bluejatheist
Member
Hasn't this particular test been critized, among other things, for being left biased and more oriented with European politics than U.S. politics?
-
League Of Reason Forums will shut down 10th September 2025.
There is a thread regarding this in General Discussion.
Your Political Compass
- Thread starter nbarrett100
- Start date
Duvelthehobbit666
Active Member
So it is right biased?bluejatheist said:
bluejatheist
Member
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Political_Compass#Criticism is where I've seen criticism. I don't have a position on this myself, was just pointing it out.
Dogma's Demise
Member
I have to say, this test looks very simplistic and some statements are pretty strangely worded too, for example:
"Those with the ability to pay should have the right to higher standards of medical care ."
I mean how exactly is this supposed capture my views on healthcare accurately? It's not even about "right", it's simply a natural consequence of being wealthy. Wealthy people can hire the best private doctors, it's unavoidable unless you want to do something radical like ban all private healthcare and have the state run everything. And even then, what would happen is wealthy people would just bribe the doctors for preferential treatment.
My views on healthcare: There should be a centralized "socialistic" system that everyone can participate in whether or not they can pay for it. A society that lets people die/suffer from treatable diseases because they're poor quite frankly is an immoral one. But a private healthcare should also be allowed to exist and develop and if wealthier people are going to be better off so be it.
"Those with the ability to pay should have the right to higher standards of medical care ."
I mean how exactly is this supposed capture my views on healthcare accurately? It's not even about "right", it's simply a natural consequence of being wealthy. Wealthy people can hire the best private doctors, it's unavoidable unless you want to do something radical like ban all private healthcare and have the state run everything. And even then, what would happen is wealthy people would just bribe the doctors for preferential treatment.
My views on healthcare: There should be a centralized "socialistic" system that everyone can participate in whether or not they can pay for it. A society that lets people die/suffer from treatable diseases because they're poor quite frankly is an immoral one. But a private healthcare should also be allowed to exist and develop and if wealthier people are going to be better off so be it.
)O( Hytegia )O(
Active Member
In America, I'm a Libertarian on issues of rights.
On this chart, apparently I'm as close to "Middle" as can be said.
On this chart, apparently I'm as close to "Middle" as can be said.
Wasn't sure whether to necro or start a copycat thread. So I went for raising the dead (obviously).
I came across this test from another site and felt like taking it again so here is my current result.
Looks like I am closest to the Green political party (at least in the UK)
I came across this test from another site and felt like taking it again so here is my current result.
Looks like I am closest to the Green political party (at least in the UK)
malicious_bloke
Member
Yeah their question setup and algorithms seem a bit poo.
I'm apparently a libertarian centrist, whatever that means:
I'm apparently a libertarian centrist, whatever that means: