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KYM Political Compass Test

Last posted Jul 20, 2015 at 10:01PM EDT. Added May 10, 2015 at 05:51PM EDT
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I did this test a few years ago. At that time, I was almost entirely at the bottom and only slightly to the left, which wasn't strange, since my intellectual position at that time was anarchist.

Economic Left/Right: -6.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.03

It appears I have drifted a bit to the left and become less libertarian, which I find unsurprising.

Some of the questions on this test seem to have little to do with politics imo, like wether abstract art is to be considered art or not. Sure, it's an interesting philosophical question, but is there anything inherently political about it?

Your Political Compass
Economic Left/Right: -2.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.79

Yep, that's about right.

I think there should be a third axis relating to "moderatism", based on how often you simply "agreed/disagreed" instead of "strongly agreeing/disagreeing". That'd come back with some very interesting information as well.

Sir Lurkmoore wrote:

I did this test a few years ago. At that time, I was almost entirely at the bottom and only slightly to the left, which wasn't strange, since my intellectual position at that time was anarchist.

Economic Left/Right: -6.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.03

It appears I have drifted a bit to the left and become less libertarian, which I find unsurprising.

Some of the questions on this test seem to have little to do with politics imo, like wether abstract art is to be considered art or not. Sure, it's an interesting philosophical question, but is there anything inherently political about it?

Modern art has indeed been heavily politicized; the far right associates it and its inherent lack of objective meaning with what it sees as the rise of subjective morality and hence "degeneracy". That's a metaphorical association, of course – a more literal reason tends to be "modern way of doing X bad, traditional way of doing X good", which is the archetypal "reactionary" attitude.

Erin ◕ω◕ wrote:

So very left.

This is also a handy way to interpret your results:

(Third quadrant is the only good quadrant. :3)

>mfw the chart implies I support syndicalism

And here we have a demonstration that even two axis isn't anywhere complex enough to actually capture people's worldview.

0.9999...=1 wrote:

>mfw the chart implies I support syndicalism

And here we have a demonstration that even two axis isn't anywhere complex enough to actually capture people's worldview.

Yeah I looked up syndicalism and that's not me at all. I don't strongly oppose their views but that hardly has anything to do with me. It's mostly economical too and to be honest my opinions on the economy aren't very strong particularly because I know nothing about it so I try not to have a strong uninformed opinion because I tend to hate people who do that.

But yeah political views are too complicated to classify by name or by a scale usually. Same with philosophy. I've always found labeling myself under a political viewpoint or philosophical school silly because it heavily simplifies something as most labels do and it makes you feel like you're obligated to stay within that label. I just hold the views that I do and I stand for them. Names are meaningless for me.

Erin ◕ω◕ wrote:

So very left.

This is also a handy way to interpret your results:

(Third quadrant is the only good quadrant. :3)

Okay… what? That second chart is so misleading and full of errors that I don't even know where to begin.

  • are we talking in theory or in practice? If the chart is in theory, then why is communism ultra-authoritarian? The ideal society proposed by Marx and co. would be stateless and wholly non-coercive. If the chart is in practice, then social democracy is too authoritarian.
  • "Capitalism"? Why is it quasi-authoritarian? The term alone tells us very little; every system of organization from right-libertarianism to state corporatism is built upon capitalism expressed in different ways.
  • Progressivism is to the right of Liberalism? Really? The entire reason why the modern Progressive movement exists is because late 19th century thinkers believed that Liberal Capitalism was too right-wing.
  • "Fundamentalism" is top right, apparently. This is ridiculous because fundamentalism is a theological position, not a political one.
  • "Anarchism". What does that mean? Just plain and simple "anarchism"? This shows a lack of comprehensive understanding on the part of the person who made this chart. Anarchism exists in two main branches: far-left socialist/communist/syndicalist/left-wing-market anarchism and the newer "anarcho-capitalism", which most traditional anarchist thinkers believe isn't even a real form of anarchism. Unless the creator here is referring to "anarchy" in the sense that a rioter throwing a brick at a riot policeman is anarchy (which isn't a comprehensive political position, mind you), then this makes no sense.
  • "Activism"? Wow.

There are many, many more holes, but I've listed the ones that I believe are the most blatant. Please do not try to consult this chart; the creator clearly did not know what they were doing.

Erin ◕ω◕ wrote:

So very left.

This is also a handy way to interpret your results:

(Third quadrant is the only good quadrant. :3)

according to this im an anarcho-socialist?

pfff yeah right, i think all forms or anarchism are a joke.

James Blunt wrote:

according to this im an anarcho-socialist?

pfff yeah right, i think all forms or anarchism are a joke.

That's what I thought too when I first started to dip toward that area. I read about it more and found that it actually described my beliefs pretty well. Social Anarchism
Though there's nothing official at all about that chart, I've just found it useful in the past.

New test:

My Political Views
I am a left moderate social libertarian
Left: 7.41, Libertarian: 3.48

My Foreign Policy Views
Score: -4.01

My Culture War Stance
Score: -7.8

Nearly the same results as the other.
If I'd taken this test during the Syria crises or Ukraine crisis or any other international tragedy, I would've scored much more towards the interventionist/neo-conservative side.

Last edited May 11, 2015 at 03:43AM EDT

I had done this test twice before, quite a while ago. The first time I scored quite strongly left and moderately liberal. 2nd time was less to the left but more liberal. So here is checking if I have changed any more…

Economic Left/Right: -4.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.15

So, fairly Left and Libertarian still, with slight more emphasis on left. Good to know I guess.

Last edited May 11, 2015 at 11:03AM EDT

Erin ◕ω◕ wrote:

So very left.

This is also a handy way to interpret your results:

(Third quadrant is the only good quadrant. :3)

As PM pointed out there are a lot of problems with that chart. However I'm pretty happy with where it put me. Right at the meeting point of Anarcho-communism, Anarcho-socialism and Anarcho-Collectivism.
Anyway, here's this.


I guess I'll try this different one people are trying too.

Compass:
You are a centrist social libertarian.
Left: 0.2, Libertarian: 5.49

Foreign Policy:
On the left side are pacifists and anti-war activists. On the right side are those who want a strong military that intervenes around the world. You scored: -0.84

Culture:
Where are you in the culture war? On the liberal side, or the conservative side? This scale may apply more to the US than other countries. You scored: -5.41

As I kind of expected, the added option of going neutral helped display what I believe to be a very balanced attitude on many things somewhat more clearly. Didn't expect to lose quite that much from my libertarian rating though. Well, I suppose it is a different system they're using to judge these things.

Particle Mare wrote:

Modern art has indeed been heavily politicized; the far right associates it and its inherent lack of objective meaning with what it sees as the rise of subjective morality and hence "degeneracy". That's a metaphorical association, of course – a more literal reason tends to be "modern way of doing X bad, traditional way of doing X good", which is the archetypal "reactionary" attitude.

To play devil's advocate here, the whole point of that modern art could be solely to elicit that response. Art is inherently a form of expression and if that expression is to make people react then it's still technically art. More traditional art also elicits a reaction, although it's less the purpose of it. It's like that wacky menstrual "art", it may not have much merit but it has a purpose, and that purpose is to shock. Yes, it puts that art at the same level as Seltzer and Freidberg but it still is a form of expression, as petty, derivative and shallow as it may be.

Anyways, most casual art critics such as myself usually judge on more than just "does it have a meaning".

Also for my chart:

I don't really view myself as a libertarian, but oh well.

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