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Where are you on the spectrum?

(66 Posts)
MiceElf Thu 25-Oct-12 22:06:59

Try this to see where you are politically, not just left or right, but authoritarian / libertarian. It's fascinating

www.politicalcompass.org/test

FlicketyB Thu 06-Dec-12 14:49:29

Another left libertarian. Does that tie on with my 50 year membership of the Liberal party?

I did find one or two questions where I had to opt one way or the other when actually I didnt really have a view at all. I would have preferred a 1 - 10 scoring system for each question.

kittylester Mon 29-Oct-12 12:15:26

I didn't think I would, Greatnan, but there I was. grin

soop Mon 29-Oct-12 11:54:11

Come to think of it, I wasn't too far removed from the Dalai Lama...I'll settle for that. smile

Greatnan Sun 28-Oct-12 22:46:58

I think that there are several members who would not fall into the left/libertarian quadrant, judging by their previous posts!

annodomini Sun 28-Oct-12 20:28:09

I did think that some of my answers were a bit authoritarian, but there I am - fairly and squarely in the libertarian camp!

crimson Sun 28-Oct-12 20:04:46

I'm in the middle at 7 o'clock. But, have to be honest here and say that my finger hovered over a couple of answers and I gave the one I felt I should give because I was ashamed of what my initial response was blush.

AlieOxon Sun 28-Oct-12 19:41:28

I'm further out than Gandhi! Way out, man....woman

Wheniwasyourage Sun 28-Oct-12 19:29:31

More of a leftie libertarian than the Dalai Lama or Nelson Mandela! Who'd a thunk it?

crimson Sun 28-Oct-12 17:57:01

Yet another good programme that I fell asleep whilst watching [I've got a bit of a bug at the moment and just want to sleep]. I was surprised that none of these American sitcoms had made it onto British television; used to watch American sitcoms all the time. The one about the gay dads looked particularly good...mind you, the best ones were the ones that hadn't made it onto the telly..the abortion episode of Family Guy for example.

Frankel Sun 28-Oct-12 17:48:34

The was a programme on BBC2 last night suggesting US sitcoms reflect the views of the people of America far better than the US political parties. It seems that neither of our major parties reflect our views - so maybe it's the same here.

Lilygran Sat 27-Oct-12 12:53:57

If you scroll down it shows where you are in chart form and also shows where various of the great and good and evil and infamous are so you can see if you are left or right of Cameron or Gandhi, for example.

soop Sat 27-Oct-12 12:38:50

Bags I believe that I was (minus)-2.5. Haven't a clue what that means...so, if you can't enlighten me, I shall have to admit to being gormless. blush

Nelliemoser Fri 26-Oct-12 23:22:15

I also appear to be just slightly to the left of the Dalai Lama. -7.8.3.3

To make any sensible assumptions about gransnetters as a group this survery would need to done totally randomly and not by self selection of the participants.
It was a bit of fun though!

Elegran Fri 26-Oct-12 21:43:56

Frankel We can only vote into office those who offer themselves for election. That does bias the field considerably.

Elegran Fri 26-Oct-12 21:42:09

Bang in the middle of libertarian left.

I would have liked a chance to answer "None of the above" to some of the questions.

Gagagran Fri 26-Oct-12 20:36:31

Gally glad to be in the centre with you!! wine Cheers!

Frankel Fri 26-Oct-12 20:15:12

The two largest UK political parties are right-wing and authoritarian whereas most of the population, whether Labour or Conservative, seem to be left of centre and libertarian. I don't think I've found anyone I know, including life-long Conservative voters, who sit outside the bottom, left-hand quadrant.

It seems few of us find a party that fit our attitudes snuggly. Maybe, we seek firm leadership more than we know. Or maybe, the results don't mean very much at all.

NfkDumpling Fri 26-Oct-12 19:58:23

I'm just a libertarian. It was probably the question on hanging that did it.

Bags Fri 26-Oct-12 19:35:39

No, Bags won't enlighten you, soop, because Bags thinks it's just another meaningless labelling exercise which is not very useful for anything except perhaps a bit of fun smile. Mind you, if you want to call that enlightening, I won't be offended wink

Gally Fri 26-Oct-12 18:57:09

Dead Centre wink

absentgrana Fri 26-Oct-12 18:44:44

I seem to be an incompetent half wit.

soop Fri 26-Oct-12 18:32:03

I am 2.5 left libertarian. Don't know whether that's good, bad or indifferent. hmm Perhaps Bags will enlighten me. smile

jeni Fri 26-Oct-12 17:14:15

Amazing! I seem to be marginally libertarian and slightly left wing!shock
I've always voted Tory?confused

granjura Fri 26-Oct-12 16:08:08

A bit humbling to find myself on the chart bewtween Ghandi and the Dalai Lama smile ...

annodomini Fri 26-Oct-12 15:30:17

I've sent it to the family copper to see if he's authoritarian.