I think there were some studies showing that personality type can heavily influence political views, and INFJs tend to be quite left-wing.
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I think there were some studies showing that personality type can heavily influence political views, and INFJs tend to be quite left-wing.
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Yup, INFJ is a left wing leaning personality type.
We don't like to encroach on other peoples motives and will's as a general rule. We think people should live there lives the ways that they want to so long as they don't harm others. This translates to being socially liberal.
We also believe that people should be treated fairly. If someone is down or hurt, then they should be helped out. If someone is breaking the rules and taking unfair advantage of others, it should be stopped. If this applies to a ecomomic sense, you get economicly liberal (which is actually a conserivive view. But it is called as such to reduce conufusion).
Put those together and you get Socialism, or a heavy democrat. I.E. classic liberalism.
As such, I actually question if someone is an INFJ or not when they are conservitive. Particulary if it is in a social term. Also notice, that there are very very few conserivtive INFJ's on the forum. Those who are, are generally religious. As a general rule, strongly religious people are usually conservitive.
We don't like to encroach on other peoples motives and will's as a general rule. We think people should live there lives the ways that they want to so long as they don't harm others. This translates to being socially liberal.
We also believe that people should be treated fairly. If someone is down or hurt, then they should be helped out. If someone is breaking the rules and taking unfair advantage of others, it should be stopped. If this applies to a ecomomic sense, you get economicly liberal (which is actually a conserivive view. But it is called as such to reduce conufusion).
Put those together and you get Socialism, or a heavy democrat. I.E. classic liberalism.
As such, I actually question if someone is an INFJ or not when they are conservitive. Particulary if it is in a social term. Also notice, that there are very very few conserivtive INFJ's on the forum. Those who are, are generally religious. As a general rule, strongly religious people are usually conservitive.
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Yeah I've noticed that there are few conservatives on this forum. I've never really understood conservative Christian's opposition to Socialism (besides the whole "it has anti-religion roots" thing). I personally believe that Socialism is highly compatible with Christianity (some people go as far as saying that Jesus was a Socialist).
On an related note: Why the hell is Adam Sandlers a political figure on the diagram?
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Jesus was a socialist.
I don't think any conservative INFJs dislike socialism, rather that they dislike the governmental interference that socialism traditionally implies.
I don't think any conservative INFJs dislike socialism, rather that they dislike the governmental interference that socialism traditionally implies.
Your true political self:
You are a
Social Liberal
(95% permissive)
and an...
Economic Conservative
(70% permissive)
You are best described as a:
Libertarian
You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness.
(on the graph I missed Anarchist by the smallest bit - ah well, it is just a test after all. :noidea: )
cheers,
Ian
You are a
Social Liberal
(95% permissive)
and an...
Economic Conservative
(70% permissive)
You are best described as a:
Libertarian
You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness.
(on the graph I missed Anarchist by the smallest bit - ah well, it is just a test after all. :noidea: )
cheers,
Ian
Your true political self:
You are a
Social Moderate
(41% permissive)
and an...
Economic Moderate
(43% permissive)
You are best described as a:
[SIZE=+2]Centrist
You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness. [/SIZE]
Several political tests all concur. I am a centrist.
You are a
Social Moderate
(41% permissive)
and an...
Economic Moderate
(43% permissive)
You are best described as a:
[SIZE=+2]Centrist
You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness. [/SIZE]
Several political tests all concur. I am a centrist.
You are a
Social Liberal
(80% permissive)
and an...
Economic Liberal
(10% permissive)
You are best described as a:
[SIZE=+2]Socialist
You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness. [/SIZE]
Social Liberal
(80% permissive)
and an...
Economic Liberal
(10% permissive)
You are best described as a:
[SIZE=+2]Socialist
You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness. [/SIZE]
can we add a poll to this thread, just to see how much of a lead the socialists have a lead here?
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Wow, didn't expect these results!
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/4442/politicsw.jpg
You are a
Social Liberal
(71% permissive)
and an...
Economic Liberal
(38% permissive)
You are best described as a:
[SIZE=+2]Democrat
You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness. [/SIZE]
Explanation Of Results
We wanted to get beyond the two catch-alls of American politics, the Democratic and Republican parties, and see where people actually stand. Parties can bring together people with marginally differing values and make collective action easier. But party platforms can misrepresent their constituents, and blind loyalty to a party can convince individuals to harbor inconsistent views.
The goal of this test was to exactly classify your personal politics, without the traditional labels. We avoided the edgy party issues and focused on fundamental values. Your score is a measure of what you believe in, economically and socially.
Higher permissiveness, on either axis, indicates a "live and let live" philosophy. Of course, we're almost conditioned in America, "Land of the Free", to think positively of such a philosophy. But practically speaking, permissiviness (or its opposite, regulation) can create any number of outcomes:
For example, on the economic axis, a highly permissive system, like the American system of the early 1900s, might mean things like low taxes and increased scientific innovation. It might also result, as it did back then, in unrestricted child labor and millions of poor people with black lung.
At the other end of the economic spectrum, a highly regulated system might conserve the environment, establish national health care, and eliminate poverty. But as we've learned from the Soviet system, extreme regulation can also lead to stagnation, sameness, and unhappiness.
If you liked the test, forward it. Thanks for participating
You are a
Social Liberal
(71% permissive)
and an...
Economic Liberal
(38% permissive)
You are best described as a:
[SIZE=+2]Democrat
You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness. [/SIZE]
Explanation Of Results
We wanted to get beyond the two catch-alls of American politics, the Democratic and Republican parties, and see where people actually stand. Parties can bring together people with marginally differing values and make collective action easier. But party platforms can misrepresent their constituents, and blind loyalty to a party can convince individuals to harbor inconsistent views.
The goal of this test was to exactly classify your personal politics, without the traditional labels. We avoided the edgy party issues and focused on fundamental values. Your score is a measure of what you believe in, economically and socially.
Higher permissiveness, on either axis, indicates a "live and let live" philosophy. Of course, we're almost conditioned in America, "Land of the Free", to think positively of such a philosophy. But practically speaking, permissiviness (or its opposite, regulation) can create any number of outcomes:
For example, on the economic axis, a highly permissive system, like the American system of the early 1900s, might mean things like low taxes and increased scientific innovation. It might also result, as it did back then, in unrestricted child labor and millions of poor people with black lung.
At the other end of the economic spectrum, a highly regulated system might conserve the environment, establish national health care, and eliminate poverty. But as we've learned from the Soviet system, extreme regulation can also lead to stagnation, sameness, and unhappiness.
If you liked the test, forward it. Thanks for participating
Your true political self:
You are a
Social Liberal
(70% permissive)
and an...
Economic Liberal
(30% permissive)
You are best described as a:
[SIZE=+2]Democrat [/SIZE]
You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness.
You are a
Social Liberal
(70% permissive)
and an...
Economic Liberal
(30% permissive)
You are best described as a:
[SIZE=+2]Democrat [/SIZE]
You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness.
Your true political self:
You are a
Social Liberal
(63% permissive)
and an...
Economic Liberal
(35% permissive)
You are best described as a:
[SIZE=+2]Democrat [/SIZE]
You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness.
You are a
Social Liberal
(63% permissive)
and an...
Economic Liberal
(35% permissive)
You are best described as a:
[SIZE=+2]Democrat [/SIZE]
You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness.
Your results are in!
Your true political self:
You are a
Social Liberal
(75% permissive)
and an...
Economic Liberal
(26% permissive)
You are best described as a:
[SIZE=+2]Strong Democrat [/SIZE]
You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness.
Your true political self:
You are a
Social Liberal
(75% permissive)
and an...
Economic Liberal
(26% permissive)
You are best described as a:
[SIZE=+2]Strong Democrat [/SIZE]
You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness.