Political Compass

[Worst Username Ever]

Pretty average, I guess.

Also, the quiz should have a "neutral" option.

 

[Dannichu]

Oh well, that makes sense, although there are things that people are born as that are pretty unlucky. As I mentioned above, genetic diseases/disorders or predisposition to disorders, which are actually part of the person, such as schizophrenia, bipolar, MS, cerebral palsy, etc.

I agree. While 'luck' is perhaps a bad word to use, I think it's silly to think that everyone's born on a level playing field, and that where they end up in life is due entirely because of how hard they tried - who your parents are, how much money they have, what race they are, what social connections they have and so on hugely affect people's life chances, and obviously nobody chooses who their parents are - hence 'luck'.

 

[opaltiger]

Oh well, that makes sense, although there are things that people are born as that are pretty unlucky. As I mentioned above, genetic diseases/disorders or predisposition to disorders, which are actually part of the person, such as schizophrenia, bipolar, MS, cerebral palsy, etc.

People born with genetic disorders don't have genetic disorders because they're unlucky, they have them because they inherited them from their parents. Using a word like 'luck' in this sense is misleading, I think.

I would define someone as inherently unlucky if, all other things being equal, bad things consistently happened to them more often than to other people. I think that's the sense the test is using.

 

[nyuu]

I would define someone as inherently unlucky if, all other things being equal, bad things consistently happened to them more often than to other people. I think that's the sense the test is using.

the inherently bit stills throws me off.

 

[opaltiger]

the inherently bit stills throws me off.

Well, yes, that's the point, no one is inherently unlucky.

 

[Abwayax]

here I am!

 

[Aobaru]

I disagree that the quiz should have a neutral option. I like that it forces you to take a side on the issues. I didn't even know what some of the terms were, so I had to look them up. Like the question "is protectionism sometimes necessary"; I didn't know what protectionism was. xD

There are a lot of moral-dilemma type questions on here, too. "Those with the ability to pay should have the right to higher standards of medical care." As a capitalist, I was torn on this one. But I took the question at face value at choose "disagree", simply because I believe that you should receive the same quality of medical care regardless of what you pay.

 

[Automata heart]

i'm an idealist and i little bit of a communist, (i like the idea in theory. i know its doesn't work.)
but here it is.
http://www.politicalcompass.org/facebook/pcgraphpng.php?ec=-9.12&soc=-3.90

 

[Coroxn]

Wow. So boring. I don't actually need to post the image, because it's exactly like everyone else's. I feel like retaking the tests and just shoving myself into the Authoritarian/Free Trader Corner.

 

[Adriane]

Post in the new thread, please.