Left Wing or Right Wing? Take Pop Quiz in OP!

I remember taking this quiz a few years ago, but I never saved my results (or remember my personal politics from back then, honestly), so as far as I'm concerned this is my first real result.

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I'm not 100% sure if I agree with that result, but at the same time I've still yet to pick a "label" that actually describes my ideology. I do acknowledge that a good number of my ideals line up with Libertarianism, though I don't think I'd describe myself as one.

That being said, my biggest gripe with the quiz was (and still is) the lack of a "neutral" option. I'm sure that was deliberate, but for me, the majority of the questions asked made me react with "yes, but...," "no, but...," or "well, it depends on the circumstance. For some questions, even picking "Agree" or "Disagree" felt dishonest.
 
I agree with the results. Being authoritarian is the absolute worse since it's not the government's job to dictate people's lives. Also, my money is my money and something, something, taxation is theft.


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I also like how this shows there's not one candidate who's announced a 2020 run yet that I agree with.

It's been a year and I figured I'd take the test again to see where I'm at now. Somehow I've become more purple and there's still not a 2020 candidate even close.

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It's been a year and I figured I'd take the test again to see where I'm at now. Somehow I've become more purple and there's still not a 2020 candidate even close.

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Oh no!

You're farther right AND farther down than me. You might be the most pure Libertarian here (capital L - meaning the party).
 
It's been a year and I figured I'd take the test again to see where I'm at now. Somehow I've become more purple and there's still not a 2020 candidate even close.
Jo Jorgensen Ayn Rand, is that you?

Oh no!
You're farther right AND farther down than me. You might be the most pure Libertarian here (capital L - meaning the party).
According to the "GTP Political Compass" that I made, you scored a 7.88 on the left-right scale the last time you took the quiz, therefore you are still slightly more right than Joey D.
 
According to the "GTP Political Compass" that I made, you scored a 7.88 on the left-right scale the last time you took the quiz, therefore you are still slightly more right than Joey D.

That one was replaced by the one I linked above, which is most recent.
 
To be honest, I was expecting to be more on the right...
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I do think the test can be improved, it had quite a few odd questions for example. I think that having questions based on real events (like, for example, "do you think that political cooperation between countries is preferable to economic cooperation?" (that one's obviously based on Brexit) would improve the test. An option for neither agreeing or disagreeing would be nice, because I had no idea for some questions.
 
To be honest, I was expecting to be more on the right...
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I do think the test can be improved, it had quite a few odd questions for example. I think that having questions based on real events (like, for example, "do you think that political cooperation between countries is preferable to economic cooperation?" (that one's obviously based on Brexit) would improve the test. An option for neither agreeing or disagreeing would be nice, because I had no idea for some questions.

Real life examples are too loaded/corruptible for a "blind" test such as this. Of course it's not perfect, but its an attempt to suss out objective results.
 
The only question I still can't grasp too well is "Multinational corporations are unethically exploiting the plant genetic resources of developing countries". Is this about GMOS? I just went "Agree", considering big corporations do have a history of exploiting third world peoples (such as Nestle making an extremely addictive baby formula in southeast Asia, and all of the crap Monsanto has done for the last half century), but I'm not sure if that's what the question is referring to.
 
It only measures two axis, so is not that accurate. I did one recently that measured seven, but can't remember the name of it. Anyway, here's mine from Dec 2019.


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Some discussion over the compass in another thread and that I've apparently not kept any past results made me curious, so I gave it another try.

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This one predates this thread (September 2012), apparently, so maybe the discussion came up in the America thread or another forum.


Versus:
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I guess that's what 4 years of Trump abusing/manipulating/caricaturing right wing ideals to his desires accomplishes. What I've always wondered about this test is which direction the religious answers moves you.

The only question I still can't grasp too well is "Multinational corporations are unethically exploiting the plant genetic resources of developing countries". Is this about GMOS? I just went "Agree", considering big corporations do have a history of exploiting third world peoples (such as Nestle making an extremely addictive baby formula in southeast Asia, and all of the crap Monsanto has done for the last half century), but I'm not sure if that's what the question is referring to.
I assumed that was a typo and was supposed to say "Planet" when I saw it. Whether it actually was a typo I'm not sure, but I went with it.
 
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I was realizing that the term "Libertarian" at for the negative y values is a bit weird. Libertarian is a political party in the US. But of course this chart means more of a small "l" libertarian. Meaning someone who values freedom. In particular, this is the label for social freedoms rather than economic freedoms. Economic freedoms are "right" and "left" as opposed to laissez faire and... marxist? I'm not sure what the exact opposite of laissez faire would be.

I think I might have gone with "liberal" as a label for the bottom axis. Liberal is more generally associated (at least in the US) with social freedoms rather than economic freedoms. For the top axis, authoritarian seems like the right top label. That leaves room for facism in the upper right (not exactly the most upper right point though), anarcho-capitalism in the lower right, anarcho-communist in the lower left, and authoritarian communism in the upper left.

That's generally how I think of the plot anyway. I think "liberal" really makes more sense for the bottom label especially.

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So like, if we put countries as examples we might put USSR in the upper left, Some Native American tribes in the lower left, Nazi Germany in the upper right, and... uh... maybe the wild west United States for the lower right?

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Actually modern china might be a better example of the upper right than Nazi Germany, who might be closer to the top middle.
 
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@Lain - Great test, the more axis the better IMO. Here are my results...


EDIT: I did the test again but this time I chose the option of answering 216 questions instead of just 46...

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Probably would of gotten alot different if I did the 200 questions as I answered alot of neutral.
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Edit: I bothered to do it again as the full 216 questions and alot of it changed, not sure how accurate this is if it can change that much, I kept it pretty consistent:
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Anarchist here; no one has any right to tell you what you can and cannot do.

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My "Leaning":

Economic Left/Right: -1.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.31


"Our race has many superior qualities, compared with other races."

Only one human race.

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend."

NEUTRAL-I cannot say I agree or disagree.

"Military action that defies international law is sometimes justified."

Most military actions are banker-paid and controlled affairs and that's something I detest.

"There is now a worrying fusion of information and entertainment."

I was worried that this would get out of hand long ago-now my worry has become anger.

"People are ultimately divided more by class than by nationality."

I'd say both are equally the case.

"Controlling inflation is more important than controlling unemployment."

Get rid of the former, the latter will decline.

"Because corporations cannot be trusted to voluntarily protect the environment, they require regulation."

This is an issue with people trusting the wrong people rather than themselves.

"“from each according to their ability, to each according to their need” is a fundamentally good idea."

Unnn...I was raised on this.

"Protectionism is sometimes necessary in trade."

Hired swords, bodyguards, you name it. It's a necessity.

"The rich are too highly taxed."

Taxation is theft.

"Those with the ability to pay should have access to higher standards of medical care."

This type of exclusionary crap is partly how society has failed.

"Governments should penalise businesses that mislead the public."

That is the public's duty. Hooks and chains to tear businesses down to the ground.

"A genuine free market requires restrictions on the ability of predator multinationals to create monopolies."

Again, such is the public's duty.

"Abortion, when the woman’s life is not threatened, should always be illegal."

This is without argument, the business of no one except for the following two and only two people: the one getting the procedure, and the one performing the procedure. Arguments to the contrary are invalid, null, and void.

"Schools should not make classroom attendance compulsory."

Public schools are a menace; homeschooling for the win. Academies that focus on trial-based learning are great for when one is ready to branch out into what they want to do.

"All people have their rights, but it is better for all of us that different sorts of people should keep to their own kind."

Exclusionary garbage, without question.

"Good parents sometimes have to spank their children."

A good parent is a pillar of guidance and nothing more; spanking solves nothing. It instills false fear. It's bad.

"It’s natural for children to keep some secrets from their parents."

Even I haven't told my mother everything about me; some things are best left unshared.

"Possessing marijuana for personal use should not be a criminal offence."

Cannabis is a mostly harmless herb; it can be harmful with misuse but that's the same for other medicines, so let us leave it at that. Marijuana is just a plant.

"People with serious inheritable disabilities should not be allowed to reproduce."

See this? It's my middle finger.

"The most important thing for children to learn is to accept discipline."

Wrong; discipline is for getting better at one's chosen path, not for petty, punitive, trite and jaded BS.

"Those who are able to work, and refuse the opportunity, should not expect society’s support."

Jobs should be to the strengths of the individual. That's where people do their best work. I don't support the idea of forcing someone to do a job that is not the proper fit just because it was offered to them.

"No broadcasting institution, however independent its content, should receive public funding."

Right. Only way to see that happen is to demolish all federal buildings and all government agencies.

"Our civil liberties are being excessively curbed in the name of counter-terrorism."

More like, destroyed in the name of nAtIoNaL sEcUrItY. Arm up, people.

"A significant advantage of a one-party state is that it avoids all the arguments that delay progress in a democratic political system."

I've never seen proof of this being actually true, nor proof that it's not.

"Although the electronic age makes official surveillance easier, only wrongdoers need to be worried."

Actually, it's the wrongdoers behind the camera. Only the 'order-followers' are targets.

"The death penalty should be an option for the most serious crimes."

This is the public's duty.

"In a civilised society, one must always have people above to be obeyed and people below to be commanded."

That is tyranny. NO.

"In criminal justice, punishment should be more important than rehabilitation."

This type of logic is why people end up returning to cement and steel cages.

"Making peace with the establishment is an important aspect of maturity."

Understanding that only by destroying it, peace can be attained is very mature.

"Astrology accurately explains many things."

Astrology is not and never has been claimed to be exact science.

"Charity is better than social security as a means of helping the genuinely disadvantaged."

Charity is willingly given; social security is funded by illicit taxation.

"It is important that my child’s school instills religious values."

Schools like this deserve to be destroyed.

"Sex outside marriage is usually immoral."

Whoever came up with this nonsense, I've got a good, old-fashioned back-handed slap for you.

"A same sex couple in a stable, loving relationship should not be excluded from the possibility of child adoption."

Hired swords. Having them present will turn the tides against Statist buffoons.

"Pornography, depicting consenting adults, should be legal for the adult population."

Consenting mature people. Arbitrary age and maturity do not go hand in hand. Never has or ever will.

"No one can feel naturally homosexual."

My middle finger on each hand to that. I'm a gynesexual.

"These days openness about sex has gone too far."

SYORYUKEN!!!
 
I tried to do the 9Axes quiz but kept getting called away in the middle of the 216 questions and they kept resetting so I gave up for now.

I don't think I would qualify as a fanatic secularist since despite not believing, I wouldn't vote for eradicating other people's right to worship. I absolutely don't believe secular governments should pay for religion but trying to wipe out church is like trying to wipe out abortion. It goes underground.
 
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I don't think I would qualify as a fanatic secularist since despite not believing I wouldn't vote for eradicating other people's right to worship. I absolutely don't believe secular governments should pay for religion but trying to wipe out church is like trying to wipe out abortion. It goes underground.
Is that particular scale, in this multi-axis test, a measure of how much religion you'd like to see in society or in government? I'd agree with your comment as far as society goes. People can worship if they want to but I don't want government decisions to be influenced by religious beliefs.
 
Is that particular scale, in this multi-axis test, a measure of how much religion you'd like to see in society or in government? I'd agree with your comment as far as society goes. People can worship if they want to but I don't want government decisions to be influenced by religious beliefs.
I saw questions asking whether other people should be allowed to worship at all.

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