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[2077] Of me and political compass

I admit. Sometimes, I go on egosurfing. I Google myself. Wow. That sounds worse than I thought it would be.

Anyway, this habit of mine began when somebody impersonated me online. To address the situation, one of few things that I did was to scan the internet for my name with the intention of repairing damage the impersonator sought to do.

When the impersonation issue died out, I did not stop Googling myself however. I found that egosurfing… addictive.

It continues until till day because I find what others write about me amusing. Somebody at a UMNO website for instance, calls me a traitor. Some others call me a kafir due to an article that I wrote on the Palestianian-Israeli conflict. There are flattering posts too but, heh, that is for you to find out.

One that I saw some weeks ago wondered how I would show up on several online political compasses.[1] Among many compasses he used, the one at Political Compass is probably the best-known out there.[2] I myself am familiar with it and I shall only use it.

And, as Michael Jackson would have put it, this is it.

Some right reserved.

As you can see, I am halfway to the southeast side of the compass. That means pro-freedom on both the economic and social front. In a sense, I am an individualist, hostile to collectivism.

The black arrow shows the evolution of my position and hence, thoughts. I have been doing this compass since, if I remember correctly, year 2002. The shift, is likely due to my experience living in the United States as well as knowledge gained from economics.

It should be noted questions related to the compass are US-centric. If it is to be contextualized within Malaysian environment, I would probably sit farther to the southeast.

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[1] — See Of My Political Leaning Compendium of Me. August 9 2009.

[2] — The Political Compass is available at http://www.politicalcompass.org/. Accessed September 10 2009.

By Hafiz Noor Shams

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