What's Your two dimensional political compass?

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

michaels

I was quite happy with 2.5, -4.82 until I saw Hamish's post above :eek:

jfh7gwa

Economic Left/Right: -4.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.18

Vintageryan

Southend1 wrote: »

True.

At the other end of the scales you'll find people like Margaret Thatcher, Stalin and Adolf Hitler, who were also less than perfect.

Probably a good thing that we are all different and bring different qualities and perspectives to the world we live in.

Really you put Thatcher with Stalin and Hitler.


These compasses are flawed the whole process all depends on where the middle ground is judged to be. So your leanings are all depended on the makers political views and what they think is middle ground.


On that compass Miliband and Cameron both sit on the right how is that possible? as the leaders of the two biggest parties who between will get around 70% of the vote is not possible for them to both be that far on the right. The middle ground needs shifting to the right it can not be static it has to flow as political views change.


You cannot have a parliament where everyone is seen as right wing or left wing because that then becames the middle ground.

michaels

What worried me was that a lot of the questions allowed the possibility of expressing extreme homophobic/racist views which I thought we had moved on from to the point where the questions did not need asking

Generali

michaels wrote: »

What worried me was that a lot of the questions allowed the possibility of expressing extreme homophobic/racist views which I thought we had moved on from to the point where the questions did not need asking

It appeared that the quiz is done through the lens of US politics. I would imagine the things that make a Briton Libertarian are different to those that make an American so as those touchstone issues are different.

I'm struggling to think of similar Liberal/repressive issues that really touch nerves in the UK. Europe perhaps? ECHR/Human Rights Act vs Parliament? Multi-racial adoption? Smoking? Free speech vs political correctness? Political indoctrination in schools?

Actually there are a few there that would go on a Briish one

vivatifosi

Generali wrote: »

It appeared that the quiz is done through the lens of US politics. I would imagine the things that make a Briton Libertarian are different to those that make an American so as those touchstone issues are different.

I'm struggling to think of similar Liberal/repressive issues that really touch nerves in the UK. Europe perhaps? ECHR/Human Rights Act vs Parliament? Multi-racial adoption? Smoking? Free speech vs political correctness? Political indoctrination in schools?

Actually there are a few there that would go on a Briish one

One of the big issues in the news here today Gen is whether or not parents should be allowed to smack their children. It's the whole 'well we know it isn't right, we don't do it, but is it nanny state to ban it?' thing.

gazter

michaels wrote: »

What worried me was that a lot of the questions allowed the possibility of expressing extreme homophobic/racist views which I thought we had moved on from to the point where the questions did not need asking

'moved on'? As in the matter was settled? Why shouldnt someone be able to express racist and homophobic views?

Perelandra

Economic Left/Right: 3.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.77


... which puts me to the left of Ed Miliband. REALLY??

Generali

vivatifosi wrote: »

One of the big issues in the news here today Gen is whether or not parents should be allowed to smack their children. It's the whole 'well we know it isn't right, we don't do it, but is it nanny state to ban it?' thing.

That would be another good example of what I mean.

Freedom to bear arms shows what I mean. In the UK there is basically a consensus: people show demonstrate a genuine want/need to hold a gun and then be licenced to do so. In the US it's an issue with a huge divide and strong views on either side.