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The Man
5th March 2011, 05:58
On the political compass im:
Economic Left/Right: -6.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.95
Does that mean it considers me a Anarchist? :)
Red Commissar
5th March 2011, 06:09
Well, by its standards yeah (or Libertarian-Socialist as they might put it). However don't take it too seriously, most members, if not all, of this site tend to score down in that lower-left quadrant. Hell I've ended up as more "anarchist" than your scores and I'm not really what one would call an anarchist ;)
The issues with this site (besides the problem of making one that can address the complexities of politics, especially if one insists on putting them on a continuum) is the credentials they use to place people. Economic questions come down more to regulations, services, and taxation. The second axis (libertarian <-> authoritarian) focuses more on basic liberties, government strength, etc etc. Nothing concerning the more fundamental economic differences that exist between a capitalist economy and a socialist (or self-declared) one. They try to see everything in the scope of what exists now rather than on what actually is meaningfully different.
GPDP
5th March 2011, 19:11
In the context of the Political Compass, it doesn't mean anything other than vague progressive tendencies such as increased economic regulation, more extensive social safety nets, and significant advocacy for civil and social liberties and rights. It says nothing about your actual tendency or principles, which are far too nuanced to be accurately mapped on a two-dimensional graph that tries to lump all ideologies together despite the vast gulf in principles that exist between them.
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