Forum Research, Posters' Political Compass

What is your political orientation?

  • Authoritarian right

    Votes: 1 4.0%
  • Libertarian right

    Votes: 4 16.0%
  • Libertarian left

    Votes: 17 68.0%
  • Authoritarian left

    Votes: 3 12.0%

  • Total voters
    25

JLM

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Nov 27, 2008
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How about "Benevolent Dictator" who knows what the hell he's doing? Does anyone think that would work?
 

SLM

The Velvet Hammer
Mar 5, 2011
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London, Ontario
To many questions, I would have answered ''I don't know'' or ''undecided''. It's tricky...
I agree with that. A lot of the questions, which are really statements, I found myself thinking "well, I don't always agree or disagree with that, depends on the situation". Some just seemed to be very general or blanket statements, but I would presume that's all part of the makeup of the test.
 

Locutus

Adorable Deplorable
Jun 18, 2007
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There's always this:


 

Cannuck

Time Out
Feb 2, 2006
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Alberta
Does this not mean that the left libertarian supports more government than the right libertarian?

Yes

Left means zero govt/rule at all, Right is full on hardcore totalitarianism.

No

And with all your smartass comments on religion ,politics and indian affairs I have come to the conclusion quite a while back ,mind you that you were full of shyte....and nothing you have posted in recent times has made me change my mind.....

Well then, that just goes to show that I'm on the right track then.
 

JLM

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Nov 27, 2008
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Well then, that just goes to show that I'm on the right track then.

Dreaming is nice but it doesn't get you anywhere! :smile:

Quote: Originally Posted by petros
Left means zero govt/rule at all, Right is full on hardcore totalitarianism.
YES!

Left means "being nice" but not necessarily being correct! The most important position to take is one that will work. :smile:
 

wulfie68

Council Member
Mar 29, 2009
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Calgary, AB
Quote: Originally Posted by petros
Left means zero govt/rule at all, Right is full on hardcore totalitarianism.
YES!


You're missing how the communist totalitarian gov'ts of the USSR and China came about... and don't toss some crap about they were really facist... Both extremes come to totalitarianism.
 

Tonington

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Oct 27, 2006
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So far the mean scores are -1.79 for the Right-Left scale, and -2.33 for the Authoritarian-Libertarian scale.
 

Goober

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Jan 23, 2009
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Moving
So far the mean scores are -1.79 for the Right-Left scale, and -2.33 for the Authoritarian-Libertarian scale.

Ton - There was a similiar thread way back when - a few years ago - People did post their scores - I think SJP put it up. Not sure. But if you find it that would provide some base scores as well as who moved or did not.