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| www.politicalcompass.orgI've always quite liked this test. Mainly because the scale used is really good, in my opinion. QUOTE From: About the Political Compass: In the introduction, we explained the inadequacies of the traditional left-right line.
Left <------------> Right
If we recognise that this is essentially an economic line it's fine, as far as it goes. We can show, for example, Stalin, Mao Tse Tung and Pol Pot, with their commitment to a totally controlled economy, on the hard left. Socialists like Mahatma Gandhi and Robert Mugabe would occupy a less extreme leftist position. Margaret Thatcher would be well over to the right, but further right still would be someone like that ultimate free marketeer, General Pinochet.
That deals with economics, but the social dimension is also important in politics. That's the one that the mere left-right scale doesn't adequately address. So we've added one, ranging in positions from extreme authoritarian to extreme libertarian. My own scores this time: June 5, 2011 Economic Left/Right: -9.12 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.21 -Previous scores:
January 17, 2011 Economic Left/Right: -7.75 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.85
August 11, 2010 Economic Left/Right: -6.00 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.33
November 3, 2009 Economic Left/Right: -5.38 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.46
September 5, 2008 Economic Left/Right: -6.00 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.87
May 3, 2008 Economic Left/Right: -7.25 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.87
September 30, 2005: Economic Left/Right: -6.75 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.92)
March 4, 2005 Economic Left/Right: -4.25 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.85
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