i just read through the suggestions... lol @ suggestion of styx and the answer by Stuchbery... "not even if he put a shirt on" 😂

heh yeah... i saw another suggesting PJW

how is clinton not breaking the authoritarian scale?

I dont think her policies are that authoritarian ... compared to some previous rulers

how is Trump so up there too

definitely on the scale tho

I was dead center then moved to center right. On the border of authoritarian/libertarian.

I was dead centre then over time moved to libertarian-centre

Im nearly half way down now :/ so .. something I gotta work on i guess

i'm still somewhere in the libertarian left but pretty centered and generally see each "policy" on its own

ima bit south of sanders

judging by that second "map" that seems a reasonable spot to be.

i think its a good indicator so you know how to better yourself... if you're slightly left... think about some right-wing ideas... slightly liberal - think of some authoritarian ideas... try and work towards the centre

if youre slightly right wing you might have to entertain some socialistic ideas 😃

i don't think being exactly in the middle is necessarily a good thing... to me its more important to know where you stand, why you are there and what the arguments against your positions are.

if you arent in the centre, it means you are closing your mind off to other ideas

I think I get what Falko's saying. I consider myself centrist, but that doesn't mean I'm neutral on every issue out there. You can understand where someone is coming from without agreeing with them.

total center?

^

or just center as left and right is concerned?

not really... it just means that there are more positions on which you agree with "the left"... not even the "extreme left", just "the left"

You cant be perfect centre. We're all inclined in some way biologically and psychologically

I'm starting to entertain the notion that maybe true neutral isn't really something someone *needs* to strive for and it's more of an emphasis on actually being able to listen and understand other people's opinions. ..I say this as someone that's usually center/center on most days.

Drifts based on mood, you know how it is.

Im just saying, it gives you an indication of your own bias .. and something to watch out for ... and maybe open your mind to opposing ideas on the compass

sure, i can agree with that

Agreed

Though having solid facts would help a ton.

Same thing, in a broader sense when it comes to personality imo

I kinda see it as a big target... and youre kinda aiming for the bullseye... but you still get lots of points for getting near the centre 😃

For example, I still have a problem differentiating socialism and communism because there doesn't seem to be a solid definition anymore.

Soviet russia was communist. Venuzuela is socialist. I'm not seeing much of a difference in how they're functioning or acting right now.

Makes it really hard to accept 'socialist' ideas.

The left dont like borders, so their ideologies kinda blend together cuz of that lol

I saw a video on this recently.. someone explaining that communism has actually "never been tried" ... that old chestnut... but they were basically saying that all these countries were actually just socialist

Which, in all honesty, pushes me even further away from the idea of socialism.

it is not important if one likes borders or not, they are necessary.

enlightened alt centrists unite

Wakanda forever!

`pls no`

when the left says "kill all kittens", and the right says "no dont kill any kittens", the obvious correct answer is to kill half of the kittens!