determining your politcal views/classification?

[cthomer5000]

does anyone have any links to websites where you can answer some basic political questions and have it classify your politcal views/affiliation?

A co-worker and I are looking for something like this....

any help would be appreciated.

[JonInMiddleGA]

There's quite a few of those out there, here's one
http://www.politicalcompass.org/

[albionmoonlight]

Cool. Thanks for the link.

I'm in the lower left quadrant:

Your political compass

Economic Left/Right: -6.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.31

[fantastic flying froggies]

A bit long, but interesting nonetheless.

Results :
Your political compass

Economic Left/Right: -2.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.59

Somewhere on the lines of Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama.

Pretty surprised on the economic side, because that is not really my normal view... Social results sounds about right though...

[JonInMiddleGA]

I didn't note the exact numbers, but it plotted me about right IMO. Upper right quadrant, more Authoritarian than Economic Right. The plot was very close to that of Ariel Sharon.

[Bearcat729]

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -6.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.56

[Calis]

Economic Left/Right: -2.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.08

That was kind of interesting, as I consider myself pretty ignorant when it comes to politics, nice to have some sort of idea where I stand. I'm close to the Dalai Llama's views..I can handle that.

[fantastic flying froggies]

Hmm, I know this is definitely not a representative sample yet, but out of 5 so far, 4 are in the lower left quadrant.

Is the test significant or not, whaddaya think ?

[albionmoonlight]

I would have described myself in the lower left before I took the test, so I think that it is accurate in that sense.

Some of the questions, however, seemed a bit slanted in that direction. Things similar to: "It is more important for multinational corporations to make lots of money than it is for people to be happy." (slight hyperbole) may account for the clustering in the lower left.

I don't imagine that any short internet question list can be really accurate. However, I think that it is fine for what it is. I really wouldn't want to invest the time in a really accurate test.

[ice4277]

Economic Left/Right: -2.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.03


About where I figured I would be for social, but a little to the left of where I anticipated I would be for economic.

[cthomer5000]

Economic Left/Right: -4.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.59

[albionmoonlight]

dola.

For example: questions like "those who stand to personally profit from the investment of capital will put that capital to its most efficient use" may have gotten more responses toward the right.

[The_herd]

-4.00
0.36

I'm a weirdo.

[Bubba Wheels]

Haven't checked the site out for myself, but be carefull that the posers of the questions themselves are not just manipulating things for their own results.

[Tasan]

Odd. This put me at a centrist semi-Authoritarian(not very high up)

This is not where I expected to be. Some of the wording on questions was a little tricky, so I think that may have played into it. This scale put me economicly LEFT of every presidential candidate, and I know I'm not.

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

Some of the questions, however, seemed a bit slanted in that direction. Things similar to: "It is more important for multinational corporations to make lots of money than it is for people to be happy." (slight hyperbole) may account for the clustering in the lower left.

Too many questions seemd to be slanted or misworded. For some reason I have to think that what the "Do you think religious schools play an important role is society?" amounted to "Do you think the government should fund religious schools?" when the two are completely different questions.

[Sloan]

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -5.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.62

Lower left, right with Gandhi.

[corbes]

The questions there are not worded well, and, I think, force you into answers you might not necessarily agree with.

There also isn't a "no preference" option.

I find hxxp://selectsmart.com/politics.html to generally offer better such quizzes.

Scroll down the list and you'll find selectors for political philosophy, party, or whatever it is you want to know.

[Peregrine]

I agree about the wording of the questions, some of them are very strange. It's pretty noticeable that many of us seem to be in the same location, when we know that people have FOFC have views that are all over the map.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by corbes

I find hxxp://selectsmart.com/politics.html to generally offer better such quizzes.

Just out of curiosity, I checked out the site.

Vosem Chart Locator
1: Conservative (100%)
2: Authoritarian (78%)
3: Libertarian (62%)
4: Traditional Societies (58%)
5: Totalitarian (46%)
6: New Labour (41%)
7: Anarcho-syndicalist (28%)
8: Liberal (7%)

Also took the political geography quiz (bottom of the right hand list), luckily it told me I belonged in the South

[sterlingice]

I remember doing this one a while back. I tested middle of the road between conservative and liberal but 100% authoritarian. So I decided the best government is, well, ME!

SI

[Bubba Wheels]

Originally Posted by sterlingice

I remember doing this one a while back. I tested middle of the road between conservative and liberal but 100% authoritarian. So I decided the best government is, well, ME!

SI

But I thought it was the Corporations and the Shadow Government that secretly ran everything!

[Bearcat729]

Your results for Vosem Chart Locator (United States version)

Rank Item Percent
1: Liberal (100%)
2: New Labour (70%)
3: Anarcho-syndicalist (69%)
4: Totalitarian (67%)
5: Traditional Societies (44%)
6: Libertarian (38%)
7: Authoritarian (32%)
8: Conservative (5%)

[Easy Mac]

1: Anarcho-syndicalist (100%)
2: Liberal (98%)
3: Traditional Societies (66%)
4: Totalitarian (63%)
5: New Labour (60%)
6: Libertarian (59%)
7: Authoritarian (22%)
8: Conservative (22%)

[Desnudo]

I think the results solidify what I've known all along you commies. Go back to Germania.

Economic Left/Right: 4.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.85

Lower right quadrant

[Calis]

Originally Posted by corbes

I find hxxp://selectsmart.com/politics.html to generally offer better such quizzes.

Scroll down the list and you'll find selectors for political philosophy, party, or whatever it is you want to know.

Dang..I took the Political Idealogy test and my top three matches were Leninism, Socialism, and Anarchism.

Bit shocked at that one, I'm expecting to be arrested shortly.

[Bubba Wheels]

Originally Posted by Calis

Dang..I took the Political Idealogy test and my top three matches were Leninism, Socialism, and Anarchism.

Bit shocked at that one, I'm expecting to be arrested shortly.

You should be!

[Bearcat729]

I took the region test.

It said I should live in Hawaii or the Pacific

[Calis]

Originally Posted by Bubba Wheels

You should be!

Heh, what's even worse is I'm in the military. I'm sure they've got their eye on me now.

[Bubba Wheels]

Originally Posted by Calis

Heh, what's even worse is I'm in the military. I'm sure they've got their eye on me now.

Better keep your hands off those classified documents!

[Desnudo]

Originally Posted by Bearcat729

I took the region test.

It said I should live in Hawaii or the Pacific

I got Rockies/Alaska as #1. New Engand, where I grew up, was last.

[Easy Mac]

I got NYC/New Engerland... I can get drunk with Teddy.

[Fonzie]

Rank Item Percent
1: Liberal (100%)
2: New Labour (73%)
3: Totalitarian (71%)
4: Anarcho-syndicalist (70%)
5: Traditional Societies (50%)
6: Libertarian (46%)
7: Authoritarian (40%)
8: Conservative (15%)

Sounds about right.

[Fonzie]

dola-

Originally Posted by Fonzie

Sounds about right.

Or should I say, sounds about left!

*rimshot*

[Cringer]

Vosem:
Rank Item Percent
1: Liberal (100%)
2: Anarcho-syndicalist (79%)
3: Totalitarian (72%)
4: Traditional Societies (63%)
5: New Labour (61%)
6: Libertarian (41%)
7: Authoritarian (28%)
8: Conservative (10%)

Political Compass: Economic Left/Right: -4.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.77

the good news though is that i found out on a couple other selectors that i am indeed Hardcore Punk.....

[Bubba Wheels]

Originally Posted by Cringer

Vosem:
Rank Item Percent
1: Liberal (100%)
2: Anarcho-syndicalist (79%)
3: Totalitarian (72%)
4: Traditional Societies (63%)
5: New Labour (61%)
6: Libertarian (41%)
7: Authoritarian (28%)
8: Conservative (10%)

Political Compass: Economic Left/Right: -4.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.77

the good news though is that i found out on a couple other selectors that i am indeed Hardcore Punk.....

Betcha mommy was pleased!

[Ben E Lou]

Your political compass

Economic Left/Right: 3.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.33


Heh. There was no one on the international compass in the same quadrant as me (bottom right).

[Easy Mac]

above SD

contrary to popular belief, some people do prefer intelligence as opposed to being a sheep.

[Desnudo]

Originally Posted by SkyDog

Your political compass

Economic Left/Right: 3.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.33


Heh. There was no one on the international compass in the same quadrant as me (bottom right).

Milton Friedman. And me. Although I'm not internationally well known yet.

[Fonzie]

Originally Posted by Desnudo

Milton Friedman. And me. Although I'm not internationally well known yet.

Just wait 'til they find the bodies in the basement. Then you'll be on the map.

[Desnudo]

One voice is telling me to ignore that comment. One is arguing more drastic action to quiet the canary. The third is telling me to stay calm and start digging.

[Fonzie]

Originally Posted by Desnudo

One voice is telling me to ignore that comment. One is arguing more drastic action to quiet the canary. The third is telling me to stay calm and start digging.

Remember to take the pills. They quiet the voices.

[Bubba Wheels]

Originally Posted by Fonzie

Just wait 'til they find the bodies in the basement. Then you'll be on the map.

LOL, don't all future fireman-wannabees travel with an axe in their trunk?

[Ben E Lou]

#1: Texas

#2: Rocky Mountain / Alaska

#3: Desert Southwest

#4: Border States: Virginia, Tennessee & Kentucky

#5: Peripheral South

#6: Deep South

#7: South Atlantic

#8: Upstate New York

#9: Upper Mid-west

#10: Rust Belt

#11: Pacific Coast / Hawaii

#12: Mid Atlantic

#13: NYC / New England

[Chubby]

Economic Left/Right: -4.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.08

[mckerney]

#1 Texas

#2 Border States: Virginia, Tennessee & Kentucky

#3 Desert Southwest

#4 Rocky Mountain / Alaska

#5 Peripheral South

#6 South Atlantic

#7 Deep South

#8 Upstate New York

#9 Rust Belt

#10 Mid Atlantic

#11 Upper Mid-west

#12 Pacific Coast / Hawaii

#13 NYC / New England

[Fritz]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Just out of curiosity, I checked out the site.

Also took the political geography quiz (bottom of the right hand list), luckily it told me I belonged in the South

I ended up in the right place as well.

Looking at how many people skew left, I understand why they want to limit magazine size.

[Havok]

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: 1.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.41
Authoritarian

thought i would be a little more to the right, but like alot of people said some of those questions were kinda screwy.

[sabotai]

My political compass:

Economic Left/Right: 7.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.05

[John Galt]

Despite rumors to the contrary, I'm not really a leftist - I'm a downist?!?!

Economic Left/Right: -0.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.51