Political Compass Test

[aussiecreeder]

Quote: (Originally Posted by Steve)

My scores:

Economic Left/Right: -0.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 3.18

I dunno about tests like these though. I find it hard to pick between Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, and Strongly Disagree sometimes. One example - A woman's right to have an abortion should always be illegal if the baby doesn't threaten her life. I would disagree because I think a woman should be able to have an abortion under certain circumstances (such as rape). However I bet because I said "disagree" it gives me "extra points" towards the left. There were several questions like that where I find it hard to answer...

Generally I'm more of a conservative when it comes to economic issues yet I scored just off center (more left) with this quiz. Again I think it has to do with one or two of the questions. One was "The only social responsibility of a company should be to deliver a profit to its shareholders." I selected disagree which again I'm willing to assume gives you a + for the liberal side. Business have other responsibilities as well, but I would rate one of their top responsibilities as delivering profit. I probably should have selected Agree (not strongly but just agree).

I dunno...

I think you nailed it right on the head. The questions are worded badly and it makes it seem like the survey is skewed. I think I lean further towards the right then what my results stated. I think I would be just right of centre which probably mean if I lived in the U.S I would vote for the Liberterians.

[RMadd]

well, it looks like i just defied all logic... or something like that

[Mulletman]

Jebus... this thing took forever to freaking finish. Hell, I didnt even finish, just lost interest and gave up. Look, I am right and the rest of wrong, plain and simple.

[DekWannaBFlea]

People to easily identify themselves with one political group without looking much into it, the purpose is to see what you really are. And the ideas of "left" and "right" politics is so misleading. That is why i posted the quiz. I thought it was fun .

[Steve]

It is interesting and sometimes fun to take - however I feel that when questions are poorly worded or answers are poorly written it defeats the purpose of the quiz. And some stupid online quiz isn't going to tell someone where they "really stand" with regards to any topic.

[Mulletman]

I went into the test with high hopes, but I lost interest half way through it.

[titan9]

I agree, it was too long for my liking. I think I finished it in 10-15 minutes. I also agree that the wording was pretty poor. They could have done a better job.....

[DekWannaBFlea]

"1.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. "


Taken from the FAQ.