Political Compass

[Imran Siddiqui]

I wouldn't consider myself a Rawlsian, Aggie . In terms of justice and law, I'm more akin to go with H.L.A. Hart. I guess there is my conservatism peaking out . I'm more of a positivist than a natural law kind of guy (even though I realize Rawls doesn't really call his veil of ignorance a natural law system).

[asleepathewheel]

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -3.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.72

[Imran Siddiqui]

Wow that was a very pretty and flowery attempt to turn the word liberal from a bad word into a good word.

Adam Smith was a liberal. John Stuart Mill was a liberal. Milton Friedman is a classical liberal. Do you even have any idea what classic liberalism is?

[MalevolentLight]

Yes and it has nothing to do with today's liberalism. The word liberal today is a bad word and attempts to paint people as liberals of the past are in vain just as the word conservative doesn't have the same meaning anymore...even though you try your best to try to paint the right as a bunch of Monarchists.

[Ted Striker]

Nah they are more like a bunch of ignorant rednecks.

Wait that's Cheney and Bush...

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: 4.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.33

I'm more right wing this time than before IIRC it was something like 3.4 last time. My Lib score is about the same.

[Agathon]

-9.88 Left
-8.05 Libertarian

HLVS

Of course the problem with this test is that it does not adequately separate policies adopted as a means, from ideal policies.

[MalevolentLight]

I would like to see Ned's score to see who is further right. I think he might win because I'm an atheist and that test takes that into account (although I think religion is a stereotype of the right).

I think your score Agathon just validated the accuracy of this test.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Yes and it has nothing to do with today's liberalism.

You haven't been outside the US much have you? I recommend you check out the FDP in Germany for starters.

[Agathon]

What's more interesting is that, apart from people like your good self, most people who take the test come out significantly to the left and significantly below our elected leaders.

There are two explanations I suppose.

One is the "democracy gap" in which the system itself is biased against progressive policies.

The other is more banal, and to my mind probably right, this is that the ruled always wish to have more social freedom and economic security than our leaders are able to give us.

[Moral Hazard]

Economic Left/Right: -1.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.05

Never seems to change.

[Shi Huangdi]

This thread grealy underestimates social conservatism. I am pro-life, pro-gun, anti-affirmative action, pro-vouchers. However, I scored a negative position on Social Libertarian/Authoritarian because so many of the questions for that are on attitudes rather then policy positions, such as whether you think making peace with the establishment is a part of maturity or whether violence is an acceptable means of punishing kids. This pushes most people's Social scores down.

[monkspider]

Economic Left/Right: -8.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.31

[St Leo]

This is the graph for the http://www.sc4ever.com/forums/.

If you register there, switch to the frames style. It's a brilliant fusion of newsreader and web-forum interfaces and that site has had it for at least six years. Tsk @ the lame UBB clones.

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

Yes and it has nothing to do with today's liberalism.

You haven't been outside the US much have you? I recommend you check out the FDP in Germany for starters.

He might have traveled to a place called La La Land.