Survey of Political Affiliation of Giantbomb

I know there was a topic linking to the political compass website earlier, but I thought it would be more interesting to have a survey that would give an idea of the general political affiliation of Giantbomb users. I really don't know what to expect. 
 
If you want to get an exact idea, you can use the survey on that website (but please still answer the Poll here). 
 
http://www.politicalcompass.org/test   
  

This co-axial system oversimplifies many aspects of political philosophy and ascribes an entire dimension (the X axis) to political arrogance. I reject it as a way of quantifying political alignment.

So don't answer it. I'm not trying to get a comprehensive understanding of the nuances of each and every giantbomb user's political identity- I'm just interested in a general overview, which is what that co-axial graph provides.

I did answer it though. Just not by clicking one of the poll options. I was merely expressing my perception of its inadequacy.

I'm a centrist left. I don't Identify myself with either democrat or republican, but I lean more liberal than conservative. I find a lot of conservative ideas tend to be based on irrationality and fear mongering.

I'm a centrist.  I agree with some issues on both sides of the party and I disagree with things on both sides as well

Centrist Left in Ireland.Which in the states probably makes me Michael Moore's fucktoy.

@amosdudley
I voted center left, but I regretted it as depending on what country you are from Im much further left than that might say.
Ireland tiptoes slightly left and right of center.No extremist gets within an asses roar of power.

Centerist Right...barely. Honestly, I just want to live my life the way I want to, and let others do the same, I don't want to tell anyone what to do as long as it isn't directly causing harm to me or anyone else; however on certain issues [e.g. prison issues] I find myself veering more towards the right.

When taking the political compass test, I always come out as very left, slightly libertarian. Personally I feel I'm very left, and slightly authoritarian. Although the political compass test is probably right.

I hope we can get maximum participation on this poll- without a large sample size, it's meaningless.

I would prefer centrist left to be winning too easy for the right to say those on the left  are  all looney tunes the way the polll looks atm.

" I'm a centrist left. I don't Identify myself with either democrat or republican, but I lean more liberal than conservative. I find a lot of conservative ideas tend to be based on irrationality and fear mongering. "

Left-wing libertarian, in the graph, I am literally in the middle of the "Libertarian Left" category.
 
Also, Suicrat is Right-Wing Libertarian.

Gahhh. I dont think i fit on here, but i am a libertarian.

" I hope we can get maximum participation on this poll- without a large sample size, it's meaningless. "

im a liberal libertarian. my beliefs are kinda fubar but i will try to explain em:
first and foremost i believe that society should live in a form of communism called anarchy communism. look it up on wikipedia. however, in current capitalist society i believe we must follow the purest form of capitalism or not follow capitalism at all, none of this bullshit psuedo-socialism. im as far left as it goes on social issues in our current form of society, and i suppose pretty far right on the economy. BUT i have DEEP DEEP underlying far-left beliefs so i call myself a liberal libertarian.

" @torus said:

" I hope we can get maximum participation on this poll- without a large sample size, it's meaningless. "

It's meaningless because the difference between "Left" and "Right" is how arrogant (or naive, depending on your perspective) you are about the effectiveness of unilateral management of resources. The further to the left you are, the more you embrace it, the further to the right you are, the more you are skeptical of it. That is a superficial aspect of politics. "

Not saying one is right or wrong I just have an inclination that this website will lean pretty heavily to the left.
 
just a prediction

I am not trying to be pedantic, torus (if it comes off that way, I apologize). I am simply trying to illustrate that the supposed left-right polarity is a red herring, and doesn't refer to much that is concrete.
 
It would be like saying that there is a genuine conflict between Coca-Cola and Pepsi. Both companies express the belief that high-fructose, high-caffeine beverages are sources of value, but together represent a false dichotomy.

According to the test, which I take with a grain of salt, I am just barely libertarian right. Ron Paul for President 2012!

Why isn't there a "F politics" choice? I shall create it!
 
[F Politics, in all forms.] <----click.
 
There!

Because you havent started a political party to campaign for an end to politics.....
You cant complain about pretty much anything unless you have an interest  in politics or at least vote.

My political values don't mesh well with a chart like this.  I'm both right and left [and that DOESN'T mean I'm centrist], economically authoritarian, but not very economically libertarian at all (because it's as dumb as full communism).

-2.75, -2.21 So essentially LIbertarian Left. Hanging out next to Ghandi... sweet.

I think the questions on this test are skewed left and badly worded.  The only way to give a right wing answer is to admit you enjoy killing puppies with acid or something.

" @super_machine said:

" I'm a centrist left. I don't Identify myself with either democrat or republican, but I lean more liberal than conservative. I find a lot of conservative ideas tend to be based on irrationality and fear mongering. "

So you're right winged. Leaning more towards the right winged democrats rather then the far right winged republicans doesn't make you left winged.  Anyway I'm a socialist. "

" @TyphoonSwell: Because the poll is less about 'politics' in the sense of a political beaurocracy, and more about your value system with regard to society (although there often is some overlap).  "

What the fuck man, people like you are going to devolve Giantbomb into a stupid pseudo-political science argument forum. I refuse to participate in this....
 
I think I'm authoritarian left hahaha
 
EDIT: I was wrong, I'm actually Libertarian Left, like Gandhi. Surprise, Surprise. At least I'm as far away as possible from fascist fucks like Hitler and Stalin :D

Lefty libertarian.

I hate politics. I want that option.

 All ideas in congress start with a Democrat standing up and shouting "I have a really bad idea!" then the Republican stands up and goes "And I'm going to make it shittier!"

At this point I would like to make two points that I think are important to the discussion. The first is altruism. From what I have read and observed, the evidence points to an evolutionary basis for an altruistic morality. Personally, I don't think there is any transcendental or metaphysical basis for morality. I do, however, think that altruism is hardwired into us, whether we like it or not- and a functional societal construct has to take this into account.

The second is that people are not born equal- financially, physically, societally. If one accepts any kind of altruistic morality, it only follows that social programs make sense.

" @super_machine said:

" I'm a centrist left. I don't Identify myself with either democrat or republican, but I lean more liberal than conservative. I find a lot of conservative ideas tend to be based on irrationality and fear mongering. "

So you're right winged. Leaning more towards the right winged democrats rather then the far right winged republicans doesn't make you left winged.  Anyway I'm a socialist. "

This poll is heavily leaning to the left... although it still has less than 70 votes. How many people are on Giantbomb? :D This must be less than 1 percent of GB users.