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The Vocem Chart Locator of American Politics
Published on September 1, 2004 By historyishere In Politics
Some told me about The Vocem Chart Locator of American Politics, and I found it so interesting(though a little crude in implementation) that I thought I would share it with everyone here.

If you don't know what a Vocem chart is(and I didn't when I first heard about this quiz), it is a political chart that has a third dimension to it, so it can make differentiations based on fiscal, corporate and cultural issues, so instead of having a line(2 general areas) or a square(4 general areas) as a reflection of your political spectrum, a Vocem chart is more like a cube with 8 regions, four in the front and four in the back. A longer, and better thought-out explanation of this concept is available here.

The quiz is 25 questions, and it gives how closely you fit into one of the 8 squares. My own results were as follows.

1: Liberal (100%) Big surprise
2: New Labour (75%)
3: Anarcho-syndicalist (73%)
4: Totalitarian (63%)
5: Libertarian (46%)
6: Traditional Societies (44%)
7: Authoritarian (35%)
8: Conservative (13%)

And here is the breakdown of where those categories would appear on the cube:

Back bottom right: conservative
Back top right: authoritarian
Front bottom right: the pattern of traditional societies (those without social and technological change with each generation)
Front top right: totalitarian
Back bottom left: libertarian
Back top left: New Labour
Front bottom left: anarcho-syndicalist
Front top left: liberal

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this as much as I did.

Comments (Page 3)
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on Sep 02, 2004
1: Totalitarian (100%)
2: Liberal (94%)
3: Anarcho-syndicalist (88%)
4: Traditional Societies (79%)
5: Authoritarian (77%)
6: New Labour (72%)
7: Conservative (66%)
8: Libertarian (66%)

Ok, I think this thing is slightly skewed, I mean the responses I wanted to give, the didn't even have. They only had reponses I didn't want to give. Not a lot of choice there, huh?

on Sep 02, 2004
http://www.lp.org/issues/platform/compare/platlong.html try that one it has detailed answers though it is not 3-d and it called me more green which is not at all my policy oh well
on Sep 03, 2004
1: Liberal (100%)
2: New Labour (78%)
3: Totalitarian (71%)
4: Anarcho-syndicalist (70%)
5: Authoritarian (47%)
6: Traditional Societies (46%)
7: Libertarian (45%)
8: Conservative (20%)


How can I be something if I don't even know what it is???? Oh well.. at least I didn't get call a pinko commie bastard (j/k) Could someone explain about the invisible hand thing. I didn't get that question at all.

I'm so confused.. Hold me. I'm scared
on Sep 03, 2004
Could someone explain about the invisible hand thing.


Adam Smith wrote a book called "The Wealth of Nations" in which he expanded on the theory of laissez-faire economics... basically that market forces(or the invisible hand) would guide the economy towards the most stable and effective wages, prices and other such matters.
on Sep 03, 2004
Rank Item Percent
1: Traditional Societies (100%)
2: Anarcho-syndicalist (98%)
3: Libertarian (86%)
4: Conservative (81%)
5: Liberal (55%)
6: Totalitarian (50%)
7: New Labour (43%)
8: Authoritarian (38%)

I guess the conclusion I can draw from it is I am a Traditionalist / Anarchist, so screw Goverment but in a nice traditional way, hehehe.
on Sep 03, 2004
No, you are Amish Noam Chomksy....
on Sep 03, 2004
Yeah something like that, churn butter while revolting against all forms of governmnet.
on Sep 03, 2004
You mean you're manufacturing consent while you raise a barn....
on Sep 03, 2004
Hey, how did you know that, I thought nobody could see me.
on Sep 04, 2004
You know everybody is filming everybody else... so there is nothing private anymore....
on Sep 04, 2004
Well quit that, because you are taking my SOUL with that Machine!!!
on Sep 05, 2004
That whole Anarcho-syndicalist thing has thrown me for a loop. Perhaps, I'd better re-do the quiz. Hmmm. At least I learned what one is.
on Sep 05, 2004
Shozan: Your SOUL? I haven't made an offer yet, so I can't take it without paying a little bit down on it. BTW, here is a mirror so you can keep it in good shape.

Dona: I didn't know what one was for a long time...
on Sep 05, 2004
I turn my back to thee...

while I would light and chuck a molotov cocktail behind myself, hehehehe

Long Live the Amish Anarchists!!!!!
on Sep 05, 2004
your shunning me? You and your revolutionary kind are all the same... so go, have your Model T and rotary phone and join the early 20th century... do some barn burning if that's what it takes!

Viva Las Vegas and all that jazz....
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