Re: Online quiz to see if you are more "left, right, Authoritarian or Libertarian"
Last time I took this, I was right down the center line, just above libertarian. Now it's right? I still answered all the sex, gays, and religion questions the same way. I guess this relfects me being a tad more pro-business/free market? I didn't think my views changed all that much in the last 6 months.
I notice that, in the example of famous people on that chart, there is no one in the purple section. Likewise, I don't see Ayn Rand on there, or pretty much any business or economist types
I answered all the sex and religion questions the same way too. I'm certainly nowhere near traditional right-wing when it comes to these issues. I'm much closer to the liberal left on these issues.
The x-axis is the economic I think, which is why you and I still ended up down the bottom on the social issues, but I still think the right/left labels are misleading.
I also noted, when you look at the US election 2012 graph and analysis they call Ron Paul's economic views "extreme". I guess in a system where counterfeiting is considered normal they are extreme.
I get the feeling that those on the right actually are more interested in economic freedom than those who end up on the left by the test's standards. And that those at the bottom care more about social freedoms than those at the top. But there were also some questions that I thought weren't worded very well and could be interpreted incorrectly or some that set up a false dichotomy, particularly the corporation ones.