<span style="font-size:14px;">Economic Left/Right: -3.38<br>
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.15</span>Test is rooted.
Takes a concerted effort to get into the positives. I did it again, a few questions i just couldnt bring myself to choose the obvious right-leaning answer, but finished around +3 and +2.
I think aaronjohns mentioned that a lot of the questions dont reflect the subtlety or context needed. I agree. Like all these tests, it means little.
I suppose will not surprise you what mine is JBomberEconomic left/right: 0.12
Social Lib/Authoritarian : -0.92
Almost a bullseye!
Economic left/right: -8.00
Social Lib/Authoritarian: -5.59
Then why vote Labor?
Well because of all Parties they are most left, and socially relevant. Social Alliance are OK, but in some areas are a bit loony. CPA don't really exist any longer, and nothing else fits.
Now before anyone says Greens are leftwing, nope, they are just self interest, unprincipled spoilers.
Well because of all Parties they are most left, and socially relevant. Social Alliance are OK, but in some areas are a bit loony. CPA don't really exist any longer, and nothing else fits.Then why vote Labor?I suppose will not surprise you what mine is JBomberEconomic left/right: 0.12
Social Lib/Authoritarian : -0.92
Almost a bullseye!
Economic left/right: -8.00
Social Lib/Authoritarian: -5.59
Now before anyone says Greens are leftwing, nope, they are just self interest, unprincipled spoilers.
Explain to me how the Greens are motivated by self-interest. I can't see how advocacy for environmental issues, refugees, the disenfranchised and social justice has anything to do with self-interest.
The test is fine for making relative comparisons — (0,0) doesn‘t have to be the base or most common result.
Mind you, i tried to emulate the ALP (no, I didn‘t check their stated policies each time) and I only got just barely into the positive on both aspects (0.62, 0.46) — Gillard is shown at the bottom left of the “mainstream†leaders, but well away from that result.
Would like to see where some Tea Partiers would end up. I guess the take-away point is that the libertarian right will never lead a country.
EDIT: Actually, the Tea Partiers are rather confused on some aspects: “don‘t step on me†and religious fundies, so I‘m not sure where they‘d fit on the libertarian/authoritarian axis.
Fooled you as well huh!Well because of all Parties they are most left, and socially relevant. Social Alliance are OK, but in some areas are a bit loony. CPA don't really exist any longer, and nothing else fits.Then why vote Labor?I suppose will not surprise you what mine is JBomberEconomic left/right: 0.12
Social Lib/Authoritarian : -0.92
Almost a bullseye!
Economic left/right: -8.00
Social Lib/Authoritarian: -5.59
Now before anyone says Greens are leftwing, nope, they are just self interest, unprincipled spoilers.
Explain to me how the Greens are motivated by self-interest. I can't see how advocacy for environmental issues, refugees, the disenfranchised and social justice has anything to do with self-interest.
Fooled you as well huh!Explain to me how the Greens are motivated by self-interest. I can't see how advocacy for environmental issues, refugees, the disenfranchised and social justice has anything to do with self-interest.Well because of all Parties they are most left, and socially relevant. Social Alliance are OK, but in some areas are a bit loony. CPA don't really exist any longer, and nothing else fits.Then why vote Labor?I suppose will not surprise you what mine is JBomberEconomic left/right: 0.12
Social Lib/Authoritarian : -0.92
Almost a bullseye!
Economic left/right: -8.00
Social Lib/Authoritarian: -5.59
Now before anyone says Greens are leftwing, nope, they are just self interest, unprincipled spoilers.
Can't answer the question huh?
The test is fine for making relative comparisons — (0,0) doesn‘t have to be the base or most common result.
Mind you, i tried to emulate the ALP (no, I didn‘t check their stated policies each time) and I only got just barely into the positive on both aspects (0.62, 0.46) — Gillard is shown at the bottom left of the “mainstream†leaders, but well away from that result.
Would like to see where some Tea Partiers would end up. I guess the take-away point is that the libertarian right will never lead a country.
EDIT: Actually, the Tea Partiers are rather confused on some aspects: “don‘t step on me†and religious fundies, so I‘m not sure where they‘d fit on the libertarian/authoritarian axis.
They're not sure either.
Takes a concerted effort to get into the positives. I did it again, a few questions i just couldnt bring myself to choose the obvious right-leaning answer, but finished around +3 and +2.
I think aaronjohns mentioned that a lot of the questions dont reflect the subtlety or context needed. I agree. Like all these tests, it means little.
It's American based, right?
Their whole political spectrum is IMHO (based almost wholly on anecdotal evidence, CBF analysing whole bunches of policy stances) +2 or +3 further right than ours on both scales, taken as an average across all states. Taxation, social welfare, social issues like gay marriage, protectionism/balance of trade, military intervention, gun rights i.e. personal freedom - etc etc. Of course that's on average, California would be -2 or -3 compared to Aus, while the deep south seem to be more like +4 or +5.
I don't know how you define an absolute value of neutral - even though I think there should be on so, so many issues - so this scale has to be based on stances taken by politicians / parties.
So I suspect someone who ends up with -2 or -3 on their spectrum of Green/left (weekly?) vs tea party/right is about neutral on ours.
Economic Left/Right: -5.75<br>
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.92Left/Right: -4.38
Libertarian: -4.26
If Gillard is that far right where does that put the likes of Abbott, Hockey and friends?
There is bugger all between the two major parties.
How about how they use the term "liberal" to describe a left winger, but I wouldn't really say "liberalism" is actually left wing.... Why do they do this? Perhaps I'm incorrect.It's American based, right?
Takes a concerted effort to get into the positives. I did it again, a few questions i just couldnt bring myself to choose the obvious right-leaning answer, but finished around +3 and +2.
I think aaronjohns mentioned that a lot of the questions dont reflect the subtlety or context needed. I agree. Like all these tests, it means little.
Their whole political spectrum is IMHO (based almost wholly on anecdotal evidence, CBF analysing whole bunches of policy stances) +2 or +3 further right than ours on both scales, taken as an average across all states. Taxation, social welfare, social issues like gay marriage, protectionism/balance of trade, military intervention, gun rights i.e. personal freedom - etc etc. Of course that's on average, California would be -2 or -3 compared to Aus, while the deep south seem to be more like +4 or +5.
I don't know how you define an absolute value of neutral - even though I think there should be on so, so many issues - so this scale has to be based on stances taken by politicians / parties.
So I suspect someone who ends up with -2 or -3 on their spectrum of Green/left (weekly?) vs tea party/right is about neutral on ours.
Left/Right: -4.38
Libertarian: -4.26
If Gillard is that far right where does that put the likes of Abbott, Hockey and friends?
There is bugger all between the two major parties.
Certainly both would sit on the right of the spectrum these days but LNP are a fair bit further right IMO. Just take a look at the social benefits they've hacked into since gaining power and other things like pretending science is make believe if it has anything to do with environmentalism.
How about how they use the term "liberal" to describe a left winger, but I wouldn't really say "liberalism" is actually left wing.... Why do they do this? Perhaps I'm incorrect.
It's American based, right?Takes a concerted effort to get into the positives. I did it again, a few questions i just couldnt bring myself to choose the obvious right-leaning answer, but finished around +3 and +2.
I think aaronjohns mentioned that a lot of the questions dont reflect the subtlety or context needed. I agree. Like all these tests, it means little.
Their whole political spectrum is IMHO (based almost wholly on anecdotal evidence, CBF analysing whole bunches of policy stances) +2 or +3 further right than ours on both scales, taken as an average across all states. Taxation, social welfare, social issues like gay marriage, protectionism/balance of trade, military intervention, gun rights i.e. personal freedom - etc etc. Of course that's on average, California would be -2 or -3 compared to Aus, while the deep south seem to be more like +4 or +5.
I don't know how you define an absolute value of neutral - even though I think there should be on so, so many issues - so this scale has to be based on stances taken by politicians / parties.
So I suspect someone who ends up with -2 or -3 on their spectrum of Green/left (weekly?) vs tea party/right is about neutral on ours.
liberal (small l) is generally taken to mean left wing on social issues. Do what you want, be who you wanna be, the Gov't shouldn't interfere. Opposite would be socially conservative.
The Australian Liberal (capital L) party is conservative on social issues.
Broad brush terms they're neo-conservative - liberal on economic issues (companies should be able to do what they want) but conservative on social issues (people shouldn't be allowed to do anything weird, you weirdoes).
The Aus Democrat party were big on social liberalism before they died, Greens and Sex party carry the can there now, Labor tilt slightly more liberal than conservative but not by much - Unions aren't necessarily liberal.
I'm not entirely sure how accurately these things reflect what I think I think. I'd have thought I'm more authoritarian than that.
Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -2.75<br>
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.54Bottom left. Same as everyone else on the internet.
So really you could say the yanks mean libertarian?liberal (small l) is generally taken to mean left wing on social issues. Do what you want, be who you wanna be, the Gov't shouldn't interfere. Opposite would be socially conservative.
How about how they use the term "liberal" to describe a left winger, but I wouldn't really say "liberalism" is actually left wing.... Why do they do this? Perhaps I'm incorrect.It's American based, right?Takes a concerted effort to get into the positives. I did it again, a few questions i just couldnt bring myself to choose the obvious right-leaning answer, but finished around +3 and +2.
I think aaronjohns mentioned that a lot of the questions dont reflect the subtlety or context needed. I agree. Like all these tests, it means little.
Their whole political spectrum is IMHO (based almost wholly on anecdotal evidence, CBF analysing whole bunches of policy stances) +2 or +3 further right than ours on both scales, taken as an average across all states. Taxation, social welfare, social issues like gay marriage, protectionism/balance of trade, military intervention, gun rights i.e. personal freedom - etc etc. Of course that's on average, California would be -2 or -3 compared to Aus, while the deep south seem to be more like +4 or +5.
I don't know how you define an absolute value of neutral - even though I think there should be on so, so many issues - so this scale has to be based on stances taken by politicians / parties.
So I suspect someone who ends up with -2 or -3 on their spectrum of Green/left (weekly?) vs tea party/right is about neutral on ours.
The Australian Liberal (capital L) party is conservative on social issues.
Broad brush terms they're neo-conservative - liberal on economic issues (companies should be able to do what they want) but conservative on social issues (people shouldn't be allowed to do anything weird, you weirdoes).
The Aus Democrat party were big on social liberalism before they died, Greens and Sex party carry the can there now, Labor tilt slightly more liberal than conservative but not by much - Unions aren't necessarily liberal.
I did do a political ideology class at uni, but I focused on fascism because that's what I wrote my essay on. Currently reading Mein Kampf.
Economic Left/Right: 0.88<br>
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 2.26Scotty's a fascist