The (Unofficial) Daily Paul Political Compass Thread
Many forums have threads for their members to share their Political Compass results, so I thought I'd start one here. The Political Compass is pretty much the standard in-depth political test. It's a bit long, but it's worth it. Please take the test and post your results, and I'll update this OP later with the mean (average) and median results.
I'll start:
Economic Left/Right: 9.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.72
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Your turn!
Note: This isn't a competition. No results are "better" than others. The main object of this thread is to arrive at an overall view of the Daily Paul community -- which means I need your digits!
Results so far (108 participants):
Mean (average):
Economic Left/Right: 2.18398
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.43296
(Graph)Median:
Economic Left/Right: 1.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.31
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Thanks to:
silentboom:
Economic Left/Right: 4.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.08
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LastAmericanStanding:
Economic Left/Right: 0.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.18
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nwind:
Economic Left/Right: 1.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.90
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Tramp:
Economic Left/Right: -0.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.26
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JohnGalt300:
Economic Left/Right: 0.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.13
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LTBjorgaard:
Economic Left/Right: 2.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.03
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Liberty_ Belle:
Economic Left/Right: 2.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.56
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Ruth:
Economic Left/Right: 3.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.33
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OFallonBrent:
Economic Left/Right: 5.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.28
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austrianschool:
Economic Left/Right: 9.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritative: -8.35
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Aphrodite13:
Economic Left/Right: 0.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.62
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Libera_me:
Economic Left/Right: 3.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.08
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BushwickBill:
Economic Left/Right: 8.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.10
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JeffD:
Economic Left/Right: 2.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.44
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gratefulgraft:
Economic Left/Right: -1.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.00
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sleepdog:
Economic Left/Right: 4.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.69
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kurtisohio:
Economic Left/Right: 8.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.59
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Bjarni:
Economic Left/Right: 1.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.38
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beverly33:
Economic Left/Right: -0.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.82
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LatinsforPaul:
Economic Left/Right: 4.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.44
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jkinabru:
Economic Left/Right: -2.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.26
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rftbunny:
Economic Left/Right: 7.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.36
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Henry:
Economic Left/Right: 6.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.03
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Logic:
Economic Left/Right: -1.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.33
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biffdebris:
Economic Left/Right: 1.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.28
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brutusbrutildabubba:
Economic Left/Right: 1.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.46
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zhc:
Economic Left/Right: 3.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.44
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boilers20:
Economic Left/Right: 3.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.72
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SDJoseph:
Economic Left/Right: 1.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.36
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docholladay:
Economic Left/Right: 3.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.00
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ZonBoni:
Economic Left/Right: -1.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.74
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ladalang:
Economic Left/Right: 1.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.74
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ecorob:
Economic Left/Right: -2.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.59
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Samuel Howell Jr.:
Economic Left/Right: -0.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.13
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pretty-kitty:
Economic Left/Right: 6.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.97
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newguineafan:
Economic Left/Right: 6.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.13
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Fritz Charlton:
Economic Left/Right: 2.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.82
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greddy4u:
Economic Left/Right: 2.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.15
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think4yourself:
Economic Left/Right: 0.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.62
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SteveMT:
Economic Left/Right: 3.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.72
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timbud:
Economic Left/Right: 4.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.38
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Citizen Joe:
Economic Left/Right: 0.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.62
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klemsonkiller:
Economic Left/Right: 1.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.33
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i4freedom:
Economic Left/Right: 0.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.38
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hawkiye:
Economic Left/Right: 0.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.87
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freespeech:
Economic Left/Right: 0.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.15
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chinkadaro:
Economic Left/Right: 1.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.69
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MMJ Ministry:
Economic Left/Right: -1.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.95
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Perry911:
Economic Left/Right: -1.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.38
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Jinc:
Economic Left/Right: -1.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.44
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ShannonOBrien:
Economic Left/Right: 5.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.79
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rodowers:
Economic Left/Right: -0.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.08
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oruval:
Economic Left/Right: 0.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.00
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TexaslovesRonPaul:
Economic Left/Right: 1.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.90
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shadekeiko:
Economic Left/Right: 0.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.46
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e_goldstein:
Economic Left/Right: 2.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.08
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Pdubya:
Economic Left/Right: 1.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.15
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PARepublican4Ron:
Economic Left/Right: 5.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.77
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Anti_Bernanke:
Economic Left/Right: 6.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.15
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freedomroad:
Economic Left/Right: 2.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.05
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The Notorious M.I.K.E.:
Economic Left/Right: 0.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.56
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GaleRazorwind:
Economic Left/Right: 3.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.44
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ARgrammy:
Economic Left/Right: 1.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.10
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wg3323:
Economic Left/Right: 1.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.00
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PattyC:
Economic Left/Right: -1.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.92
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Weenis:
Economic Left/Right: 1.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.95
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sevendst19:
Economic Left/Right: 0.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.77
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TenoG:
Economic Left/Right: 4.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.50
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Ryan.Gaba:
Economic Left/Right: 3.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.77
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Levon:
Economic Left/Right: 1.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.44
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trapfive:
Economic Left/Right: 1.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.74
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jfassa:
Economic Left/Right: 5.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.31
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Thomaas:
Economic Left/Right: 1.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.62
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Deliverance:
Economic Left/Right: 1.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.56
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LI4RonPaul:
Economic Left/Right: 6.30
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.50
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gottago:
Economic Left/Right: -1.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.92
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BeaReady:
Economic Left/Right: 0.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.33
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libertyBoy:
Economic Left/Right: 6.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.51
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fiodax:
Economic Left/Right: 4.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.87
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BMWRider:
Economic Left/Right: 4.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.21
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freddiel:
Economic Left/Right: -2.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.15
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JRuined:
Economic Left/Right: 0.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.23
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dan3745:
Economic Left/Right: 2.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.59
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nomad943:
Economic Left/Right: 1.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.67
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wninja:
Economic Left/Right: -1.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.36
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Crickett:
Economic Left/Right: 1.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.26
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luckybrand88:
Economic Left/Right: -3.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.38
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Cameron_DeHart:
Economic Left/Right: -6.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.41
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OregonBean:
Economic Left/Right: 4.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.85
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NickM RON PAUL 08:
Economic Left/Right: 0.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.00
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qops1981:
Economic Left/Right: 3.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.95
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jzneff:
Economic Left/Right: 6.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.26
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Crickett:
Economic Left/Right: 1.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.26
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Raymond:
Economic Left/Right: 3.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.97
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SacTown T:
Economic Left/Right: 2.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.77
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MDlibertarian:
Economic Left/Right: 4.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.36
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vergilius:
Economic Left/Right: 4.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.90
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Bob-45:
Economic Left/Right: -1.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.95
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VoteNader2008:
Economic Left/Right: -1.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.00
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RobotJaxxon:
Economic Left/Right: 4.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.13
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CK4RP:
Economic Left/Right: 3.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.95
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Nick Michelewicz:
Economic Left/Right: 4.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.10
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RogueCaspian:
Economic Left/Right: 0.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.69
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MickeyMouse:
Economic Left/Right: 2.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.05
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larryweiliu:
Economic Left/Right: 5.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.46
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jkeehn1:
Economic Left/Right: 2.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.21
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Realdeal:
Economic Left/Right: 2.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.38
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Economic Left/Right:
Economic Left/Right: 0.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.51
"When governments fear the people there is liberty. When the people fear the government there is tyranny."
-Thomas Jefferson
This is...
me?!
Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -3.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.46
My score
Economic Left/Right: -2.50
Social Libertarian / Authoritarian : -3.90
left-right: -0.25 lib/auth:
left-right: -0.25
lib/auth: -6.36
Apologies for my tardiness,
Apologies for my tardiness, but I've been unable to update the thread due to real life.
And a belated thanks to Michael for adding it the front page!
I won't add the following to the OP, because I don't want this to turn into a confrontational exercise, but I thought it might be interesting to look at our outliers:
Perhaps most interesting is that there aren't any results on the socially authoritarian side, where social conservatives tend to fall. So we really are a socially libertarian bunch. We have a wider range of opinion on economics, although we're right-wing as a group.
Thanks to all participants!
bump
just because its kinda a cool thread
results
Economic Left/Right: 2.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.38
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mine
Economic Left/Right: 2.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.21
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where i am
Economic Left/Right: 5.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.46
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im right middle
Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: 2.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.05
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Action is what defines men
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Action is what defines men
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Political Compass
Economic Left/Right: 0.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.69
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I keep waiting for someone
I keep waiting for someone to post a score like -6/+6 so I can say, "psst, I think yo may have found the wrong forum..."
"Moreover, as America becomes an increasingly multicultural society, it may find it more difficult to fashion a consensus on foreign policy issues, except in the circumstances of a truly massive and widely perceived direct external threat."
"But, indeed, no private person has a right to complain, by suit in court, on the ground of a breach of the Constitution. The Constitution it is true, is a compact, but he is not a party to it."
nvm
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lol
As long as they have a +ve economic and -ve social I think they belong here. Anyone with -ve economic or +ve social really needs to start reading more and listening harder to RP.
Register as Republican and Vote for Ron Paul
Economic Left/Right:
Economic Left/Right: 4.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.10
I've taken a lot of these tests, and I usually score as a more hardcore libertarian, but I guess it depends on the test.
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Economic Left/Right:
Economic Left/Right: 3.5
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.95
CK4RP
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Economic Left/Right:
Economic Left/Right: 4.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.13
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Your political
Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -1.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.00
http://politicalcompass.org/printablegraph?ec=-1.25&soc=-6.00
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I didn't attach the graph, but...
Economic Left/Right: -1.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.95
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I guess I'm a "moderate" right/liberterian?
Economic Left/Right: 4.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.90
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