Where do you sit on the Political Compass? (3 Viewers)

[Slidey]

lol at 'independent experts'

Im sure you researched extensively their qualifications to perform the supremely intellectual task that his graph construction

Yeah, you didnt just read "independent experts" and stop your own independent thought, you really researched

The graph is not new information. It's a reminder of the stances of each party today, and the direction they've moved over time. 20 or 30 years ago, Labour would be where the Greens are, and Liberal where Labour are.

There has been a right-ward shift in Australian politics over time, and not just economically.

 

[Slidey]

sides the political compass in itself is such a bad way to measure political views

This is true.

 

[Lolsmith]

Economic Left/Right: -0.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.59

Interesting.

What does this mean?

 

[Ziva]

Economic Left/Right: -0.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.59

Interesting.

What does this mean?

you believe in a mixed market economy, but value individual freedom and liberty

 

[badquinton304]

Economic Left/Right: -5.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.69

 

[Mambomeg]

that was fun! I'm left libertarian, as is my boyfriend (despite out frequent liberal vs labour arguments). I wonder where the democrats sit...

 

[badquinton304]

that was fun! I'm left libertarian, as is my boyfriend (despite out frequent liberal vs labour arguments). I wonder where the democrats sit...

Economic: 0
Social: -1

 

[TacoTerrorist]

dude the graph is terrible. sides the political compass in itself is such a bad way to measure political views you can't be all the way up the scale and the way to right it just doesn't work

just like how you can't be all the way to the bottom and all the way left again it doesn't work just as Peikoff said

i mean fuck how can you have a fully authoritarian state that control everything but still have a totally free market

if that's where the liberals actually were we would be in a totalitarian state now as Howard would of sized control and became leader for life.

Yes true, although it does show the ideological viewpoints of the parties relative to each other.

 

[meilz92]

Economic Left/Right: -2.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.67

dont really understand what this means but anyway

 

[Slidey]

What does this mean?

It's impossible to tell without knowing your individual social and economic stances.

 

[scuba_steve2121]

Economic Left/Right: -2.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.97

Sex Party ftw. Still Liberals >> Labor.

the delicious Irony

 

[loquasagacious]

Economic Left/Right: 7.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.26

Roughly here.

Inaccurate though because I am more like 9, -9

 

[Lolsmith]

you believe in a mixed market economy, but value individual freedom and liberty

Fantastic. Very satisfied with this.

It's impossible to tell without knowing your individual social and economic stances.

Such as?

 

[Ziva]

Roughly here.

Inaccurate though because I am more like 9, -9

yeah lol i was expecting like 8, -8 or 9, -9

some of the libertarian/authoritarian determining questions are a tad ambiguous

Such as?

The end result is a summation of all your answers. As such it is impossible to determine your exact individual stance on such appropriate issues, a general political compass can only explain so much (you are GENERALLY for a mixed market economy, and usually for individual liberty and freedom)

 

[xMaNx]

Your political compass

Economic Left/Right: 0.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 1.38

Someone please explain this???

 

[badquinton304]

Your political compass

Economic Left/Right: 0.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 1.38

Someone please explain this???

It means you just a little bit of a dickhead. No jk it means mixed economy a little bit conservative but you don't force it too much.

 

[xMaNx]

Thanks

Pretty Close to Kevin Rudd lol

I was aiming more for George Bush but w/e

 

[badquinton304]

Mandela!

 

[Gold Lion]

Someone please explain this???

I think it means you are generally more conservative and believe in 'individualism' rather than collectivism

 

[Lolsmith]

The end result is a summation of all your answers. As such it is impossible to determine your exact individual stance on such appropriate issues, a general political compass can only explain so much (you are GENERALLY for a mixed market economy, and usually for individual liberty and freedom)

Yeah, I was thinking along those lines. Thanks for the clarification.