The real political “compass” is a line with Communism on the left (total control) and Anarcho-Capitalism on the right (total freedom).
Simplifying everything down to single axis removes any measure of what people want to actually do with that control or freedom. It works, but it doesn't really tell you much, and it would then leave you asking 'why do communists, fascists and monarchists all hate eachother when they they're all basically the same?', and that's lead to reinventing horseshoe theory to come up with the answer.
The most obvious problem with the politial compass is presented by the bottom left and bottom middle of the chart - the majority of its space is basically the 'I don't really think about politics much, just leave me the fuck alone' zone. Any survey general population will skew toward this area, because, generally, most people don't have an awful lot of time to dedicate serious thought to this stuff. In my view, that makes them the* real *centrists - but centrists who are asleep at the wheel.
These people can move out of this area very quickly when circumstances cause them to start thinking. So really, it's a very small space. If we take this space, push it toward the center, and shrink it, the square distorts into something approaching a triangle.
If someone doesn’t think about politics then they shouldn’t be on the chart at all.
Disagree.
The lack of a strong position is a positon in itself. Many polticians, many governments, lack strong positions on a multitude of issues. If a lack of concern isn't on the chart, the chart is missing something important.
Are you free because the government cares about protecting your freedom (ie: USA), or are you free because the government doesn't care to restrict it (ie: UK)? There is a massive difference.
Maybe they mean the gang-banger that's pissed off his homie got shot while tossing a gun, that will realize in a few years that The Official Black Lives Matter is entirely staffed with white people.
Ever time I have ever done the political compass test, I usually ended up somewhere between the National Populist and the Conservative. I think that a purely Populist outlook is not any more helpful than a lot of the Left Wing ideology (though it is preferable), but at the same time, a purely Conservative outlook is not any more helpful. Thus I usually draw on both. Also, Commies Delenda Est.
In the past I always ended up dead center. But If I took the test today I might be complete anarcho-capitalist. Of course the test is pretty weak and I don't give it much weight.
Yeah. I did the test again just to see what happened, and like usual I ended up straddling the line between Authoritarian and Libertarian (slightly more into Authoritarian), but pretty well into the Right. But that does leave out things like me being pretty Libertarian on "Should society mandate this or that moral belief" (the usual "I am against this, but I dont think the government should be involved" sort of attitudes) and I am against the Right on things like tariffs.
There was one I found that I tend to like more called the 8 Values Test, where it still measures the same sort of deal but it is an 8 point instead of 4 point graph.
The specific lines being "Equality vs. Markets" for Economic matters (Communism being 100% "Equality", An-Cap being 100% "Markets"), "Nation vs. Global" for Diplomatic, "Liberal vs. Authority" for Civil, and "Tradition vs. Progress" for Society, and then it gives you the closest established political movement to your score. So having done that one, I got 66% Market, 71% Patriotic, Moderate Civil (51% Authority), and 61% Traditional, with the closest alignment being "Moderate Conservatism".
That looks much better. Four dimensions is better than two. Some test-designer bias is still going to creep in. "Tradition vs. Progress" for example. If your culture has become dominated by regressives who despise traditional culture, while traditional culture was enlightened classical liberalism, then going back to traditions would be progressive. Maybe just a semantic distinction.
Personally, I'm not a fan of the political compass test. It has faults that others here are already talking about, but at the very least I think its questions probably need some revamping. From what I remember of past times I took it they're at least a decade old.
They are about enforcing existing rules, not making new ones (right), and they are all about "granted" power over other people (auth). There is no such thing as an an-cap cop, they're private security guards then. There's no such thing as a revolutionary cop, then they're just armed dissidents and rebels.
The anti socialist.
None of the above.
The political compass is progressive propaganda. Don't help the enemy.
Simplifying everything down to single axis removes any measure of what people want to actually do with that control or freedom. It works, but it doesn't really tell you much, and it would then leave you asking 'why do communists, fascists and monarchists all hate eachother when they they're all basically the same?', and that's lead to reinventing horseshoe theory to come up with the answer.
The most obvious problem with the politial compass is presented by the bottom left and bottom middle of the chart - the majority of its space is basically the 'I don't really think about politics much, just leave me the fuck alone' zone. Any survey general population will skew toward this area, because, generally, most people don't have an awful lot of time to dedicate serious thought to this stuff. In my view, that makes them the* real *centrists - but centrists who are asleep at the wheel.
These people can move out of this area very quickly when circumstances cause them to start thinking. So really, it's a very small space. If we take this space, push it toward the center, and shrink it, the square distorts into something approaching a triangle.
Disagree.
The lack of a strong position is a positon in itself. Many polticians, many governments, lack strong positions on a multitude of issues. If a lack of concern isn't on the chart, the chart is missing something important.
Are you free because the government cares about protecting your freedom (ie: USA), or are you free because the government doesn't care to restrict it (ie: UK)? There is a massive difference.
I do love that these take the piss out of everybody. As wrong as it is to put theocrat next to nazi.
That's what I used to like about the "offensive" cartoons. They don't pick sides, they go after everybody.
They're diminished considerably when they start picking favourites.
Le Theocrat, but farther right.
Honestly, Theocracy is farther right than Monarchy.
Theocracy and Monarchy are two sides of the same oligarchy.
Not that it matters. Everything is an oligarchy anyway.
You can just make the image larger in the current window by 'dragging' it larger.
Some people don't like me, so they downvote everything I post and imagine that I care about it.
Antifa are authoritarian
BLM are mostly libertarian?
Maybe they mean the gang-banger that's pissed off his homie got shot while tossing a gun, that will realize in a few years that The Official Black Lives Matter is entirely staffed with white people.
Current shitshow has brought out a more authoritarian streak so I think I'm probably right around Alt Right Troll.
In better times I'd probably be 4chan User or the Accelerationist.
Loner checking in. Maybe a hint of bible boomer.
Ever time I have ever done the political compass test, I usually ended up somewhere between the National Populist and the Conservative. I think that a purely Populist outlook is not any more helpful than a lot of the Left Wing ideology (though it is preferable), but at the same time, a purely Conservative outlook is not any more helpful. Thus I usually draw on both. Also, Commies Delenda Est.
Wise man.
In the past I always ended up dead center. But If I took the test today I might be complete anarcho-capitalist. Of course the test is pretty weak and I don't give it much weight.
Yeah. I did the test again just to see what happened, and like usual I ended up straddling the line between Authoritarian and Libertarian (slightly more into Authoritarian), but pretty well into the Right. But that does leave out things like me being pretty Libertarian on "Should society mandate this or that moral belief" (the usual "I am against this, but I dont think the government should be involved" sort of attitudes) and I am against the Right on things like tariffs.
There was one I found that I tend to like more called the 8 Values Test, where it still measures the same sort of deal but it is an 8 point instead of 4 point graph.
The specific lines being "Equality vs. Markets" for Economic matters (Communism being 100% "Equality", An-Cap being 100% "Markets"), "Nation vs. Global" for Diplomatic, "Liberal vs. Authority" for Civil, and "Tradition vs. Progress" for Society, and then it gives you the closest established political movement to your score. So having done that one, I got 66% Market, 71% Patriotic, Moderate Civil (51% Authority), and 61% Traditional, with the closest alignment being "Moderate Conservatism".
That looks much better. Four dimensions is better than two. Some test-designer bias is still going to creep in. "Tradition vs. Progress" for example. If your culture has become dominated by regressives who despise traditional culture, while traditional culture was enlightened classical liberalism, then going back to traditions would be progressive. Maybe just a semantic distinction.
The anti-simp, of course.
You forgot the guy who "just wants to grill" in the dead center.
Wooo I'm still a radical centrist ^(years ago I would have been The Zoomer or Drifting Centrist kek)
Personally, I'm not a fan of the political compass test. It has faults that others here are already talking about, but at the very least I think its questions probably need some revamping. From what I remember of past times I took it they're at least a decade old.
Anti simp with a healthy dose of grumpy old fuck
I'm sorry, but I'm fairly certain that's french toast.
How are cops auth right
They are about enforcing existing rules, not making new ones (right), and they are all about "granted" power over other people (auth). There is no such thing as an an-cap cop, they're private security guards then. There's no such thing as a revolutionary cop, then they're just armed dissidents and rebels.
I've probably moved towards minarchist quite a bit.
Probably somewhere between the highschool pothead and the college conservative
I literally have "radical centrist" or something in my Twitter bio lol
Classical liberal.