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[@ladydynamite7]

Extremely useful for your viewers to see this, as we all need to be aware of the position the person that disseminates our information is coming from. This isn't to devalue your work in any way, it actually shows the value in it. For example, I disagree with a lot of your answers here but also find your history content to be rigorous and not distasteful to somebody like me who isn't aligned with you politically basically at all, and is a history buff. Every historical source, primary or secondary, academic or pop-educational, has biases and it's really useful for the person receiving the information to be able to understand what position the source is coming from. Thank you for not obfuscating that, you have given your audience a basic road map for where we might want to take pinches of salt and that's a good thing.

[@renlysotherlover294]

Yeah I was just watching one of his videos and I was suspicious that he was definitely leaning one way which is fine because I still enjoyed the video itself but it is good to know from where people are telling the history itself.

[@ladydynamite7]

@@renlysotherlover294 I agree. I don't mind bias that much if I know precisely what it is.

[@Ibrahim-cq8tz]

I'm going to have to take heaps of salt in a lot of things given his shitty answers tho

[@ladydynamite7]

@@Ibrahim-cq8tz oh, hard same.

[@capnjack7668]

I've had a growing unease about how his political bias influences his videos for some time now. For someone who claims academic rigor, he's far too emotional and snarky about his subject matter. Sadly, the test confirmed my worst fears. I wish it weren't so. Time to bail on this channel.

[@211teitake]

Interesting responses: "The rich are too highly taxed. Agree." "Governments should penalise businesses that mislead the public. Disagree." "Abortion, when the woman's life is not threatened, should always be illegal. Strongly agree." "The most important thing for children to learn is to accept discipline. Agree." "What's good for the most successful corporations is always, ultimately, good for all of us. Agree. " "Mothers may have careers, but their first duty is to...[nurture and raise good children...] Yes." "Making peace with the establishment is an important aspect of maturity. Strongly agree." "You cannot be moral without being religious. Agree." "Sex outside of marriage is usually immoral. Strongly Agree."

[@charlieprice8372]

He seems a bit reactionary imo and really stupid.

[@RedCubUK]

My younger brother has Asberger’s and is very much into history. He is also very religious and a Libertarian conservative. This guy looks, talks, and even has the same beliefs as my brother. It’s kind of eerie. All he’s missing is the southern accent.

[@bulshock1221]

Same. I saw two of his videos before this because of the algorithm, and even commented on one suggesting a couple things he missed (in the one that came out after this. Probably won't be watching much more of his content. Some of those answers tell me that if he was an EMT he would probably leave some people to die.

[@fabtastic2]

He's a right-wing hack..lol It's sad people look to idiots like this for objective history and information.

[@itssebas8930]

@@fabtastic2 you’re acting like the left is any better😂😂😂

[@gallendugall8913]

Political compass tests unerringly tell you the political orientation of the person who created the test.

[@eybaza6018]

Most likely libleft

[@user-pm3ms5vj2d]

It’s best to take the newer compasses.

[@dozaarchives2225]

Totally disagree with the corporation environment question. History has shown that they will do the least just to get by and generally require heavy regulation from a 3rd party.

[@sebastienholmes548]

Free markets have an incentive to respect the environment.

[@chump6901]

@@sebastienholmes548 look at the stock growth of TSLA the past 12 months, look at the growth of a company like Ford. Free market shows that progress is possible without regulations

[@sebastienholmes548]

@@chump6901 yes, that is my point.

[@chump6901]

@@sebastienholmes548 yeah I’m adding real world context to your point to show evidence of free markets being able to regulate themselves

[@Reworkd]

@@chump6901 Would be a good example if Tesla didn't rely on government grants to get anywhere, no matter what neither companies or the free market can survive without regulation or support from the government. Without regulation you get monopolies, without support companies go bankrupt, the independent free market is a lie sold by corporations to keep people ignorant

[@Delta-es1lg]

I would recommend the 9 axis and 9 plot political compass tests. They're not as good graphically but they are much more nuanced.

[@berlineczka]

I wish you backed up/explained all of your choices, especially the strong agree/strong disagree ones. You didn't even flinch when strongly agreeing with capital punishment or abortion ban - and I believe these are serious enough issues to deserve at least a sentence or two explaining your reasoning.

[@jhonklan3794]

I don't think its possible to give an adequate explanation of such complex topics in any reasonable amount of time. Each of those topics could get a video unto themselves. I think this was more a just a fun exercise to see where he stands on some issues.

[@LasertechStudios3142]

I can kind of respect stating your opinion strongly and not adding more context when no amount of context would satisfy those who would find issue with your position.

[@alexkamrow7901]

Yeah this dude is a FREAK and I'm happy I watched this first

[@cv4809]

You already know the arguments in favor of capital punishment and against abortion, it would be redundant for him to elaborate

[@alexkamrow7901]

@@cv4809 do you not see the irony in the short you just typed. Pro life and pro death are together. How can you be pro saving life but also thinking its ok for some, real people, to die

[@RedCubUK]

My younger brother has Asberger’s and is very much into history. He is also very religious and a Libertarian conservative. This guy looks, talks, and even has the same beliefs as my brother. It’s kind of eerie. All he’s missing is the southern accent.

[@haroldlawson8771]

They are a political party in Poland that is electoral viable that would fit his views

[@abdulaleem9207]

👍

[@stuffwithsoph8264]

@@haroldlawson8771 Yes and Poles hate that party

[@capnjack7668]

Interesting you say that. I've noticed a similar profile among Aspergers white males.

[@antondzajajurca7797]

I was quite intrigued with your reasoning. It came down basically how one read and interpret proposition at hand. Economic Left/Right: -5.0 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.15

[@godzillawarssmt-bj9qz]

We're both in the same area of the compass

[@Tex_Mex_A_Lex]

same here

[@godzillawarssmt-bj9qz]

@@Tex_Mex_A_Lex based #Libright

[@ricksullivan8044]

To say that the left wing is concerned with banking and such being "not real work" is a strawman. The argument is not that banking/financial services are not "real work," it's that they are valued because of capital input, not labor input. A left winger would argue that because accumulating the capital necessary entails exploiting the labor of others, it is immoral and therefore, as the test puts it, "regrettable." Sex work would certainly be considered labor, so this is not really an instance of hypocrisy. Also, private charity has declined due to government investment in welfare? Do you have any sources/studies to back that up, I've never heard that claim before and I'm skeptical but I am willing to be informed haha.

[@stuffwithsoph8264]

Thank god somebody in the comments has a brain

[@kiteofdark]

"you cant be moral without being religious. agree" ew...

[@lukesalazar9283]

It's true tho

[@timurermolenko2013]

We could argue that "no, one can be an houmaniste." Open minded people-lovers. And it's true... until it's not. Practice shows that stepping away from God makes person feel pride to decide what's good or bad. And that leads to corruption. Btw, I'm not religious myself

[@RedCubUK]

I’m religious. But I usually have a lot more politically in common with my atheist and non-religious friends than my religious ones.

[@oriondimitrioskaragiannis475]

@@timurermolenko2013 You reference "practice show[ing] that stepping away from God makes [people] feel pride to decide what's good or bad," as though this is backed-up by any significant or demonstrable study. The demonstrable fact is that that it isn't; decisions of what's good and bad have always been made by people. (No matter how much those people may have believed that God(s) guided their decisions, the decisions themselves were no less made by people, at least given the absence of evidence of divine intervention.) Religion/religious beliefs, or lack thereof, do not make one moral/immoral, nor is religiosity required to make one moral. If religion and morality coincided, religion would not have been used as a rationale/justification for inhumane atrocities all throughout human history (i.e. the Crusades, the blood libel of the Jews in Christianity, the persecution of Christians under Ottoman rule, the use of the Bible to justify slavery).

[@timurermolenko2013]

@@oriondimitrioskaragiannis475 religion isn't prefect, just like capitalism. Yet, it's the least harmful system by far. Today, people live least meaningful lives, most alienated and lonely survival. I know, it's debatable. But ask an average person what they value the most. Country? No, they travel, see other places, and realize they are just a tax cattle trapped by citizenship. Relationship? Divorce rates are 50% + and everyone minds his own welfare. Kids? Fertility rates are all time low. We got enormous opportunity with the internet, but we turned it into a spying machine and commerce. We just Netflix and chill. Of course it's not for everybody, but when you believe in your king, believe in your church, and your tiny community and family is the center of your life, unlike overcrowded cities where people don't want to interact with each other. That's just my perspective

[@jimluebke3869]

"Those with the ability to pay should have access to higher standards of medical care" This actually leads to better outcomes (better healthcare for more people), as a market distribution of resources can direct medical research more efficiently than an authoritarian bureaucrat. So, it's more humane than "pay more get more" gives it credit for.

[@yourtrappedinmygenjutsu]

Very childish take on the world tbh, as if charity would help the poor. Social security does a far better job.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

TLDR made a good video explaining why this compass isn't exactly good.

[@mikeoxsmal8022]

For an accuarate political spectrum you would need 48,569 differnt axises

[@EcclesiastesLiker-py5ts]

Lol. You aren't wrong, but 8 values gets by a little better with 8.

[@CatotheE]

@@EcclesiastesLiker-py5ts I’d be interested in seeing his 8 values test.

[@trunkage]

As to the charity/social security question I think charity is a terrible way to help people. Mosy charity generally doesn't go to those actually needing help, it comes down to the charity giver who gets to decide where the money goes which is a great way to only help a few people and not all those in need, there is no possible way to change poorly allocated charities except the headperson and if you hadn't notice with things like the mosquito nets in Africa, rich people tend to have terrible ideas to 'fix problems' That being said, much of this can be leveled at state charities

[@jimhart4488]

Are you suggesting government doesn't decide where the money goes? Charity is a great way to help people if you don't depend on others to do do the actual charitable work. It means you helping others, not you hoping that others help others.

[@jburkes92]

It's funny. When I took the test, I thought the questions were written by someone more on the right side of the compass. Though I am *significantly* more left wing than you are. Which leads me to believe that the questions were written in a more centrist viewpoint than either of us gave it credit, or we are referring to different questions when thinking about the skew.

[@Leadlight280]

It is really skewed left

[@maxwell8758]

No, it is very skewed left. Someone on the left leaning side 100% wrote that. You can tell.

[@maxwell8758]

@@Leadlight280 exactly

[@xintimidate]

Lol no that just shows how far left you are. The questions clearly have a left bias. A generally speaking leftist lack nuance which is why these questions have very little nuance. I'm still lib right but I'm close to "authoritarian" bc of some of the dumb phrases social questions they have. I'm 8.8 right and -.87 authoritarian despite the fact my questions were all strongly disagree when it comes to "should the government do x"

[@Hiraaad]

No the test still have an obvious left wing bias. The only thing that what you described proves is the tendency of the left to call anyone right of Bernie Sanders right wing!

[@timurermolenko2013]

Lots of questions (options) are worded in a tricky way. Being against corporatism and advocating for workers' rights will place me more left than i am.

[@Ken19700]

I've taken a couple of these. They always ask the wrong questions.

[@michaellynn3550]

You seemingly implied that sex work is not real work, though, given your religious views, I'm not surprised. While I'm not going to argue that being a landlord is not work, as there are obviously elements of work that come along with it--book keeping, maintenance, and general management to name just a few--I would, however, argue that sex work is more work than being a land lord.

[@EcclesiastesLiker-py5ts]

I think part of it is the definition of "work". A landlord, like an investor, may not do much LABOUR, but they take on risk. The amount of cost they incur, for maintenance, a business failing or succeeding, more or less uptake and so on, stays the same, while the amount of money they make can change. That risk is the work they do. A landlord is obliged to provide the same service however much money he or she makes. In theory at least.

[@michaellynn3550]

@@viviancooper5892 One must define "drug dealing." Because if you define it as "the distribution of drugs," it is an incredibly valuable field. For example, how else are people going to get their insulin, anti-depressants, hypertension medication, etc.? Now, if one defines it as "the illegal distribution" of drugs, you then have to justify why certain drugs should be illegal. Hint, I promise you that you'll be hard pressed to find a drug that is currently illegal and justifiably so, especially if you're going to keep some of the other drugs that are currently legal, legal. To name but one example, opioids. There is no justifiable reason why alcohol, tobacco, and opioids are legal, for either recreational use or medicinal use, while marijuana, peyote, and MDMA are illegal for all uses, federally, as schedule one narcotics. Perhaps a better example would be going into the priesthood or working as a pastor, not all work is equal value.

[@michaellynn3550]

@@viviancooper5892 I'm not so sure about that. Sex workers have to be good sales people, actors, socially talented, and number of other interpersonal skills. They provide physical attention, a loving environment, even if that's fake, comfort, and a number of other vital emotional attention which is necessary to our existence. The biggest difference between a pastor and a sex worker is that the pastor only provides value to those who believe in the product he's selling. I, for example, get no value from pastors, if anything, the product they sell yields more harm to humanity than help it provides. Sex workers, alternatively, provide services that all human beings need, regardless of whether they want to purchase the service or not. I might not want to purchase bottled water, but that doesn't change the fact that I need water. Moreover, the harm that sex work yields to society is not a factor inherent in the service, but rather precisely tied to it's prohibition. To suggest otherwise is to remove the veil hiding your obvious ignorance.

[@michaellynn3550]

@@viviancooper5892 OH I almost forgot, dealing heroin, an opioid, can be chalked up to the illegal tactics of the opioid manufacturers who get the people hooked on painkillers before they swap to heroin.

[@michaellynn3550]

@@viviancooper5892 So are you telling me, that my viewpoints, which by the way used to like yours, that have matured over discussions with WOMEN who actually work in the legal sex work industry are male centric? Never mind that my views have shifted because of WOMEN and WOMEN'S perspectives on the industry. Bodily autonomy is a pivotal aspect in any free society. And your "moral" objections to it are just that of an antiquated world view, almost certainly informed from your religious world view, just how mine used to be. I'm not disputing that bad things happen regarding the industry, but I am arguing that that is a necessary result of the industry's prohibition, the legalization of which would help resolve some of that harm, much like the legalization of drugs. My point with the opioids was not assuming that you thought that doctor's don't over prescribe, but in an attempt to illustrated to you that your argument is flawed because you used drug dealing to draw a comparison between that and sex work when in reality this country's drug policy is riddled with misinformation, scientific inaccuracies, and religious fanaticism it's honestly abhorrent, just like the prohibition of sex work. Your argument only works if you assume that both are inherently bad, which I, and many others, do not. See, I used to be like. Thinking that sex work and drug dealing are these absolutely morally bankrupt industries because that's what I had been told by the priest at my church. Well, over time I began to think for myself and read about and explore other's ideas and arguments. I ultimately came to the conclusion that there is nothing inherently immoral about drug dealing or sex work. Is there tangible harm that comes from the illegal sale and distribution of drugs? Absolutely, no doubt about it. But drug dealing is the necessary result of legal and economic constraints forced on individuals who are left with virtually no other option. You want to fix the perceived problems of drug dealing? Great, me too, but you do that by creating more leftist economic standards and safe guards, not by sending these people to prison, almost certainly surrendering them to a life crime after they get out. As for sex work, you want proof that there's nothing inherently immoral about it? Is there something immoral about two consenting adults cuddling? Kissing? Hugging? Talking while cuddling? Having sex? I sure hope that you would agree with that. Unless you think sex outside of marriage is evil and immoral, in which case, okay, I suppose you're entitled to you're 13th century opinion. But assuming you agree, what does the exchange of money change in those scenarios? Nothing. The customer is consenting to exchange money to engage in that conduct, and the service provider is consenting to receiving that money in exchange for engaging in previously agreed upon activities. No one is being forced to do it; it is functionally the same as when a boyfriend and girlfriend go to one of their respective places and have sex. The stereotype of prostitutes having gone through sexual trauma is just that: a stereotype. Sure, there are a number of those people who work in that realm, but that's almost certainly where it is ILLEGAL. Why? Because they began to self medicate with drugs, got addicted, and needed the money to fuel that addiction. The women who work in the legal realm don't have that experience. They see it as a liberating position and a good way to make some money. Again, that's not me prescribing my thoughts on it, but literally the workers themselves. They go through STD tests to protect both them and the customers, they have actual security and safety, and drug testing, you know, like any other employment. They're there because they choose to be there, not because there's no other option. Oh and before you jump to conclusions, no I didn't pay them anything. They were merely friends of mine telling me their honest opinions and the reality of legal sex work.

[@paradisecityX0]

There's things I'm conservative about and things I'm liberal about. And the fact that l got tribal lunatics on both sides screeching at me about how wrong and terrible I am - each accusing me of being on the other side - l must be doing something right

[@paradisecityX0]

@@ronmaximilian6953 It's not a fallacy if both extremes are living in two different realities devoid of nuance and get everything wrong about me in particular for relaying common sense and holding positions that would have been mainstream a decade ago -- especially 25 years ago (back when life made sense). The stereotype of the enlightened centrist is more true than ever in these dystopian times

[@paradisecityX0]

@@ronmaximilian6953 I was paraphrasing Bart Ehrman's quote about being attacked on both sides from fundagelicals and Christ-mythers

[@murplesman]

I got basically the exact same placement but slightly closer to center.

[@jimluebke3869]

"Governments should penalize businesses who mislead the public" Lack of trust in business transactions leads to higher transaction costs. There's a regulatory sweet spot here, that minimizes the combination of regulatory compliance costs and transaction costs stemming from "caveat emptor".

[@texasred2702]

I notice there's no "neither agree nor disagree" middle option. The test seems designed to herd you into a distinct quadrant, where realistically few people are all one or another thing, or they have that one issue where they're on the opposite end of their usual side of the spectrum.

[@jimhart4488]

It IS designed to force a choice. Otherwise, most would choose the 'middle option' and most people would cluster in the center.

[@guillermo.mserrano]

Some people just want to BBQ.

[@deteon1418]

You can absolutely be moral without religion.

[@groovinhooves]

When taking these, I find I get consistent results if I always approach the questions from my interpretation of what it means to live up to Constitutional principles (while remaining open to questioning said principles' efficacy or need of amendment - because the Constitution demands said openness). My personal, emotional pearl-clutch biases I try to ignore as much as possible. I typically score down in the bottom about halfway, dead on the vertical line or a bit to the left or right depending on the bank of questions.

[@Jilktube]

Each question should have "I reject the premise of this question" as a response.

[@melissaroscher1080]

Glad you take issue with the test simplification of issues

[@thekingoftheworld9553]

Yikes

[@charlespayne1707]

As far as I know the original political axis chart was from a dissertation by. writer Jerry Pournelle in 1963. I actually thought his chart was better. I think the x- axis was how one viewed the state and the y- axis was one's opinion of the limits of human reason. I think an article on it is still on the Baen Books website.

[@emmonstrex65]

This is fascinating. I'll take the test. I'm thinking I'm more conservative, but I have notable libertarian values.

[@theshenpartei]

New video got my notification

[@jimluebke3869]

"Protectionism is sometimes necessary" "In a very limited number of circumstances" still qualifies as "agree".

[@andrewpauley4418]

Do you agree with free markets in the sense of Adam Smith or would you be more influenced by Austrian, Geneva, and Chicago School Neoliberals? I make a distinction between the two based on Quinn Slobodian's book, "Globalists: The End of Empire and Birth of Neoliberalism." Slobodian makes the case that the dichotomy between free trade and state intervention is misleading. That actually Neoliberals were all about using state laws and regulations to encase markets. This idea was meant to combat Nationalism and forms of Dircet Democracy by imposing what some Neoliberals called, the "supranational" order. They used organizations like the GATT, WTO, IMF, etc, to implement these ideas. The book is a good read. I can't really do it justice here, but I think breaking the usual dichotomy between free markets and state intervention is important.

[@MichaelHamptonPhotography]

I noticed you disagree with "Eye for an eye". Do Lutherans not accept that this is just another way of saying that the punishment should fit the crime? In other words, if they take your eye, you don't take their head.

[@Soliloquy084]

This was very interesting, I was surprised by several of your answers. Personally if reduced to just two axes I think progressive vs conservative is a better option than authoritarian vs libatarian.

[@killerkraut9179]

With progressive is the word even problematic . Thats why i say no .

[@TribuneAquila]

Authoritarian vs libertarian refers to a sense of political power and how distributed it is. Perhaps left/right should be replaced with con-pro, as you could have a con-lib or an aut-pro but you cant really have a left-con or a right-pro

[@johnmanno2052]

Now I know why I disagree so strongly with many of your analyses and critiques. However, your basic presentation of facts is sound enough for me to enjoy your videos nevertheless.

[@argosgiovanni5988]

Even thought our belief is wildly diffrent (im a anarcho comunist) this is still a entertaining video and i like to watch different perspective

[@sashagray3513]

Forgive me, but how can you be an anachro communist? Those words are diametrically opposed. No government but with total state control, how could that work?

[@killerkraut9179]

I think as well that it not work

[@stuffwithsoph8264]

@@sashagray3513 You haven't got a clue what communism is, please read the Manifesto and Das Kapital, the end goal of communism is to get rid of the exsistence of the state, and have a stateless, classless, society where currency has been abolished be run by the proletariat

[@sashagray3513]

@@stuffwithsoph8264 okay, however no one has made it through the tyranny phase of communism.

[@stuffwithsoph8264]

@@sashagray3513 But that isn't a "phase", it's something that's happened but communism that meets the requirements outlined in the manifesto, has never occured before lmao, communism has never failed or succeeded because it has never been done before

[@RealLilVodka]

I hate the one party state question because yes, I’d have to agree with the question posed but that does not make it good.

[@TribuneAquila]

The question is asking if you think authoritarian states are actually more effecient, or if they only appear more effecient. For example consider the technological progress since the enlightenment as opposed to pre enlightenment (also consider pre roman principate vs post principate), in this case are authoritarian regimes actually more effecient, or less?

[@SirenLearnsaLesson]

Can't trust your history with your obvious pro capitalist/free market bias. Corporations help people/the environment voluntarily? I had other issues but those were ideological. This is just demonstrably false.

[@killerkraut9179]

To much goverment can be terrible for environment as well. its often even worse

[@rajikage3098]

Yeah it’s what pissed me off the most too Like even Capitalists disagree , “corporations only goals are profit” It’s the John 3:16 of Capitalism

[@boopbeepbop154]

Everyone has a bias. Would you be complaining about him being biased if he was a commie?

[@vianabdullah2837]

Not a very good test, but entertaining video nonetheless.

[@Kuudere-Kun]

WWI didn't happen because the Wealthy of different nations lacked Class Solidarity, WWI happened because War is profitable for the Wealthy.

[@killerkraut9179]

Its Complicated . Even the French will to make revange was a giant factor. This cant you explain with wealthy people.

[@shakky1512]

How is sitting on a house, not improving it (like many landlords) and in some cases not even using it a real job? You're contributing nothing to society and just taking property that could be better used by someone actually living in it. As has been proven by numerous studies that show housing the homeless is the best way to end homelessness.

[@TribuneAquila]

I agree with you, but i also see his point too, how is sex work actually contributing to society as a whole? They are both essentially services not goods, and these services dont necessarily create a productive value. Maybe the differentiation here is that prostituion is more of a luxury good, wheras renting is generally an everyday good. So maybe renting property needs to become a luxury good.

[@capnjack7668]

Thank you for sharing more about your politics. It confirms my growing unease with your apparent historical bias. Some of your videos take a neutral approach to the subject matter. Others are much less academically rigorous and your bias is more than clear. I'll be moving on to other history channels.

[@gottod6895]

Where was your grandfather from ?

[@lukesalazar9283]

I'd like to know too

[@a-10wartaboo77]

Imagine Canada or England lol

[@charles-antoinegagne6109]

Great video. Great explanation of the answers.

[@kzonedd7718]

Oh boy, do we have some strong disagreements... Do I cancel you now? Or do I expose you in a strongly worded KZbin video? Choices, choices... ;-) ;-)

[@nerds-nonsense]

why not both? i'd watch that btw

[@killerkraut9179]

I have dsegrements as well. The saying exist . on a place where everybody have the same opinion on that place are not much thinking happening .

[@kxam2]

When I saw your face, I knew you were libright.

[@tobygoodguy4032]

Its needs a Z-axis for public policy v. private convictiom.

[@martinlisitsata]

Im on both sides of the centre with slightly leanings to right and left.

[@neilmorrison7356]

I scored left/right -6 Libertarian/ authoritarian-3.54. Could this be because I am a Scottish Presbyterian with strong Calvinist leanings?😀

[@ananmuadi31]

I took it yesterday and I got kinda the same as you, but: I am at the upper middle of the libertarian-right (closer to the horizontal line), which I may be wrong (please correct me if I am), but describes me as a moderate conservative, or maybe a centrist...

[@TribuneAquila]

The artist and the writer dont necessarily create art with the intent of generating revenue. Some artist of course do, but some post freely to reddit, same with writers. They write and create art for its own sake. However, manufacturers and business persons generating revenue is inherent to their practicies, they cannot exist without selling their goods and services.

[@headsworthtg3585]

do you identify yourself or find yourself near any existing political ideology?

[@CasualHistorian]

I'm a fusionist

[@headsworthtg3585]

@@CasualHistorian as in, Frank Meyers Fusionism?

[@danallen8238]

I always thought you'd be way more to the left than me but I just took the test and was just barely in the bottom left quadrant but practically center.

[@chaddelk3605]

I ‘am also in the bottom half right, upper half Libertarian category.

[@ryanbell6672]

What a simplistic and childish take on the world

[@killerkraut9179]

really?

[@jasonsierchio1167]

subscribed

[@yourtrappedinmygenjutsu]

With my mental illness it makes it hard to work, if i had to depend on charity i couldn't afford health care and get food, social security is far better and stimulates the economy

[@diomed011]

Corporations protect the enironment voluntarily without regulation? Love Canal and the Superfund Act would like to have a word with you.

[@sincityquinn]

I don’t understand how people who lean right can say they don’t want the government in their business but then in the same sentence say abortion should be illegal. It’s like…

[@killerkraut9179]

Thats are to total different things!

[@maxwell8758]

Are you freaking serious? Abortion is essentially murder if the baby or mother is not at risk( or if the mother isn’t a rape victim). Wow, I can’t believe you just made that comparison. Do you listen to what you say?

[@sincityquinn]

@@maxwell8758 Okay…

[@stuffwithsoph8264]

@@maxwell8758 banning abortion doesn't stop abortion, it just puts mothers at risk of dying themselves, its just health care, besides no uterus no opinion

[@ryanp5826]

I took the political compass test but I bombed it.

[@laidbacktaps1362]

Good job CH

[@TheJalipa]

Yup

[@ManiacMayhem7256]

Any chance of 8 values test?

[@oldesertguy9616]

Boy that thing is slanted.

[@userone6672]

I hate this test, who ever made it should stop.

[@MyMCProGaming]

Woah, you got stonks ideology

[@Idevaughan530]

I’m assuming you voted for Donald Trump

[@SlackSulek]

I atand auth center, very based.

[@anonymousanimal1534]

Some of ur positions are pretty based

[@noahtylerpritchett2682]

What's your religion?

[@jmurray1110]

Yeah it is really obvious you are libertarian even at 6 minutes

[@walker1tnranger]

nothin like a basement dwelling libertarian

[@a-10wartaboo77]

Don’t you know any regulations cause monopolies. The government creates monopolies man. If there were no regulations for how much leaded gas I can put into the river every corporation would be small. Big corporations are unprofitable because the economies of scale prefer small businesses. In a place with no laws your small mom and pop pharmacy will out compete big pharma. Libertarians make no goddamn sense primarily because they do not know what economies of scales are. Henry Ford’s assembly line is more productive than a couple of dozen of people working in a workshop.

[@anasevi9456]

nothing like a commie youtube troon wondering why despite all the media propaganda; the world still doesn't like them. the world will never like you, ideologues will always be rightfully hated.

[@Gallic_Gabagool]

@@anasevi9456 lolbertarians are the biggest ideologues lol

[@starkmastery215]

Monopoly =/= corporation

[@killerkraut9179]

@@a-10wartaboo77 often monopolies are craeting them self . And sometimes are Buisnesses and goverments are practically the same thing. thats is why i am not a fan of Capitalists .

[@CatGuy969]

I got north korea 👍

[@noahtylerpritchett2682]

8:47 what about religion and politics instances? Not race, dna, genetics, ethnicity, tribal, family, gene groups.

[@ChristopherNFP]

I thought you would be more left wing.

[@VJMorph]

BWAHAHAHAHAHA, have you seen any of his videos?

[@MicaiahBaron]

@@VJMorph Yeah... He's not subtle.

[@MrBoboiscool]

Like every right-winger, complaining and overthinking the test. Moaning about lack of context in questions, and then not giving context in their answers.

[@maxwell8758]

Like every left-winger, pompous and judgmental. Moaning about people who see things differently than them. Not realizing that this is just supposed to be for fun, and that it’s not a debate where he deeply explains every single viewpoint. People who demand the most tolerance often have the least of it. You embody that perfectly.

[@boopbeepbop154]

I have even seen leftists take the test and do the same thing, it's not him, it's the test. There is a heavy anti-authoritarian and anti-capitalist bias.

[@tugaumakouvov7447]

Wow, very based.

[@jimluebke3869]

"You cannot be moral without being religious" You can be moral, but without religion (Christianity) you tend to go astray on what morality *means*.

[@Stephen-gi1rx]

Some interesting responses by the Casual Historian (CH) to the test. 1) CH agrees that rich people should have access to better standards of health care than poor people. 2) CH strongly approves of predator mutlinationals being allowed to create monopolies without restrictions. So when an unregulated KZbin starts (say) demonetising videos which it or advertiseers disapprove of, or KZbin, Facebook, Twitter et al kick particular users or groups off or censor their views, or give preference to some channels or views over others withtheir algorithms, he is in no position to complain. Such things are, after all, what unregulated predator multinationals do when allowed to run monopolies. 3) CH strongl;y agrees that taxpayers should not prop up theatres & musems which cannot survive on a commercial basis. That would basically be most museums, from the Smithsonian down. All of them are paid for by taxpayersl As are, BTW, all public libraries. So he would (presumably) shut them down as well. 4) CH mildly agrees that kids should not have to go to school if they do not want to. 5) On the multinartionals are exploiting plant genetic resources CH gives a response that is problematic, arguing that if there was more private ownership of resources there would be no problem, which for plant genetic resources is ridiculous since he is basically suggesting that particular individuals should own the rights to particular plant species across an entire nation no matter where that plant was located, which could be problematic if a plant was ONLY situated (or the only examples left were situated) on somebody else's land. Would they have to negotiate twice, once with the plant species owner and once with the land owner, or would their deal with the plant species owner give them automatic rights of access to the land owner's property?

[@jimhart4488]

2) Just because one does not believe they can force others to change their behavior, does not prohibit one form believing and suggesting that such change be voluntary.

[@maxwell8758]

Most of these points of yours are bad.

[@Stephen-gi1rx]

@@maxwell8758 "Bad" as in I'm wrong or "bad" as in the Casual Historian has some wrong-headed ideas?