Comments on: The Political Compass http://bluesun7.com/jonathan/2008/06/16/the-political-compass/ The certified opinions of Jonathan Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:28:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Jonathan http://bluesun7.com/jonathan/2008/06/16/the-political-compass/comment-page-1/#comment-7813 Jonathan Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:34:58 +0000 http://bluesun7.com/jonathan/?p=111#comment-7813 Politics drives me crazy. This test may or may not be accurate and it really does not solve any problems. I must say that it is probably hard for most people to have meaningful opinions on government policies because most of us do not spend more than a couple minutes researching any of it and understanding the history of the policies and the possible implications thereof. Politics drives me crazy. This test may or may not be accurate and it really does not solve any problems. I must say that it is probably hard for most people to have meaningful opinions on government policies because most of us do not spend more than a couple minutes researching any of it and understanding the history of the policies and the possible implications thereof.

]]> By: velda http://bluesun7.com/jonathan/2008/06/16/the-political-compass/comment-page-1/#comment-7812 velda Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:13:03 +0000 http://bluesun7.com/jonathan/?p=111#comment-7812 Argh.. the questions/statements on this drive me insane. What does my opinion on abstract art or whether or not people buy bottled water have to do with anything, for example? They say, "Their purpose is to trigger buzzwords in the mind of the user, measuring feelings and prejudices rather than detailed opinions on policy." Our reaction to buzzwords can accurately measure our political standing? Now that really IS a shame. My reaction to most of the test is to think that people who say those sorts of things and believe them need to pull their heads out. I guess this is how it turns out when you disagree with just about every statement on there: Economic Left/Right: 5.38 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.28 Argh.. the questions/statements on this drive me insane. What does my opinion on abstract art or whether or not people buy bottled water have to do with anything, for example?

They say, “Their purpose is to trigger buzzwords in the mind of the user, measuring feelings and prejudices rather than detailed opinions on policy.”

Our reaction to buzzwords can accurately measure our political standing? Now that really IS a shame.

My reaction to most of the test is to think that people who say those sorts of things and believe them need to pull their heads out. I guess this is how it turns out when you disagree with just about every statement on there:

Economic Left/Right: 5.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.28

]]> By: Kari http://bluesun7.com/jonathan/2008/06/16/the-political-compass/comment-page-1/#comment-7700 Kari Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:55:36 +0000 http://bluesun7.com/jonathan/?p=111#comment-7700 Okay I consider myself very conservative, but when I took this I came up as liberal with a tad libertarian, almost the exact opposite of you. I guess I'm not as conservative as I thought. Sorry, I look at this from time to time. Okay I consider myself very conservative, but when I took this I came up as liberal with a tad libertarian, almost the exact opposite of you. I guess I’m not as conservative as I thought.

Sorry, I look at this from time to time.

]]> By: Jonathan http://bluesun7.com/jonathan/2008/06/16/the-political-compass/comment-page-1/#comment-7625 Jonathan Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:17:00 +0000 http://bluesun7.com/jonathan/?p=111#comment-7625 It is indeed interesting. I think they are trying to prove a point, but I have not read through all of their literature. Obviously it was done in such a way as to be quite controversial. It is indeed interesting. I think they are trying to prove a point, but I have not read through all of their literature. Obviously it was done in such a way as to be quite controversial.

]]> By: Chris http://bluesun7.com/jonathan/2008/06/16/the-political-compass/comment-page-1/#comment-7623 Chris Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:50:04 +0000 http://bluesun7.com/jonathan/?p=111#comment-7623 This test is nuts! Everyone is in the top right corner. If Obama and George Bush are in the same quadrant they need to adjust the spectrum. The people that we think of as wacko extremists are centrists; what ever! According to this I'm further left than Obama. There is no way that is possible. Perhaps I just don't understand their grid, but it seems to me if this were a google map I'd drag my cursor and recenter it. This test is nuts! Everyone is in the top right corner. If Obama and George Bush are in the same quadrant they need to adjust the spectrum. The people that we think of as wacko extremists are centrists; what ever! According to this I’m further left than Obama. There is no way that is possible. Perhaps I just don’t understand their grid, but it seems to me if this were a google map I’d drag my cursor and recenter it.

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