The political compass

[asbean]

Here's a fun way to while away a few minutes:

http://www.politicalcompass.org/index

Take the test and see where your political tendencies lie.  I'm somewhere Gandhi

[asbean]

[OllieC]

I have a problem here... I agree with "from each according to their potential, to each according to their need etc", I think a freemarket economy is a capitalist lie, and I will think the NHS is an out of date dream...

[saddad]

I'm a left wing libertarian... down near Nelson Mandela...  :-X

[asbean]

I'm a left wing libertarian... down near Nelson Mandela...  :-X

me too.

[littlebabybird]

I'm a left wing libertarian... down near Nelson Mandela...  :-X

me too.

i'm in good company then  :)

[redimp]

Have done this three times in the past and each time it shows me as a left wing liberal.  Can't seem to get the right answers to make me a Mail reader - don't know where I am going wrong ;D
The last time I did it:
Economic Left/Right: -7.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.85
25/11/08

[manicscousers]

spot on with ghandi !  :o ;D

[RobinOfTheHood]

I'm a left wing libertarian... down near Nelson Mandela...  :-X

me too.

i'm in good company then  :)

4 of us at least then.  :)

[redimp]

I find this the telling one:

Now all you righties who think New Labour has got us into this sh*t.  Tell us why that is - go on!! Tell us!!! ;D

[KathrynH]

and another one alongside Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama. Very happy with that!

[Georgie]

Similar result here, Economic Left/Right: -5.50 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.74.  But I knew that!   ;D

G x

[hopalong]

I'm a left libertarian too, somewhere around the Gandhi and Nelson Mandela area.  That suits me fine!

-5.62 Economic Left/Right
-6.87 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian.

[redimp]

I don't think this thread is representative of the board in general.  Where are the middle-Englanders - are they scared do you reckon?

[SamLouise]

I'm almost smack bang in the middle!

Economic Left/Right: 0.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.21

[carbonel11]

And another Ghandi/ Mandela position to add to the list  :)

[Paulines7]

Add me to the list of being nearest to Ghandi, Nelson Mandela and Dalai Lama.  I came out as Economic Left/Right   -6.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian  -1.49

[Pesky Wabbit]

Ghandi for me

Economic Left/Right: -3.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.87

I wonder if JRP has done this test?

[OllieC]

I don't think this thread is representative of the board in general.  Where are the middle-Englanders - are they scared do you reckon?

Maybe the most recent copy of the Daily Mail had some extra big words in it, and they're taking a little longer to work out what they're meant to hate this week...

[OllieC]

Forgot to say.... It would appear that I'm pretty much Gandhi, perhaps a little more libertarian.

[tonybloke]

Maybe the most recent copy of the Daily Mail had some extra big words in it, and they're taking a little longer to work out what they're meant to hate this week...

love it, OllieC !!  ;D ;D ;D ;D