The Nolan Chart
September 20th, 2010 at 12:25:32 PM
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I suspect many of you have seen this before, but it's always interesting to me to see where I fit on the two dimensional political spectrum. The two dimensions are economic and social (and often we confused the two ends as being the same... but they aren't).
http://www.nolanchart.com/survey.php
I normally end up on the corner between centrist, liberterian and liberal. Which generally fits me (I used to be much further away from the centre corner, and more of anarcho-syndicalist).
http://www.nolanchart.com/survey.php
I normally end up on the corner between centrist, liberterian and liberal. Which generally fits me (I used to be much further away from the centre corner, and more of anarcho-syndicalist).
"Then you can admire the real gambler, who has neither eaten, slept, thought nor lived, he has so smarted under the scourge of his martingale, so suffered on the rack of his desire for a coup at trente-et-quarante" - Honore de Balzac, 1829
September 20th, 2010 at 1:22:06 PM
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According to the test, I am a centrist (Kansas!) with leanings towards libertarian. However, I know for a fact that I am a flaming liberal on social issues.
What, you think the Tin Man and the Scarecrow didn't have a little thing on the side?
--Dorothy
What, you think the Tin Man and the Scarecrow didn't have a little thing on the side?
--Dorothy
"Who would have thought a good little girl like you could destroy my beautiful wickedness!"
September 20th, 2010 at 1:52:01 PM
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I think that quiz is overly simplified and has many answers that are not mutually exclusive to the other responses. I prefer this test (which itself has many faults):
http://www.politicalcompass.org/test
I generally hate the term 'liberal' as it has different connotations throughout the world, even within the English-speaking portions. In the way DG uses it, the Libertarian position would indeed be similar to the 'flaming liberal' position with respect to social issues. Liberal should in no way mean leaning towards socialism or authoritarianism, but it seems that is how it is construed in the States.
http://www.politicalcompass.org/test
I generally hate the term 'liberal' as it has different connotations throughout the world, even within the English-speaking portions. In the way DG uses it, the Libertarian position would indeed be similar to the 'flaming liberal' position with respect to social issues. Liberal should in no way mean leaning towards socialism or authoritarianism, but it seems that is how it is construed in the States.
Solo venimos, solo nos vamos. Y aqui nos juntamos, juntos que estamos.
September 20th, 2010 at 2:08:43 PM
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Quote: progrockerI think that quiz is overly simplified and has many answers that are not mutually exclusive to the other responses. I prefer this test (which itself has many faults):
http://www.politicalcompass.org/test
I generally hate the term 'liberal' as it has different connotations throughout the world, even within the English-speaking portions. In the way DG uses it, the Libertarian position would indeed be similar to the 'flaming liberal' position with respect to social issues. Liberal should in no way mean leaning towards socialism or authoritarianism, but it seems that is how it is construed in the States.
Cheers, I had been looking for that site as well, not used it for a long time..
If anyone cares my results were (today) :
Economic Left/Right: -4.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.79
Must have been the weather as my Economic Left/Right I'd have described as more centre than that.
"Then you can admire the real gambler, who has neither eaten, slept, thought nor lived, he has so smarted under the scourge of his martingale, so suffered on the rack of his desire for a coup at trente-et-quarante" - Honore de Balzac, 1829
September 20th, 2010 at 2:21:03 PM
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Economic Left/Right: 4.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.23
About the same as when I usually take it. Hooray Anarchy!
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.23
About the same as when I usually take it. Hooray Anarchy!
Solo venimos, solo nos vamos. Y aqui nos juntamos, juntos que estamos.
September 20th, 2010 at 2:34:30 PM
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They should have a much simpler test, than this, for people from Kansas.
You can't trust a dog to mind your food.
September 20th, 2010 at 3:24:57 PM
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Quote: chookThey should have a much simpler test, than this, for people from Kansas.
Economic Left/Right: -4.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.38
I found this test much easier ... except for the questions that made no sense ... what I found is that many of the questions were "leading" and needed to be re-read several times to be correctly answered ...
Based on the values above, I think thecesspit and I should be friends. If only I new what a "cesspit" was ...
--Dorothy
"Who would have thought a good little girl like you could destroy my beautiful wickedness!"
September 20th, 2010 at 4:13:30 PM
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"Because of the need for frequent emptying, the cost of maintenance of a cesspit can be very high."
-- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesspit
-- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesspit
"Then you can admire the real gambler, who has neither eaten, slept, thought nor lived, he has so smarted under the scourge of his martingale, so suffered on the rack of his desire for a coup at trente-et-quarante" - Honore de Balzac, 1829
September 20th, 2010 at 4:20:44 PM
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Quote: DorothyGaleQuote: chookThey should have a much simpler test, than this, for people from Kansas.
Economic Left/Right: -4.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.38
I found this test much easier ... except for the questions that made no sense ... what I found is that many of the questions were "leading" and needed to be re-read several times to be correctly answered ...
Based on the values above, I think thecesspit and I should be friends. If only I new what a "cesspit" was ...
--Dorothy
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.
You can't trust a dog to mind your food.
September 20th, 2010 at 5:46:10 PM
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Economic Left/Right: -4.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.54
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.54
“Man Babes” #AxelFabulous
September 20th, 2010 at 6:34:37 PM
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Quote: thecesspitWhich generally fits me (I used to be much further away from the centre corner, and more of anarcho-syndicalist).
Which you wouldn't have been if you hadn't seen "Monty Python and the Holy Grail".
The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one. The happiness of credulity is a cheap and dangerous quality.---George Bernard Shaw
September 20th, 2010 at 7:27:10 PM
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Quote: mkl654321Which you wouldn't have been if you hadn't seen "Monty Python and the Holy Grail".
Go figure. I'm a liberal. Who would've thunk?
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September 20th, 2010 at 11:35:47 PM
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Quote: mkl654321Which you wouldn't have been if you hadn't seen "Monty Python and the Holy Grail".
You'll never believe me, but I'd read about the anarcho-syndicalist in Spain before seeing the Holy Grail :)
Still, that is one of my favourite bits of that film...
"I mean, if I went 'round, saying I was an emperor, just because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away!"
"Then you can admire the real gambler, who has neither eaten, slept, thought nor lived, he has so smarted under the scourge of his martingale, so suffered on the rack of his desire for a coup at trente-et-quarante" - Honore de Balzac, 1829
