so I've been catching some glimpses on the nerd-o-sphere about this new political quiz:
From the feedback I was seeing, apparently it's better than the venerable Political Compass (https://www.politicalcompass.org/), if only because it provides more granularity?
Well, aside from the fact that the political compass quiz results come in two axes and this one has *four*... I guess more is good?
In any case my results are as follows, which... I don't get it? I thought libertarianism and socialism were like... kind of opposite ends of the governmental interference spectrum?
Like, how is this thing calculated anyway? What are the possible answers? What's the underlying theory in naming these political ideologies?
@tariqk
Anyway, my results seem accurate (I've considered myself a libertarian socialist for years), but I agree with you that they don't make as principled a case for their system as political compass. Also, I'm not convinced the extra axes give you much extra information.
@gcupc actually the whole damn thing FRUSTRATES ME TO NO END because the extra axes DON'T ADD new insight, but JUST MUDDIES THE FCUKIUING WATERS
@tariqk the diplomatic axis is the weakest for me. Like, what if you oppose all war, but support violent revolution (no war but the class war)? Pretty sure that's why I ended up dovish rather than pacifist.
@gcupc And honestly, I found the whole “progress“ and “tradition” thing insulting. Specifically, the question regarding being connected to the past.
Seriously, you fucks, this sort of question HURTS when you're a member of the colonized, or you belonged to an indigenous group, or you belong to a community that the larger society wants to suppress, thus making your adherence to that tradition REVOLUTIONARY. Shame on you.
@gcupc It's great when your belong to a superpower, because let's be real here, if you were anything but dovish in a state like, say, Singapore, you'd need a lot more incentive to think war was a good thing, not because of your principles, but the desire to not get your ass kicked.
Yes, I *know*, Singaporeans, national service means you can take us and Indonesia down in a fair fight, I know, I know, I was thinking about us, I was thinking about China, okay?