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https://8values.github.io/index.html

What is 8values?

8values is, in essence, a political quiz that attempts to assign percentages for eight different political values. You will be presented by a statement, and then you will answer with your opinion on the statement, from Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree, with each answer slightly affecting your scores. At the end of the quiz, your answers will be compared to the maximum possible for each value, thus giving you a percentage. Answer honestly!

What are the eight values?

There are four independent axes - Economic, Diplomatic, State, and Society - and each has two opposing values assigned to them. They are:

Equality (Economic)
Those with higher Equality scores believe the economy should distribute value evenly among the populace. They tend to support progressive tax codes, social programs, and at high values, socialism.

Markets (Economic)
Those with higher Market scores believe the economy should be focused on rapid growth. They tend to support lower taxes, privatization, deregulation, and at high values, laissez-faire capitalism.

Nation (Diplomatic)
Those with higher Nation scores are patriotic and nationalist. They often believe in an aggressive foreign policy, valuing the military, strength, sovereignty, and at high values, territorial expansion.

Globe (Diplomatic)
Those with higher Globe scores are cosmopolitan and globalist. They often believe in a peaceful foreign policy, emphasizing diplomacy, cooperation, integration, and at high values, a world government.

Liberty (State)
Those with higher Liberty scores believe in strong civil liberties. They tend to support democracy and oppose state intervention in personal lives. Note that this refers to civil liberties, not economic liberties.

Authority (State)
Those with higher Authority scores believe in strong state power. They tend to support state intervention in personal lives, government surveillance, and at high values, censorship or autocracy.

Tradition (Society)
Those with higher Tradition scores believe in traditional values and strict adherence to a moral code. Though not always, they are usually religious, and support the status quo or the status quo ante.

Progress (Society)
Those with higher Progress scores believe in social change and rationality. Though not always, they are usually secular or atheist, and support environmental action and scientific or technological research.

What's the "Closest Match" mean at the bottom of the results?

In addition to matching you to the eight values, the quiz also attempts to match you to a political ideology. This is a work in progress and is much less accurate than the values and axes, so don't take it too seriously. If you disagree with your assigned ideology, send us an email at [email protected] with your scores, matched ideology, and preferred ideology, and we'll look into adjusting the system. Thanks!

Mine:
Centrist

https://8values.github.io/results.html?e=51.8&d=52.7&g=39.6&s=46.4
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https://8values.github.io/results.html?e=70.7&d=61.7&g=72.3&s=78.0
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Aw man, they changed some of the test around but it still calls me a fascist


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Sounds about right I guess
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ThePrinceFish posted...

Aw man, they changed some of the test around but it still calls me a fascist

Folks with your views are pretty rare on CE.
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Very little change from the last time I took this test and it's still pretty accurate. Only real difference is the 10% increase to the Nation side after they changed the questions and scale from Might-Peace to Nation-World.
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@Blue_Dream87 and @CrimsonAngeI are both pretty cool guys
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Doesn't seem very accurate.
I answered truthfully to a lot of causes that I care very little about and it just called me liberal.
The things I do care about I answered truthfully to also, but my views are very hardlined in those respects.

This quiz is too tame. It doesn't factor in extremism.


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alexander37 posted...

@Blue_Dream87 and @CrimsonAngeI are both pretty cool guys

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This has been posted 100 times already bro
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I'd say I'm higher on "Nation" than what the quiz say and also more market friendly than this low.


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Hey posted...

This has been posted 100 times already bro

It's that good.
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Closest Match: Liberalism
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So many socialists on this board
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This quiz is so awesome that it requires javascript, I think one of the first dozen or so questions was actually original, and it expected me to restart the whole thing when I swapped the tab to CE to complain about how that "Those with a greater ability to pay should receive better healthcare" question that shows up in every one of these tests ignores the potential "no but trying to adjust that in reality would be a trainwreck" option and just assumes when you say no that you're a socialist.
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I was hoping this would be a new one, but this is good too


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imo it's very hard to progress much beyond 75% liberal/65% world because it means answering questions like "fuck law and order", "totally open borders are a great idea", "citizens of other countries are more important than our own" and "i support a one-world government"

my own gut-felt answers to economic questions surprise me. i think it's my personal financial situation talking.
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I always hate quizzes like this. I never feel like there's enough information in the question to give an accurate answer. I mean, I guess that's just the nature of a quiz like this, but it's still frustrating.
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