I took part in the calibration round. It put me further right than I vote and far to the right of what I believe. Not sure how accurate it really is.
this post was submitted on 09 Sep 2023
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Yeah when you look at its overall political compass it seems a bit unbelievable to have Green much further to the left than Act are to the right.
Were there any discrepancies when you looked at the issues?
I didn't see an option for that. How do you get the calibration round?
On the results page. It asks if you want to assign weight to each policy area.
Oh I didn't realise that's what they were referring to. Thanks!
It's got some odd question choices. I find Winston Peters likeable, but I would never vote for him so don't agree with many of his policies. I reckon he'd be great to go have a beer with :-)
He'd also be great to have a bottle of whiskey with every single afternoon, if the gossip I hear is to be believed 😁
It put me pretty much right where I though I'd be.
TOP was the highest rated party for me, I didn't expect that at all. Second was National and third was ACT, which wasn't a surprise at all.
The quiz positioned me firmly in the lower-left quadrant, with no political parties nearby. I guess I have to work out which of my values to compromise - do I go up or right?
Economic left, social conservative would traditionally be working class, and traditionally be represented by Labour. But I agree with you and the website that Labour has abandoned the working class, leaving no good alternative. I think it's an important factor causing the political unrest at the moment.
TOP has always felt like a wasted vote because they're so damn far from any chance of representing me but tbh, I'm at the point where a wasted vote is the best option.
I got almost dead centre, economic left and social conservative by less than one grid square, the closest to me is National.
In terms of parties, I got TOP, National, Act. I guess wealth taxes weren't part of the questions.