Interesting political test.

• Left/Right: -3.3856 (-0.2038)
• Pragmatism/Idealism: -1.3868 (-0.0835)

Past Tony Blair, but not quite to Charles Kennedy, on the Left/Right scale. Around Ken Livingston on the Pragmatist/Idealist scale.

I am now known as Flyboy.

Dark Confidant: I doubt Major Tom is the only one. I know I didn't, I just didn't bother posting it here because it strikes me as mental masturbation, at best.

edited 24th Dec '11 4:59:47 PM by Nohbody

All your safe space are belong to Trump

No one wants to be ostracized after all.

I sure as hell wouldn't post my results link. the answers are incriminating and would in of themselves be considered flame bait. I will say that I am ~-1.12 on the left/right scale and ~-1.90 on the pragmatism/idealism scale.

edited 24th Dec '11 5:33:14 PM by stevebat

Apocalypse: Dirge Of Swans.

Um, what? Around 65 questions in, I see variations of questions already asked on the first page.

Left-right: -0.8354 (-0.0503)

Ideal-pragmatic: -2.1189 (-0.1275)

I answered no choice to things that I'm not quite knowledgeable about, and on a couple issues, things that I don't have a strong position on either side. Didn't pick a whole lot of strong answers.

edited 24th Dec '11 5:52:29 PM by abstractematics

Now using Trivialis handle.

They might have been trying to ask questions from both perspectives, just so that they could get a more accurate picture of the nuances between what you may or may not believe. Of course, it's also likely that they might have just screwed up by giving us the same questions twice.

^ According to the FAQ, it's the former. (Seriously, did anyone else read it?)

That's Feo . . . He's a disgusting, mysoginistic, paedophilic asshat who moonlights as a shitty writer—Something Awful

^I didn't read the FAQ, but I saw that in the second sentence of the OP here.

@Dark Confidant:I was actually expecting to wind up somewhere on the right. I've never affiliated myself with political parties, though, so I guess it makes sense that I wouldn't have as much of an awareness of where I stand on that scale.

edited 24th Dec '11 8:53:54 PM by INUH

Infinite Tree: an experimental story

left/right: -3.5762 (-0.2153), pragmatism: 1.6241 (+0.0978).

You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!

left/right -6.9317 (-0.4172)
pragmatism +1.3238 (+0.0797)

Just to the upper-left of Charles Kennedy. So idealistic leftie. Sounds about right.

And speaking of Right - why are Margaret Thatcher and Adolf Hitler the same? I mean I know Hitler was a dick, but come on!

edited 24th Dec '11 9:43:41 PM by TheBatPencil

And let us pray that come it may (As come it will for a' that)

Plus 0.0601, and minus 0.1257. I hope that means I am fairly even handed.

A lot of questions, such as limiting freedom of speech because of troublemakers, are really difficult to answer. Really we do not have freedom of speech because of griefers, and certain limits being imposed seems to work the best, but there are some really challenging questions in there.

Currently reading up My Rule Fu Is Stronger than Yours

Again, I gotta ask, does anyone here actually consider "using correct grammar" a political issue? What exactly is that doing there?

"It takes an idiot to do cool things, that's why it's cool" - Haruhara Haruko

That question could be phrased better, but without being rude it might be saying people need to assimilate more into the foreign country and culture they live in and be able to speak the language.

Currently reading up My Rule Fu Is Stronger than Yours

left/right: -4.4592 (-0.2684)

pragmitism: +2.5279 (+0.1522)

Wait, what the hell?

If you don't like a single Frank Ocean song, you have no soul.

Axis Position 1 left/right -6.5596 (-0.3948) 2 pragmatism +1.8687 (+0.1125)

I was right there by Charles Kennedy. Just a bit above him on the pragmatism scale.

Who am I? Why am I here?

• left/right — -8.2749 (-0.4981)
• pragmatism — +0.9536 (+0.0574)

So, I'm very left-wing, and I'm more likely to choose solutions that I would like slightly less than those that would be more feasible?

Pretty spot-on.

The most shocking thing was that everyone here is so left-wing. Wow.

Also, I'm more pragmatic than Ken Livingstone.

I can conclude by suggesting that Hopey for London Mayor.

edited 26th Jan '12 5:02:34 PM by Inhopelessguy

left/right -6.3974 (-0.3851) pragmatism -0.8453 (-0.0509)

You're more left than I, hope.

And towards the end they repeated the questions, but worded them to be the opposite. Not surprised.

Very big Daydream Believer. "That's not knowledge, that's a crapshoot!" -Al Murray "Welcome to QI" -Stephen Fry

1 left/right -6.6568 (-0.4007) 2 pragmatism +0.2610 (+0.0157)

"Roll for whores."

1. left/right: +4.7624 (+0.2867) 2. pragmatism: +0.1937 (+0.0117)

Eh. So I'm on roughly the midpoint of a line drawn between Joesph Stalin and Margret Thatcher*

. No wonder I try to avoid politics...

I wanted to say something like that, but could find the words for the concept.

edited 26th Jan '12 6:10:21 PM by OscarWildecat

Please spay/neuter your pets. Also, defang your copperheads.

Adolf Hitler and Margaret Thatcher are the same because the whole idea of a left-right political spectrum is a little off. Hitler had a lot of "leftist" views, which probably pulled him alongside Maggie.

Nevertheless, the way that was done was kinda Flame Bait on the part of the survey makers.

Except for 4/1/2011. That day lingers in my memory like...metaphor here...I should go.

1 left/right -4.7279 (-0.2846) 2 pragmatism +0.5053 (+0.0304)

to the last I grapple with thee; from hell’s heart I stab at thee; for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee

Very slightly(like a fraction of an inch) right of center, and about a quarter of the way up the Pragmatism chart.

My only problem with the test was that some questions like "It is never necessary to break the law to make a legitimate point of view heard." got No Opinions from me, because my answer would be "sometimes, on a case by case basis". The closest thing to that is "agree", but on principle I don't agree with breaking the law to make a point. Several questions phrased like that require some elaboration, or a "If things get really shitty..." option.

That being said, us moderates do exist I suppose.

edited 26th Jan '12 9:40:05 PM by Barkey

I did answer "no opinion" to questions I thought were vaguely worded.

• left/right -6.1723 (-0.3715)
• pragmatism -0.1828 (-0.0110)

So I guess I'm left-wing and nearly neutral on idealism/pragmatism.

My results: left/right -2.3700 (-0.1427), pragmatism -0.9005 (-0.0542).

Boring centrism FTW!

First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win.

left/right -11.4767 (-0.6908)
pragmatism +1.4356 (+0.0864)

Who is more left-wing than I am?? Nobody yet! :p

edited 27th Jan '12 2:35:24 AM by squiddleTron