An alternate Political Compass

[Samurai Waki]

1. System: Socialism; Yeah, Why not?
2. Ideology: Activism
3. Party: Green Party (No.)
4. Presidents: John F Kennedy (Oh, yeah)
5. 04' Election: Ralph Nader (No)
6. 08' Election: Dennis Kucinich (Eh.)

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[a completely inoffensive name]

I thought this test was terrible. I almost dismissed it immediately on the basis of my opinion that an accurate reading can't be achieved in just 16 (some of them poorly worded) questions.

[Fragony]

YOUR SCORE
Your scored 0.5 on Moral Order and -5.5 on Moral Rules.

The following categories best match your score (multiple responses are possible):
System: Conservatism
Ideology: Conservative NeoLiberalism
Party: Republican Party
Presidents: Ronald Reagan
04' Election: Michael Badnarik
08' Election: Ron Paul <--- I really admire this man, what a loss


Of the 562,193 respondents (10,076 on Facebook):
3% are close to you.
7% are more conservative.
7% are more liberal.
64% are more socialist.
20% are more authoritarian.
Next Steps
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Sounds about right

[Sarmatian]

My results...

Your scored -3.5 on Moral Order and 1.5 on Moral Rules.

The following categories best match your score (multiple responses are possible):

1. System: Socialism
2. Ideology: Social Democratism
3. Party: No match.
4. Presidents: Jimmy Carter
5. 04' Election: David Cobb
6. 08' Election: Barrack Obama



Of the 562,196 respondents (10,077 on Facebook):

1. 5% are close to you.
2. 58% are more conservative.
3. 9% are more liberal.
4. 13% are more socialist.
5. 17% are more authoritarian

Haha, I knew that Louis was a communist deep down. Under that cruel capitalist exterior, there's a true fighter for the rights of the workers

[Zim]

Apparently I was in the moderate conservative box on the graph (so called Capital Republicanism). I suppose that isn't too far off, although the more specific statements were off a bit.

[InsaneApache]

System: Liberalism
Ideology: Capital Democratism, Progressive NeoLiberalism
Party: Democratic Party, Libertarian Party
Presidents: Bill Clinton
04' Election: Michael Badnarik
08' Election: Ron Paul

Bill Clinton!

[Centurion1]

Not so much today, a time where roughly 20% staunch Republicans and staunch 20% Democrats battle for the 60% undecided (research this if you wish, the 20% on each side is a true fact).

I assume you are going by registered dems and reps. Many people are staunch supporters of either side but they do not register as such. However, your numbers are basically correct, the independents really decide every political election in the U.S.

as I do not consider it wise to sick to one single party for one's entirely life in a nation such as America, where politics tend to focus on individuals more than in an other nation - in most world states people vote stolidly by party, and so did the Americans some time ago.

Read Alexis de toqueville and James Bryce. they explain that exact statement more in depth.

[Aemilius Paulus]

I assume you are going by registered dems and reps.

No, via regular statistics gathering methods, such as mainly phonecalls. The source was clear on that, as everyone knows the unreliability of merely counting who is registered as who.

[Idaho]

It was as much a load of nonsense as the Political Compass to be fair.

[Hooahguy]

interesting.

YOUR SCORE

Your scored 0.5 on Moral Order and -1.5 on Moral Rules.

The following categories best match your score (multiple responses are possible):

1. System: Conservatism
2. Ideology: Capital Republicanism
3. Party: Republican Party
4. Presidents: Gerald Ford
5. 04' Election: John Kerry (NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
6. 08' Election: John McCain



Of the 565,816 respondents (10,123 on Facebook):

1. 5% are close to you.
2. 17% are more conservative.
3. 23% are more liberal.
4. 47% are more socialist.
5. 10% are more authoritarian.

[Furunculus]

same as me i think.

[econ21]

Your scored -6 on Moral Order and 0 on Moral Rules.

The following categories best match your score (multiple responses are possible):

System: Liberalism, Socialism (sounds about right)
Ideology: Progressivism, Activism (Ok)
Party: Green Party (yeuch)
Presidents: John F Kennedy (there have been worse)
04' Election: Ralph Nader (grrr - self-aggrandizing egoist lost the "left" the election!)
08' Election: Dennis Kucinich (who?)

Of the 566,205 respondents (10,129 on Facebook):

2% are close to you.
47% are more conservative.
0% are more liberal.
2% are more socialist.
33% are more authoritarian.

"0% are more liberal" than me - I love it. I have no idea what it means, or how it can be true given the map, but I love it.

I also like the 0 for the balance between the collective and individual orientation of moral rules; it matches the 0 I got in another Org promoted test on a left/right economic dimension.

[HoreTore]

So you all praise it, eh? Well then, the elephant is here to ruin your tea-party...

I think the test is rubbish. The questions were way too few, far too general, poorly worded and posed and finally it's very, very american, the "old one" is international. I've probably got some other faults with it too, but I can't be bothered now...

On to my results then. First off, the test told me I'm authoritarian. Seeing as I'm a full-blown anarchist on social issues, I haven't got a clue how it sorted that one out. My system is "socialism", ok. Social democrat would also have been acceptable.. But my ideology is "international socialism" and "international communism"... Could anyone tell me just what that means? I can't see how it could mean anything but international revolutionary marxism(ie. Trotsky and Che), and that's just plain wrong... Not to mention that I can't say I saw the question "Do you believe that the revolution should be spread to the rest of the world?" in the test, or indeed anything about revolution at all... Just how can the test have communism as a result when none of the questions are about revolutions?

Oh, and I'm the most hard-ass wannabe despot on facebook. Take that!

[Lemur]

Oh, and I'm the most hard-ass wannabe despot on facebook. Take that!

Idi Amin? Pol Pot? Chairman Mao? Mussolini? Who?

[HoreTore]

Idi Amin? Pol Pot? Chairman Mao? Mussolini? Who?

0% are more authoritarian than I am. So I rule them all.

[Beskar]

It says that for me, and I am not even authoritarian. Even though it correctly put me as a libertarian socialist.

[Jolt]

But my ideology is "international socialism" and "international communism"... Could anyone tell me just what that means?

INTERNATIONAL SOCIALISM

International Socialism is a moderate form of Economic Socialism.

It sits half-way between the collectivist views of Communism and the acceptance of Capitalism by the Social-Democratie.

This position translates into stronger support for social programs, state ownership (nationalized industries), unions, and goverment intervention (industry regulation) than one typically sees in social-democracy.

International Socialists, however, stop short of wishing to realize the proletarian revolution



INTERNATIONAL COMMUNISM

International Communism is an extreme form of Economic Socialism.

It is a theory and social system of a classless society in which all property is owned by the community as a whole [Interdependence].

Communism sought to overthrow capitalism through a workers' revolution and redistribute the wealth into the hands of the proletariat, or working class.

International Communism is the brand of communism that advocates a boundary-less society and where all people enjoy equal social status, therefore taking NonConformance to a higher level than National Communism.

[HoreTore]

INTERNATIONAL SOCIALISM

International Socialism is a moderate form of Economic Socialism.

It sits half-way between the collectivist views of Communism and the acceptance of Capitalism by the Social-Democratie.

This position translates into stronger support for social programs, state ownership (nationalized industries), unions, and goverment intervention (industry regulation) than one typically sees in social-democracy.

International Socialists, however, stop short of wishing to realize the proletarian revolution



INTERNATIONAL COMMUNISM

International Communism is an extreme form of Economic Socialism.

It is a theory and social system of a classless society in which all property is owned by the community as a whole [Interdependence].

Communism sought to overthrow capitalism through a workers' revolution and redistribute the wealth into the hands of the proletariat, or working class.

International Communism is the brand of communism that advocates a boundary-less society and where all people enjoy equal social status, therefore taking NonConformance to a higher level than National Communism.

I did actually read that, but unfortunately, it's pure nonsense.