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Permalink Reply by Trish E. Harmon on October 31, 2011 at 12:32am

Here's my graph. Looks like I'm a little bit more left, though some of the questions are a bit hard to answer definitively: http://www.politicalcompass.org/printablegraph?ec=-6.12&soc=-3.74

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Permalink Reply by Stephen Morris on October 31, 2011 at 12:41am

Yup, it did. Was it what you thought it'd be?

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Permalink Reply by Trish E. Harmon on October 31, 2011 at 1:53am

I had done one awhile back, not sure if it was the same site, and there I was more moderate. I think it is a pretty good representation of my leanings, though perhaps if we talked about specifics I may be a little more one way than another. Sometimes the answer should be "Yes, but in certain cases..." LOL

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Permalink Reply by Gordon Wood on October 31, 2011 at 12:44am

My results - http://www.politicalcompass.org/printablegraph?ec=8.75&soc=-4.26 I mostly agree with the results.

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Permalink Reply by Stephen Morris on October 31, 2011 at 1:03am

Prior to taking the test, that's the quadrant where I would have placed myself.

I've noticed a trend where people tend to be slightly left of where they think they'll be. I'm curious if that means people are more left leaning then they think they are, or if the test is kinda skewed that way.

My hypothesis is that most people here will trend the lower half pretty strongly, and that a majority of those will lean left.

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Permalink Reply by Trish E. Harmon on October 31, 2011 at 2:05am

I think atheists, in general, have strong convictions about social issues that are starkly different from what we're seeing from Republicans these days. We aren't bogged down with the "homosexuality is a sin" "sex before marriage is a sin" or "everyone who can't afford healthcare is lazy" bible babble. I think most of us, though I don't know for sure, realize there are a number of factors in why people are having a hard time or have difficulty in their day to day lives, such as mental/physical disabilities, low IQ, location, etc. I'd like to think that for the most part we see that people deserve dignity, no matter their situation, and a helping hand if they truly need it. Republicans are all about taking our dignity away and putting everyone under the same umbrella and ignoring the reality of what many people are going through. Yes, there are those who take advantage of the help they get, but that's not everyone. People like me don't make a ton of money but have worked our asses off all our lives and yet don't "deserve" preventive healthcare or any kind of break that might help us live a more quality life. So, social issues are extremely important to me, and I feel there are ways to improve on the programs we currently have to make more people accountable and to help those who truly need it. So, yea, the chart is pretty accurate. =0)

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Permalink Reply by Stephen Morris on October 31, 2011 at 8:10am

Aye, I would consider the upper right quadrant to be where modern republicanism trends, with conservative libertarians being below that.

One of the interesting things about atheism is that it doesn't tie itself to any one specific ideology. It's entirely possible to get a totalitarian atheist (like Stalin) or atheists that insist on strong restraint on government influence (Like Penn Jillette).

@Mr Wood, given your score, I take it you favor a very strong free market. Would you consider yourself a proponent of Randian Objectivism?

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Permalink Reply by Gordon Wood on October 31, 2011 at 9:07pm

Yes, very much so.

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Permalink Reply by Steffen Cramer on October 31, 2011 at 8:20am

I'm pretty much where I expected to end up.

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Permalink Reply by Stephen Morris on October 31, 2011 at 8:27am

Sweet! So far, seeing what I expected, too.

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Permalink Reply by Nate on October 31, 2011 at 9:15am

Here is my graph: http://www.politicalcompass.org/printablegraph?ec=0.00&soc=-5.95

 

It’s pretty much where I figured I would be. 

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Permalink Reply by Stephen Morris on October 31, 2011 at 9:32am

One of the things I like about the compass, is that it makes it hard to slap a name on someone unless the tend towards an extreme end of the graph. I think it makes political terms more organic.

Also, I think in real life I'm more chaotic neutral too, but lawful evil is so much more fun to play!

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