Thread: The political compass

Interesting...thought I would have been in the purple.

I ended up 4 squares left of center on the green side of the line, half the questions forced you to pick between answers that did not fit me either way.

Originally Posted by nun2sharp

I ended up 4 squares left of center on the green side of the line, half the questions forced you to pick between answers that did not fit me either way.

You lefty you !! You're in good company .... I'm right there with you.

Very questionable 'setup', some Soviet style questioning.

This is where I stand.

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

sweet, I'm George W. Bush!

this is the silliest political test I've ever seen. It may just as well have read "if you are a good, normal person, you're libertarian. If you're an evil, hateful, bigot, you're in the blue square right next to GWB."

So what am I then?


uhmm, wait but that sounds like me too


nooo, I am fair balanced, so here it is

I ended up fairly close to Thatcher.
Which is about right.

I just theived this from the FAQ, it's the first question.

Some of the questions are slanted

Most of them are slanted ! Some right-wingers accuse us of a leftward slant. Some left-wingers accuse us of a rightward slant. But it's important to realise that this isn't a survey, and these aren't questions. They're propositions - an altogether different proposition. To question the logic of individual ones that irritate you is to miss the point. Some propositions are extreme, and some are more moderate. That's how we can show you whether you lean towards extremism or moderation on the Compass.

Some of the propositions are intentionally vague. Their purpose is to trigger buzzwords in the mind of the user, measuring feelings and prejudices rather than detailed opinions on policy.

Incidentally, our test is not another internet personality classification tool. The essence of our site is the model for political analysis. The test is simply a demonstration of it.

Originally Posted by gugi

So what am I then?


uhmm, wait but that sounds like me too


nooo, I am fair balanced, so here it is

Top=Hitler
Middle=Mao
Bottom=Fox News

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

sweet, I'm George W. Bush!

this is the silliest political test I've ever seen. It may just as well have read "if you are a good, normal person, you're libertarian. If you're an evil, hateful, bigot, you're in the blue square right next to GWB."

I noticed the bias and forced answers as well.

I'd say The Worlds Smallest Political Quiz is more accurate and takes less time.


anyways, here's mine. I actually expected to be a few more boxes south of the middle solidly in the purple. I don't really think it would be possible for anyone to end up very far into the purple, the test doesn't seem to allow it.





For comparison here are my results on The Worlds Smallest Political Quiz.