An interesting survey and a depressing fact
Via Chris Betram, I found this political compass survey page. Taking the survey, I was shocked, shocked to discover that I’m a economic and social libertarian!!* At the end of the survey, this page says: A diverse professional team has assessed the words and actions of globally known figures to give you an idea of ...
Via Chris Betram, I found this political compass survey page. Taking the survey, I was shocked, shocked to discover that I'm a economic and social libertarian!!* At the end of the survey, this page says:
Via Chris Betram, I found this political compass survey page. Taking the survey, I was shocked, shocked to discover that I’m a economic and social libertarian!!* At the end of the survey, this page says:
A diverse professional team has assessed the words and actions of globally known figures to give you an idea of how they relate to each other on the political compass.
Here’s the chart:
Here’s the depressing fact — not a single political leader listed is in the same quadrant as me (the lower-right one). Can anyone think of a head of state who would fit in that category? * For those who care about my exact score: 4.38 on the “Economic Left/Right” axis, and -2.77 on the “Libertarian/Authoritarian” axis.
Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School at Tufts University and the author of The Ideas Industry. Twitter: @dandrezner
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