For fun I was playing with The Political Compass earlier.
Has anyone else done this?

That's me


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Your and mine are fairly close, but it doesn't fully explain what the numbers mean.

My #s:
Economic Left/Right: -6.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.82

I'm tucked securely in the lower left quadrant, slightly southwest of its center.

That was actually pretty enjoyable.

I'm in the centre of the lower left quadrant, and down a tiny bit.

Just for the sake of it, I retook it and answered the way I used to think when I was a right winger. It's kinda scary to think that the result was almost like that of G.W. I even went as far as to answer in a kinda racist manner.

is it at all kind of odd that we all show in the lower left?

So I took the world's smallest political quiz and it really made some things clearer.
World's Smallest Political Quiz


Your PERSONAL issues Score is 100%.
Your ECONOMIC issues Score is 80%.

According to your answers, the political group that agrees with you most is...

LIBERTARIAN

LIBERTARIANS support maximum liberty in both personal and

economic matters. They advocate a much smaller government; one

that is limited to protecting individuals from coercion and violence.

Libertarians tend to embrace individual responsibility, oppose

government bureaucracy and taxes, promote private charity, tolerate

diverse lifestyles, support the free market, and defend civil liberties.



Other Political Philosophies
Left (Liberal)
Liberals usually embrace freedom of choice in personal matters,

but tend to support significant government control of the economy.

They generally support a government-funded "safety net" to help

the disadvantaged, and advocate strict regulation of business.

Liberals tend to favor environmental regulations, defend civil liberties

and free expression, support government action to promote equality,

and tolerate diverse lifestyles.
Centrist
Centrists espouse a "middle ground" regarding government control

of the economy and personal behavior. Depending on the issue,

they sometimes favor government intervention and sometimes

support individual freedom of choice. Centrists pride themselves on

keeping an open mind, tend to oppose "political extremes," and

emphasize what they describe as "practical" solutions to problems.

Right (Conservative)
Conservatives tend to favor economic freedom, but frequently

support laws to restrict personal behavior that violates "traditional

values." They oppose excessive government control of business, while

endorsing government action to defend morality and the traditional

family structure. Conservatives usually support a strong military,

oppose bureaucracy and high taxes, favor a free-market economy,

and endorse strong law enforcement.

Statist (Big Government)
Statists want government to have a great deal of power over the

economy and individual behavior. They frequently doubt whether

economic liberty and individual freedom are practical options in

today's world. Statists tend to distrust the free market, support

high taxes and centralized planning of the economy, oppose

diverse lifestyles, and question the importance of civil liberties.

Your PERSONAL issues Score is 80%.
Your ECONOMIC issues Score is 60%.

Libertarian but left leaning

I'm a libertarian as well, but very close to the communist line.