• yata@sh.itjust.works
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    That particular compass (and unfortunately the only one ever used on the internet) was designed by right wing libertarians to reflect their ideas in a postive light and all others in a negative light. The terms chosen for the axes are vague and ambigous, and the combination of precisely those terms in that manner very unorthodox.

    It is completely useless for any actual identification of political beliefs, and is not used by any political scientists. It is unsurprising that tankies test the way they do, because it was precisely designed to lure people who are largely ignorant of political science into libertarianism.

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      That particular compass (and unfortunately the only one ever used on the internet)

      I wish making an axis-oriented test like that was easier, I’d make such a great political horoscope

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          I think they had a valid question. Do you think a one-dimensional left/right scale is better than the 2 dimensional political compass? Is there a better method of classifying political beliefs for those of us who don’t have degrees in political science?

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            Personally, more axes the better, but that calls into question,are we playing teams, or are we trying to do actual science?

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        Maybe there shouldn’t be a scheme simplifying a complex matter to two axes, coupled with these short questionnaires? Or it shouldn’t be taken seriously at all? PCM is a Harry Potter houses test for political fandoms on the internet, it has it’s niche, but neither it, nor other models bring something meaningful to the table for it is by design a gross oversimplification.