Fun Project: Political Compass

kombayn · 03-10-2008, 10:55 PM

The Political Compass

Go to the site, take the test, then post the image of your political leaning. I'm a Right-Leaning Libertarian.

I'm interested in seeing how the other users on the board will end up. It'll be fun.

Scrum · 03-11-2008, 01:04 AM

Thorgrim · 03-11-2008, 01:38 AM

Thorgrim · 03-11-2008, 01:38 AM

Scrum you're a fascist compared to me!

WickedLou9 · 03-11-2008, 07:18 AM

David Octavius · 03-11-2008, 10:01 AM

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Slightly left of center skewed towards libertarian

kombayn · 03-11-2008, 08:19 PM

The only thing about the test I feel, if you're not a complete and utter tool, you'll end up on the Libertarian side. I want to see Tessy do it, be funny if he ended up on the far-right authoritarian side.

nbiggershaft · 03-11-2008, 08:31 PM

intrigueing

frankly I thought the questions were mostly stupid, but interesting that I ended up 'right' after two pages of gays and religion

How is a question on astrology political? or better yet "are some people naturally unlucky"?

Those should only go into whether or not you are too dumb to function.

kombayn · 03-11-2008, 08:41 PM

The use the astrology part to side you with more of the left. It has to do with Ghandi when they use those examples, which makes sense to me. But I do find it a very bottom feeding friendly survey. But any survey I've taken I'm a Libertarian. I once got Libertarian Democrat, so who knows. It's for fun, it basically shows whether you lean to the right or left. I don't think for a second anyone on this board would be an Authoritarian.

Donkey® · 03-11-2008, 08:42 PM

nbiggershaft · 03-11-2008, 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by kombayn

The use the astrology part to side you with more of the left. It has to do with Ghandi when they use those examples, which makes sense to me. But I do find it a very bottom feeding friendly survey. But any survey I've taken I'm a Libertarian. I once got Libertarian Democrat, so who knows. It's for fun, it basically shows whether you lean to the right or left. I don't think for a second anyone on this board would be an Authoritarian.

Seems to imply to me that left leaning people are stupid, but then....... ^^^^

kombayn · 03-11-2008, 08:55 PM

Oh not at all, how can you argue against people that want to help people. It's a noble thing, I can also see the rights point of view that it sets this cushion for others where they want personal responsibility. I think both work. We need to clean up our poverty and ghetto's that's the new "racial" war, if you're poor, it shows, you're rich, it shows. At the same time though, take responsibility for yourself, you're an adult... Take care of yourself. Basically I think the left's social programs could eventually even out the economy, after that happened switch to the right, because fuck... We're not your parents. Take care of yourself. Ya feel me?!

P.S. Watch Hood 2 Hood: The Blockumentary or American Drug War: The Last White Hope, two excellent documentaries that show the divide in America. Especially Hood 2 Hood, no one should have to live like that... Shit almost 80% of them don't want to live that way.

Thorgrim · 03-11-2008, 09:06 PM

Donkey I'm slightly more left than you, but you're more authoritative...hmm...i guess one could call me a true libertarian?

7960 · 03-11-2008, 09:07 PM

given these answers,

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree

"some people are naturally unlucky" is a stupid question.

anyway,

kombayn · 03-11-2008, 09:11 PM

I don't think that's a dumb question, some people are... If you're born into a family that is poor, and is abused by their father. Aren't they unlucky they were not born into a normal family? I put Agree, I couldn't strongly because you have no control over the situation. But that's mainly a left question to see if you're a Collectivist. I still don't think that's a dumb question because some are naturally born into an unlucky situation. Hell one of my roommates, Damon. He grew up in Compton, people consider him lucky to get out of the "hood". Kind of fucked up if you think about it.

Thorgrim · 03-11-2008, 09:13 PM

I picked that I strongly agree that some people are naturally unlucky...because...I live in Philadelphia...if you go to the hard streets or even just the courthouse...you'd be hard pressed to disagree with that statement

7960 · 03-11-2008, 09:14 PM

Originally Posted by kombayn

I don't think that's a dumb question, some people are... If you're born into a family that is poor, and is abused by their father. Aren't they unlucky they were not born into a normal family? I put Agree, I couldn't strongly because you have no control over the situation.

The only thing you can't control is your birth. All "luck" is created by the individual. To say someone is "naturally unlucky" means he has no responsibility for the situation when (except for birth) he most certainly does.

kombayn · 03-11-2008, 09:17 PM

But that person doesn't have responsibility, he didn't make them fuck. He's a product of fucking, now say a King & Queen fuck and pop out the bastard, he's lucky, he's set for his whole life. Then Homeless Man & prostitute pop out a kid, he's unlucky because he's set into this abysmal lifestyle. We have no control over our parents or our working situation and lifestyle until we're 18 year old adults. So from a philosophy standpoint I totally agree with the question. How can you blame someone from birth? They don't have control until 18 in most cases, or they get abandoned (then they're really unlucky) and have to fend for themselves.

7960 · 03-11-2008, 09:23 PM

Originally Posted by kombayn

But that person doesn't have responsibility, he didn't make them fuck. He's a product of fucking, now say a King & Queen fuck and pop out the bastard, he's lucky, he's set for his whole life. Then Homeless Man & prostitute pop out a kid, he's unlucky because he's set into this abysmal lifestyle. We have no control over our parents or our working situation and lifestyle until we're 18 year old adults. So from a philosophy standpoint I totally agree with the question. How can you blame someone from birth? They don't have control until 18 in most cases, or they get abandoned (then they're really unlucky) and have to fend for themselves.

to say "some people are naturally unlucky" absolved them of responsibility for things that go wrong in their lives. you're focusing on their birth...nifty. what about everything after that? are you saying that someone's entire life can be defined as "unlucky" because of his who his parents are? when he's 32 and gets in a car accident can he say "well, I'm just unlucky like that!" and carry on like it couldn't have been avoided?

kombayn · 03-11-2008, 09:29 PM

No I'm defining them unlucky at Birth that's all. That's what I felt the question was asking. I mean if the kid can be wise and get out of the situation he will. But he is unlucky in the fact that he was born into a fucked-up lifestyle. He has no control over where he's born and raised. The same would go if the questions as "Are people naturally lucky?" well if you're Hugh Hefner's son, I would certainly say yes. I'm not saying anything beyond birth. I'm only talking about things they don't have control over.