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Show HN: Axes Test – Client-side multi-axis political spectrum mapper

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This is a free, client-side political questionnaire that maps a person’s views across twelve separate axes grouped into governmental, diplomatic, economic and societal categories. Users choose a Quick (36), Standard (60) or Full (120) set of statements and answer on a five‑point agree/disagree scale; answers are scored into twelve percentages and saved only in the browser, with shareable result links that contain just the twelve numbers. The tool compares your profile to editorial profiles of 131 countries, 31 ideologies and a set of historical thinkers, and presents closest matches and plain‑language explanations. It is explicitly designed for reflection, discussion and learning vocabulary, not as a scientific instrument or a voting recommendation, and it is an independent implementation (not affiliated with the original 12axes quiz).

Practically, each statement points toward one side of an axis (examples include Federal vs Unitary, Democratic vs Autocratic, Security vs Freedom, Nationalism vs Internationalism, Collectivize vs Privatize, Progressive vs Traditional, and Acceleration vs Bioconservative), and scores are tallied into percentages that show nuanced combinations (sample output shows Social Liberalism 90% match and Spain 90% match with axis breakdowns). A methodology page documents how matches are computed, glossary items explain terms used in statements, and the site is available in English and Spanish.

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