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Famous Leaders on a Political Compass

Given an image of a four-quadrant political compass, can you name the famous political leaders or thinkers that belong to each position?
Based on this. Keep in mind this is somewhat subjective.
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Quiz by JWatson24
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Last updated: January 27, 2022
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First submittedJanuary 27, 2022
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Adolf Hitler
Ayn Rand
Barack Obama
Bernie Sanders
Fidel Castro
George W. Bush
Joseph Stalin
Nelson Mandela
Noam Chomsky
Ronald Reagan
Thomas Jefferson
Vladimir Lenin
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Level 71
Jan 27, 2022
If there are some things on here that you think are head-scratchers, you aren't alone. The weirdest one for me was Obama, who is as right-wing as Hitler according to this test (though considerably less authoritarian). The Political Compass test has been billed as a more accurate alternative to the binary "left vs. right" spectrum, and yet it still seems to fail to capture the full diversity of political views, especially since political ideologies differ so much across countries and time periods. So overall, while I think it's an interesting concept and definitely a test worth taking, I would take the results with a grain of salt.
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Level 63
Feb 4, 2022
Amazing! I don't understand how this has 0 nominations lol. We need to get this featured! :)
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Level 71
Feb 4, 2022
Thanks! I think this quiz is too obscure to make the front page--the average is only 4. Also, this didn't make much time to make and honestly is far from the best thing I've done. But thanks for the nomination anyways!
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Level 54
Feb 6, 2022
Excellent quiz! I love the presentation and the subject. Nominated, of course! By the way, I can't understand why it has only one (tow now) nomination... You would deserve a lot more, on many of your quizzes, in my opinion.
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Level 71
Feb 6, 2022
Haha, thanks Baptiste :) Appreciate the nom! Like I said, it's not a very mainstream topic so I'm not expecting this to get a ton of nominations, but I still appreciate the support!
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Level 51
May 2, 2023
this is great! can you make one like this with countries?
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Level 71
May 2, 2023
Thanks! I think this would be difficult for countries given how ideologies tend to be more complex on such a large level, but I appreciate the suggestion.
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Level 66
Apr 18, 2024
At the time and even now, many considered Hitler left of centre. His rise was based on socialism (National Socialist Party) and united workers against the elites that had lost WW1 for Germany and then signed the Treaty of Versailles. He worked with business owners, but did not promote business, which would have given Germany a more positive future than miliraty action. One author remarks that his invasion of Russia, as he saw this as a rival state. It seems the "far right" moniker was given by left wing groups post WW2.
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Level 71
Apr 18, 2024
This is an interesting argument that I have also heard. Nazism definitely saw a large role for the government in industry and put the state above everything. He supported plenty of social programs, albeit for people who fit his definition of "Aryan." At the same time, he didn't embrace full government ownership of private enterprise. I think the terms "left wing" and "right wing" get very muddled up in politics unfortunately--those terms are used more in mudslinging than actual political conversation, and so a lot of times when a politician gets labeled a certain way, people just stick with it.