tbf, the political compass test is ancient and was never great to begin with. You have to almost try to get a certain result.
That particular compass (and unfortunately the only one ever used on the internet) was designed by right wing libertarians to reflect their ideas in a postive light and all others in a negative light. The terms chosen for the axes are vague and ambigous, and the combination of precisely those terms in that manner very unorthodox.
It is completely useless for any actual identification of political beliefs, and is not used by any political scientists. It is unsurprising that tankies test the way they do, because it was precisely designed to lure people who are largely ignorant of political science into libertarianism.
That particular compass (and unfortunately the only one ever used on the internet)
I wish making an axis-oriented test like that was easier, I’d make such a great political horoscope
What do you recommend instead?
Not using Science flavored horoscopes.
You can take my funny colored squares from my cold, dead hands
I think they had a valid question. Do you think a one-dimensional left/right scale is better than the 2 dimensional political compass? Is there a better method of classifying political beliefs for those of us who don’t have degrees in political science?
Personally, more axes the better, but that calls into question,are we playing teams, or are we trying to do actual science?
To be fair, I legitimately don’t think anyone on the “political right” has anything of value to contribute to any community anywhere.
i mean there’s art and a different perspective
I don’t particularly care for the perspectives of the fundamentally disgusting, the same way I wouldn’t really care about the culinary opinions of a cannibal.
The funny thing about art and perspectives is that they’re really not in short supply. You can afford to be pretty choosy with who you want to let hang out around you; that extends to say, immediately banning hexbear users on sight because they’re assholes the same way you could
viciously dismemberban anyone who posts fascist shit.
Your Political Compass Economic Left/Right: -5.25 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.28
Amazing that I actually agree with these dweebs on so many things, but I still can’t stand them.
I think a lot of the ideals they want are good and something I agree on. However their worldview is so narrow that they see everything that is seen as opposite to capitalism as good. Even countries that commit crimes even worse than some of the most capitalist countries. Then there are also a bunch of trolls and assholes there who are incapable to discuss why they like or dont like something
It’s not that surprising. Their politics are mostly fine. They are just assholes.
I’d love to see what their actual answers were.
