Where are you on the Political Compass? - WickedFire - Affiliate Marketing Forum

LazyHippy · 10-13-2007, 09:35 AM

The Political Compass - Test

Here's where I come out, makes sense to me.

LazyHippy · 10-13-2007, 09:41 AM

It's interesting to see where various politicians etc are. Here's the US Presidential hopefuls: US Primaries 2007

droplister · 10-13-2007, 09:54 AM

Sausages · 10-13-2007, 11:22 AM

Wouldn't it be great to just compare your position to that of a political candidate! I wonder if any of the UK parties are going to pick up on this.

Drake · 10-13-2007, 11:40 AM

So far the 3 of us that are reporting here are all coming up in the bottom left green square. We share space with Gandhi and Nelson Mandela. But very few political candidates or parties. Here is mine:

Political Compass Printable Graph

turbolapp · 10-13-2007, 12:20 PM

Someone care to explain: "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need"

LazyHippy · 10-13-2007, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by turbolapp

Someone care to explain: "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need"

That one got me too... not sure 100%, but I agreed as it seems to make sense.

Just searched for it:

From each according to his ability, to each according to his need - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"...every person shall produce to the best of their ability in accordance with their talent, and each person shall receive the fruits of this production in accordance with their need, irrespective of what they have produced."

A Karl Marx quote. I'm sure knowing that would affect some people's choice there... Communism is bad n'kay.

It also seems to be mentioned in the Bible.... oh no!

LazyHippy · 10-13-2007, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Drake

So far the 3 of us that are reporting here are all coming up in the bottom left green square. We share space with Gandhi and Nelson Mandela. But very few political candidates or parties. Here is mine:

Political Compass Printable Graph

I'm guessing that almost all of us here will be in the bottom half, but spread across from left to right.

I'd also be willing to bet that it's the guys in the top half that are benefiting from emphasising the differences between left and right rather than between authoritarian and libertarian.

wesley · 10-13-2007, 01:15 PM

sleepylee · 10-13-2007, 01:27 PM

Political Compass Printable Graph

turbolapp · 10-13-2007, 01:54 PM

lol

bible, communism, bible, communism... that would be enough to keep the religious right awake at night!

I'm still working through the questions. I've been discussing them with my hubby (we went over the "each to his ability question" in great detail and we decided it was a socialist philosophy)

I'm going back and forth between the survey and wf. "All people have their rights, but it is better for all of us that different sorts of people should keep to their own kind." WTF? Keep to their own kind? Kind? You mean other than the human kind?

OK , I think that this was a left leaning biased survey ,"A genuine free market requires restrictions on the ability of predator multinationals to create monopolies" (perhaps something like "a free market should still have some regulations to prevent abuse" would have been better) So I would question the results. (this from a left leaning woman

)
Actually, looking at it a little more closely I would disagree (with myself, <--I do this all the time where I argue with myself and play my own devils advocate) It seems they just like to say really heavily cliched remarks, leaning both ways, "Abstract art that doesn't represent anything shouldn't be considered art at all." "Mothers may have careers, but their first duty is to be homemakers"

"Authority should be questioned" I had a proffessor in college, a VERY smart lady. She said, "ALWAYS question autority, ALWAYS. If you don't, you are just sheep." She would even berate people for NOT questioning her if she didn't provide ample evidence. I live by that. Here's the funny part. I want to raise my child like that (he's 5) but at the same time I don't want him questioning MY authority, heh.

OK, done (1hour later) here's me Political Compass Printable Graph

I'm a little sad. Last time I did this type of survey (about 4 years ago) I was closer to Ghandi. I can't believe I'm moving towards the right.

droplister · 10-13-2007, 02:07 PM

Basically all candidates are high and to the right US Primaries 2007

SeoDave · 10-13-2007, 02:10 PM

I'm not surprised:
Political Compass Printable Graph

turbolapp · 10-13-2007, 02:13 PM

Did you see anything that represents the majority of the test takers? Just from the wf results, It certainly looks as if there is just a huge disconnect between the voters and the leaders.

LazyHippy · 10-13-2007, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by turbolapp

Did you see anything that represents the majority of the test takers? Just from the wf results, It certainly looks as if there is just a huge disconnect between the voters and the leaders.

I'm glad it's not just me that argues with myself!

I don't think we are representative of the majority of people really, the average internet marketer is likely to be more independent and free-thinking than the 9-5 work-ya-arse-off-for-someone-else sheeple.

I couldn't find any average results but did find an alternative version:

Political Compass - Wikiality, the Truthiness Encyclopedia for Colbert's Heroes

bubbles · 10-13-2007, 03:35 PM

I was one up from dead center on the left side.

Stanley · 10-13-2007, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by turbolapp

Did you see anything that represents the majority of the test takers? Just from the wf results, It certainly looks as if there is just a huge disconnect between the voters and the leaders.

You should read Chomsky. He accurately described that such discontent exists throughout much of Europe as well as the United States. The Bush administration publicly reprimands any government (France, Spain) which dares to listen to their people (i.e. stay out of Iraq). The majority of European countries that have troops in Iraq have populations that are largely against the occupation, but their governments insist on staying solely to maintain their relationship with the United States.
Being the world's economic powerhouse certainly has its advantages.

Downtown · 10-13-2007, 03:45 PM

Long live the Anarchists... And their LGBT brethren/sisters.

A-D · 10-13-2007, 04:10 PM

http://www.politicalcompass.org/printablegraph?ec=0.00&soc=1.74

BlondeTM · 10-13-2007, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by turbolapp

Someone care to explain: "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need"

It's communist. It goes against everything I believe in, by saying that certain people should work their butts off and other people can take take take and they should be ok with that. Because if other people "need" them to work and support them then it's somehow ok. It is what lifetime welfare receivers believe in.

BlondeTM · 10-13-2007, 06:54 PM

Political Compass Printable Graph

I'm different.

LazyHippy · 10-13-2007, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlondeTM

It's communist. It goes against everything I believe in, by saying that certain people should work their butts off and other people can take take take and they should be ok with that. Because if other people "need" them to work and support them then it's somehow ok. It is what lifetime welfare receivers believe in.

The other way of looking at it is that it is saying everyone should work to the best of their ability, contributing to society, and everyone should only take from society what they need, rather than those with the power and money using that to take from those who are weaker.

It works very well on a small scale, from farming co-ops to sites such as SQUIRT or even WickedFire to some extent - people give what they can, take what they need and the whole is much greater than the sum of its parts - however with larger groups of people ambition, greed and desire tend to get in the way.

LazyHippy · 10-13-2007, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by BlondeTM

Political Compass Printable Graph

I'm different.

At least your not up top!

In a lot of ways the Y axis is much more important than the left/right scale.

pfgannon · 10-13-2007, 07:27 PM

Political Compass Printable Graph

Guru54 · 10-16-2007, 10:56 AM

I am very conservative because I am a business owner. That is all I have to say.

akk0 · 10-16-2007, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by BlondeTM

Political Compass Printable Graph

I'm different.

Mine was almost the same, a little higher on the y axis tho.

Swifty · 10-16-2007, 12:56 PM

This was interesting..

Political Compass Printable Graph

10-13-2007, 09:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
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LazyHippy Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Sunny England! Posts: 2,954 iTrader: 9 / 100%	It's interesting to see where various politicians etc are. Here's the US Presidential hopefuls: US Primaries 2007 __________________ Create easy content & video sites: Caffeinated Content discount codes, demos & tutorials. Tired of seeing "this picture has been deleted..."? Use Forum Image Codes: Free Image Hosting for those tit pics! ...Too Lazy

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turbolapp Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Houston, TexASS Posts: 4,530 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Someone care to explain: "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need" __________________ Wanna see my twitter? I even have another twitter for my Turbostation.

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sleepylee Clunge Hunter Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 391 iTrader: 5 / 100%	Political Compass Printable Graph __________________ Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of Hell

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turbolapp Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Houston, TexASS Posts: 4,530 iTrader: 1 / 100%	lol bible, communism, bible, communism... that would be enough to keep the religious right awake at night! I'm still working through the questions. I've been discussing them with my hubby (we went over the "each to his ability question" in great detail and we decided it was a socialist philosophy) I'm going back and forth between the survey and wf. "All people have their rights, but it is better for all of us that different sorts of people should keep to their own kind." WTF? Keep to their own kind? Kind? You mean other than the human kind? OK , I think that this was a left leaning biased survey ,"A genuine free market requires restrictions on the ability of predator multinationals to create monopolies" (perhaps something like "a free market should still have some regulations to prevent abuse" would have been better) So I would question the results. (this from a left leaning woman ) Actually, looking at it a little more closely I would disagree (with myself, <--I do this all the time where I argue with myself and play my own devils advocate) It seems they just like to say really heavily cliched remarks, leaning both ways, "Abstract art that doesn't represent anything shouldn't be considered art at all." "Mothers may have careers, but their first duty is to be homemakers" "Authority should be questioned" I had a proffessor in college, a VERY smart lady. She said, "ALWAYS question autority, ALWAYS. If you don't, you are just sheep." She would even berate people for NOT questioning her if she didn't provide ample evidence. I live by that. Here's the funny part. I want to raise my child like that (he's 5) but at the same time I don't want him questioning MY authority, heh. OK, done (1hour later) here's me Political Compass Printable Graph I'm a little sad. Last time I did this type of survey (about 4 years ago) I was closer to Ghandi. I can't believe I'm moving towards the right. __________________ Wanna see my twitter? I even have another twitter for my Turbostation.

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Sausages Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: England Posts: 11 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Wouldn't it be great to just compare your position to that of a political candidate! I wonder if any of the UK parties are going to pick up on this.

10-13-2007, 11:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
Drake Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,294 iTrader: 3 / 100%	So far the 3 of us that are reporting here are all coming up in the bottom left green square. We share space with Gandhi and Nelson Mandela. But very few political candidates or parties. Here is mine: Political Compass Printable Graph

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wesley Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 441 iTrader: 0 / 0%

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droplister Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 494 iTrader: 2 / 100%	Basically all candidates are high and to the right US Primaries 2007

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SeoDave Bumbling Optimist Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 374 iTrader: 14 / 100%	I'm not surprised: Political Compass Printable Graph __________________ "I don't fail - I succeed at finding things that don't work" - Christopher Titus ________________________________________ Fuck Godaddy + HostGator Rocks + Copeac = $$$

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turbolapp Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Houston, TexASS Posts: 4,530 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Did you see anything that represents the majority of the test takers? Just from the wf results, It certainly looks as if there is just a huge disconnect between the voters and the leaders. __________________ Wanna see my twitter? I even have another twitter for my Turbostation.

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bubbles Domainers... Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 844 iTrader: 3 / 100%	I was one up from dead center on the left side. __________________ Best Regarded Google Webmaster Mr Khanceff John http://twitter.com/johnwineman

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Downtown Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 27 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Long live the Anarchists... And their LGBT brethren/sisters.

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A-D NSFW Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: London Posts: 298 iTrader: 0 / 0%	http://www.politicalcompass.org/printablegraph?ec=0.00&soc=1.74 __________________ !

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BlondeTM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: With the exercise nazis Posts: 624 iTrader: 8 / 100%	Political Compass Printable Graph I'm different.

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Guru54 Banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 39 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I am very conservative because I am a business owner. That is all I have to say.

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Swifty Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 289 iTrader: 4 / 100%	This was interesting.. Political Compass Printable Graph

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