The Political Compass

[Aiko]

Basically a site where you take a quiz and it tells you where you are on an economic left/right scale and a social authoritarian/libertarian scale.

Take it and post your results.

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/4297/pcgraph.png
Economic Left/Right: -7.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.31

http://www.politicalcompass.org/

[Konata_is_Mine]

Economic Left/Right: -2.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.46
http://www.politicalcompass.org/facebook/pcgraphpng.php?ec=-2.12&soc=-0.46

Neat! Though I wish there was an option between "Disagree," and "Agree"

[Konata Suzumiya]

http://www.politicalcompass.org/facebook/pcgraphpng.php?ec=-3.88&soc=-3.08

th0ught id be a l0t m0re left, and a bit m0re auth0ritarian. n0t t00 surprised th0ugh l00king back at it.

[Z008MJ]

Darnit, i tried to do the test taking my most politically incorrect opinions into consideration, and it turned out as ........ quite politically incorrect ........ guess that was to be expected ....

Maybe i should do it again with my politically correct side and then show that one ........

[Konata_is_Mine]

Nah, Political Correctness is overrated ;D

[furball]

http://www.politicalcompass.org/facebook/pcgraphpng.php?ec=0.25&soc=-1.08

wow...i'm actually there? lol

[Konata Suzumiya]

http://www.politicalcompass.org/facebook/pcgraphpng.php?ec=0.25&soc=-1.08

wow...i'm actually there? lol

"left" in the united states, is still pretty c0nservative c0mpared t0 the rest 0f the w0rld.

[Droote]

This test is too USAmerican for me to take. A lot of the questions were exclusive for the US. I took the test and it didn't apply to my views.

[Konata Suzumiya]

This test is too USAmerican for me to take. A lot of the questions were exclusive for the US. I took the test and it didn't apply to my views.

like what? i saw few 0f the questi0ns abiding t0wards u.s. specifically. f0r th0se y0u can simply put y0ur belief. this test is definitely n0t 0n the u.s. scale 0f right vs. left.

[Aiko]

This test is too USAmerican for me to take. A lot of the questions were exclusive for the US. I took the test and it didn't apply to my views.
Technically, they're not questions, they're propositions.

[Kalogeros]

And that's where I stand, apparently.
http://www.politicalcompass.org/facebook/pcgraphpng.php?ec=-6.88&soc=-6.56

[Supernova141]

http://www.politicalcompass.org/printablegraph?ec=-2.62&soc=-3.59

I thought I'd be more right...

[kirant]

xfd this thread. I don't know how many times I've posted this...oh, and the fact that you're all liberal and libertarian.

http://www.politicalcompass.org/facebook/pcgraphpng.php?ec=0.88&soc=0.51
Funny part is, when your beliefs tend to exist on both ends of the extremes, you get labelled as near neutral.

[Supernova141]

I'm pretty sure the results aren't meant to be taken seriously. Some of the questions don't even seem to have anything to do with politics. Like the one about whether or not people can have homosexual feelings from birth. What does that even have to do with your opinion? That's not an opinion question, that question has a right and wrong answer :\

[Yoda]

http://www.politicalcompass.org/facebook/pcgraphpng.php?ec=0.25&soc=4.15
Expected to be more authoritarian, but I guess this works too.

[Z008MJ]

Nah, Political Correctness is overrated ;D

You're right .................... although now i no longer have the results ....

http://www.politicalcompass.org/facebook/pcgraphpng.php?ec=0.25&soc=-1.08

Since i don't feel like re-doing the test i will show mine with his here.

Look at furballs result, make it somewhat more Right and a bit more Libertarian and you got my result.

Basically, about two squares to the right and one square down.

[kirant]

Like the one about whether or not people can have homosexual feelings from birth. What does that even have to do with your opinion? That's not an opinion question, that question has a right and wrong answer :\

Technically, no. The research goes both ways at this point.

[Supernova141]

Technically, no. The research goes both ways at this point.

I'm pretty sure the over-whelming majority of scientists(and gay people) support the "from birth" theory. Though if you have any evidence for the contrary I'll gladly take a look.

[kirant]

I'm pretty sure the over-whelming majority of scientists(and gay people) support the "from birth" theory. Though if you have any evidence for the contrary I'll gladly take a look.

Will look up the numbers for it later, but much research has been done and many things don't make sense. There's a great 60 Minutes article (I know it's not scientific, but it's the best off the top of my head) which goes out of its way to discredit both theories, providing excellent examples which don't follow both theories.

The most common agreement I've heard is that it's a combination of the two really intricate.

[Droote]

I'm pretty sure the over-whelming majority of scientists(and gay people) support the "from birth" theory. Though if you have any evidence for the contrary I'll gladly take a look.

Here we go again.
Your very own American Psychological Association leans to the way which hints that nurture is the main reason for people being homosexual, while nature is an influencing factor. (http://www.apa.org/topics/sexuality/orientation.aspx) I'd say that most scientists within this area of studies would agree on that.
If the only reason were nature, then homosexuality would not exist, because that would mean that two heterosexual people could not make a homosexual person.

[kirant]

If the only reason were nature, then homosexuality would not exist, because that would mean that two heterosexual people could not make a homosexual person.
I agree with the rest of your post, but this statement is completely bull from a biological point of view.

Assume we have binary alleles (genes) A and B (a sin against the complexity of the situation I know, but please follow along). There are at least two ways we can cause homosexuality to occur from 2 heterosexual parents.

1) Homosexuality is recessive. If this is the case, then we can rename B "a" to signify its recessive traits. Then, if the parents are Aa and Aa (as we all know that you hold two genes in your body), then the child has a 25% chance of being aa or homosexual. A real life analog is being 5 fingered (where being 6 fingered is the dominant trait).
2) Co-dominance. In this case, we'll leave B as B. Using A to represent heterosexuality and B homosexuality. Following the same pattern, we can state that two parents that are even bisexual (AB) can have a child of homosexuality. This may seem far fetched and likely untrue, but it discredits the theory that homosexuality would lead to an evolutionary dead end.

[Z008MJ]

Way to go off-topic, guys. But i'm sure you knew that.

[kirant]

Nobody cares in Chatterbox. As far as I can tell, not even the mods.

[Beyond Birthday]

Nobody cares in Chatterbox. As far as I can tell, not even the mods.

Since when did 'Chatterbox & Forum Games' become rule-free area...

And yes, Political Correctness IS overrated, IMO

[kirant]

Since when did 'Chatterbox & Forum Games' become rule-free area...

And yes, Political Correctness IS overrated, IMO


Never said rule-free (IE trolling is still not allowed), but the historical precedence seems to be that off-topicness is more or less ignored (heck, it's been the dumping ground for off-topic topics).

[Droote]

I guess if homosexuality needs further discussion, it should not be here. This thread has at least a certain content of value in contrast to the majority to the threads in this section, so we should not go off-topic.