political orientation

And those are always fun, aren't they? In this case the questions are clearly written by US-Americans for US-Americans, so I thought this subforum is better suited than the "NOT US" politics forum - also because of the higher traffic. So what they did is double the axis number of the Political...

A poll to see voting preferences of forum members.

Is the "Left to Right" political spectrum an accurate way to look at politics? Short version; see title. To expand somewhat. In common parlance it is common to place people's political opinions on a spectrum from the Left (here in the States usually representing Liberalism and the Democratic...

http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2016/politics/election-candidate-matchmaker/ Just for fun, I took this quiz twice, each time answering some questions slightly differently.. Match 1 and Match 2 were the same each time. Match 3 was different each time. Silly, yet entertaining.

Yup, I knew I was waiting for it when I saw it just now on a blog. It's there in all its weird glory: http://i.imgur.com/YAXTada.png Edited for rule 4.

I personally agree with Wikipedia's general definitions

Democrats----------------------------------Republicans Dems on the left Republicans on the right More liberal on the left More conservative on the right (At least in the States anyway.) When I tell people I'm more libertarian than anything, and then tell them, "I'm more conservative than...

This poll is supposed to show if political persuasion is related to the personal stance on climate science and global warming in particular. This thread is not for discussion about global warming - for that, we have a moderated thread in the science sub-forum. In order to minimize quibble over...

Here is a poll of American economists' views on different issues relevant to US policy. In some areas, there are strong consensus, for example on free trade and outsourcing. On other topics, for instance universal healthcare, there are serious disagreements. Nonetheless, there are plenty of...

http://www.politicalcompass.org/test Very cool test. I score pretty much between Libertarian & Authoritarian, and between Conservative & Liberal....just as I assumed and usually do. Though slightly more to the Liberals and pro-authority....again as I expected. EDIT: I posted the wrong...

This is something that I don't know the answer to, and maybe those who are smarter in things political could help me with. Why are US politics so far to the right when compared to other westernized countries? Many people denounce Obama as some sort of ultra-liberal. Compared to Canadian...

While I am conservative on many issues I'm very liberal on others. Is there a way of making this known without making both sides think you are wishy washy and causing hard feelings.

I will be voting for the 1st time this November. And I haven't decided what I am. If I'm a Liberal or conservative. I don't really know whats good are really bad about either. Since my family doesn't talk about politics. What are the honest pros and cons to each. And please try to limit...

Why is there such polarisation / correlation between political leaning and opinion on climate change? To the extent that knowing somebody's political stance is a remarkably good predictor of their stance on global warming? The only half-decent explanation I have seen is the affect heuristic...

What political ideology do you identify? Why do you advocate this philosophy? What political structure allows for the greatest level of individual liberty, while still protecting human rights, social standards, and economic entrepreneurship? What political structure incubates a status quo that...

I recently started a poll here at JREF about politics and god-related non/beliefs and based on the posts in that thread, people felt the categories were too limited and didn’t represent their positions. I therefore am starting a new thread that will allow people to express their positions...

Sometimes I go months without reading these boards, plus I didn't bother searching for relevant threads, so I don't know if this has been done before quite so directly. I do recall topics asking if you inherited or rejected your parents political beliefs. This deals with that but emphasizes...

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Personally I feel this type of test has very little credibility. To me they always have a political bias and in many cases tend to lead people. Two questions: Is this test any good? Political Compass Is it ever possible to create such a test that is not bias? Thanks.

http://www.madrabbit.net/webrabbit/quizshow.html Score indicates your position on a continuum from 100% Liberal (Jesse Jackson) to 100% Conservative (Ronald Reagan).

Having been accused - again - in casual conversation of being right wing, I'd like to propose the following divide: Right wing: treats politics as a joke, plays Devil's advocate to try and get a rise out of people, and suggests ridiculous policies to get a reaction. Because people are funny...

One recurring problem in this forum (and the wider world) is coming up with some mutually agreed way to categorize people politically. In threads discussing media bias, for example, some people have argued that people such as David Gergen are not conservatives (even though they may...