NationStates Jolt Archive

www.politicalcompass.org

(My score: Economic Left/Right: 10.00 | Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.33



http://www.okcupid.com/politics

(My score: Social Liberal (88% permissive) | Economic Conservative
(100% permissive) | You are best described as a: Anarchist)



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

(Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you an individually-orientated, 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


Individual vs Social = 12 out of 100
Theist vs Materialist = 52 out of 100
Big Government vs Small Government = 100 out of 100
Nationalist vs Internationalist = 36 out of 100
Protectionist vs Free Trader = 100 out of 100
Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist = 68 out of 100
Controlled Market vs Liberal Market = 100 out of 100
Marxist vs Non-Marxist = 73 out of 100)

There's a thread on this at least once a month.

But the quiz seemed to be down awhile ago guess it's working again.

Economic Left/Right: -9.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.95

I am far left, but I am libertarian leaning but not too far, I am liberal on social issues but I believe maturity and responsibility to the state are important - but on that issue I can't really express myself in a compass - I believe rebellion in a conservative led society is alright.

A little bit north and east of the center, if I recall. Not a big fan of quizzes, but I've taken that one at some point. ;)

The first quiz says I'm an authoritarion liberal. =/ wtf is that?

The second quiz says I'm a totalitarian whihc makes more sence.

Third quize:

You scored 34 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 19 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 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.

You scored 37 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 46 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 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 46 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 48 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

Let's see, on the compass:
Economic Left/Right: -6.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.13

On the ok cupid thing:
Socialist (13e/80s)

Social Liberal
(80% permissive)

Economic Liberal
(13% permissive)

I'm near Ghandi :)

And on the politics forum test:

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

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of socialist

So, I'm a socialist twice and I score with socialists on another. I don't really consider myself one, though.

Nice links; here are my scores:

Economic Left/Right: 3.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.59

Social Liberal
(76% permissive)
Economic Conservative
(88% permissive)
Libertarian (88e/76s)

51 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social
82 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist
48 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government
75 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist
95 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader
66 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist
71 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market
69 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist
Higher scores lean to the issue on the right...

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

Edit: Hey, why is everyone scoring more economic left than me except the original poster? (He got 10.00?! There's a limit to right wing you know...)

Uhoh... *ducks*

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

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of uncategorisable theist.

(Yay! I am uncategorisable!)

49/100 Individual v Social
33/100 Theist v Materialist
48/100 Big Govt v Small Govt
43/100 Nationalist v Internationalist
59/100 Protectionist v Free Trader
62/100 Absolutists v NonAbsolutist
49/100 Controlled v Liberal Market
66/100 Marxist v Non-Marxist

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

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of uncategorisable theist.

(Yay! I am uncategorisable!)

49/100 Individual v Social
33/100 Theist v Materialist
48/100 Big Govt v Small Govt
43/100 Nationalist v Internationalist
59/100 Protectionist v Free Trader
62/100 Absolutists v NonAbsolutist
49/100 Controlled v Liberal Market
66/100 Marxist v Non-Marxist
You seem pretty boring.

You seem pretty boring.
*yawns* say what?

Economic right! We must have free trade!

Haha, all right. The last test says that I'm more materialist, non-marxist, pro-free trade, pro-internationalism than 90% of other takers...

Economic Left/Right: -0.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.97

i was almost like stalin.

Socialist (18e/71s) - Luckily just past Bono's face, or I'd have to punch myself in the crotch for being a pretentious wanker.

www.politicalcompass.org

(My score: Economic Left/Right: 10.00 | Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.33
My scores from a while ago: Economic Left/Right: -9.50 / Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.87

And I'm too lazy to do the other ones you linked.

Socialist (18e/71s) - Luckily just past Bono's face, or I'd have to punch myself in the crotch for being a pretentious wanker.:p

I don't feel like thinking, so I'll just do what I did last time..

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y79/Goomg/other/blahhh/f4da88f9.jpg

As you can see by this very sophisticated collection of data, that's where I was (near) when I last took the quiz.

Economic Left/Right: -5.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.44

Social Moderate
(56% permissive)

Economic Liberal
(30% permissive)

Quiz 2:
Social Liberal (88% permissive)
Economic Conservative (70% permissive)
You are best described as a: Libertarian (70e/88s)

Quiz 3:

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you an individually-orientated, materialist, small-government, nationalist, free-trade, non-absolutist, liberal-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.

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 25 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."

You scored 98 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.
* 1% 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 100 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.
* 0% 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 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.

* 11% of test takers were more nationalist than you.
* 88% 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 94 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."

You scored 73 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.

* 94% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
* 5% 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 87 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."

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.

2nd quiz=

Social Liberal
(63% permissive)

Economic Moderate
(43% permissive)
You are best described as a:

Centrist (43e/63s)

You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness.
hah

Economic Left/Right: -4.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.10

You are a
Social Liberal
(75% permissive)
and an...
Economic Liberal
(18% permissive)
You are best described as a:
Socialist (18e/75s)
You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness.

Borderline internationalist
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 54 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 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 69 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 64 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 48 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 36 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 compass scores are in my sig. On the quiz, I got...

borderline internationalist

Individual vs Social 64
Theist vs Materialist 45
Big Government vs Small Government 59
Nationalist vs Internationalist 73
Protectionist vs Free Trader 51
Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist 59
Controlled Market vs Liberal Market 20
Marxist vs Non-Marxist 41

“Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you an individually-orientated, materialist, protectionist, non-absolutist, controlled-market kind of person”
I agree with that assessment.

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

I disagree with this assessment. I don’t think a protectionist, non-absolutist, controlled-market kind of person would be considered any kind of conservative, social or otherwise in the U.S. On an international level maybe this assessment would be true.

I think I was -10.00/-9.87 last time, can't really remember.

OK Cupid Politics Quiz:

You are a

Social Conservative
(21% permissive)

and an...

Economic Liberal
(6% permissive)

You are best described as a:

Totalitarian (6e/21s)

Politics Forum quiz:

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

You scored 76 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social.
You scored 36 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist.
You scored 5 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government.
You scored 32 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist.
You scored 0 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader.
You scored 56 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist.
You scored 0 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market.
You scored 23 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist.

And for my political compass results, see signature VVVV

Scores in my sig. Old ones, anyway.

Economic Left/Right: -5.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.44
Ghandi, essentially. But I don't think it accurately represents how much government I want. Which is a lot. I believe large government and freedom can coexist.

You are a
Social Liberal
(61% permissive)
and an...
Economic Liberal
(15% permissive)
You are best described as a:
Socialist (15e/61s)
Surprise, Surprise, Surprise

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you an individually-orientated, 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.
You scored 32 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 48 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 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.
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.
You scored 62 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 66 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 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.
You scored 48 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.
You're wrong. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrjwaqZfjIY)

Political Compass:

Economic Left/Right: -6.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.21

I've actually come in by some 3 points from the left since my last test.

The Politics Test:

Social Moderate
(50% permissive)

Economic Liberal
(25% permissive)

You are best described as a:
Democrat (25e/50s)

Politics Forum Quiz:

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.

Individual vs Social: 68/100
Theist vs Materialist: 85/100 (I'm actually an avowed atheist...that should've been 100/100 damnit!)
Big Government vs Small Government: 32/100
Nationalist vs Internationalist: 42/100
Protectionist vs Free Trader: 39/100
Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist: 44/100
Controlled Market vs Liberal Market: 17/100
Marxist vs Non-Marxist: 33/100

Your true political self:
You are a

Social Liberal
(66% permissive)

and an...

Economic Conservative
(61% permissive)

You are best described as a:

Libertarian (61e/66s)


You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness. loc: (62, 43)
modscore: (37, 40)

So here is what the loooong test reveals.

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

I've got to chew on this one for a while. :D

OMG... And I thought I knew where I stood...

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a materialist, small-government, internationalist, free-trade, 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: 43 out of 100
Theist vs Materialist: 89 out of 100 (only 89? heh!)
Big Government vs Small Government: 75 out of 100
Nationalist vs Internationalist: 67 out of 100
Protectionist vs Free Trader: 75 out of 100
Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist: 57 out of 100 (meh... just because my morals are a bit different than those of others...)
Controlled Market vs Liberal Market: 57 out of 100
Marxist vs Non-Marxist: 53 out of 100 (WTH?!?!?! Come on! I like trade unions and I would jump up to fight the state we have, but I am no MARXIST... *cries*)

PoliticsForum isn't giving quite the results people expect. I guess number know us better than ourselves. Quelle Surprise.

Economic Left/Right: -4.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.03


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

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

First Test:
Economic Left/Right: -4.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.41

Second Test:
Social Liberal
(91% permissive)

Economic Liberal
(18% permissive)

You are best described as a:
Socialist (18e/91s)

Third Test:

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.

Individual vs Social 43 out of 100
Theist vs Materialist 89 out of 100
Big Government vs Small Government 78 out of 100
Nationalist vs Internationalist 95 out of 100
Protectionist vs Free Trader 73 out of 100
Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist 71 out of 100
Controlled Market vs Liberal Market 22 out of 100
Marxist vs Non-Marxist 46 out of 100

I think this is fairly accurate...I think.

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

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=494088&highlight=political+compass+graph

I think I was -10.00/-9.87 last time, can't really remember.Oh my! That's very.... negative.

Ask for me, I'm an extreme social libertarian who hops about from centrist to moderate socialist depending on my mood.

Social: -5+3i
Economic: 1+4i

Economic Left/Right: -4.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.97
----------------
You are a
Social Liberal
(63% permissive)
and an...
Economic Moderate
(43% permissive)
You are best described as a:
Centrist (43e/63s)
You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness. loc: (49, -25)
modscore: (26, 38)
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Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a theist, small-government, nationalist, 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.

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.

You scored 25 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 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 29 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 49 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 51 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 62 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 64 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.

In sig. I don't even remember it anymore...

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you an individually-orientated, theist, small-government, nationalist, protectionist, kind of person.

These characteristics would put you in the overall category of borderline nationalist. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Nationalism 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 18 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.



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 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.

* 11% of test takers were more theist than you.
* 89% 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 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.

* 87% of test takers were more big government than you.
* 12% 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 30 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.

* 9% of test takers were more nationalist than you.
* 90% 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 51 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.

* 29% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
* 69% 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 53 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.

* 73% of test takers were more controlled market thinkers than you.
* 26% 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 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.

* 39% of test takers were more Marxist than you.
* 58% of test takers were more non-Marxist than you

Economic Left/Right: -3.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.36
Hmm, used to be more authoritarian then that.

Social Moderate
(43% permissive)
Economic Liberal
(33% permissive)
You are best described as a:
Centrist (33e/43s)
You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a materialist, non-absolutist, controlled-market kind of person.
These characteristics would put you in the overall category of uncategorisable materialist. Your natural home at PoliticsForum would be the Morals & Ethics area.
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.
Theist vs Materialist
You scored 96 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 41 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 41 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 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.
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.
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.
You scored 52 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.
That's interesting.

Economic Left/Right: -2.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.64


OK that's more or less what it was the last time I took it. I might be getting more authoritarian.




You are a

Social Liberal
(78% permissive)

Economic Liberal
(38% permissive)

You are best described as a:

Democrat (38e/78s)

You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness.


OK I'm consistent.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a socially-orientated, small-government, internationalist, free-trade, 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.
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 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.

74% of test takers were more individual than you.
24% 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 54 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.

37% of test takers were more theist than you.
62% 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 75 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.

82% of test takers were more big government than you.
17% 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 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
"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 64 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.

65% of test takers were more protectionist than you.
33% 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 55 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.

41% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
55% 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.

68% 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 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.

69% of test takers were more Marxist than you.
29% of test takers were more non-Marxist than you.


Ok I'm moderate on most issues but there are some distinct trends.

Economic Left/Right: -7.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.62

Your true political self: Social Moderate (56% permissive)
Economic Liberal (20% permissive)

Democrat (20e/56s)
(close to a socialist, Gorbachev's left eye)

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

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

You scored 75 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social.
You scored 91 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist.
You scored 32 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government.
You scored 78 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist.
You scored 37 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 45 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist.

1)The first one is my signature:
Economic Left/Right: 8.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.10

2)The second: You are a Social Liberal (91% permissive) and an Economic Conservative (90% permissive) You are best described as a: Anarchist (90e/91s)

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

You scored 8 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.

* 1% of test takers were more individual than you.
* 98% of test takers were more social than you.



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.



You scored 100 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.
* 0% of test takers were more small government than you.



You scored 37 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.

* 15% of test takers were more nationalist than you.
* 85% of test takers were more internationalist than you.



You scored 89 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.

* 90% of test takers were more protectionist than you.
* 9% of test takers were more pro free trade than you.



You scored 66 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.

* 80% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
* 17% of test takers were more non-absolutist than you.



You scored 100 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.

* 98% of test takers were more controlled market thinkers than you.
* 0% of test takers were more liberal market thinkers than you.



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.

* 69% of test takers were more Marxist than you.
* 29% of test takers were more non-Marxist than you.

I don't see how I am 100% liberal market and 55% Marxist. Seems kind of odd.

There should be a poll.

Your true political self:
You are a Social Liberal (80% permissive) and an... Economic Conservative (98% permissive).

You are best described as a:


Anarchist. You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness.


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

You scored 18 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 94 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 100 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 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.

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 19 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 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.

You scored 27 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.

Substitute Marx for Mises and Rothbard, and the above is correct.

As for my political compass scores, the ones in my sig are the same and are unlikely to change any time soon.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a socially-orientated, small-government, nationalist, 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.

You scored 62 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.

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


You scored 58 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.

43% of test takers were more theist than you.
55% of test takers were more materialist than you.



You scored 66 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.

67% of test takers were more big government than you.
31% of test takers were more small government than you.



You scored 19 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.

4% of test takers were more nationalist than you.
96% of test takers were more internationalist than you.


You scored 5 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.

1% of test takers were more protectionist than you.
99% of test takers were more pro free trade than you.


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.

38% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
59% of test takers were more non-absolutist than you.



You scored 14 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.

10% of test takers were more controlled market thinkers than you.
88% of test takers were more liberal market thinkers than you.

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.

7% of test takers were more Marxist than you.
93% of test takers were more non-Marxist than you.

You are a

Social Liberal
(88% permissive)

and an...

Economic Conservative
(80% permissive)

You are best described as a:

Libertarian (80e/88s)



Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you an individually-orientated, materialist, small-government, free-trade, non-absolutist, liberal-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.

* 19% of test takers were more individual than you.
* 80% of test takers were more social than you.

* 88% of test takers were more theist than you.
* 11% of test takers were more materialist than you.

* 99% of test takers were more big government than you.
* 0% of test takers were more small government than you.

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

* 96% of test takers were more protectionist than you.
* 0% of test takers were more pro free trade than you.

* 70% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
* 26% of test takers were more non-absolutist than you.

* 98% of test takers were more controlled market thinkers than you.
* 0% of test takers were more liberal market thinkers than you.

* 10% of test takers were more Marxist than you.
* 89% of test takers were more non-Marxist than you.

I don't feel like taking the Political Compass test again. The last time I was -10 Economic and -8.63 Social

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You are a
Social Liberal
(93% permissive)
and an...
Economic Liberal
(1% permissive)

You are best described as a:


Socialist (1e/93s)

You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness.

--

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a socially-orientated, materialist, small-government, 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 Social

You scored 74 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.

87% of test takers were more individual than you.
11% of test takers were more social than you.

Theist Materialist
You scored 80 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.
79% of test takers were more theist than you.
19% of test takers were more materialist than you.

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.
63% of test takers were more big government than you.
35% of test takers were more small government than you.

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

Protection Free-Trade
You scored 52 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.
45% of test takers were more protectionist than you.
53% of test takers were more pro free trade than you.

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.
34% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
62% of test takers were more non-absolutist than you.

Controlled Liberal
You scored 6 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.
3% of test takers were more controlled market thinkers than you.
96% of test takers were more liberal market thinkers than you.

Marxist Non-Marxist
You scored 32 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.
16% of test takers were more Marxist than you.
82% of test takers were more non-Marxist than you.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you an individually-orientated, materialist, small-government, free-trade, non-absolutist, liberal-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.
I love this test. I guess we're both closet Marxists by its standards, and more so than JB even. :D

I love this test. I guess we're both closet Marxists by its standards. :D

LOL

I love this test. I guess we're both closet Marxists by its standards, and more so than JB even. :D

Hey, as long as you ignore the principle foundations of all of Marx's arguments, all of his ad hoc mathematics, and his innate hatred of capitalism, we are perfect matches.

I don't see how I am 100% liberal market and 55% Marxist. Seems kind of odd.Marx did more theorise about markets. However, everyone just assumes Marx == Communism.

Marx did more theorise about markets. However, everyone just assumes Marx == Communism.
The test measures commitment to an ideology as a sign of Marxism. Which is problematic, since there exist many other non-marxist left-wing ideologues, as well as right-wing/free market ideologues. The test should've instead measured how likely one is to be ideologically commited, TBH.

Hey, as long as you ignore the principle foundations of all of Marx's arguments, all of his ad hoc mathematics, and his innate hatred of capitalism, we are perfect matches.
He did have a nice beard though. Better than Menger's even.

its in the sig

and... the map from last time we did a big roundup thingy (http://www.hlj.me.uk/ns/political%20compass1-4.pdf) (i think it was august last year)

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a socially-orientated, materialist, big-government, 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.

I agree

Individual vs Social
Social (89)

Theist vs Materialist
Materialist (87)


Big Government vs Small Government
B.G. (26)

Nationalist vs Internationalist
Internationalist (77)

Protectionist vs Free Trader
Protectionist (13)

Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist
In the middle (48) but...
20% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
77% of test takers were more non-absolutist than you.

Controlled Market vs Liberal Market
C.M. (2)
1% 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
Marxist (27)

...and just because I think that Marxism need to be reinterpretated and adapted to the contemporary world.

Quiz 1:

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -9.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.62

according to this one I am a firm communist, (which I expected) and a little more permissive as far as personal issues than say Stalin. Which was unexpected. Personally I admire Stalin a great deal.

Quiz 2:

Your true political self:
You are a

Social Moderate
(55% permissive)


and an...

Economic Liberal
(8% permissive)


You are best described as a:


Socialist (8e/55s)


You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness. loc: (18, -156)
modscore: (5, 33)
raw: (731)


Not much of a suprize there...Im a Marxist-Leninist.

Quiz 3:

You scored 79 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.

93% of test takers were more individual than you.
6% of test takers were more social than you.


You scored 85 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.

86% of test takers were more theist than you.
12% of test takers were more materialist than you

You scored 36 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.

9% of test takers were more big government than you.
91% of test takers were more small government than you.

You scored 61 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.

51% of test takers were more nationalist than you.
47% of test takers were more internationalist than you

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

You scored 55 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.

41% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
55% of test takers were more non-absolutist than you.


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

You scored 9 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.


I liked quiz 3 the best...however I wanna know who that one percent who are more marxist than me are so I can either learn from them or liquidate them...I haven't made up my mind which yet.

Quiz 1:

Economic Left/Right: -6.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.05

Quiz 2:

Social Liberal (83% permissive)
Economic Liberal (6% permissive)

You are best decribed as a Socialist.

Quiz 3:

Marxist

65 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social.
61 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist.
77 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government.
64 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist.
29 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader.
55 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non-Absolutist.
17 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market.
30 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist.

It had been a while since I put myself through any tests like this, so I did all 3.


Economic Left/Right: -7.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.46

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Your true political self:

You are a

Social Liberal (71% permissive)

and an...

Economic Liberal (26% permissive)

You are best described as a Democrat (26e/71s)

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66 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social
71 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist
64 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government
81 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist
54 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader
52 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist
42 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market
39 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist

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Strange that there are so many scores from the 3rd test that fall somewhere in the middle... I'd always pegged myself as more of a sort of generalised extremist. Ah well, maybe my ingrained distrust of labels is well-placed ;)

It's a little unfortunate that these tests are so US-centric. I suppose it's unavoidable, since I suspect that the majority of people using them are from the U.S., but it would have been nice to have had it kept general, rather than steering repondents to identify as pro/anti Iraq war, pro/anti gun control, pro/anti separation of church and state, etc.

Not to worry
:)

Hm, wherever could I find my Political Compass score?

Political Compass:

Economic Left/Right: 7.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.41

OkCupid:

Social Moderate
(43% permissive)

Economic Conservative
(75% permissive)

Capitalist (75e/43s)

Pofo:

individually-orientated, theist, small-government, free-trade, liberal-market kind of person, who doesn't sound like a Marxist.

overall category of libertarian.

32 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social
24 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist
71 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government
49 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist
94 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader
49 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist
82 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market
75 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist

On the OK cupid test, I always score as "Fascist."

I liked the last quiz, though.

Here are my scores:

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 91 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 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.

0% of test takers were more theist than you.
100% 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 28 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.

4% 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 32 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 15 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.

5% of test takers were more protectionist than you.
94% 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 21 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.

0% of test takers were more absolutist than you.
100% 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 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.

66% of test takers were more controlled market thinkers than you.
33% 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.

42% of test takers were more Marxist than you.
55% of test takers were more non-Marxist than you.


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

He did have a nice beard though. Better than Menger's even.

But he didn't have the chops of Herbert Spencer:

http://www.econ.duke.edu/Economists/Gifs/Spencer.gif

Yikes! Here's me:

Economic Left/Right: -3.38 / Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.38

In other words, centrist/libertarian with a left leaning. What scared me was that compared to today's leaders, I was sitting firmly in No-Man's Land. Everyone was mostly 'way the hell to the Right, a few in the Left, leaning towards Fascism. Nelson Mandela was far to the Left of and a few clicks closer to Anarchism than me, and the Dalai Lama (who I've met, incidentally) was a few clicks short of Anarchism. What's really scary is that most of the Anarchists I've encountered were nothing close to as peaceful and gentle as the Dalai Lama is.

Here's the Americo-centric one on OKCupid:

Social Liberal
(60% permissive)

and an...

Economic Liberal
(26% permissive)

You are best described as a:

Democrat (26e/60s)


You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness. loc: (37, -88)
modscore: (16, 36)
raw: (2033)

PoliticsForum:
Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you a non-absolutist, controlled-market kind of person.

Pretty well centrist in most of them, tending towards liberalism. No wonder I circulate around the "Democratic Socialist" to "Scandanavian Liberal Paradise" end of the spectrum...

www.politicalcompass.org

Economic Left/Right: 7.13
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.15

http://www.okcupid.com/politics

Social Moderate
(56% permissive)

Economic Conservative
(76% permissive)

Capitalist (76e/56s)


http://www.orgburo.com/pofoquiz/pofo.php
Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you an individually-orientated, materialist, 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.

37 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social.
82 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist.
58 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government.
53 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist.
84 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader.
49 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist.
78 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market.
73 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist.

Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you an individually-orientated, materialist, small-government, 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 100 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader.
You scored 100 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market.
You scored 95 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government.
You scored 94 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist.
You scored 76 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist.
You scored 72 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist.
You scored 46 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist.
You scored 12 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social.
Actually I am more of a market anarchist, in my disdain for the state, though libertarianism is the moderate political philosophy with which I best identify.

mine are in my sig.

You are a

Social Liberal
(91% permissive)

and an...

Economic Conservative
(93% permissive)

You are best described as a:

Anarchist (93e/91s)


You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness. Well, that was closer than the Pofo test, though also much more general. They did pin the anarchist part.

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: 9.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.7
And finally a simple number, open to the interpretation of the reader. As you can see, I hold an emphasis on the freedoms of the individual, on both the economic and social scale.

edit: Last I checked, by political compass score was Economic Left/Right: -6.somethingish and Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.somethingish.

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

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

83 out of 100 on a scale of Individual vs Social
69 out of 100 on a scale of Theist vs Materialist
71 out of 100 on a scale of Big Government vs Small Government
82 out of 100 on a scale of Nationalist vs Internationalist
51 out of 100 on a scale of Protectionist vs Free Trader
20 out of 100 on a scale of Absolutist vs Non Absolutist
49 out of 100 on a scale of Controlled Market vs Liberal Market
60 out of 100 on a scale of Marxist vs Non-Marxist


Overall, the PoliticsForum quiz considers you an individually-orientated, materialist, small-government, free-trade, non-absolutist, liberal-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.


Individualist liberal-market Marxist communism.

I had a difficult enough time with small-government socialist at first, but I figured that out. This, however... :eek: :D

Individualist liberal-market Marxist communism.

I had a difficult enough time with small-government socialist at first, but I figured that out. This, however... :eek: :D

This doesn't seem to be a isolated result, almost every political quiz I take gives me something like this, and it isn't too far off.

Individual vs. Social. - 30/100
Theist vs. Materialist. 57/100

Individual vs. Social. - 30/100
Theist vs. Materialist. 57/100
Big government vs. Small Government- 80/100
Nationalist vs. Internationalist- 68/100
Protectionist vs. Free Trader- 100/100
Absolutist vs. Non-Absolutist- 60/100
Controlled Market vs. Liberal Market- 61/100
Marxist vs. Non-Marxist- 50/100

Libertarian.

Political Compass, last time I took it was about -4.5 social and +5 economic

This doesn't seem to be a isolated result, almost every political quiz I take gives me something like this, and it isn't too far off.

It's the same way with my "socialism." Individualism and voluntary trade/association are great. I simply assert that globalized corporate capitalism has absolutely nothing to do with either. That, combined with a willingness to fund PBS, and suddenly I'm some kind of super radical left-winger.

These quizzes seem to assume that the rejection of one extreme automatically implies support for the other. Which, of course, is nonsense.

It's the same way with my "socialism." Individualism and voluntary trade/association are great. I simply assert that globalized corporate capitalism has absolutely nothing to do with either. That, combined with a willingness to fund PBS, and suddenly I'm some kind of super radical left-winger.

These quizzes seem to assume that the rejection of one extreme automatically implies support for the other. Which, of course, is nonsense.
The reason it brands you Marxist is not this - it is because of your commitment to a political ideology. The test pleasantly ignores the fact that Marx is not the only source of inspiration out there. Other tests though do assume that anything that does not equal unwavering support for (often statist) corporations, must equal socialism!

Political Compass - Economoic: 2.38 Social: -4.67

OKCupid - Centrist (56e/66s)

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


Make of that what you will.

Wow, I'm more of a political relativist than I thought. Awesome!

My political compass

Economic Left/Right: -9.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -9.21