Political compass and type
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Is there a relation to socionics types? Can the four quadrants be linked to quadras, perhaps?
I remember user Pheadrus used to link Ti to the political left, but these days we have Pinnocchio proponing the exact opposite position.
Authoritarianism seems to have certain Se-ish properties at the very least...
If it isn't happening to me, I can let people who care more do something about it.
My thoughts on politics.
That's the kind of behavior that gets dictators elected, for your information.
interesting wiki.
I'm most likely libertarian right. (which is probably the most gamma ish quadrant.)
as a second choice, I'm libertarian left.
I would think that libertarian = P and tradional = J (though I've seen exceptions so don't know if it's really correlated)
I often see leading Ti types being left, and leading Te types being right.
For the rest I haven't noticed that much correlation. Surprisingly many NF types that I know aren't as left as I would expect.
Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: 0.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.28
Wouldn't that make make it's opposite, Authoritarian Left, correlate with Alpha? I don't think that makes much sense.I'm most likely libertarian right. (which is probably the most gamma ish quadrant.)
I scored Libertarian Left with very low values (-2.00, -2.00 or something), btw. I think it's not improbable that there is some major bias in the test either way.
Originally Posted by Gilly
I came close to Gandhi and the Dalai Lama, Foreigners!
Economic Left/Right: -7.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.85
ISTp
SLI
Enneagram 5 with a side of wings.
It seems to get populists and politicians elected here in Oppositeland, actually. Compulsory voting ftw.
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It's really more like, I don't know what the various parties offer policy wise, and thus whether it's really relevant to my admittedly incredibly both uneducated and really small and simple world. I basically don't see myself as having much relevance to voting, and, likewise, my total lack of faith in politicians to act as expected means I don't really feel the world of politics has much relevance to me. We're utterly isolated and discrete worlds, it seems.
That said, these guys seem to have their head screwed on straight. If I'm going to be pissing in the ocean, might as well do it with a bit of direction.
The only problem with dictators is what they do that affects people when they get into office and then it become that persons problem. Of course with a little forsight what brian is saying is that if you forsee a politician being bad for you in the future then maybe its your concern, but if not then let someone else interject their opinion.
Having excessive opinions about the way things should be done is the kind of behavior that gets you elected as a dictator, having too little opinions is the kind of behavior thats gets someone else elected as a dictator.
Wouldn't any one of us love to be elected dictator?
LII-Ne
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- Blair Houghton
Johari
lol it would have it pluses, until the opposition came to get you, and all your loyal followers abadon you, and you become the scapegoat for all of the worlds injustice/problems.Wouldn't any one of us love to be elected dictator?
But other than that, it would be a good ride for a while, probably the best.
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I disagree. Economic policy is the point of contention I have with my LII schoolfriend when it comes to political discussions. People naturally do incredibly stupid things to the market, and if they aren't regulated, you wind up with feedback mechanisms that mean fluctuations go full throttle both ways. The government is in a natural position of power to clean up after People being a pack of lemmings and give them a little less room to be idiots in.
At this stage I think it would be most interesting to gather a bunch of representatives of a given type and see where their political inclinations lie. I think, however, that really specific ideas about politics are going to be the result either of social inheritance or what information one has been exposed to, and thus what conclusions one has drawn from them.
That's the kind of behavior that gets dictators elected, for your information.I see no contradictions.It seems to get populists and politicians elected here in Oppositeland, actually. Compulsory voting ftw.
The Left is usually "accused" of wanting to have society ruled by an intellectual elite that decides what is best for the common people because the people can't do that themselves as well as the elite can. That sounds sort of Ti to me. The whole free market thing sounds like something a person with "bussiness logic" would appreciate too.Yes, my strong opinion is that:
- Se/Ni - authoritarianism, centralisation, down->up transparency (of the regulated), etc.
- Ne/Si - libertarianism, decentralisation, up->down transparency (of regulators), etc.
- Ti/Fe - rightist, free market, fine-based (punishment) legislation, etc.
- Te/Fi - leftist, fair market, proactive (directive) legislation, etc
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I don't intend to copy that article I pointed out how these values are found in the
EU parliament
European_parliament greatest groups, but on short:
- EPP (European People's Party) - Beta
- S&D (Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats) - Gamma
- ALDE (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) - Alpha
- Greens - EFA (The Greens – European Free Alliance) - Delta
Note that I typed the S&Ds and the Greens as the best parties for Gammas and respectively Delta before I found the other similarities. Seems to make sense.
I have two relatives who are very clearly gamma (ENTj, ESFp) and both are consistent voters of the Liberal Democrat party in my country. I went to a meeting of young members of said party with them and was almost suffocated by the amount of gamma influence there.
Not conclusively saying you're wrong, but it seems to me there are plenty of contradictions to your rule even to the point of making the opposite seem more likely from my perspective.
btw Labcoat, your definition is way off. Lefties tend to seek equalibrium. Righties seek economic elitism. It's the Right that sees "common people" as nothing more than a "factor of production."
You may be right on the intellect part though.
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ISTp
SLI
Enneagram 5 with a side of wings.
Fuckin' queue hoppers.I see no contradictions.
I know. Both sides accuse the other of causing inequality. But the Right protects the economic freedom of individuals, in so doing declaring the inequality resulting from market dynamics legitimate. The Left limits the economic freedom of individuals in order to reduce inequality resulting from market dynamics, but in so doing has an authorative "elite" decide how the market is tamed.btw Labcoat, your definition is way off. Lefties tend to seek equalibrium. Righties seek economic elitism. The Right that sees "common people" as nothing more than a "factor of production."
That's sort of how I have been explained the situation.
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This is interesting, and fairly similar to my own estimation, especially the Judicious/Decisive dichotomy. My other axis was Aristocratic/Democratic, though, instead of Merry/Serious, and I interpreted it as Collectivist/Individualist. So Alpha would be Decentralized Individualism, Beta would be Centralized Collectivism, Gamma would be Centralized Individualism, and Delta Decentralized Collectivism.
I'm afraid I'm woefully ignorant of the subtleties of governments across the sea from me (although I've been starting to learn a bit recently). Do you follow American politics closely enough to break it down that way? (I wouldn't expect you (or anyone, really, even Canadians) to know about Canadian politics.)
Not in Western civilizations, anyway, with our traditions of democracy and freedom. Someone in an unstable third world country, or even someone in our own countries not so long ago, might feel differently (e.g., "The Divine Right of Kings", etc.).
Quaero Veritas.
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Economic Left/Right: -3.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.08
No suprise there
LII-Ne with strong EII tendencies, 6w7-9w1-3w4 so/sp/sx, INxP
Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -3.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.59
Which falls into the left/libertarian aspect, apparently.
I think given the choice, i'd say i'm left wing, but I think too much of either ultimately becomes damaging, would be good if the left wing principles could work realistically in the long term.
The tendency on another forum I post on (CivFanatics) was that almost everybody got pegged as Left Libertarian.
It could reflect something about the places I go, or something about a bias in the test.
Hmm, you got to think about it... Take something typically Left like welfare services. An ugly way to describe what welfare is is "forced redistribution of wealth". Thing is, that is also a correct description. Anyone who doesn't participate in the funding of these services gets dragged off to jail.Yes, lefts is sometimes accused of authoritarianism, but it inherently has no connection.
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The political compass has a bias towards its own definition of Left and Libertarian, although the former more so than the latter.
Any society that has taxes, if you don't pay your taxes you go to jail. Welfare may or may not be included.
You're wrong because you associate welfare with taxation and wealth redistribution and this is not a true statement.
Welfare services are merely a program paid for by taxation. Defense, administration and various other programs are also paid for by taxation. Welfare is also not necessarily about redistribution of wealth.
In the US, a large majority of all tax money funds 3 programs, Medicare, Defense, Social security.
These programs are not wealth redistribution programs, because Social Security is a pension plan(supposedly paid for) and Medicare is non-means driven(It is not income based.)
Means based programs in the US are a fraction of the costs of the 3 large non-means based programs.
Anyways you want to know what real forced redistribution of wealth is...
I pay 18% capital gains tax and 30+% income tax.... basically my asset growth is taxed more then my labor and productivity. And the rich, who are asset heavy are taxed less then the poor who have little to no assets.
If you want to talk about tax inequality, you need to look at the inequity in real taxation between the rich and poor and how that inequity has driven the wealth disparity into the stratosphere.
I'm part of a proud tradition of leftists like Adam Smith who believe that progressive taxation is reasonable and having some money is not a terrible sin.
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Right. In as far as there is any welfare going on at all, it is funded by taxes. When a person choses not to pay only the part of the tax that welfare is funded with, he gets dragged to jail all the same.Any society that has taxes, if you don't pay your taxes you go to jail. Welfare may or may not be included.
We just established that welfare is in fact associated with taxation. As for wealth redistribution: if one person pays and another person benefits, how is there not wealth redistribution going on?You're wrong because you associate welfare with taxation and wealth redistribution and this is not a true statement.
Again, like you say it is payed for by taxation by all citizens of the nation, and those "in need" benefit. That is redistribution of wealth.Welfare services are merely a program paid for by taxation. Defense, administration and various other programs are also paid for by taxation. Welfare is also not necessarily about redistribution of wealth.
Which part of "redistribution of wealth" makes you think the term is restricted to the flow of wealth from the rich to the poor? A guy that spends his entire life working, never gets unemployed, remains healthy for all his life and dies abruptly at age 40 still ends up paying for the needs of others under that system.In the US, a large majority of all tax money funds 3 programs, Medicare, Defense, Social security.
These programs are not wealth redistribution programs, because Social Security is a pension plan(supposedly paid for) and Medicare is non-means driven(It is not income based.)
I'm just trying to understand the issue, and your "proud" ideological biases are getting in the way.Means based programs in the US are a fraction of the costs of the 3 large non-means based programs.
Anyways you want to know what real forced redistribution of wealth is...
I pay 18% capital gains tax and 30+% income tax.... basically my asset growth is taxed more then my labor and productivity. And the rich, who are asset heavy are taxed less then the poor who have little to no assets.
If you want to talk about tax inequality, you need to look at the inequity in real taxation between the rich and poor and how that inequity has driven the wealth disparity into the stratosphere.
I'm part of a proud tradition of leftists like Adam Smith who believe that progressive taxation is reasonable and having some money is not a terrible sin.
Or is welfare a safety net, available to ALL citizens should the need arise? It's a glass half-full thing. One could argue that "economic power" causes a redistribution of wealth from the masses to the economic elite.
ISTp
SLI
Enneagram 5 with a side of wings.
Sure. I said it was an ugly way to describe it. There are others.
Shrug. I'm center but that's because I tend to just absorb the political views of my surroundings. I don't really care about politics. I know that's bad. But I don't.
Jack Cade's revolution in Henry VI!!!!! [/Shakespeare]Wouldn't any one of us love to be elected dictator?
lol it would have it pluses, until the opposition came to get you, and all your loyal followers abadon you, and you become the scapegoat for all of the worlds injustice/problems.
But other than that, it would be a good ride for a while, probably the best.
Not a rule, just a trend.
IEI. Probably Fe subtype. Pretty sure I'm E4, sexual instinctual type, fairly confident that I'm a 3 wing now, so: IEI-Fe E4w3 sx/so. Considering 3w4 now, but pretty sure that 4 fits the best.
Yes 'a ma'am that's pretty music...
I am grateful for the mystery of the soul, because without it, there could be no contemplation, except of the mysteries of divinity, which are far more dangerous to get wrong.
If there is a relationship to type, I've seen it contradicted at every turn. To everyone who says that Gammas are the embodiement of free market capitalism, I submit that Theodore Dreiser was a comitted socialist who wrote about social inequality.
What is probably partially IM related is the underlying assumptions behind picking a political system, as well as the personal motivations to do so. That's keeping in mind that different IMs don't necessitate external differences in behavior, and that two people of the same type may or may not even be discussing the subject from the POV of the same IM element.
There is a vague, deeply buried kernel of truth in the idea of a correlation, no different from any other large-scale movement that people try to relate to socionics.
While we're posting scores:
Economic Left/Right: 7.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.03
Economic Left/Right: -3.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.46
im socially conservative and fiscally liberal. =p
This, but
Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: 2.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 1.38
Johari/Nohari
"Tell someone you love them today, because life is short; shout it at them in German, because life is also terrifying."
Fruit, the fluffy kitty.
Economic Left/Right: -4.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.87
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