Where are you on the Political Compass?

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I'm so disgusted with the political system (BOTH sides) that I can't call myself anything and sleep at night.

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The way some of the questions are phrased can lead you to give an answer that is not a true reflection of your actual stance.

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The question, A significant advantage of a one-party state is that it avoids all the arguments that delay progress in a democratic political system.

I strongly agreed with that statement because it is true. But that is not to say I in any way wish to live under a dictatorship or think one would be preferable to democracy.

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I've looked at the various posts and have given this some thought, result: I don't fit anywhere on this compass. The reason: I don't like the human race.

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personally, i prefer cats.

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The way some of the questions are phrased can lead you to give an answer that is not a true reflection of your actual stance. For ecample:

The question, A significant advantage of a one-party state is that it avoids all the arguments that delay progress in a democratic political system.

I strongly agreed with that statement because it is true. But that is not to say I in any way wish to live under a dictatorship or think one would be preferable to democracy.

There were a couple of others that I thought were true but not necessarily right

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I agree with what you said about the questions.

But that particular question: A significant advantage of a one-party state is that it avoids all the arguments that delay progress in a democratic political system.

...a one-party state is the arch-enemy to democracy in my opinion.

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This is probably a thread unto itself, but that raises the question of whether a democratic system is really the "best" in an absolute sense, or only best for a particular culture in a particular time and place. I am not convinced you could ever have a system like the US system in China, for instance. More likely, a democratic China would resemble Singapore, with there still being a fairly strong, centralized administration even if people had more say in the choosing that administration. They also don't view individual rights as we do. They recognize that the individual is sometimes served best by a strong, cohesive society rather than as an island unto themselves. They are also very much concerned with order and the kind of disorder and rancour you see in many Western countries these days is very much not what most Chinese want (even some here in the West like my wife).

Example from the Covid crisis:

Long before our government actually started quarantining travellers coming from China, Chinese people were actually quarantining themselves when they came back with support from their communities. When the government told them it was unnecessary, they were offended. They believed they were doing what was best for Canada, that the country mattered more than their "freedom".

The upshot is that I no longer advocate a Western-style democracy for China. They need to find what works for them culturally and do that. If the current system that is largely the work of Deng Xiaopeng and his successors is working for most of them, we need to live and work with that, not try to change it.

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It would appear that most of the folks testing this out are located in the lower-left quadrant. So far.

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I agree with what you said about the questions.

But that particular question: A significant advantage of a one-party state is that it avoids all the arguments that delay progress in a democratic political system.

...a one-party state is the arch-enemy to democracy in my opinion.

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I have much doubt of the relevance for the chosen questions (stated as they are)
to the many different cultures of 195 existing countries.

However, the testing seems to be accurate, even rather correct, in relating my political und social preferences.
I feel a more correct plot for me ist (0.50, -0.50) from origin on the scatter-plot graph.

I like some things Liberalism stands for, but I dislike all that two-faced, Liberal Socialism or Marxism ignorantly protest.
I like some things Conservative Patriotism honors, but I dislike all Conservative hypocrisy und arrogance of Nationalism.
I dislike everything about the political Moon-Cult of Sharia Law und their terrorism.

The extreme of these political groups act out immorality und self-importance with no more contribution to humanity
than a gaggle standing in an open field participating in the biggest dick-waving-prick-fight you've ever seen,
impressing no one but themselves.

So I'm much a middle road, und I will never allow anyone to force their extremism on my life or my family,...not again.

This ist why I'm so very fond of the greatest American President George Washington.
He was of such great character that he had no need for a middle name anyway...smiles

My best hope for a future ist if we could simply take the best from all political groups,...
und take the worst out behind the wood shed...smiles

My beliefs und practices are abit more supporting of a Republic society, than of a Democracy.
However, both government/social systems have their own place in most every other free Republic who has
cloned the U.S. Constitution,
...both exhibiting great potential for moral good as well self-important abuse.

Economic Left/Right: 1.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.51