Rob Sanders pointed me today at the Political Compass. I wondered where I sat in the spectrum. Well this is where. I felt quite a cringe reading some of the questions. I wasn't surprised that I was more libertarian in my views than authoritarian but I was surprised to see myself slightly more to the left than the right.
I'm not too far from you Greg:
http://www.politicalcompass.org/printablegraph?ec=-3.25&soc=-3.44
its funny how animals in the wild like grizzly bears know they must kick out the cubs after 2-3 years of care, knowing many will die, but it is essential to learn how to survive,
i guess it is like pilot training, it is one thing to learn to fly with an instructor sitting besides you
it is another to go solo
I am awfully close to the center, but in Gandhi's corner.
Definitely interesting — thanks for the diversion, Greg! It put me exactly where I thought I would end up going into it — Libertarian Right (I am a registered Libertarian and used to be a registered Republican so this makes perfect sense):
http://www.politicalcompass.org/printablegraph?ec=1.38&soc=-1.95
http://www.politicalcompass.org/printablegraph?ec=-2.38&soc=-5.59
Oooh….
No surprises for me.
http://www.politicalcompass.org/printablegraph?ec=-5.00&soc=-6.15
(Though one might wonder if this somewhat US-centric test applies to non-US folk…)