I found a site that has a test you can take which will measure where you are on the political compass. The idea is that the traditional left/right political scale only accurately measures economics, so they’ve made created a compass that has social politics on an up-down scale. The site is internationally acclaimed. It’s important to note that where they say “neo-liberalism” they are referring to the economic right, the opposite of communism, which in America we label “conservatism.” I understand the logic. That would mean that most American conservatives prefer a “liberal” (as in free) market economy, which on this chart places them on the right.
So here is where I score – My Political Compass.
Economic Left/Right: -6.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.82
And here’s a chart provided by the site, to which I added myself, using my score values. I guess I better go get some literature on The Dalai Lama.
I scored -3.0 in econ and a -2.21 in social. I’m pretty close to the midle, which is what I figured. I tend to find my self nuetral in most arguments. Not because I am un opinionated, but because I see good and bad points on both sides usually. I am a big fan of challenging authority, but more for the sake finding out things for my self than just to challenge authority. Econimically I thought I would be more conservative. Not a big fan of handing out money. I think it was because the of the questions were vague enough where I could see a reason to say yes or no to certain things. Very interesting test all in all though.
I would be really interested to know what answers you gave to the questions….