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J.Sanidopoulos
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Saturday, January 23, 2010

Your Political Compass

Thought I would share this with my more politically minded friends. It is a quiz that will test your political compass.

Take the test here.

Compare your results to mine here.


Economic Left/Right: -4.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.90
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  1. FeallogAugust 3, 2010 at 5:56 PM

    I am -4.25,-2.31 Very close to you. You must be OK. Thanks for the links. The experience is telling and informative.

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