A good exercise to start off with here... (8 Viewers)

crosswatt · Sep 28, 2019

The Political Compass

A typology of political opinions plotted on 2 dimensions: economic and social.

politicalcompass.org

We've done this before on the political discussion board, but it's always fun to see where our scores fit relative to what our feelings about where we fall on the political spectrum are. So everyone feel free to take it and share your results.

crosswatt · Sep 28, 2019

Interesting to me, I am essentially the same place I was last time I took this, but was right on the other side of the vertical black line. I wonder which of my position answers shifted me this time?

Saintamaniac · Sep 28, 2019

V Chip · Sep 28, 2019

JRad · Sep 28, 2019

I think this is about where I've been every time.

Speed_eRacer · Sep 28, 2019

im already outnumbered on here! Some things will never change!

insidejob · Sep 28, 2019

Looks like I'm more liberal now than the last version of this test.

CajuninVA · Sep 28, 2019

Showing a little more liberal than I feel day to day.

insidejob · Sep 28, 2019

I need to declare my affiliation but wasn't asked to since I had pre-registered via Andrus back at the end of May. If any mod on this board knows how to help me with this, it'd be much appreciated.

cuddlemonkey · Sep 28, 2019

V Chip · Sep 28, 2019

insidejob said:
I need to declare my affiliation but wasn't asked to since I had pre-registered via Andrus back at the end of May. If any mod on this board knows how to help me with this, it'd be much appreciated.

It's in your Account Details:

GMRfellowtraveller · Sep 28, 2019

Im Getting better
Maybe a few weeks on the lib board and I’ll get them all correct

insidejob · Sep 28, 2019

V Chip said:
It's in your Account Details:

Thanks. I'd got it figured out with the help of a mod.

One question I have is: Why is it showing up under some people's details that they're "liberal" or whatever, but not mine? I don't want it showing up under my info, so I'm fine with it, but as I just replied to a post of yours on the other PDB, I think having it in your info is a BAD IDEA. One that'll create more division than anything else. Does it really need to be visible to the whole site just so you can post in the "liberal only" or "conservative only" forums?

V Chip · Sep 28, 2019

insidejob said:
Thanks. I'd got it figured out with the help of a mod.

One question I have is: Why is it showing up under some people's details that they're "liberal" or whatever, but not mine? I don't want it showing up under my info, so I'm fine with it, but as I just replied to a post of yours on the other PDB, I think having it in your info is a BAD IDEA. One that'll create more division than anything else. Does it really need to be visible to the whole site just so you can post in the "liberal only" or "conservative only" forums?

If you haven't picked one, then I think it doesn't show up.

I'm sure the mods will consider the idea of having it visible everywhere on posts. It doesn't bother me, but I'm sure there are people who will just dismiss ideas because of that one label, unfortunately.

insidejob · Sep 28, 2019

V Chip said:
If you haven't picked one, then I think it doesn't show up.

I'm sure the mods will consider the idea of having it visible everywhere on posts. It doesn't bother me, but I'm sure there are people who will just dismiss ideas because of that one label, unfortunately.

I picked one in my account details (where it also says it's required) and nothing shows up under my avatar. Maybe you just can't see your own?

cuddlemonkey · Sep 28, 2019

insidejob said:
I picked one in my account details (where it also says it's required) and nothing shows up under my avatar. Maybe you just can't see your own?

I see mine under my name when I post.

Sharon · Sep 28, 2019

V Chip said:
If you haven't picked one, then I think it doesn't show up.

I'm sure the mods will consider the idea of having it visible everywhere on posts. It doesn't bother me, but I'm sure there are people who will just dismiss ideas because of that one label, unfortunately.

All of this is an exercise in compromise.

At this point, I think show the labels and let people's words speak for themselves. Maybe it will desensitize some to the walls they've built if they can see others as real people. We *know* we are all more than a label and the labels cannot accurately describe our positions, so just be yourself. (If you're not a jerk.) :hihi:

insidejob · Sep 28, 2019

cuddlemonkey said:
I see mine under my name when I post.

I see yours too but don't see my own. Do you see anything under my avatar?

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