Political Compass

witty_name

Heya,
Sorry about the last thread - wrong link.
This should be the right one:
http://www.politicalcompass.org/ireland

Found this awhile ago, what do you guys think? Is it accurate?

Skrynesaver

Depends on your interpretation of the Authoritarian axis. If you meant police state style authoritarianism it seems wrong. However if you mean legislating for the RCC's precepts, it seems about right.

Eliot Rosewater

In a previous thread about this another poster phrased it best. He said that he wouldn't do the test because the result would be more a reflection of the people who set the test rather than himself. Too true.

Some of the questions are completely biased. Such as: "Globalization should serve the interests of humanity rather than MNCs." Totally twisting the question and the issues.

Another one: "The fact that water is a bottled and marketed product is a sad reflection on our society." I may believe in free markets yet still agree with this sentiment. For example, I may think such commercialism should be allowed, but I wouldn't personally engage in it myself. However Im sure the questioners interpret my consenting to the sentiment as me being against free commerce.

Permabear

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witty_name

The questions are very divisive.
A lot of the questions are quite americanised too.

I'm also not sure about the placement of the political parties on the compass either...

Sand

Theres an argument to be said that such questions need to be divisive and "either/or" to force people out of the "No opinion" camp and force them to take a view that can be measured. But still, it just reveals the crudity of the attempt.

Nehaxak

I came out on the compass after that questionnaire bang on same position as Nelson Mandela. Happy enough with that tbh.