ANOTHER political quiz

[??????????]

I'm shocked that JFern got "communist" as a result.

It says "socialist" dumbass.

Difference?

[phk]

I'm shocked that JFern got "communist" as a result.

It says "socialist" dumbass.

Difference?

Socialism is the stage between Capitalism and Communism. It builds upon the previous system (Capitalism) by nationalizing the "means of production" (i.e. corporations, resources, banks, etc.), but not by making everyone equal. In other words, people will be paid wages based on several factors (social need, difficulty, amount of schooling required, etc.), so not everyone will make the same wage -- as is often a misinterpretation of Socialism.

Communism is the point where the state "withers away." In other words, it's quite a few years in the future. If I had to guess, I'd say at least 10 generations of established Socialism has to occur before people evolve enough to realize that hurting others or the system ends up hurting themselves.

[??????????]

I'm shocked that JFern got "communist" as a result.

It says "socialist" dumbass.

Difference?

Socialism is the stage between Capitalism and Communism. It builds upon the previous system (Capitalism) by nationalizing the "means of production" (i.e. corporations, resources, banks, etc.), but not by making everyone equal. In other words, people will be paid wages based on several factors (social need, difficulty, amount of schooling required, etc.), so not everyone will make the same wage -- as is often a misinterpretation of Socialism.

Communism is the point where the state "withers away." In other words, it's quite a few years in the future. If I had to guess, I'd say at least 10 generations of established Socialism has to occur before people evolve enough to realize that hurting others or the system ends up hurting themselves.

So basically, little to no difference. Socialism is simply a polite term for communist.

[Alcon]

I'm shocked that JFern got "communist" as a result.

It says "socialist" dumbass.

Difference?

Socialism is the stage between Capitalism and Communism. It builds upon the previous system (Capitalism) by nationalizing the "means of production" (i.e. corporations, resources, banks, etc.), but not by making everyone equal. In other words, people will be paid wages based on several factors (social need, difficulty, amount of schooling required, etc.), so not everyone will make the same wage -- as is often a misinterpretation of Socialism.

Communism is the point where the state "withers away." In other words, it's quite a few years in the future. If I had to guess, I'd say at least 10 generations of established Socialism has to occur before people evolve enough to realize that hurting others or the system ends up hurting themselves.

So basically, little to no difference. Socialism is simply a polite term for communist.

Government-controlled business without income redistribution is socialism, but not communism.  There is a significant difference there.

[Everett]

Who cares - I'm just as likely to snipe at a communist as I am a socialist.

[Frodo]

Your Score

You scored -1.5 on the Moral Order axis and -1.5 on the Moral Rules axis.

Matches

The following items best match your score:

System: Liberalism
Variation: Moderate Liberalism
Ideologies: Capital Democratism
US Parties: Democratic Party
Presidents: Gerald Ford (90.62%)
2004 Election Candidates: John Kerry (93.01%), Ralph Nader (77.25%), George W. Bush (67.37%)

[True Democrat]

   1. System:  Conservatism
   2. Variation: Moderate Conservatism
   3. Ideologies: Capital Republicanism
   4. US Parties: Republican Party, Democratic Party
   5. Presidents: Gerald Ford (95.58%)
   6. 2004 Election Candidates: John Kerry (81.78%), George W. Bush (80.24%), Ralph Nader (64.37%)

Statistics

Of the 108560 people who took the test:

   1. 0.7% had the same score as you.
   2. 67.8% were above you on the chart.
   3. 26.6% were below you on the chart.
   4. 22.4% were to your right on the chart.
   5. 71.7% were to your left on the chart.

[Max Power]

   1. System:  Conservatism
   2. Variation: Moderate Conservatism
   3. Ideologies: Capital Republicanism
   4. US Parties: Republican Party, Democratic Party
   5. Presidents: Gerald Ford (95.58%)
   6. 2004 Election Candidates: John Kerry (81.78%), George W. Bush (80.24%), Ralph Nader (64.37%)

Statistics

Of the 108560 people who took the test:

   1. 0.7% had the same score as you.
   2. 67.8% were above you on the chart.
   3. 26.6% were below you on the chart.
   4. 22.4% were to your right on the chart.
   5. 71.7% were to your left on the chart.

LOL

Now I see why you started that thread.

[Brandon H]

I can't remember the results last time I took this test.

Socialism is just an economic system (such as capitalism). But Communism is an entire political system / philosophy (such as conservatism, liberalism, and Fascism). Marx did say that Socialism is the phase between Capitalism and Communism and is also "socialism perfected".

True Communism does not exist and only exists in theory just as no human being is perfect. Stalinism was not true Communism. For Communism to succeed, it requires the elimination of government, class, religion, and ownership of private property.

[© tweed]

This test is, for lack of a better word, bad.

Your Score

Your scored 2 on the Moral Order axis and -2.5 on the Moral Rules axis.

Matches

The following items best match your score:

   1. System: Conservatism
   2. Variation: Moderate Conservatism
   3. Ideologies: Capital Republicanism
   4. US Parties: Republican Party
   5. Presidents: Richard Nixon (91.16%)
   6. 2004 Election Candidates: George W. Bush (82.74%), John Kerry (77.79%), Ralph Nader (61.41%)

[dazzleman]

Your Score

Your scored 2 on the Moral Order axis and -3 on the Moral Rules axis.

Matches

The following items best match your score:

System: Conservatism
Variation: Moderate Conservatism
Ideologies: Capital Republicanism
US Parties: Republican Party
Presidents: Richard Nixon (93.37%)
2004 Election Candidates: George W. Bush (84.07%), John Kerry (77.47%), Ralph Nader (60.47%)
Statistics

Of the 109304 people who took the test:

0.6% had the same score as you.
67.8% were above you on the chart.
26.7% were below you on the chart.
14.2% were to your right on the chart.
77.5% were to your left on the chart.

[patrick1]

Your Score

Your scored 0 on the Moral Order axis and 0 on the Moral Rules axis.



Hahahaha, I swear to God I didn't mean to get that result.

Gabu, I got the same exact result.  To paraphrase Kramer: We are at the nexus of the universe buddy

[RJ]

Your Score

Your scored 0 on the Moral Order axis and 2 on the Moral Rules axis.

Matches

The following items best match your score:

System: Socialism, Authoritarianism
Variation: Moderate Socialism, Moderate Authoritarianism
Ideologies: Social Democratism, Social Republicanism
US Parties: No match.
Presidents: Jimmy Carter (80.24%)
2004 Election Candidates: John Kerry (77.90%), Ralph Nader (73.12%), George W. Bush (61.98%)
Statistics

Of the 109319 people who took the test:

0.5% had the same score as you.
14% were above you on the chart.
73.6% were below you on the chart.
28.4% were to your right on the chart.
59.9% were to your left on the chart.

Doesn't sound too far off exccept for the Authoritarian part. How can I be an Authoritarian yet be considered to match Carter's views the closest?

The following items best match your score:

 1. System: Conservatism
 2. Variation: Moderate Conservatism
 3. Ideologies: Capital Republicanism
 4. US Parties: Republican Party
 5. Presidents: Richard Nixon (91.16%)
 6. 2004 Election Candidates: George W. Bush (82.74%), John Kerry (77.79%), Ralph Nader (61.41%)

Boss, you're a right winger afterall!

[Max Power]

Your Score

Your scored 0 on the Moral Order axis and 0 on the Moral Rules axis.



The following items best match your score:

   1. System: Socialism, Authoritarianism, Conservatism, Liberalism
   2. Variation: Moderate Socialism, Moderate Authoritarianism, Moderate Conservatism, Moderate Liberalism
   3. Ideologies: Social Democratism, Social Republicanism, Capital Republicanism, Capital Democratism
   4. US Parties: Democratic Party
   5. Presidents: Gerald Ford (86.74%)
   6. 2004 Election Candidates: John Kerry (84.07%), Ralph Nader (73.12%), George W. Bush (68.75%)

Hahahaha, I swear to God I didn't mean to get that result.

Damn you, you Socialistic Authoritarian Liberal Conservative!!!!

[CPT MikeyMike]

I scored 2 on the Moral Order axis and -6.5 on the Moral Rules axis.

The following items best match my score:

System: Conservatism
Variation: Economic Conservatism
Ideologies: Conservative NeoLiberalism
US Parties: Republican Party
Presidents: Ronald Reagan (97.79%)
2004 Election Candidates: George W. Bush (85.18%), John Kerry (70.27%), Ralph Nader (51.54%)

No shock to me there!

[Democratic Hawk]

Your Score

Your scored 1.5 on the Moral Order axis and -1.5 on the Moral Rules axis.

Matches

The following items best match your score:

System: Conservatism
Variation: Moderate Conservatism
Ideologies: Capital Republicanism
US Parties: Republican Party
Presidents: Gerald Ford (90.62%)
2004 Election Candidates: John Kerry (79.99%), George W. Bush (78.12%), Ralph Nader (65.06%)

I somehow doubt most of this tests findings. It's inconsistent with just about every other I've taken, which, to some extent, puts me moderately left-of-centre on economic issues and centre-right on social issues

I don't buy it

Dave

[nclib]

Your Score

Your scored -4.5 on the Moral Order axis and -0.5 on the Moral Rules axis.

Matches

The following items best match your score:

System: Liberalism
Variation: Moral Liberalism
Ideologies: Capital Democratism
US Parties: Democratic Party
Presidents: Jimmy Carter (96.88%)
2004 Election Candidates: John Kerry (90.62%), Ralph Nader (90.62%), George W. Bush (53.54%)

[jokerman]

Why are all these populists (and many people in general) showing up with Gerald Ford as closest President?

[falling apart like the ashes of American flags]

Your Score

Your scored -2.5 on the Moral Order axis and 2.5 on the Moral Rules axis.


Matches

The following items best match your score:

   1. System: Socialism
   2. Variation: Moderate Socialism
   3. Ideologies: Social Democratism
   4. US Parties: No match.
   5. Presidents: Jimmy Carter (87.12%)
   6. 2004 Election Candidates: Ralph Nader (83.17%) (PUKE), John Kerry (79.99%), George W. Bush (53.12%)

Statistics

Of the 110536 people who took the test:

   1. 3.3% had the same score as you.
   2. 14% were above you on the chart.
   3. 73.6% were below you on the chart.
   4. 47.6% were to your right on the chart.
   5. 30.7% were to your left on the chart.

[MissCatholic]

Your Score

Your scored -2.5 on the Moral Order axis and -1.5 on the Moral Rules axis.

Matches

The following items best match your score:

System: Liberalism
Variation: Moderate Liberalism
Ideologies: Capital Democratism
US Parties: Democratic Party
Presidents: Bill Clinton (90.89%)
2004 Election Candidates: John Kerry (96.88%), Ralph Nader (80.99%), George W. Bush (63.42%)
Statistics

Of the 110643 people who took the test:

0.9% had the same score as you.
45.3% were above you on the chart.
47.8% were below you on the chart.
47.6% were to your right on the chart.
30.7% were to your left on the chart

[falling apart like the ashes of American flags]

This test may not be as good as Political Compass at rating where people stand, but the charts of where the world leaders and parties are are pretty accurate, far more than the PC ones are.

[nini2287]

Your Score

Your scored -2.5 on the Moral Order axis and -2.5 on the Moral Rules axis.

Matches

The following items best match your score:

   1. System: Liberalism
   2. Variation: Moderate Liberalism
   3. Ideologies: Capital Democratism
   4. US Parties: Democratic Party
   5. Presidents: Bill Clinton (95.06%)
   6. 2004 Election Candidates: John Kerry (96.88%), Ralph Nader (78.12%), George W. Bush (65.06%)

Statistics

Of the 110671 people who took the test:

   1. 6.7% had the same score as you.
   2. 52.3% were above you on the chart.
   3. 32.2% were below you on the chart.
   4. 47.7% were to your right on the chart.
   5. 30.7% were to your left on the chart.