Where do you fall on the Political Compass?

That's interesting! Based on historical record of his behavior? (From so long ago...having left no writings of his own...known to us only through Plato....) ;)

I selected a poor example, but you know what I was trying to say about the tendency to "stretch" in order to set up that sort of comparison.

Sure, Albert Einstein could very well be diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome if he were around today, and making that comparison might make a newly-diagnosed person feel better about it all, but it smacks of oversimplification to me.

You're not going to believe the timeliness of this, but I attended a session today where the presenter distributed a list of "notable" people with learning disabilities that included Moses as having verbal apraxia!

Well intended, sure, but come on now! That's what I was trying (badly) to say.

At any rate, I enjoyed this fun little quiz and have already passed it along to some buddies. I have a weak spot for this sort of thing, anyway!

Your political compass

Economic Left/Right: -5.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.15

Interesting, in the graph a little farther down on the page, it seems that the Dalai Lama had about the same score as me - central lower left quadrant. I still maintain that I am mostly fiscally conservative, socially very liberal, and politically suspicious, tending toward libertarian, but not anarchist. Interesting test, although a few of the questions I was truly completely neutral, but that was not an answer option.

Your political compass

Economic Left/Right: -4.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.74

Your political compass

Economic left/right: -4.00

Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.51

I suppose I must have the lite version.... LOL!
But Nelson Mandela, The Dalai Lama, and Mahatma Gandhi are a wonderful group in which to be included .

Naughty

As a point, the reason why most people are in the bottom left, is because if you were "that" evil, you wouldn't be on this board. We tend to boot out the intolerant fairly fast.

I dunno - I don't consider myself a very tolerant person. I'd cheerfully march every bigot, politician and wilful idiot on the planet into a gas chamber given half a chance; I have no tolerance for morons whatsoever. OH IT'S ALL SO PARADOXICAL AND IRONIC yeah shut up and pass me the cyanide canister

Economic left/right -6.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian -4.51

See why so many of us on this board can't tolerate George W. Bush?

I dunno - I don't consider myself a very tolerant person. I'd cheerfully march every bigot, politician and wilful idiot on the planet into a gas chamber given half a chance; I have no tolerance for morons whatsoever. OH IT'S ALL SO PARADOXICAL AND IRONIC yeah shut up and pass me the cyanide canister
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I doubt we need a gas chamber for the serious extremists out there....just a small deserted island that they can't escape from. Some of us don't get much of a thrill from letting people like that die so easily :)

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -2.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.77

I scored almost the same as the Dalai Lama!

Nixxy, you should be proud of me!

I didn't say I'd put GAS in the chamber. I was thinking more along the lines of starving rats or peruvian centipedes

Reading over the topic title again, it occurs to me that falling on the political compass sounds pretty painful no matter where you land.

God, I need sleep.... -_-

Can' hardly believe it = Im right in there with Gandi

Eco l/r : -6.25

Soc Libertarian : -2.67

Darn! Gotta figure out the implication ??

blackwood

Economic Left/Right: -3.13
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.46

I consider myself a moderate. It realy comes down to each individual issue for me. I can be socially liberal in some ways, but conservative in others. The same for economic issues.

LapDog :9 :P :9