Political Compass

[Arrian]

I think one can be proud of one's country without being a nationalistic moron. But anyway...

The environmental questions definitely bring my score to the left. The very fact that I have a job is indicative of how much responsibility corporations are willing to take for cleaning up their pollution (translation: as little as possible. Gummint demanding money for cleanup? Get the insurance company to pay. It was an accident, yeah!).

-Arrian

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Kontiki
OK, here's the actual statement:

A genuine free market requires restrictions on the ability of predator multinationals to create monopolies.

The thing is, everyone should disagree with the statement because it is factually untrue - a genuine free market simply doesn't have any controls. However, whether or not you think a geniune free market is desirable is another matter.

Actually, that's not true.

A free market does not mean a market without regulations, but the law of supply and demand works freely without obstructions. A market with a monopoly no longer fits that criterion.

[Kontiki]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger


Actually, that's not true.

A free market does not mean a market without regulations, but the law of supply and demand works freely without obstructions. A market with a monopoly no longer fits that criterion.

Um, no. Pick up an economics text book and read a bit about free markets and monopolies. I think you might be confusing a free market with a purely competitive market. There is nothing about a free market which precludes monopolies, nor are monopolies inherently bad in a free market.

[loinburger]

I'm not going to pretend that this thing is up-to-date -- my PC says that the file was last modified in December 2002.

[Sava]

yeah baby... look at me!

[Arrian]

Lunatic fringe, baby, yeah!



-Arrian

[Sava]

Originally posted by Arrian
Lunatic fringe, baby, yeah!



-Arrian

nah, it put me far to the left economically because I acknowledge the evils of corporations... I'm probably moderate left if you take out my corporate hatred.

[GhengisFarbâ„¢]

The Political Compass

Economic Left/Right: 0.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 2.46

I'm apparently in sinc with Tony Blair.

[Ecthy]

so Schröder is right wing authoritarian now?

[Geronimo]

I was disappointed to see how boring my results were.

Economic Left/Right: 1.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.67


I guess I should start considering myself to be something of a centrist.

[Ben Kenobi]

Interesting.

I'm less authoritarian than Ghenghis Farb, and more fiscally conservative.

[Arrian]

Here's an odd part of the quiz:

"Religion and Morality are closely linked"

Well, taken literally, that's true. Many, many, many people base their morality - in whole or in part - on Religion.

Yet I believe it is possible to have a code of ethics/morality without being religious. So how do I answer that one? I went with disagree.

The quiz has major flaws, as they all do.

-Arrian

[Agathon]

I wouldn't consider myself a Rawlsian, Aggie

Really? Rawls is closer to the classical liberal ideal than people think. For example, he's really hung up on civic rights and limiting government intrusion.

Aggie's further to the left than I.

Fascist!!!

[Dauphin]

I assume an agree to the moral/religion question makes you socially authoritarians, so they may as well ask: Do you think people should (be forced to) follow religious morals?

[Maniac]

A more detailed test.

http://www.orgburo.com/pofo.php