OK James, since you seem unwilling to let this go, let me quote for your benefit the post I made when I took this very test, on another forum, a year ago: Yes I know. However I take issue with Political Compass in a number of ways. I did their test and came out in the bottom left quadrant, where nobody in Europe who knows me would place me. Their characterisation of the Left/Right axis strikes me as quite wrong and far too simplistic, for a start. They seem to equate it to a simple free market vs. command economy spectrum, leaving out views on the family, the social order, the church and other institutions, the military, and much else besides. I can only conclude that American politics (I assume Political Compass is American) has come to use these terms in a way that Europeans would barely recognise. Thatcher was an economic liberal, i.e. a free marketer, and as I recall she was not particularly authoritarian socially. She is believed to be by the Left, because she cut back trade union power and was involved in suppressing the riots that resulted from that. Thatcher was the first Conservative I voted for, as a young man fairly fresh out of college, and I voted for her more than once, in fact. I think she did the country a lot of good. So it seems bizarre that I come out on this diagram as diametrically opposed to her position. From: https://www.religiousforums.com/threads/your-beliefs-your-politics.232360/page-2#post-6622122
Now that test (the Pew one) is specifically American. I took it anyway. I come out as a Solid Liberal, too. No surprises there.
So... If someone could post the PDF cause I screwed up on downlowding it. Maybe that's more than just me.
Hm. The link should land you here: Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Then the button should take you here: Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! You do the test and it gives you the results on the last page. There may be a PDF of your results, but so far, no one has cared enough to check.
Economic Left/Right: -7.25 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.62 Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
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Two-axis political spectrum models tend to be kinda weak. But then, multi-dimensional models--if you don't wanna bore or confuse the idjits--require some minimal animation skills. Regardless, this one particularly is especially weak--does anyone here actually know a real human being who would actually fall anywhere within the upper-right quadrant on this one? And I mean people you actually consider human beings, not, you know, loathesome pieces of shit. I mean, this: "If economic globalisation is inevitable, it should primarily serve humanity rather than the interests of trans-national corporations" Whose "gut reaction" is gonna be, "Oh, yeah, it should totally benefit trans-national corporations--fuck humanity!"? Seriously. Such a "person" needs to eat a bullet. That said-- wait for it --I ain't recommending anything.
Point being: the test claims that by "triggering" reactions, as opposed to carefully considered positions, it's gonna reveal tendencies towards "moderation" or "extremism." I disagree. If anything, this tests only illuminates the transparency of one's dickishness. I mean, we all think we're the good guys. We all think that what we believe is what is best for everyone.. If Ted Cruz were to take this test, I can almost guarantee that even he would fall somewhere within the lower-left quadrant. And that's just ridiculous.
Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! This is a dream come true chart the way Trump woud fill it out to best suit the high morals he imagines he has... his ego of what a swell guy he is... his need for revenge an to make more money.!!! Economic Left/Right 6.88 Social Libetarian/Authoritarian 4.56 Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Economic Left/Right: -0.75 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.36 Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Try this link... Should take you straight to test page: https://www.politicalcompass.org/test But if you want to see the home page first: https://www.politicalcompass.org/ My result Economic Left/Right: -3.63 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.33