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Lorien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-05-08 10:13 PM
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OK GD:P-Time to test YOUR position on the Political Compass against
the position of your candidate:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3248170&mesg_id=3248170

When you take the test and get your analysis, check it against the position of your candidate (left side bar, bottom "US Primaries 2008").

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LWolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-05-08 10:41 PM
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1. I am further to the left and further south
than Dennis Kucinich, the best of the candidates on that grid.

A little to the left of Gandhi, and about as far south as the Dalai Lama.

Not in the same quadrant with, or within shouting or waving distance from Obama or Clinton.

I find the political compass to be a more accurate placement of candidates than others I've seen.
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RainDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-05-08 10:43 PM
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2. left/libertarian - the dali lama is the closest to my spot on the quad
and hi to you! how're you doing? :hi:
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Lorien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 07:01 AM
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3. Yep, I'm down on that SouthWest corner too
And, just as I suspected, so is most of DU! :-)

:hi:
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DMorgan Donating Member (363 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 08:39 AM
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9. Same here, but I was surprised that 7 votes on the poll here...are
Edited on Tue May-06-08 08:40 AM by DMorgan
From the Authoritarians!!! Both left and right.... Thatcher and Stalin. Why would a Dem be an authoritarian? Puzzling
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Lorien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 08:14 AM
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4. I'm guessing that most here really don't want to know the truth
which is unfortunate.
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 08:20 AM
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5. the truth? LOL! First of all, these little online tests are idiotic
they aren't accurate and they have the nuance of a sledgehammer. Sceondly, I don't need a silly online "test" to show me what I believe. I'm shocked anyone takes this nonsense seriously. I class it with sex life quizzes in women's mags and astrology.
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RainDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 09:26 AM
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10. hey, play nice with Lorien
she's a great person and she's just trying to generate conversation in a forum that spends too much time fussing at each other already.

these sorts of posts are good to help people find some commonalities when they think they do not agree about anything.
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graycem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 08:26 AM
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6. I'm in the
Gandhi area of the graph. I wish more people were, what a world that would be. :)
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olkaz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 08:29 AM
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7. Kucinich
Economic Left/Right: -6.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.18
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Armstead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 08:39 AM
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8. I won't bother -- I always end up at Kucinich on the issues
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