posted May 21, 2010 04:47 PM         

Yes, some of the questions need more qualifiers- like the Should you obey your leader no matter what question..

but this quiz actually lets you fine tune more than others, there is a slider at the bottom allowing a rating on just how important the actual question is.

Also be warned there are over 50 questions, so this may take 10+ MINUTES.

Where is your arrow?

My Political Compass

Compass: Looks like I'm quite the little bleeder

quote:

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You are a left moderate social libertarian.
Left: 3.35, Libertarian: 3.3

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Foreign Policy:

On the left side are pacifists and anti-war activists. On the right side are those who want a strong military that intervenes around the world. You scored: -3.08

Culture:

Where are you in the culture war? On the liberal side, or the conservative side? This scale may apply more to the US than other countries. You scored: -4.42
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Frankly I prefer non-interventionista

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posted May 21, 2010 10:42 PM         

Though given I'm a -8.22 on interventionist (ie, to the Left as they define it) and -7.21 on culture (again to the Left as they define it), I'm confused how I was right leaning. I guess it must be my innate lack of trust of the government handling the economy and taxation (though I'm suspicious of corporate elites, too).

And a lot of questions I just had to answer neutral and/or don't care, sometimes because that was true and other times because it was too simplistic and I didn't agree with being for or against it as stated but rather thought outside their box.

An example was the question of the government is responsible for stopping pollution. I consider the government too inefficient to do so and too easily manipulated by the biggest polluters (plus the fact the US Government is THE biggest polluter, which is probably true of most other countries, too, which comes from the war industry), and would like to see another system in place. I have one in mind, I just don't feel like it's appropriate to give details here. My point is that it's wrong to just let big biz pollute but at the same time I had no faith in the government to stop it--and in fact the government itself needs to be checked from its own pollution--and therefore shouldn't be trusted to do it and so I just checked neutral on both.

posted May 21, 2010 10:57 PM         

and darlin' Dervish I put that swing vote parrot up about the qualifiers just for you.

posted May 22, 2010 10:49 AM         

yes the questions were simplistic as multiple choice tests generally are. and i agree that government as we currently have it is not the answer...HOWEVER government as representative of the people SHOULD be a better tool for management than big business which is about profit first and last. the fact that they are in bed together presently and usually (those with more to spare can spend it on influencing govt of COURSE) does not change the fact that the government IS the people - here at least - by definition.

however " the people" generally prefer to cast their vote and forget about it, so whose fault is it anyway?

posted May 23, 2010 12:28 PM         

i know a lot of my customers have not been able to spend anything like the way they used to. so the small businesses are either hanging by a thread or going under, being bought by the warren buffets and comcasts of the world.

as i said the power lies in the people if only they would use it...unfortunately when there are so many people in a country getting them to work together is a gargantuan task.

i have heard one talk show host saying "just don't participate in the corporate sector" but even if i go to only small locals they are pretty much forced to rely on corporate suppliers or a very narrow, wealthy band of customers.