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Draginol
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Reply #26 March 1, 2013 11:33:22 AM
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The Political Compass

Economic Left/Right: 6.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.62

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Draginol
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Reply #27 March 1, 2013 11:46:39 AM
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I don't need no stinking test.....I balance my checkbook and don't use Credit Cards......I'm a Fiscal Conservative, which is not easy being retired and on a fixed income.  

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Draginol
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Reply #28 March 1, 2013 11:56:58 AM
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Geez, Islandog, pick a side, will you?  

 

I guess I should post mine... there goes my chance of every working for Frogboy!

 http://www.politicalcompass.org/printablegraph?ec=-7.38&soc=-5.38

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Draginol
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Reply #29 March 1, 2013 1:33:09 PM
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Uh oh...

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Reply #30 March 1, 2013 1:35:44 PM
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Almost identical to Jafo. What does that say about me...

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Draginol
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Reply #31 March 1, 2013 1:48:47 PM
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Quoting Fuzzy Logic,
reply 30
What does that say about me...

You both used some "fuzzy logic"?

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Draginol
DsRaider
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Reply #32 March 1, 2013 2:13:02 PM
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This apparently puts me closer to Milton Friedman then anyone else. Not surprising really since I'm an economics student.

 

There are some weird questions on this test, that don't seem to have much to do with anything...

"Our race has many superior qualities, compared with other races."

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend."

"Controlling inflation is more important than controlling unemployment."

"Abstract art that doesn't represent anything shouldn't be considered art at all."

"Astrology accurately explains many things."

 

After extensively going over their site I disagree with some of their premises.  They fail to adequately differentiate between social and economic left. Being for gay marriage makes you socially left, as it means less regulation and government. Being for welfare makes you both socially left and authoritarian, as welfare requires expanding government size and power as well redistribution of wealth by force. There is a reason the right-lib section of the chart is empty of historic examples even though tons of people get results there. It's because the authors have built unwarranted positive correlation between right and authoritative scores into this test. This is also why no one is scoring left-author.

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Reply #33 March 1, 2013 2:46:33 PM
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I guess this means I'm red...

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Kantok
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Reply #34 March 1, 2013 3:14:54 PM
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Quoting DsRaider,
reply 32


"Controlling inflation is more important than controlling unemployment." 


This is one of the most relevant questions on the survey.  As an economics student you hopefully will come to realize that.  

It's the fundamental question in central banking and the core tension between Keynes and Friedman or, more broadly, between the left and right economic views of the world before you get into the extremes at either end.  A persons answer to that question reveals a lot about how they think of economics and government's role in economics and society.  

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Reply #35 March 1, 2013 3:28:24 PM
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Quoting Kantok,
reply 34

This is one of the most relevant questions on the survey. As an economics student you hopefully will come to realize that.

It's the fundamental question in central banking and the core tension between Keynes and Friedman or, more broadly, between the left and right economic views of the world before you get into the extremes at either end. A persons answer to that question reveals a lot about how they think of economics and government's role in economics and society.

Yes but in theory it's a economic question not a political one as central banks are totally apolitical. In theory this question has an actual scientific answer, although there is argument over what it is. Also it's not one most people would understand. Making Keynes left wing and Friedman right wing is a gross oversimplification that distorts their theories. Both use scientific arguments and these should not be viewed through a political lens.

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Reply #36 March 1, 2013 3:46:28 PM
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http://www.politicalcompass.org/printablegraph?ec=1.00&soc=11.05

 

Wow, I am worse then Hitler.......Jawohl!

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Reply #37 March 1, 2013 4:23:43 PM
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Quoting DsRaider,
reply 35


Quoting Kantok, reply 34
This is one of the most relevant questions on the survey. As an economics student you hopefully will come to realize that.

It's the fundamental question in central banking and the core tension between Keynes and Friedman or, more broadly, between the left and right economic views of the world before you get into the extremes at either end. A persons answer to that question reveals a lot about how they think of economics and government's role in economics and society.

Yes but in theory it's a economic question not a political one as central banks are totally apolitical. In theory this question has an actual scientific answer, although there is argument over what it is. Also it's not one most people would understand. Making Keynes left wing and Friedman right wing is a gross oversimplification that distorts their theories. Both use scientific arguments and these should not be viewed through a political lens.

Of course its a simplification of their theories.  Both men spent decades studying and writing their beliefs.  I wrote two sentences.  

The fact remains that who subscribes to which theory roughly follows the economic left/right divide and roughly follows what people believe about the role of government in society and the economy.  Of course there are exceptions, but in economics or politics or anything that isn't truly hard science there always are.  

Something like this survey is far from an exact science, but any question that can be thought of as generally true is a useful piece of information.  Does the answer to this one question reveal the depths of one's worldview?  No.  But among 30 or 40 other questions it is absolutely a valuable data point. 

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Reply #38 March 1, 2013 4:43:23 PM
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Well, I'm about where I figured I'd be...

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Reply #39 March 1, 2013 4:56:19 PM
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Quoting DsRaider,
reply 35
Yes but in theory it's a economic question not a political one as central banks are totally apolitical. In theory this question has an actual scientific answer, although there is argument over what it is. Also it's not one most people would understand. Making Keynes left wing and Friedman right wing is a gross oversimplification that distorts their theories. Both use scientific arguments and these should not be viewed through a political lens.
While I'd rather not put words in the mouths of the test authors, I think it's kind of a one-step-removed kind of thing. While the question of unemployment may not be explicitly political (my two classes of economics in high school leave me unequipped to say whether it is or is not), liberals will tend to answer it one way and conservatives the other in the modern US system. It's like asking if a person lives in the South: If they do, they are more likely to be conservative, but that isn't caused by their being closer to the equator.

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Reply #40 March 1, 2013 4:56:51 PM
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Quoting Kantok,
reply 34


Quoting DsRaider, reply 32

"Controlling inflation is more important than controlling unemployment." 



This is one of the most relevant questions on the survey.  As an economics student you hopefully will come to realize that.  

It's the fundamental question in central banking and the core tension between Keynes and Friedman or, more broadly, between the left and right economic views of the world before you get into the extremes at either end.  A persons answer to that question reveals a lot about how they think of economics and government's role in economics and society.  

I agree. I answered "I Agree" on that.  The government's job isn't to try to control unemployment but rather to provide support for an economy that will create jobs.

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Reply #41 March 1, 2013 4:58:25 PM
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Hey I'm like Gandhi.  Also this reminds me of Sots 2 Government system.   (though lately I run upper left in Sots 2 like Stalin) 

 

Hey I'm the farthest left. Does that make me a radical. (watch out kids) 

 

(high fives tazgecko, gmc2, Lord Xia, Scoutdog) Join the radical group we have cookies!

Economic Left/Right: -7.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.23

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Reply #42 March 1, 2013 5:17:04 PM
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I had a lot of fun looking at their foreign-election pages. Some of the parties reminded me of the guys on the bottom of this list.

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Reply #43 March 1, 2013 5:22:27 PM
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I guess I fit in with green party. 

 

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Draginol
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Reply #44 March 1, 2013 5:35:03 PM
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Me and JAFO are the same LMAO

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Reply #45 March 1, 2013 5:41:51 PM
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I see your guys point. I guess I was only viewing the question from economic theory point of view, which most people wouldn't see it as.

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Reply #46 March 1, 2013 6:18:05 PM
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Without doing this I was already aware both Frogboy and Island Dog were a little more 'right' than me....or that I was a little more 'left' than them.....but at the end of the day that's a good thing...as balance is important when it comes to community management....

 

The issue with these surveys is you could be a rabid KKK and still come out smelling of Red-Rag roses....since the outcome is some sort of 'average' of all the points given...

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Draginol
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Reply #47 March 1, 2013 6:21:55 PM
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I thought Brad was going to announce a new SD game... "The Political Battleship Game".

  

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Draginol
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Reply #48 March 1, 2013 7:30:52 PM
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Quoting DrJBHL,
reply 47

I thought Brad was going to announce a new SD game... "The Political Battleship Game".



  

 

Hit! You sunk my Gandhi!

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Draginol
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Reply #49 March 1, 2013 7:50:50 PM
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I seem to be a Libertarian and version Ghandi, which is nice.

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Reply #50 March 1, 2013 9:08:32 PM
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