Political Compass Test

+ 7.9 - 2.1, What does that mean? Im a lib?

Same as me.

It essentially means your a socially liberal Tory.

Libertarian then? The absence of a major libertarian party is what makes me tory IRL. Ukip are apparently libertarian, but I think they are too right wing for me.

There is now a worrying fusion of information and entertainment.

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

People are ultimately divided more by class than by nationality.

Astrology accurately explains many things.

Sex outside marriage is usually immoral.

Abstract art that doesn't represent anything shouldn't be considered art at all.

The businessperson and the manufacturer are more important than the writer and the artist.

Mothers may have careers, but their first duty is to be homemakers.

Controlling inflation is more important than controlling unemployment.

The only social responsibility of a company should be to deliver a profit to its shareholders.

What's good for the most successful corporations is always, ultimately, good for all of us.

Multinational companies are unethically exploiting the plant genetic resources of developing countries.

If economic globalisation is inevitable, it should primarily serve humanity rather than the interests of trans-national corporations.

When you are troubled, it's better not to think about it, but to keep busy with more cheerful things.

I hate these tests. Not only do they try and geometrically plot political philosophies, but their questions are also stupid.

For instance, these questions are about ones social views not the social policies one support. It's entirely possible to be hold conservative/progressive values and not think that the state should force them upon other people.

I also object to the way the characterise liberalism (or "neo-liberalism", as they call it, because putting neo at the start makes it sound scary) as right wing. If you look in the French assembly where the left-right spectrum started, the liberals, such as Frederic Bastiat, sat on the left with the socialists in opposition to the conservatives and monarchists. For most of its history, up until its unfortunate alliance with conservatism against socialism, liberalism has been about opposing concentrations of power and wealth.

[h="2"]Economic Left/Right: -6.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.10[/h]

Odd how we’ve revived an old thread when I recall we had a newer one but I might as well post my results from yesterday


Haven’t done a new PC one though