politicalcompass.org?

[xcore777]

I made a test at politicalcompass.org. My results were: Economic Left/Right: -10.00 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 4.67

My questions are: Is it a serious test? Is that a typical result for a Marxist-Leninist? What famous people had a similar result?

[SonofRage]

I've had my results in my signature for years.

[Klaatu]

What famous people had a similar result?

They have a page of some famous people. Not surprisingly, Obama leans Conservative.

[G4b3n]

Most of these tests are garbage, but I would say this is the best one.
I have never seen an MLs results before, but that sounds about right (if not a touch to fare to the lib left) in comparison to others I have seen. Here is mine as a libertarian Marxist.

http://i.imgur.com/hOZ9FpX.png

[Sheepy]

Really all it is is a juvenile test to see who's more Left Libertarian on their charts. I really doubt that this is the staple of ideological concern. A stupid quiz on the internet doesn't mean jack. Ron Paul fanboys love this thing though, so that also says a lot.

http://i.imgur.com/PTemKIk.png

[Sea]

Really all it is is a juvenile test to see who's more Left Libertarian on their charts. I really doubt that this is the staple of ideological concern. A stupid quiz on the internet doesn't mean jack. Ron Paul fanboys love this thing though, so that also says a lot.you fucking rightist :sneaky:

[Ritzy Cat]

I think it's a fairly decent test, I went about in the (-6, -6) ballpark.

[xcore777]

They have a page of some famous people. Not surprisingly, Obama leans Conservative.

Hmm, the closest one to me is Stalin, but he has more like a -8, 8 result. I'm wondering if there's a graphic with more people.

[Brutus]

Hmm, the closest one to me is Stalin, but he has more like a -8, 8 result. I'm wondering if there's a graphic with more people.

That's not a good thing.

All of the questions are confined within the capitlaist system, therefore it is of little use for a communist.

[The Idler]

It's better than apathy.

[Comrade Jacob]

All of the questions are confined within the capitlaist system, therefore it is of little use for a communist.

This is also one of my main complaints.

[Maximus]

I can't help but find the test a little rediculous. Some of the questions are simply idiotic (like the one about abstract art or the one about astrology) and have absolutely nothing to do with politics. In the end I'd say its geared more towards those who are only moderately interested in politics looking for something to pass the time or for those who want to use it to brag about their particular political position.

[StringsofG]

I was a green, can't remember the score. Closest to Mandela. I find that fitting, I want a free and fair world first, a specific political system second.

[Winkers Fons]

I prefer this one. A little more accurate, especially for people outside of the mainstream. Still a little biased towards the status quo but then again so are all political tests.

http://www.politicaltest.net/

[Blake's Baby]

Here's one:

Are you for the self-liberation of the working class?

YES/NO (delete as applicable)

[Zukunftsmusik]

I prefer this one. A little more accurate, especially for people outside of the mainstream. Still a little biased towards the status quo but then again so are all political tests.

http://www.politicaltest.net/

Oh, I remember this one, it was a thread on here a while ago where a lot of revlefter's took it. Everyone turned out to be trotskyists, except for the anarchists who apparently were "cosmopolitan social-democrats".

[Blake's Baby]

Wow, 'cosmopolitan social-democrats'... anyone else hear the subtext 'Jews' in there? Or is it just me being paranoid?

[Red Commissar]

Ron Paul fanboys love this thing though, so that also says a lot.

I've not really seen a lot of love for this particular test from lolbertarians. If anything there's a perception that this test is biased towards liberal politics.

Lolbertarians tend to prefer the tests which base themselves on the ones with a original test (http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz/quiz.php?iframe=true&width=850&height=100%) using this diamond was created by a self-declared libertarian org, and I'm pretty sure others using this format tend to fall along similar lines.

[tachosomoza]

Lower left or dungeon! 4 million years dungeon!

[Flying Purple People Eater]

http://www.politicaltest.net/

I got 'Social-Democratic Cosmopolitan', apparently. "Cosmopolitan, Secular, Visionary, Anarchistic, communistic, anthropocentric pacifist" :lol: .

Some of those questions are so one-sided and dumb. Especially the shit about military intervention. And why even put a racist query like 'countries are better because of their gene pool' comment in there? That was pretty offensive.

[tachosomoza]

I prefer this one. A little more accurate, especially for people outside of the mainstream. Still a little biased towards the status quo but then again so are all political tests.

http://www.politicaltest.net/

"You are a Trotskyist. 3% of the test takers are in the same category as you and 2% are more extreme".

[Winkers Fons]

I got Trotskyist as well even though I would not really identify myself as a Trotskyist. Like I said, it's better than political compass but some of the questions still assume you support certain things about the current system. All tests like this become less accurate the further away you are from the center. Perhaps somebody could design a test specifically for the various factions of the political left. That would make for an interesting Revleft thread...

[PC LOAD LETTER]

I took ghis like 6 times over the last 2 or so years and I always get pretty damn close to -10, -10 but I'm sure some non-Marx-Influenced socialists would call me authoritarian so I'm all whatevs

tl;dr it's a bullshit test, libertarian/authoritarian false dichotomy, etc etc

[TaylorS]

I prefer this one. A little more accurate, especially for people outside of the mainstream. Still a little biased towards the status quo but then again so are all political tests.

This test is right on the ball!!! :thumbup:


You are a Trotskyist.

[motion denied]

Every communist will get 'you're a trot'.

Bullshit test, as usual.

[Flying Purple People Eater]

Wait, Cosmopolitanism was historically linked with jewish people?

Would anyone be able to give me some examples of where this stereotype was used? (my knowledge of European history is piss poor).

[Blake's Baby]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rootless_cosmopolitan

[Brotto Rühle]

Tests like these are fairly stupid. As a social democratic cosmopolitan, who falls into the bottom left corner of the compass, I must say that this shit needs to go.

[RedBen]

Economic Left/Right: -8.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.36
hmm

[The Ohio Leftist]

The jew thing probably wasn't necessary...

[Blake's Baby]

What does that mean?

[The Ohio Leftist]

Sorry forgot to quote him, someone early brought up jews in an unessasary way

[Red_Banner]

I prefer this one. A little more accurate, especially for people outside of the mainstream. Still a little biased towards the status quo but then again so are all political tests.

http://www.politicaltest.net/


Didn't like that test.

Some of their questions made no sense.

[Blake's Baby]

Sorry forgot to quote him, someone early brought up jews in an unessasary way

What does that mean?

I'm the one who said that I thought the subtext of 'Social-Democratic Cosmopolitan' was 'Jew'. What do you think is unecessary about bringing that up?