Funny in the first place but with some serious connotation, this political compass. This is a two-dimensional classification of politicians. One of my biggest objections to political parties is that it's suggested or organized(!) that all members have similar opinions on all issues. So a two-dimensional classification can result in a more realistic distribution but still I have my objections. Beside that the compass is based on questions like:
"It is a waste of time to try to rehabilitate some criminals." Well this can be interpreted in different ways depending on your emphasis: I am abolutely sure that for some criminals this is a waste of time. But how many is "some"?
Still I could not control my curiosity and filled in the questionaire. My scores on the test were Economic Left/Right: -6.88, Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.33 bringing me closest to Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama among the well-known political figures. I can live with that. If it was just the Dalai Lama I had a problem vis a vis the "realistic" part of my motto.
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Wednesday, November 12, 2003
Nelson Mandela and Dalai Lama
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