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EB Administrator Posts: 49	Political Compass May 7, 2019 13:26:45 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by EB on May 7, 2019 13:26:45 GMT Quizzes are always fun, so fun in fact that I decided to take this one again since it's been at least a few years. You can take it here. My results:

ergopraxis
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Liberal of the Kantian variety. I read philosophy and fail to make a living.

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Political Compass May 7, 2019 14:51:03 GMT

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Post by ergopraxis on May 7, 2019 14:51:03 GMT

I literally can no longer answer this quiz in a way that would produce reliable results. Take this for example, clearly it's moving me up in the AL axis because I answered e.g. against rehab. But, of course, rehabilitationism is a theoretical framework that justifies indefinite sentences tied to technical judgments by appointed experts, agreement with which, in my view, is the blatantly authoritarian option. So should I answer in favour of rehabilitationism in anticipation of the flawed understanding of the authors of the quiz, or should I answer correctly with an implied caveat that this isn't an endorsement of draconian law-and-order policies that I know they are unaware of? Either way my placement is either going to be artificial, or confused.

In short, I'm sorry to say that this is a misleading placement produced by the authors' own deficient understanding of their concepts.

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Political Compass May 7, 2019 14:59:32 GMT ergopraxis likes this

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Post by EB on May 7, 2019 14:59:32 GMT

Yeah, there were quite a few questions where I wanted more of a selection of choices since the quiz is inadequate at reflecting actual views. In situations like this, I typically try to anticipate what the creators intended, since sometimes responding in a somewhat more truthful manner would mean an even more inaccurate result.

leonardtea Global Moderator Posts: 15	Political Compass May 7, 2019 16:40:38 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by leonardtea on May 7, 2019 16:40:38 GMT These are my results. Attachments:

Mātōnya Junior Member Posts: 118	Political Compass May 7, 2019 17:32:02 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mātōnya on May 7, 2019 17:32:02 GMT Here I am. Attachments:

aaron Junior Member Brékkek Kékkek Kékkek Kékkek! Kóax Kóax Kóax! Ualu Ualu Ualu! Quaouauh! Posts: 58	Political Compass May 8, 2019 2:26:38 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by aaron on May 8, 2019 2:26:38 GMT Didn't have strong opinions for all of them so just kinda guessed on those ones, but overall this seems as accurate as a 2D scale could be.

Mātōnya
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Political Compass May 8, 2019 2:29:16 GMT

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Post by Mātōnya on May 8, 2019 2:29:16 GMT

The questions were indeed strangely worded at times. Like you have to take things for granted. For example, when it asked, "Should corporations do such and such . . ." there isn't a choice for saying you don't think corporations should exist in the first place or whatever.

Mr. Worldwide New Member Philosophy hobbyist. Anti-Gamer Caucus. Posts: 8	Political Compass May 8, 2019 20:03:17 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mr. Worldwide on May 8, 2019 20:03:17 GMT This is slightly right of my past scores. It's probably weaker responses than previously. Attachments:

Mātōnya Junior Member Posts: 118	Political Compass May 8, 2019 20:10:50 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mātōnya on May 8, 2019 20:10:50 GMT You and Leon are very agreeable, it seems.

leveller New Member Posts: 3	Political Compass May 9, 2019 12:13:25 GMT via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by leveller on May 9, 2019 12:13:25 GMT Share some of ergo's worries Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

Mātōnya Junior Member Posts: 118	Political Compass May 9, 2019 17:41:05 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mātōnya on May 9, 2019 17:41:05 GMT I feel myself inching closer to the red quadrant.