Political compass thread

mcfc1632 said:
Interesting test this - different questions to ones I have seen before.

And I am pleased at the result which reflects how I see myself

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Where is chippy or Worsley if someone doesn’t end up in the blue soon I’m calling bullshit
 
Ban-jani said:
I don’t think the compass is accurate.

Most of my Conservative views on here got pretty bad reactions from several people and yet I’m Ed Miliband on there basically.

If that compass is true then even Blair must be Hitler compared to me.

In reality Blair is a lot more socially left than I am.
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It's mostly a broad assessment. namely how much control you think the government should have on aspects of society/money compared to how much personal freedom the individual has, and which is more important to you. It also attempts to assess social issues such as "is the death penalty good or bad" and if you agree strongly for or against it, or just passively, works out your moral stance on that issue.

That's what i found when I was answering; I mostly agreed or disagreed and rarely found myself "strongly" answering. The results were pretty accurate for me, confirming what I already knew about myself, but I wouldn't call it a 100% perfect analysis of a person's political position for others.
 
hilts said:
That was my gag but I’ve liked it anyhow. It’s the new found lefty libertarian in me.

Can anyhow tell me what libertarian means please so I can act accordingly, I presume it means I have to be nice to library staff?
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SImple terms? The choice resides with the individual, not the Government.

You feel the Government's main role is to provide and maintain social services, support a free market and that's it. Minimal state intrusion in social and personal economic affairs. No nanny state bullshit. As Anarchists believe in NO government, Libertarians believe in some government, with a small g.

A LEFT Libertarian believes in paying taxes towards social services, healthcare, national security, education and the like, but that is ALL you are willing to contribute towards. Projects like HS2 aren't part of taxes you're likely to be prepared to pay for, unless you yourself agree with the idea.

A RIGHT Libertarian believes "my money is my money and I should be able to decide what social services I support and how much I wish to financially contribute". All taxation is theft, as it is taken from us without our consent and we have little say in how it is spent or what it is spent on, especially if a Government we don't support is elected.

I'm a centrist Libertarian, so i'm kind of in the middle. It's not exactly a mindset of "for the good of the nation", it's mostly putting individuals first, about respecting the will and sovereignty of the individual over giving the state power, but that the individual is free to give that state as much support financially and politically that they wish. The hope being that people who are free to contribute to causes they care about will do so willingly, but the aspect is that nobody is forced to do so by the Government through taxation. It's our own choice, not one forced upon us.

Examples; I hate marajuana, the smell is revolting and I cannot be near anyone who smokes it. Should it be legalised? Absolutely. Who am I or the Government to tell free thinking, consenting adults what they do or do not put into their own bodies. It's our choice. They gave give health warnings and risks, and we are free to take heed or ignore them.
 
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blueinsa said:
Already up mate and im in the 25, right on the wire and just off a perfect bullseye.
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Genuinely surprised we all seem to be in the middle to top right of the green square. There are a few who I thought would at least come out a bit into the right in a non- extreme way.
 
Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese said:
Genuinely surprised we all seem to be in the middle to top right of the green square. There are a few who I thought would at least come out a bit into the right in a non- extreme way.
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I am centre left so dont care for the result of it too much tbh.

Passionately believe in our NHS, the welfare state, its ability to look after us all in out time of need. I want social housing built, homelessness ended etc etc but i also know it has to be paid for and that as a society if we genuinely want all of the above then we will have to pay for it and not moan when our taxes go up. It also requires a thriving economy, business doing well because its being incentivised to do well, not just punished because you do that, you punish those working for them and it all falls down very quickly.

I also believe in law and order and for some crimes, we should string the cunts up or whatever method is decided upon and not waste our time and money on the cunts for any longer than required.

Id argue im very much common sense and what a majority in this country think.
 
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Mëtal Bikër said:
SImple terms? The choice resides with the individual, not the Government.

You feel the Government's main role is to provide and maintain social services, support a free market and that's it. Minimal state intrusion in social and personal economic affairs. No nanny state bullshit. As Anarchists believe in NO government, Libertarians believe in some government, with a small g.

A LEFT Libertarian believes in paying taxes towards social services, healthcare, national security, education and the like, but that is ALL you are willing to contribute towards. Projects like HS2 aren't part of taxes you're likely to be prepared to pay for, unless you yourself agree with the idea.

A RIGHT Libertarian believes "my money is my money and I should be able to decide what social services I support and how much I wish to financially contribute". All taxation is theft, as it is taken from us without our consent and we have little say in how it is spent or what it is spent on, especially if a Government we don't support is elected.

I'm a centrist Libertarian, so i'm kind of in the middle. It's not exactly a mindset of "for the good of the nation", it's mostly putting individuals first, about respecting the will and sovereignty of the individual over giving the state power, but that the individual is free to give that state as much support financially and politically that they wish. The hope being that people who are free to contribute to causes they care about will do so willingly, but the aspect is that nobody is forced to do so by the Government through taxation. It's our own choice, not one forced upon us.

Examples; I hate marajuana, the smell is revolting and I cannot be near anyone who smokes it. Should it be legalised? Absolutely. Who am I or the Government to tell free thinking, consenting adults what they do or do not put into their own bodies. It's our choice. They gave give health warnings and risks, and we are free to take heed or ignore them.
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I didn’t actual think it was about library staff:-)
 
Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese said:
Genuinely surprised we all seem to be in the middle to top right of the green square. There are a few who I thought would at least come out a bit into the right in a non- extreme way.
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Technically, that's the centrist/left-libertarian section, which surprise surprise, is what most of the country is like.

They just say "Oh i'm Socialist Labour" which is authoritarian, and they themselves aren't. If you favour more government control over peoples lives, you're in the red/blue. If you favour freedom of individual choice and reduced government control, you're green/purple.
 
hilts said:
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I didn’t actual think it was about library staff:-)
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Could be in a way!

If you think your taxes shouldn't go towards keeping open public libraries or museums if you don't support the idea. ;)
 
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