are less likely to favour international bodies over national ones.

10% of test takers were more nationalist than you.
89% of test takers were more internationalist than you.



Protectionist vs Free Trader
"The protectionist believes in barriers against free trade most probably due to a belief that this is in his or her country's interests. The free trader rejects such notions, believing that the system ultimately suffers when tariffs, subsidies and other obstacles to free trade persist."


Protection Free-Trade

You scored 79 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are more likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies.

84% of test takers were more protectionist than you.
15% of test takers were more pro free trade than you.



Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist
"The absolutist believes that either a divine presence or scientific laws provide absolute truths about the world, which can and should be applied in practise. The non-absolutist may be either a relativist, or simply someone who is more pragmatic."


Absolute Non-Absolute

You scored 30 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs.

2% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
98% of test takers were more non-absolutist than you.



Controlled Market vs Liberal Market
"Both of these categories assume a capitalist system. Assuming this system, the controlled market believer holds that government should intervene in regulating a nation's economy: wage laws, environmental standards, privatised industries and workplace relations policy. A liberal market thinker believes that such regulation is unnecessary and often counter-productive."


Controlled Liberal

You scored 72 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are less likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry.

88% of test takers were more controlled market thinkers than you.
11% of test takers were more liberal market thinkers than you.



Marxist vs Non-Marxist
"This scale purports to show to what extent you follow the thought and teachings of Marx. Marxists tend to be scientific, materialist and revolutionary, believe in class struggle and the laws of historical and dialectic materialism."


Marxist Non-Marxist

You scored 72 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are less likely to follow the philosophies of Marx.

95% of test takers were more Marxist than you.
5% of test takers were more non-Marxist than you.

Ooh, shit, clicked out before copy/paste.

Well, how can you be free trade and controlled market at the same time? :confused:

exactly 50 on the Marxist/Nonmarxist. Hehe.

international relations? hmm, always wanted to be a diplomat.

be back in a sec when i retake it. i bet its different this time!

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a socially-orientated, materialist, small-government, internationalist, controlled-market kind of person, who also seems quite Marxist.

Rather accurate. I hated a lot of the questions, though.

Personally, I think the relative scores mean more.

Edit: Scratch that, I think the absolute score gets more right on some of them than the relative score.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you an individually-orientated, small-government, free-trade, absolutist, liberal-market kind of person, who doesn't sound like a Marxist.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of libertarian.

Below, on this page, is an analysis of the (up to) eight categories that you were sorted into above, and an explanation of how you scored on the eight scales used to determine these categorisations.

The pages following this one show the breakdown of results for all participants on each question. You can freely navigate through the pages by using the hyperlinks in the top right of each page.




Individual vs Social
"The individualist believes that society works best through a focus on individual rights, freedoms, actions and responsibilities. The social thinker believes that the ideal state should focus more upon collective action and take a social approach to rights and responsibilities."


Individual Social

You scored 27 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are less likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit.

7% of test takers were more individual than you.
92% of test takers were more social than you.



Theist vs Materialist
"The materialist believes that all objective criteria to influence politics can be reasonably derived without recourse to the divine or the spiritual. The theist believes that spiritual beliefs are important and should influence government policy."


Theist Materialist

You scored 42 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate.

22% of test takers were more theist than you.
77% of test takers were more materialist than you.




Big Government vs Small Government
"The big government advocate believes that governments should be responsible for regulating a wide array of social practices, even what might be considered personal decisions such as abortion, euthanasia, children's education and births. A small government advocate thinks that, wherever possible, these issues should be up to individuals or companies to direct."


Big Gov Small Gov

You scored 72 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals.

79% of test takers were more big government than you.
19% of test takers were more small government than you.



Nationalist vs Internationalist
"The nationalist believes in the sovereign rule of nation states, particularly his or her own. The internationalist believes that there should be more important international fora and perhaps, ultimately, international government."


National International

You scored 58 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to favour international bodies over national ones.

44% of test takers were more nationalist than you.
54% of test takers were more internationalist than you.



Protectionist vs Free Trader
"The protectionist believes in barriers against free trade most probably due to a belief that this is in his or her country's interests. The free trader rejects such notions, believing that the system ultimately suffers when tariffs, subsidies and other obstacles to free trade persist."


Protection Free-Trade

You scored 100 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are more likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies.

97% of test takers were more protectionist than you.
0% of test takers were more pro free trade than you.



Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist
"The absolutist believes that either a divine presence or scientific laws provide absolute truths about the world, which can and should be applied in practise. The non-absolutist may be either a relativist, or simply someone who is more pragmatic."


Absolute Non-Absolute

You scored 37 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs.

5% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
94% of test takers were more non-absolutist than you.



Controlled Market vs Liberal Market
"Both of these categories assume a capitalist system. Assuming this system, the controlled market believer holds that government should intervene in regulating a nation's economy: wage laws, environmental standards, privatised industries and workplace relations policy. A liberal market thinker believes that such regulation is unnecessary and often counter-productive."


Controlled Liberal

You scored 79 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are less likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry.

92% of test takers were more controlled market thinkers than you.
8% of test takers were more liberal market thinkers than you.



Marxist vs Non-Marxist
"This scale purports to show to what extent you follow the thought and teachings of Marx. Marxists tend to be scientific, materialist and revolutionary, believe in class struggle and the laws of historical and dialectic materialism."


Marxist Non-Marxist

You scored 77 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are less likely to follow the philosophies of Marx.

97% of test takers were more Marxist than you.
2% of test takers were more non-Marxist than you.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a materialist, small-government, controlled-market kind of person.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of borderline social liberal. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Liberalism area.

Below, on this page, is an analysis of the (up to) eight categories that you were sorted into above, and an explanation of how you scored on the eight scales used to determine these categorisations.

The pages following this one show the breakdown of results for all participants on each question. You can freely navigate through the pages by using the hyperlinks in the top right of each page.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a theist, big-government, protectionist, controlled-market kind of person.

52/100 Individual vs. Social
20/100 Theist vs. Materialist
35/100 Big Govt. vs. Small Govt.
46/100 Nationalist vs. Internationalist
26/100 Protectionist vs. Free Trader
53/100 Absolutist vs. Non-Absolutist
12/100 Controlled Market vs. Liberal Market
40/100 Marxist vs. Non-Marxist

This seems accurate.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a materialist, internationalist, free-trade, non-absolutist, controlled-market kind of person.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of borderline internationalist. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the International Relations area.

Below, on this page, is an analysis of the (up to) eight categories that you were sorted into above, and an explanation of how you scored on the eight scales used to determine these categorisations.

The pages following this one show the breakdown of results for all participants on each question. You can freely navigate through the pages by using the hyperlinks in the top right of each page.



Individual vs Social

"The individualist believes that society works best through a focus on individual rights, freedoms, actions and responsibilities. The social thinker believes that the ideal state should focus more upon collective action and take a social approach to rights and responsibilities."


Individual

Social



You scored 60 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit.

* 59% of test takers were more individual than you.
* 38% of test takers were more social than you.




Theist vs Materialist

"The materialist believes that all objective criteria to influence politics can be reasonably derived without recourse to the divine or the spiritual. The theist believes that spiritual beliefs are important and should influence government policy."


Theist

Materialist



You scored 75 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate.

* 73% of test takers were more theist than you.
* 25% of test takers were more materialist than you.




Big Government vs Small Government

"The big government advocate believes that governments should be responsible for regulating a wide array of social practices, even what might be considered personal decisions such as abortion, euthanasia, children's education and births. A small government advocate thinks that, wherever possible, these issues should be up to individuals or companies to direct."


Big Gov

Small Gov



You scored 46 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals.

* 21% of test takers were more big government than you.
* 77% of test takers were more small government than you.




Nationalist vs Internationalist

"The nationalist believes in the sovereign rule of nation states, particularly his or her own. The internationalist believes that there should be more important international fora and perhaps, ultimately, international government."


National

International



You scored 67 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are more likely to favour international bodies over national ones.

* 64% of test takers were more nationalist than you.
* 34% of test takers were more internationalist than you.




Protectionist vs Free Trader

"The protectionist believes in barriers against free trade most probably due to a belief that this is in his or her country's interests. The free trader rejects such notions, believing that the system ultimately suffers when tariffs, subsidies and other obstacles to free trade persist."


Protection

Free-Trade



You scored 71 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are more likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies.

* 75% of test takers were more protectionist than you.
* 24% of test takers were more pro free trade than you.




Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist

"The absolutist believes that either a divine presence or scientific laws provide absolute truths about the world, which can and should be applied in practise. The non-absolutist may be either a relativist, or simply someone who is more pragmatic."


Absolute

Non-Absolute



You scored 65 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are less likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs.

* 76% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
* 20% of test takers were more non-absolutist than you.




Controlled Market vs Liberal Market

"Both of these categories assume a capitalist system. Assuming this system, the controlled market believer holds that government should intervene in regulating a nation's economy: wage laws, environmental standards, privatised industries and workplace relations policy. A liberal market thinker believes that such regulation is unnecessary and often counter-productive."


Controlled

Liberal



You scored 23 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry.

* 23% of test takers were more controlled market thinkers than you.
* 75% of test takers were more liberal market thinkers than you.




Marxist vs Non-Marxist

"This scale purports to show to what extent you follow the thought and teachings of Marx. Marxists tend to be scientific, materialist and revolutionary, believe in class struggle and the laws of historical and dialectic materialism."


Marxist

Non-Marxist



You scored 45 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to follow the philosophies of Marx.

* 41% of test takers were more Marxist than you.
* 56% of test takers were more non-Marxist than you.

Well, how can you be free trade and controlled market at the same time?

"Free trade," within the context of this quiz, refers to that trade that moves across international borders. Therefore, one may keep restrictions on the market process at home, while rejecting larger restrictions between states at the global level.

For instance, one may be an internationalist socialist, somekind of decentralized mixed market/socialism. Keep trade regulations decentralized at a low level, while preventing the rise of more obtrusive international regulation. I suppose one need not necessarily be of the internationalist persuasion either; something along the lines of economic regulation coupled with strong support for national sovereignty. (<------ like, say, the People's Republic of China)

Of course, now that I think about it, a perfect example of "free trade + controlled market" would be the People's Republic of China. Although an increasingly capitalist domestic economic system, it is still highly controlled and regulated by the state. None the less, China has made moves, including membership in the WTO, to increase its access to world commerce and associated "free trade."

Whay do most of us seem to be Red? Didn't the Red movment die or is it time for a new revolution?!

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz (http://www.orgburo.com/pofoquiz/pofo.php) considers you an individually-orientated, materialist, small-government, internationalist, free-trade, non-absolutist, liberal-market kind of person, who doesn't sound like a Marxist.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of libertarian.

You scored 20 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are less likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit.
4% of test takers were more individual than you.
95% of test takers were more social than you.

You scored 100 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate.
99% of test takers were more theist than you.
0% of test takers were more materialist than you.

You scored 95 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals.
98% of test takers were more big government than you.
1% of test takers were more small government than you.

You scored 91 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are more likely to favour international bodies over national ones.
98% of test takers were more nationalist than you.
2% of test takers were more internationalist than you.

You scored 97 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are more likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies.
95% of test takers were more protectionist than you.
4% of test takers were more pro free trade than you.

You scored 69 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are less likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs.
87% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
11% of test takers were more non-absolutist than you.

You scored 89 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are less likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry.
95% of test takers were more controlled market thinkers than you.
5% of test takers were more liberal market thinkers than you.

You scored 74 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are less likely to follow the philosophies of Marx.
96% of test takers were more Marxist than you.
4% of test takers were more non-Marxist than you.

It would seem that my characterization of myself as a moderate is fairly accurate.

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Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a small-government, non-absolutist, kind of person.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of borderline social liberal. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Liberalism area.

Below, on this page, is an analysis of the (up to) eight categories that you were sorted into above, and an explanation of how you scored on the eight scales used to determine these categorisations.

The pages following this one show the breakdown of results for all participants on each question. You can freely navigate through the pages by using the hyperlinks in the top right of each page.


Individual vs Social
"The individualist believes that society works best through a focus on individual rights, freedoms, actions and responsibilities. The social thinker believes that the ideal state should focus more upon collective action and take a social approach to rights and responsibilities."

Individual
Social

You scored 46 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit.
• 27% of test takers were more individual than you.
• 70% of test takers were more social than you.


Theist vs Materialist

"The materialist believes that all objective criteria to influence politics can be reasonably derived without recourse to the divine or the spiritual. The theist believes that spiritual beliefs are important and should influence government policy."

Theist
Materialist

You scored 49 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate.
• 30% of test takers were more theist than you.
• 69% of test takers were more materialist than you.



Big Government vs Small Government

"The big government advocate believes that governments should be responsible for regulating a wide array of social practices, even what might be considered personal decisions such as abortion, euthanasia, children's education and births. A small government advocate thinks that, wherever possible, these issues should be up to individuals or companies to direct."

Big Gov
Small Gov

You scored 68 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals.
• 73% of test takers were more big government than you.
• 26% of test takers were more small government than you.


Nationalist vs Internationalist

"The nationalist believes in the sovereign rule of nation states, particularly his or her own. The internationalist believes that there should be more important international fora and perhaps, ultimately, international government."

National
International

You scored 47 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to favour international bodies over national ones.
• 25% of test takers were more nationalist than you.
• 74% of test takers were more internationalist than you.


Protectionist vs Free Trader

"The protectionist believes in barriers against free trade most probably due to a belief that this is in his or her country's interests. The free trader rejects such notions, believing that the system ultimately suffers when tariffs, subsidies and other obstacles to free trade persist."

Protection
Free-Trade

You scored 48 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies.
• 38% of test takers were more protectionist than you.
• 60% of test takers were more pro free trade than you.


Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist

"The absolutist believes that either a divine presence or scientific laws provide absolute truths about the world, which can and should be applied in practise. The non-absolutist may be either a relativist, or simply someone who is more pragmatic."

Absolute
Non-Absolute

You scored 61 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are less likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs.
• 63% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
• 34% of test takers were more non-absolutist than you.


Controlled Market vs Liberal Market

"Both of these categories assume a capitalist system. Assuming this system, the controlled market believer holds that government should intervene in regulating a nation's economy: wage laws, environmental standards, privatised industries and workplace relations policy. A liberal market thinker believes that such regulation is unnecessary and often counter-productive."

Controlled
Liberal

You scored 56 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry.
• 77% of test takers were more controlled market thinkers than you.
• 22% of test takers were more liberal market thinkers than you.


Marxist vs Non-Marxist

"This scale purports to show to what extent you follow the thought and teachings of Marx. Marxists tend to be scientific, materialist and revolutionary, believe in class struggle and the laws of historical and dialectic materialism."

Marxist
Non-Marxist

You scored 60 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to follow the philosophies of Marx.
• 79% of test takers were more Marxist than you.
• 19% of test takers were more non-Marxist than you.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you an individually-orientated, materialist, small-government, internationalist, free-trade, non-absolutist, kind of person, who doesn't sound like a Marxist.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of libertarian. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Liberalism area.


You scored 38 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are less likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit.

You scored 100 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate.


You scored 76 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals.

You scored 73 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are more likely to favour international bodies over national ones.


You scored 100 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are more likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies.

You scored 79 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are less likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs.

You scored 45 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry.

You scored 67 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are less likely to follow the philosophies of Marx.

Also, it called me a marxist. Just because I hate religion, support labor unions, and am willing to join a revolution doesn't make me a marxist.

You know, you might be a marxist without realising it.

And what you said there sounds quite marxist.

You could even be quite conservative and be marxist. One of my history lecturers called Maggie Thatcher Marxist. What he meant was that he thinks she saw the world in a Marxist way, but came to opposite conclusions to Marx on what should be done. Ie, the problems Marx saw, she didnt see as problems.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a socially-orientated, materialist, internationalist, controlled-market kind of person.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of socialist. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Socialism area.

Oh... I am a socialist... wait. I knew that.


Individual vs Social

You scored 68 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are more likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit.

* 78% of test takers were more individual than you.
* 20% of test takers were more social than you.

Theist vs Materialist

You scored 74 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate.

* 71% of test takers were more theist than you.
* 27% of test takers were more materialist than you.

Big Government vs Small Government

You scored 54 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals.

* 39% of test takers were more big government than you.
* 58% of test takers were more small government than you.

Nationalist vs Internationalist

You scored 80 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are more likely to favour international bodies over national ones.

* 88% of test takers were more nationalist than you.
* 10% of test takers were more internationalist than you.

Protectionist vs Free Trader

You scored 59 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies.

* 58% of test takers were more protectionist than you.
* 41% of test takers were more pro free trade than you.

Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist

You scored 57 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs.

* 47% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
* 48% of test takers were more non-absolutist than you.

Controlled Market vs Liberal Market

You scored 19 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry.

* 17% of test takers were more controlled market thinkers than you.
* 82% of test takers were more liberal market thinkers than you.

Marxist vs Non-Marxist

You scored 45 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to follow the philosophies of Marx.

* 41% of test takers were more Marxist than you.
* 56% of test takers were more non-Marxist than you.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you an individually-orientated, materialist, small-government, internationalist, free-trade, non-absolutist, liberal-market kind of person, who also seems quite Marxist.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of MarxistBut like all other tests, this one assumes that the test taker is by definition a proponent of representative democracy, states & governments, and corporate capitalism. I am not, so the results don't really say a whole lot about me. I must say though, I appreciate how the test calls me a commie, after I scored 100/100 on free trade.Individual vs Social
You scored 34 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social.

* 12% of test takers were more individual than you.
* 87% of test takers were more social than you.

Theist vs Materialist
You scored 92 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist.

* 95% of test takers were more theist than you.
* 3% of test takers were more materialist than you.

Big Government vs Small Government
You scored 90 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government.

* 96% of test takers were more big government than you.
* 3% of test takers were more small government than you.

Nationalist vs Internationalist
You scored 75 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist.

* 80% of test takers were more nationalist than you.
* 18% of test takers were more internationalist than you.

Protectionist vs Free Trader
You scored 100 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader.

* 97% of test takers were more protectionist than you.
* 0% of test takers were more pro free trade than you.

Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist
You scored 62 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist.

* 66% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
* 31% of test takers were more non-absolutist than you.

Controlled Market vs Liberal Market
You scored 86 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market.

* 94% of test takers were more controlled market thinkers than you.
* 5% of test takers were more liberal market thinkers than you.

Marxist vs Non-Marxist
You scored 38 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist.

* 25% of test takers were more Marxist than you.
* 74% of test takers were more non-Marxist than you.

But like all other tests, this one assumes that the test taker is by definition a proponent of representative democracy, states & governments, and corporate capitalism.
I think of it as a compliment for a test to assume its takers are working within the realm of reality.

I think of it as a compliment for a test to assume its takers are working within the realm of reality.Says rather a lot about the takers' ideological stances, though, don't it?

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a internationalist, controlled-market kind of person, who also seems quite Marxist.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of Marxist. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Communism area.

Individual vs. Social: 56/100
Thiest vs. Materialist: 54/100
Big government vs. Small government: 50/100
Nationalist vs. Internationalist: 89/100
Protectionist vs. Free trader: 59/100
Absolutist vs. Non-Absolutist: 49/100
Controlled market vs. Liberal market: 27/100
Marxist vs Non-Marxist: 32/100

Pretty much what I thought I was before. An Internationalist Socialist. Or crazy world-lovin' commie to the more partisan.

I must say though, I appreciate how the test calls me a commie, after I scored 100/100 on free trade.

Well, remember, in the utopia communism is meant to lead to trade would probably be completely free.

The simple problem is that reaching that point is, well, unlikely, to say the least.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a materialist, big-government, nationalist, protectionist, non-absolutist, controlled-market kind of person.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of social conservative protectionist. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Conservatism area.

Below, on this page, is an analysis of the (up to) eight categories that you were sorted into above, and an explanation of how you scored on the eight scales used to determine these categorisations.

The pages following this one show the breakdown of results for all participants on each question. You can freely navigate through the pages by using the hyperlinks in the top right of each page.



Individual vs Social

"The individualist believes that society works best through a focus on individual rights, freedoms, actions and responsibilities. The social thinker believes that the ideal state should focus more upon collective action and take a social approach to rights and responsibilities."


Individual

Social



You scored 43 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit.

* 23% of test takers were more individual than you.
* 76% of test takers were more social than you.




Theist vs Materialist

"The materialist believes that all objective criteria to influence politics can be reasonably derived without recourse to the divine or the spiritual. The theist believes that spiritual beliefs are important and should influence government policy."


Theist

Materialist



You scored 63 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate.

* 53% of test takers were more theist than you.
* 46% of test takers were more materialist than you.




Big Government vs Small Government

"The big government advocate believes that governments should be responsible for regulating a wide array of social practices, even what might be considered personal decisions such as abortion, euthanasia, children's education and births. A small government advocate thinks that, wherever possible, these issues should be up to individuals or companies to direct."


Big Gov

Small Gov



You scored 31 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are less likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals.

* 5% of test takers were more big government than you.
* 94% of test takers were more small government than you.




Nationalist vs Internationalist

"The nationalist believes in the sovereign rule of nation states, particularly his or her own. The internationalist believes that there should be more important international fora and perhaps, ultimately, international government."


National

International



You scored 26 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are less likely to favour international bodies over national ones.

* 6% of test takers were more nationalist than you.
* 93% of test takers were more internationalist than you.




Protectionist vs Free Trader

"The protectionist believes in barriers against free trade most probably due to a belief that this is in his or her country's interests. The free trader rejects such notions, believing that the system ultimately suffers when tariffs, subsidies and other obstacles to free trade persist."


Protection

Free-Trade



You scored 35 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are less likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies.

* 21% of test takers were more protectionist than you.
* 78% of test takers were more pro free trade than you.




Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist

"The absolutist believes that either a divine presence or scientific laws provide absolute truths about the world, which can and should be applied in practise. The non-absolutist may be either a relativist, or simply someone who is more pragmatic."


Absolute

Non-Absolute



You scored 65 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are less likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs.

* 76% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
* 20% of test takers were more non-absolutist than you.




Controlled Market vs Liberal Market

"Both of these categories assume a capitalist system. Assuming this system, the controlled market believer holds that government should intervene in regulating a nation's economy: wage laws, environmental standards, privatised industries and workplace relations policy. A liberal market thinker believes that such regulation is unnecessary and often counter-productive."


Controlled

Liberal



You scored 21 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry.

* 20% of test takers were more controlled market thinkers than you.
* 79% of test takers were more liberal market thinkers than you.




Marxist vs Non-Marxist

"This scale purports to show to what extent you follow the thought and teachings of Marx. Marxists tend to be scientific, materialist and revolutionary, believe in class struggle and the laws of historical and dialectic materialism."


Marxist

Non-Marxist



You scored 45 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to follow the philosophies of Marx.

* 41% of test takers were more Marxist than you.
* 56% of test takers were more non-Marxist than you.

"Social Conservative Protectionist" never heard of one of them.

Overall, I got rated as:
Theist, Big Government, Internationalist, non-absolutist, and defintely no Marxist.
:cool:

43 on individual vz social.

27 on theism :cool:

29 on Big Government. ( probably because I do believe in every fiber of my body and soul that ecological issues are so darned important to the very survival of the human race that I don't give a hoot which individual has to be shot in order to achieve Kyoto-standards and beyond. )

61 for Internationalist. I'm quite happy with that.

Dead neutral on free trade vz protection.

67 for non-absolutist. Right answers are relative. No funking and copping out, just try to do the best with the limited available info.

40 for controlled market. See: Big Government.

73 non-Marxist. Good. I consider Marxism a crime against Humanity.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you an individually-orientated, materialist, small-government, free-trade, liberal-market kind of person.


Individual vs Social

"The individualist believes that society works best through a focus on individual rights, freedoms, actions and responsibilities. The social thinker believes that the ideal state should focus more upon collective action and take a social approach to rights and responsibilities."


Individual

Social



You scored 28 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are less likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit.

* 8% of test takers were more individual than you.
* 91% of test takers were more social than you.




Theist vs Materialist

"The materialist believes that all objective criteria to influence politics can be reasonably derived without recourse to the divine or the spiritual. The theist believes that spiritual beliefs are important and should influence government policy."


Theist

Materialist



You scored 61 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate.

* 49% of test takers were more theist than you.
* 50% of test takers were more materialist than you.




Big Government vs Small Government

"The big government advocate believes that governments should be responsible for regulating a wide array of social practices, even what might be considered personal decisions such as abortion, euthanasia, children's education and births. A small government advocate thinks that, wherever possible, these issues should be up to individuals or companies to direct."


Big Gov

Small Gov



You scored 90 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals.

* 96% of test takers were more big government than you.
* 3% of test takers were more small government than you.




Nationalist vs Internationalist

"The nationalist believes in the sovereign rule of nation states, particularly his or her own. The internationalist believes that there should be more important international fora and perhaps, ultimately, international government."


National

International



You scored 43 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to favour international bodies over national ones.

* 20% of test takers were more nationalist than you.
* 79% of test takers were more internationalist than you.




Protectionist vs Free Trader

"The protectionist believes in barriers against free trade most probably due to a belief that this is in his or her country's interests. The free trader rejects such notions, believing that the system ultimately suffers when tariffs, subsidies and other obstacles to free trade persist."


Protection

Free-Trade



You scored 93 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are more likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies.

* 93% of test takers were more protectionist than you.
* 6% of test takers were more pro free trade than you.




Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist

"The absolutist believes that either a divine presence or scientific laws provide absolute truths about the world, which can and should be applied in practise. The non-absolutist may be either a relativist, or simply someone who is more pragmatic."


Absolute

Non-Absolute



You scored 45 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs.

* 14% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
* 84% of test takers were more non-absolutist than you.




Controlled Market vs Liberal Market

"Both of these categories assume a capitalist system. Assuming this system, the controlled market believer holds that government should intervene in regulating a nation's economy: wage laws, environmental standards, privatised industries and workplace relations policy. A liberal market thinker believes that such regulation is unnecessary and often counter-productive."


Controlled

Liberal



You scored 85 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are less likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry.

* 94% of test takers were more controlled market thinkers than you.
* 6% of test takers were more liberal market thinkers than you.




Marxist vs Non-Marxist

"This scale purports to show to what extent you follow the thought and teachings of Marx. Marxists tend to be scientific, materialist and revolutionary, believe in class struggle and the laws of historical and dialectic materialism."


Marxist

Non-Marxist

You scored 47 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to follow the philosophies of Marx.

* 47% of test takers were more Marxist than you.
* 50% of test takers were more non-Marxist than you.


Correct.

*obligatory gravedig joke*

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Agh! No gravedigging! And my results on this thread are out-of-date anyways.

Agh! No gravedigging! And my results on this thread are out-of-date anyways.
Well I had to post them up here to include them in my sig. I used Leonstein's sig to do so. Anyway, exhuming corpses is one of my hobbies. :)

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a materialist, non-absolutist, kind of person, who doesn't sound like a Marxist.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of uncategorisable materialist. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Morals & Ethics area.

Below, on this page, is an analysis of the (up to) eight categories that you were sorted into above, and an explanation of how you scored on the eight scales used to determine these categorisations.

The pages following this one show the breakdown of results for all participants on each question. You can freely navigate through the pages by using the hyperlinks in the top right of each page.




Individual vs Social
"The individualist believes that society works best through a focus on individual rights, freedoms, actions and responsibilities. The social thinker believes that the ideal state should focus more upon collective action and take a social approach to rights and responsibilities."


Individual Social

You scored 47 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit.

29% of test takers were more individual than you.
69% of test takers were more social than you.



Theist vs Materialist
"The materialist believes that all objective criteria to influence politics can be reasonably derived without recourse to the divine or the spiritual. The theist believes that spiritual beliefs are important and should influence government policy."


Theist Materialist

You scored 70 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate.

64% of test takers were more theist than you.
34% of test takers were more materialist than you.




Big Government vs Small Government
"The big government advocate believes that governments should be responsible for regulating a wide array of social practices, even what might be considered personal decisions such as abortion, euthanasia, children's education and births. A small government advocate thinks that, wherever possible, these issues should be up to individuals or companies to direct."


Big Gov Small Gov

You scored 56 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals.

45% of test takers were more big government than you.
53% of test takers were more small government than you.



Nationalist vs Internationalist
"The nationalist believes in the sovereign rule of nation states, particularly his or her own. The internationalist believes that there should be more important international fora and perhaps, ultimately, international government."


National International

You scored 57 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to favour international bodies over national ones.

42% of test takers were more nationalist than you.
56% of test takers were more internationalist than you.



Protectionist vs Free Trader
"The protectionist believes in barriers against free trade most probably due to a belief that this is in his or her country's interests. The free trader rejects such notions, believing that the system ultimately suffers when tariffs, subsidies and other obstacles to free trade persist."


Protection Free-Trade

You scored 42 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies.

30% of test takers were more protectionist than you.
69% of test takers were more pro free trade than you.



Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist
"The absolutist believes that either a divine presence or scientific laws provide absolute truths about the world, which can and should be applied in practise. The non-absolutist may be either a relativist, or simply someone who is more pragmatic."


Absolute Non-Absolute

You scored 61 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are less likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs.

63% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
33% of test takers were more non-absolutist than you.



Controlled Market vs Liberal Market
"Both of these categories assume a capitalist system. Assuming this system, the controlled market believer holds that government should intervene in regulating a nation's economy: wage laws, environmental standards, privatised industries and workplace relations policy. A liberal market thinker believes that such regulation is unnecessary and often counter-productive."


Controlled Liberal

You scored 49 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry.

69% of test takers were more controlled market thinkers than you.
30% of test takers were more liberal market thinkers than you.



Marxist vs Non-Marxist
"This scale purports to show to what extent you follow the thought and teachings of Marx. Marxists tend to be scientific, materialist and revolutionary, believe in class struggle and the laws of historical and dialectic materialism."


Marxist Non-Marxist

You scored 62 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are less likely to follow the philosophies of Marx.

83% of test takers were more Marxist than you.
16% of test takers were more non-Marxist than you.

There are some sloppy questions in there, anyway. For example:

"I believe abortion is right:"

If I hold that moral truths don't exist, then nothing is either right or wrong, no I would hold that abortion is never right, but that's not what the test thinks I mean when I say that. It's assuming that if I think abortion is never right then I also think that it is always wrong, and that's simply untrue.

Or:

"There are classes of people in society and some classes exploit others."

That question, I suspect, assumes I think that's a bad thing.

Or:

"The best things in life aren't things."

Well of course they are. To deny that things are things is absurd. But again, I don't think that's the question the test thinks it's asking.

The results turned out pretty well for me, but I do think the test was sloppily written. So don't worry if the old results don't suit you.

But again, I don't think that's the question the test thinks it's asking.

The results turned out pretty well for me, but I do think the test was sloppily written. So don't worry if the old results don't suit you.
I agree. For instance, I am a capitalist revolutionary who believes in certain capitalist ideologies and follows certain philosophers - however, voting options pertaining to revolutions, ideology, theory and such would brand me as a Marxist, which is utterly incorrect.

In any case, people who are more or less consistent on the test should get results which suit them. Mine are mostly correct.

Interesting, but I prefer the compass.

LOL, this test places me pretty much where I always say I am - moderate. Most of my scores were "You are neither A nor B."

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a small-government, kind of person.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of borderline social liberal.

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You scored 58 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit.

You scored 49 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate.

You scored 72 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals.

You scored 58 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to favour international bodies over national ones.

You scored 56 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies.

You scored 60 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs.

You scored 45 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry.

You scored 42 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to follow the philosophies of Marx.

If I actually put any stock in Astrology, I'd suggest that I really am the classic Libra. =)

Not too bad I gotta say. I'm glad it picked up on my rampant internationalism! :D Although I'm hardly a communist, or even Marxist.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a socially-orientated, materialist, internationalist, non-absolutist, controlled-market kind of person, who also seems quite Marxist.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of Marxist. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Communism area.

Individual vs Social
"The individualist believes that society works best through a focus on individual rights, freedoms, actions and responsibilities. The social thinker believes that the ideal state should focus more upon collective action and take a social approach to rights and responsibilities."


Individual Social

You scored 69 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are more likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit.

79% of test takers were more individual than you.
19% of test takers were more social than you.



Theist vs Materialist
"The materialist believes that all objective criteria to influence politics can be reasonably derived without recourse to the divine or the spiritual. The theist believes that spiritual beliefs are important and should influence government policy."


Theist Materialist

You scored 90 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate.

93% of test takers were more theist than you.
6% of test takers were more materialist than you.




Big Government vs Small Government
"The big government advocate believes that governments should be responsible for regulating a wide array of social practices, even what might be considered personal decisions such as abortion, euthanasia, children's education and births. A small government advocate thinks that, wherever possible, these issues should be up to individuals or companies to direct."


Big Gov Small Gov

You scored 53 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals.

37% of test takers were more big government than you.
61% of test takers were more small government than you.



Nationalist vs Internationalist
"The nationalist believes in the sovereign rule of nation states, particularly his or her own. The internationalist believes that there should be more important international fora and perhaps, ultimately, international government."


National International

You scored 92 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are more likely to favour international bodies over national ones.

98% of test takers were more nationalist than you.
2% of test takers were more internationalist than you.



Protectionist vs Free Trader
"The protectionist believes in barriers against free trade most probably due to a belief that this is in his or her country's interests. The free trader rejects such notions, believing that the system ultimately suffers when tariffs, subsidies and other obstacles to free trade persist."


Protection Free-Trade

You scored 59 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies.

58% of test takers were more protectionist than you.
40% of test takers were more pro free trade than you.



Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist
"The absolutist believes that either a divine presence or scientific laws provide absolute truths about the world, which can and should be applied in practise. The non-absolutist may be either a relativist, or simply someone who is more pragmatic."


Absolute Non-Absolute

You scored 63 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are less likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs.

70% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
27% of test takers were more non-absolutist than you.



Controlled Market vs Liberal Market
"Both of these categories assume a capitalist system. Assuming this system, the controlled market believer holds that government should intervene in regulating a nation's economy: wage laws, environmental standards, privatised industries and workplace relations policy. A liberal market thinker believes that such regulation is unnecessary and often counter-productive."


Controlled Liberal

You scored 18 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry.

15% of test takers were more controlled market thinkers than you.
83% of test takers were more liberal market thinkers than you.



Marxist vs Non-Marxist
"This scale purports to show to what extent you follow the thought and teachings of Marx. Marxists tend to be scientific, materialist and revolutionary, believe in class struggle and the laws of historical and dialectic materialism."


Marxist Non-Marxist

You scored 36 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are more likely to follow the philosophies of Marx.

22% of test takers were more Marxist than you.
76% of test takers were more non-Marxist than you.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of socialist

Individual vs Social:
You scored 63 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are more likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit

Theist vs Materialist:
You scored 81 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate

Big Government vs Small Government:
You scored 58 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals

Nationalist vs Internationalist:
You scored 68 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are more likely to favour international bodies over national ones

Protectionist vs Free Trader:
You scored 53 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies

Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist:
You scored 47 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs

Controlled Market vs Liberal Market:
You scored 30 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry

Marxist vs Non-Marxist:
You scored 44 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to follow the philosophies of Marx

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I don't know wheather to be sad for turning out a socialist, or celebrate that I don't follow Marx.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you an individually-orientated, theist, small-government, nationalist, free-trade, liberal-market kind of person, who doesn't sound like a Marxist.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of libertarian. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Liberalism area.



You scored 36 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are less likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit.

You scored 30 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are less likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate.



You scored 91 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals.

You scored 25 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are less likely to favour international bodies over national ones.

You scored 71 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are more likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies.

You scored 49 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs.



You scored 81 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are less likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry.

You scored 65 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are less likely to follow the philosophies of Marx.



it's acurate I guess. ;)

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a materialist, internationalist, free-trade, non-absolutist, controlled-market kind of person.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of borderline internationalist. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the International Relations area.

You scored 52 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit. I beleive, that balance between the individual and society is crucial, so acurate.

You scored 100 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate.I'm an existentialist, so right on again.


You scored 45 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals.Depends on the policy so right again.

You scored 90 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are more likely to favour international bodies over national ones.We're all one humanity.

You scored 93 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are more likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies.Free-trade is crucial to world peace. Right again.

You scored 76 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are less likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs.Pragmatism ftw.

You scored 24 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry.As do all rational people.


You scored 53 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to follow the philosophies of Marx.It's foolish to dismiss the man entirely.

So yeah, very accurate test.

This test is ruined alone by the fact that it uses a line spectrum instead of a quadrant spectrum in the first question.

No thanks.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a socially-orientated, materialist, small-government, internationalist, free-trade, absolutist, kind of person.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of socialist. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Socialism area.

68 out of 100 Individual vs Social
69 out of 100 Theist vs Materialist
76 out of 100 Big Government vs Small Government
78 out of 100 Nationalist vs Internationalist
92 out of 100 Protectionist vs Free Trader
29 out of 100 Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist
58 out of 100 Controlled Market vs Liberal Market
57 out of 100 Marxist vs Non-Marxist


I would contest the "Controlled Market vs Liberal Market" result. Many of the regulatory functions that people automatically assume fall under "government" can be put into place just fine via the mechanism of otherwise non-statist voluntary association of individuals (social welfare functions especially in the form of mutual aid, cooperatives, etc; statist welfare will always meet my personal opposition).

The other times I've taken this test, I have been labeled a "libertarian," a "socialist" and even one time a "libertarian with a hint of socialism."

I just like how the concept of "anti-authoritarian socialist" makes some people's heads explode (usually those who pine for the Cold War-style apocalyptic struggle between the forces of evil, etc). It's quite entertaining. :D

(edit: :eek: Didn't realise this thread had been exhumed. Oh well, here are my previous "Libertarian with a hint of Socialism" results. (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11055445&postcount=19) :D )

This test is ruined alone by the fact that it uses a line spectrum instead of a quadrant spectrum in the first question.

No thanks.

Actually, the very first questions on each page are not included in figuring one's results. They, and their results, are presented simply for the sake of curiosity.

And, this quiz measures one's results according to 8 different dimensions, not just one:

Individual vs Social
Theist vs Materialist
Big Government vs Small Government
Nationalist vs Internationalist
Protectionist vs Free Trader
Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist
Controlled Market vs Liberal Market
Marxist vs Non-Marxist

"I believe abortion is right:"


This question isn't actually used to calculate results.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a theist, protectionist, controlled-market kind of person.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of social conservative protectionist. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Conservatism area. Not too surprised by this... the anarchist quiz in a previous thread stated that I was a Christian Anarchist.... followed secondly by Commu-narchist(80%) with Capit-archist/Syndachist(sp?)both in 3rd(70%).

Individual vs Social

"The individualist believes that society works best through a focus on individual rights, freedoms, actions and responsibilities. The social thinker believes that the ideal state should focus more upon collective action and take a social approach to rights and responsibilities."

Individual; Social
You scored 45 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit. As someone else previously stated(I think), balance is good.

Theist vs Materialist

"The materialist believes that all objective criteria to influence politics can be reasonably derived without recourse to the divine or the spiritual. The theist believes that spiritual beliefs are important and should influence government policy."

Theist; Materialist
You scored 14 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are less likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate. While I would(hopefully)be amonst those in open rebellion if the government or an international body should make some sort of official church that ALL must follow or outright ban any or all religions in both public AND private(book burning=BAD), I also don't think those who have faith in whatever should necessarily be penalized for reading religious texts or attempting consult a diety for insight or whatever(preferably, in private and not in the media's spotlights). I mean, sheesh!! Should we fire public officials for reading various philosophers because some of them either had a belief in some sort of diety/dieties, or at the very least had mentions Him/Her/Them in their writings? That being said, I happen find the amount of politicians(in the U.S.)as of late all trying to be first to admit that "they have Faith in G-O-D!!! YAY!!!" increasingly more and more annoying. Especially when one considers how many of the few people that bother to vote base their vote more on their political parties' extreme stances and big media rather than what the politicians have actually proven to believe in(ala voting records and perhaps other avenues of information, when available). Which, by the way, isn't nearly enough in my opinion-voting based on one's intellect than emotions, that is.

Big Government vs Small Government

"The big government advocate believes that governments should be responsible for regulating a wide array of social practices, even what might be considered personal decisions such as abortion, euthanasia, children's education and births. A small government advocate thinks that, wherever possible, these issues should be up to individuals or companies to direct."

Big Gov;Small Gov
You scored 44 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals. Again, balance is a good thing. Sometimes, Big Gov. is necessary and maybe even good(don't make me think up reasons why-I've been having trouble sleeping this week). Other times, we want the government to go away. We don't care where, just as long as it's AWAY.

Nationalist vs Internationalist

"The nationalist believes in the sovereign rule of nation states, particularly his or her own. The internationalist believes that there should be more important international fora and perhaps, ultimately, international government."

National;International
You scored 46 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to favour international bodies over national ones. Right now, in this particular era of the world, balance is somewhat necessary for stability. Unless a wake-up call event like in "The Day the Earth Stood Still" or something equally impressive were to happen, it appears to me that nationalism vs. internationalism will be somewhat at a stalemate for, atleast, the near future. Of course, a world shattering event may very well cause humanity to blow itself into oblivion, but I'm hoping more towards world peace:D.

Protectionist vs Free Trader

"The protectionist believes in barriers against free trade most probably due to a belief that this is in his or her country's interests. The free trader rejects such notions, believing that the system ultimately suffers when tariffs, subsidies and other obstacles to free trade persist."

Protection;Free-Trade
You scored 28 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are less likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies. I just feel that right now, not everyone is playing fair and by the same rules-especially the biggest players. No real proof that I can think of right now, I just will continue being a bit protectionist until I know for certain that the richer nations(or should I say the big multi-national corporations?)aren't just trying to gat as close to actual, old-time slave labor, and the poorer nations(or, I should say, SOME of their leaders)aren't just trying to somehow get back at the not-so-poor nations for being royaly screwed over in the past(at the price of their citzens' overall welfare). As previously stated, I am kinda tired, so you may ignore this part as pseudo-ramblings that may have more to do with job-outsourcing than the actual idea of free-trade.

Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist

"The absolutist believes that either a divine presence or scientific laws provide absolute truths about the world, which can and should be applied in practise. The non-absolutist may be either a relativist, or simply someone who is more pragmatic."

Absolute;Non-Absolute

You scored 52 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs. Or in otherwords-I live in some odd shade of grey. Doesn't that make me MORE of a non-absolutist, being all in the grey area and all?

Controlled Market vs Liberal Market

"Both of these categories assume a capitalist system. Assuming this system, the controlled market believer holds that government should intervene in regulating a nation's economy: wage laws, environmental standards, privatised industries and workplace relations policy. A liberal market thinker believes that such regulation is unnecessary and often counter-productive."

Controlled;Liberal

You scored 37 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry. Still fairly close to being in the middle-if I'm right and 40 is the lowest for being neither/nor. Maybe it's 42? Still, not to far from being in the middle. Which basically means that, yes, I think business should be controlled, but no, I don't want business smothered into oblivion.

Marxist vs Non-Marxist

"This scale purports to show to what extent you follow the thought and teachings of Marx. Marxists tend to be scientific, materialist and revolutionary, believe in class struggle and the laws of historical and dialectic materialism."

Marxist; Non-Marxist
You scored 44 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to follow the philosophies of Marx. Communism/socialism are nice to fantasize about. It would be even nicer if everyone were genuinely good and nice and got along so that it the theories could play out(just not sure right now which theory I prefer more). Of course, this certainly is NOT going to happen in my lifetime, so I'll continue enjoying and despising the various aspects of capitalism, while playing in my own little dreamworld paradise.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a theist, big-government, protectionist, kind of person.
You scored 50 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social.
You scored 31 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist.
You scored 35 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government.
You scored 40 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist
You scored 30 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader.
You scored 50 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist.
You scored 41 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market.
You scored 54 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a theist, nationalist, protectionist, absolutist, liberal-market kind of person.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of borderline nationalist.

You scored 60 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit.

You scored 0 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are less likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate.

You scored 47 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals.

You scored 28 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are less likely to favour international bodies over national ones.

You scored 25 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are less likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies.

You scored 26 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs.

You scored 79 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are less likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry.

You scored 46 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to follow the philosophies of Marx.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you an individually-orientated, materialist, small-government, internationalist, free-trade, non-absolutist, liberal-market kind of person, who doesn't sound like a Marxist.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of libertarian. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Liberalism area.

That's me!

* 100% of test takers were more Marxist than you.
* 0% of test takers were more non-Marxist than you.





YEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a socially-orientated, materialist, small-government, internationalist, free-trade, controlled-market kind of person, who also seems quite Marxist.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of Marxist.

You scored 78 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are more likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit.

You scored 66 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate.

You scored 76 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals.

You scored 84 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are more likely to favour international bodies over national ones.

You scored 81 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are more likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies.

You scored 52 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs.

You scored 18 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry.

You scored 24 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are more likely to follow the philosophies of Marx.

* 100% of test takers were more Marxist than you.
* 0% of test takers were more non-Marxist than you.


YEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!

Props on that 100% :D

As for myself:

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you an individually-orientated, theist, nationalist, absolutist, liberal-market kind of person, who doesn't sound like a Marxist.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of borderline nationalist. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Nationalism area.

Individual vs Social
You scored 36 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are less likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit.

14% of test takers were more individual than you.
85% of test takers were more social than you.

Theist vs Materialist
You scored 35 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are less likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate.

15% of test takers were more theist than you.
85% of test takers were more materialist than you.

Big Government vs Small Government
You scored 56 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals.

45% of test takers were more big government than you.
53% of test takers were more small government than you.

Nationalist vs Internationalist
You scored 23 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are less likely to favour international bodies over national ones.

5% of test takers were more nationalist than you.
95% of test takers were more internationalist than you.

Protectionist vs Free Trader
You scored 60 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies.

60% of test takers were more protectionist than you.
38% of test takers were more pro free trade than you.

Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist
You scored 38 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs.

6% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
93% of test takers were more non-absolutist than you.

Controlled Market vs Liberal Market
You scored 66 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are less likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry.

85% of test takers were more controlled market thinkers than you.
15% of test takers were more liberal market thinkers than you.

Marxist vs Non-Marxist
You scored 70 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are less likely to follow the philosophies of Marx.

93% of test takers were more Marxist than you.
6% of test takers were more non-Marxist than you.

:eek: Don't know where that 6% came from

Overall, I'd say pretty accurate.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a socially-orientated, internationalist, free-trade, controlled-market kind of person, who also seems quite Marxist.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of Marxist. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Communism area:eek: .

Individual v. Social= 73 (Social)
Theist v. Materialist= 60 (Materialist)
Big Gov v. Small Gov= 44 (Big gov)
Nationalist v Internationalist= 82 (Internationalist)
Protectionist v. Free Trade= 65 (Free trade)
Absolutist v. Non-absolutist= 57 (Non-absolutist)
Controlled Market v Liberal Market= 28 (controlled market)
Marxist v Non Marxist= 37 (Marxist)

What id have expected, apart from the Marxist bit. Hmm

I am a libertarian, I kind of agree with this as I am a mild libertarian.

Individual vs Social 34/100
Theist vs Materialist 55/100
Big Government vs Small Government 51/100
Nationalist vs Internationalist 55/100
Protectionist vs Free Trader 100/100
Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist 55/100
Controlled Market vs Liberal Market 68/100
Marxist vs Non-Marxist 64/100

PoliticsForum quiz considers you an individually-orientated, free-trade, liberal-market kind of person, who doesn't sound like a Marxist

I am surprised that my small government rating is so low. At least they got it right on the free trade rating :p

What do those colour bars represent as the little white seems to be randomly placed on them.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a small-government, internationalist, kind of person.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of borderline internationalist.

Individual vs Social
You scored 59 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit.

* 57% of test takers were more individual than you.
* 41% of test takers were more social than you.

Theist vs Materialist
You scored 60 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate.

* 47% of test takers were more theist than you.
* 51% of test takers were more materialist than you.

Big Government vs Small Government
You scored 64 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals.

* 64% of test takers were more big government than you.
* 34% of test takers were more small government than you.

Nationalist vs Internationalist
You scored 66 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are more likely to favour international bodies over national ones.

* 62% of test takers were more nationalist than you.
* 36% of test takers were more internationalist than you.

Protectionist vs Free Trader
You scored 59 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies.

* 58% of test takers were more protectionist than you.
* 40% of test takers were more pro free trade than you.

Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist
You scored 57 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs.

* 48% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
* 48% of test takers were more non-absolutist than you.

Controlled Market vs Liberal Market
You scored 41 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry.

* 57% of test takers were more controlled market thinkers than you.
* 42% of test takers were more liberal market thinkers than you.

Marxist vs Non-Marxist
You scored 49 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to follow the philosophies of Marx.

* 53% of test takers were more Marxist than you.
* 44% of test takers were more non-Marxist than you.

So pretty much except in liking smaller goverments and international bodies, I'm a fence sitter... That explains why I get into fights with just about everyone on the board. ;)

This test is ruined alone by the fact that it uses a line spectrum instead of a quadrant spectrum in the first question.

No thanks.

Actually, it's one of the better tests out there.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a socially-orientated, materialist, big-government, protectionist, controlled-market kind of person, who also seems quite Marxist.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of Marxist. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Communism area.

Below, on this page, is an analysis of the (up to) eight categories that you were sorted into above, and an explanation of how you scored on the eight scales used to determine these categorisations.

The pages following this one show the breakdown of results for all participants on each question. You can freely navigate through the pages by using the hyperlinks in the top right of each page.




Individual vs Social
"The individualist believes that society works best through a focus on individual rights, freedoms, actions and responsibilities. The social thinker believes that the ideal state should focus more upon collective action and take a social approach to rights and responsibilities."


Individual Social

You scored 92 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are more likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit.

99% of test takers were more individual than you.
1% of test takers were more social than you.



Theist vs Materialist
"The materialist believes that all objective criteria to influence politics can be reasonably derived without recourse to the divine or the spiritual. The theist believes that spiritual beliefs are important and should influence government policy."


Theist Materialist

You scored 88 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate.

91% of test takers were more theist than you.
8% of test takers were more materialist than you.




Big Government vs Small Government
"The big government advocate believes that governments should be responsible for regulating a wide array of social practices, even what might be considered personal decisions such as abortion, euthanasia, children's education and births. A small government advocate thinks that, wherever possible, these issues should be up to individuals or companies to direct."


Big Gov Small Gov

You scored 25 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are less likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals.

3% of test takers were more big government than you.
97% of test takers were more small government than you.



Nationalist vs Internationalist
"The nationalist believes in the sovereign rule of nation states, particularly his or her own. The internationalist believes that there should be more important international fora and perhaps, ultimately, international government."


National International

You scored 53 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to favour international bodies over national ones.

35% of test takers were more nationalist than you.
63% of test takers were more internationalist than you.



Protectionist vs Free Trader
"The protectionist believes in barriers against free trade most probably due to a belief that this is in his or her country's interests. The free trader rejects such notions, believing that the system ultimately suffers when tariffs, subsidies and other obstacles to free trade persist."


Protection Free-Trade

You scored 13 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are less likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies.

4% of test takers were more protectionist than you.
96% of test takers were more pro free trade than you.



Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist
"The absolutist believes that either a divine presence or scientific laws provide absolute truths about the world, which can and should be applied in practise. The non-absolutist may be either a relativist, or simply someone who is more pragmatic."


Absolute Non-Absolute

You scored 50 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs.

25% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
72% of test takers were more non-absolutist than you.



Controlled Market vs Liberal Market
"Both of these categories assume a capitalist system. Assuming this system, the controlled market believer holds that government should intervene in regulating a nation's economy: wage laws, environmental standards, privatised industries and workplace relations policy. A liberal market thinker believes that such regulation is unnecessary and often counter-productive."


Controlled Liberal

You scored 0 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry.

0% of test takers were more controlled market thinkers than you.
99% of test takers were more liberal market thinkers than you.



Marxist vs Non-Marxist
"This scale purports to show to what extent you follow the thought and teachings of Marx. Marxists tend to be scientific, materialist and revolutionary, believe in class struggle and the laws of historical and dialectic materialism."


Marxist Non-Marxist

You scored 33 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are more likely to follow the philosophies of Marx.

18% of test takers were more Marxist than you.
81% of test takers were more non-Marxist than you.

:(

I think I am more marxist and less nationalist... maybe the test author sees it from a different POW than mine own.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a socially-orientated, materialist, big-government, internationalist, protectionist, non-absolutist, controlled-market kind of person, who also seems quite Marxist.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of Marxist.

Quite in the middle, nothing radical except for scoring somewhat internationalist


Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a materialist, internationalist, non-absolutist, controlled-market kind of person, who doesn't sound like a Marxist.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of borderline internationalist.

You scored 48 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit.
• 31% of test takers were more individual than you.
• 67% of test takers were more social than you.

You scored 71 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate.
• 66% of test takers were more theist than you.
• 33% of test takers were more materialist than you.

You scored 56 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals.
• 45% of test takers were more big government than you.
• 53% of test takers were more small government than you.

You scored 75 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are more likely to favour international bodies over national ones.
• 80% of test takers were more nationalist than you.
• 18% of test takers were more internationalist than you.

You scored 55 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies.
• 51% of test takers were more protectionist than you.
• 47% of test takers were more pro free trade than you.

You scored 64 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are less likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs.
• 73% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
• 23% of test takers were more non-absolutist than you.

You scored 34 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry.
• 43% of test takers were more controlled market thinkers than you.
• 55% of test takers were more liberal market thinkers than you.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you an individually-orientated, materialist, small-government, nationalist, free-trade, liberal-market kind of person.

Individual vs Social - 30% (induvidual)
Theist vs Materialist - 92% (materalist)
Big Government vs Small Government - 93% (Small Gov.)
Nationalist vs Internationalist - 36% (Nationalist)
Protectionist vs Free Trader - 83% (Free Trade)
Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist - 54% (Somewhere in between)
Controlled Market vs Liberal Market - 79% (Liberal)
Marxist vs Non-Marxist - 47% (Somewhere in between)

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a theist, small-government, kind of person, who doesn't sound like a Marxist.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of borderline social liberal. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Liberalism area.

Below, on this page, is an analysis of the (up to) eight categories that you were sorted into above, and an explanation of how you scored on the eight scales used to determine these categorisations.


Individual vs Social
You scored 56 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to value the need for group actions and group benefit over individual enterprise and benefit.


Theist vs Materialist
You scored 29 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist. This means that politically you are less likely to believe that religion and spirituality are superstitions that should not inform political debate.


Big Government vs Small Government
You scored 63 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government. This means that politically you are more likely to believe that government should keep out of legislating social policies, leaving such decisions to individuals.


Nationalist vs Internationalist
You scored 52 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to favour international bodies over national ones.


Protectionist vs Free Trader
You scored 50 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to favour free trade over protectionist policies.


Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist
You scored 58 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that there is an absolute truth that may guide your ideological beliefs.


Controlled Market vs Liberal Market
You scored 47 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market. This means that politically you are neither more nor less likely to believe that there is need for government regulation of industry.


Marxist vs Non-Marxist
You scored 62 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist. This means that politically you are less likely to follow the philosophies of Marx.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a materialist, internationalist, controlled-market kind of person, who also seems quite Marxist.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of Marxist. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Communism area.

My score is in my signature.

EDIT: Wait a minute. This is a gravedig!