Political Compass Argument

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After taking the test, I realized where I stand with certain current topics and how I was never forced to answer such questions and it really made me think. This was because I was never involved politically and I didn’t get much exposure to some of the issues. The results showed my political compass assessment as an; Economic Left/Right:-3.75, and a Social Libertarian/Authoritarian:-1.28. I was standing more towards Gandhi’s personal political convictions over others. What was interesting about the chart was as you go left the political convections are more communistic/collectivism.
I never really was into politics and after turning 18 I hadn’t voted once for anyone running, so it was interesting to see where I ended up on the graph.

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