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    Default Where are you on the political left-to-right scale?

    DP had a thread about finding where you are on The Political Compass a while back, but I don't remember anyone answering it.
    The site has revamped its questions for the 2012 election cycle and to make it more relevant for non-Americans. I would love to see where DP members really stand on the political spectrum.
    The intro and quiz are here:

    http://www.politicalcompass.org/

    My score on the questions is listed here:

    http://www.politicalcompass.org/prin...5.00&soc=-3.23

    The positions of some famous public figures of the past are listed here:

    http://www.politicalcompass.org/imag...swithnames.gif

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    About 189 pounds, soaking wet. That's the only scale you need to know about here.

    Otherwise, Right, Libertarian.
    Last edited by aboutime; 07-09-2012 at 09:34 PM.
    I love to make Liberals Cry, and Whine.
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    Those are designed to always show you to be a Libertarian unless you just outright lie on all the questions. It's a promotional deal for the Libertarian party.
    ‎'Is there anything wrong with anything.' Is that what you're asking, friendo?

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    I can't copy the image over here for some reason. I am on the left, as I already knew.
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    Quote Originally Posted by aboutime View Post
    About 189 pounds, soaking wet. That's the only scale you need to know about here.

    Otherwise, Right, Libertarian.
    Wow, stupid much? Take the quiz or don't answer the question.

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    I got

    Economic Left/Right: -1.12
    Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.87

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    No shock to me that I'm closest philosophically with Friedman.


    "The government is a child that has found their parents credit card, and spends knowing that they never have to reconcile the bill with their own money"-Shannon Churchill


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    Off the scale ---Benevolent dictator.
    He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.AeschylusRead more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/qu...zeMUwcpY1Io.99

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    can hardly get more 'centrist' than that!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Kathianne View Post
    can hardly get more 'centrist' than that!

    I know! At first I thought it was wrong...so I took it again.

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    Im not going to let someone else define who I am.
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    “… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.

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    It's kind of curious. I've always identified more to the right than these results show, and previous versions of this test, (with different question sets) has always put me about one tick right and one tick North of the x-y axis.

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    Oh well, it was fun....Anybody wanna play Yatzee?
    Last edited by ringotuna; 07-10-2012 at 06:27 AM.
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