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.
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!
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.