Libertarianism

[Badbird]

http://www.politicalcompass.org/printablegraph?ec=-4.62&soc=-6.10

I don't really know what to make of this entirely, but I didn't feel comfortable with the answer set for some questions.

Same feeling for me. The question about art was one that I gelt had no place in a graph like this. I got two other sites if anyone wants to try more political graphs.

http://www.nolanchart.com/

http://www.moral-politics.com/xpolitics.aspx

 

[Srontgorrth]

I've done that before and ended up sort of where Dodens was, except a little less Libertarian.

 

[Blind Guardian]

http://www.politicalcompass.org/printablegraph?ec=-4.62&soc=-2.26

 

[Jimmy... Dead.]

I thought this was pretty accurate

http://www.politicalcompass.org/printablegraph?ec=-1.25&soc=-6.21

 

[Cythraul]

I've always disliked a lot of the questions on this test, but here's where I currently stand:

http://www.politicalcompass.org/printablegraph?ec=3.00&soc=-3.85

I don't think it accurately reflects my political position on social matters. The answers I give to some of the questions on social matters I think make me end up looking a little more socially conservative than I really am. Some of those questions have nothing to do with what I think the government should be allowed to do. As far as I'm concerned, you can be uptight as hell about the morality of social issues and still be radically anti-authoritarian politically if you think the government has no business regulating those things. But my view on, for instance, whether society is too open about sex is not a political view and really says nothing about what I think the proper role of government is.

 

[The Ozzman]

I've always disliked a lot of the questions on this test, but here's where I currently stand:

http://www.politicalcompass.org/printablegraph?ec=3.00&soc=-3.85

I don't think it accurately reflects my political position on social matters. The answers I give to some of the questions on social matters I think make me end up looking a little more socially conservative than I really am. Some of those questions have nothing to do with what I think the government should be allowed to do. As far as I'm concerned, you can be uptight as hell about the morality of social issues and still be radically anti-authoritarian politically if you think the government has no business regulating those things. But my view on, for instance, whether society is too open about sex is not a political view and really says nothing about what I think the proper role of government is.

I agree with this. I wish there was an 'indifferent/neither' option like Dakryn suggested.

 

[Cythraul]

I'd be interested to see how some of you score on the libertarian purity test: http://www.bcaplan.com/cgi-bin/purity.cgi

I scored a 60. I used to score in the 131-159 range.

 

[The Ozzman]

I scored a 49. I think some public/state entities are okay, which is why I scored so low. Some of my answers to stuff like 'Should welfare be abolished' were 'no', because sometimes it's needed for certain people. I just think some of that stuff should be heavily overhauled

 

[Matt]

http://www.politicalcompass.org/printablegraph?ec=-7.88&soc=-3.33

lol. This isn't that surprising.

 

[King Richard]

Der Morgenstern has been PMSing all over the forum for the past couple days it seems. Maybe it's a cry for help.

I was starting to get that impression as well.

 

[King Richard]

I took the test to see what it'd say and I scored a 39. I'd say the description is pretty spot on.

31-50 points: Your libertarian credentials are obvious. Doubtlessly you will become more extreme as time goes on.

 

[Srontgorrth]

I scored a 38. I would say the description fits pretty well too.

 

[skeptik]

I scored a 31. I'm not informed enough to give a suitable answer for a lot of those questions, so I erred on the side of status quo and put no for a lot of things I may say yes to if I had a better understanding of what I was being asked or of the situation being framed, especially in Part III.

 

[Badbird]

I scored a 25. And has anyone tried Nolan Chart and Moral Politics? I scored as a liberal on Nolan Chart and here is my results from Moral Politics



The following categories best match your score (multiple responses are possible):
System: Socialism
Ideology: International Socialism, Activism
Party: No match.
Presidents: Jimmy Carter
04' Election: David Cobb
08' Election: Dennis Kucinich


Of the 667,543 respondents (11,708 on Facebook):
3% are close to you.
89% are more conservative.
1% are more liberal.
1% are more socialist.
6% are more authoritarian.


http://www.moral-politics.com/Temp/Pol_bfcfe8dae09f41dbae2103bb65ac9e4a.png

 

[Draehl]

Your scored -0.5 on Moral Order and -5.5 on Moral Rules.

The following categories best match your score (multiple responses are possible):

1. System: Liberalism
2. Ideology: Progressive NeoLiberalism
3. Party: No match.
4. Presidents: Ronald Reagan
5. 04' Election: Michael Badnarik
6. 08' Election: Ron Paul



Of the 667,545 respondents (11,708 on Facebook):

1. 3% are close to you.
2. 8% are more conservative.
3. 5% are more liberal.
4. 54% are more socialist.
5. 30% are more authoritarian.

PROGRESSIVE NEOLIBERALISM

Progressive NeoLiberalism is a moderate form of Economic Liberalism.

Neoliberalism is a political philosophy and a political-economic movement beginning in the 1970s that de-emphasizes or rejects government intervention in the economy, focusing instead on achieving progress and even social justice by more free-market methods, especially an emphasis on economic growth, as measured by changes in real gross domestic product.

Progressive Neoliberalism is Neoliberalism associated with non-conforming moral values.

 

[Cythraul]

And has anyone tried Nolan Chart and Moral Politics?

I just took the Moral Politics test and got the following:


1. System: Conservatism
2. Ideology: Capital Republicanism
3. Party: Republican Party
4. Presidents: Richard Nixon
5. 04' Election: George W. Bush
6. 08' Election: John McCain

Of the 667,544 respondents (11,708 on Facebook):

1. 3% are close to you.
2. 7% are more conservative.
3. 14% are more liberal.
4. 64% are more socialist.
5. 7% are more authoritarian.

Weird result. I have virtually no sympathies with the Republican party in the United States and I definitely wouldn't classify myself as any kind of conservative. I identify broadly as a classical liberal, and the classical liberals were, along with the socialists, historically the main enemy of conservatism where conservatism favored the (coercive) preservation of tradition, monarchy, aristocratic privilege, and so on. I think certain ideas - especially certain ideas about political economy - have become associated with conservatism over time, but those ideas were originally classical liberal ideas. The categorizations that a lot of these tests adhere to are not fine-grained enough in my opinion.

 

[Draehl]

I like that the question were phrased more in a broad manner. Some quizzes like these ask you the questions on more of a person level which is more of a lifestyle quiz than a political quiz. IE the difference between a hardcore bible thumper and a bible thumper seeking a theocracy. Just because you have strong beliefs in community or independence in your personal life doesn't mean that's how you think the world should be for everyone.

 

[Dak]

I've always disliked a lot of the questions on this test, but here's where I currently stand:

http://www.politicalcompass.org/printablegraph?ec=3.00&soc=-3.85

I don't think it accurately reflects my political position on social matters. The answers I give to some of the questions on social matters I think make me end up looking a little more socially conservative than I really am. Some of those questions have nothing to do with what I think the government should be allowed to do. As far as I'm concerned, you can be uptight as hell about the morality of social issues and still be radically anti-authoritarian politically if you think the government has no business regulating those things. But my view on, for instance, whether society is too open about sex is not a political view and really says nothing about what I think the proper role of government is.

Pretty much nailed it.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Borderline conservatist/centrist on the Nolan chart and this

YOUR SCORE

Your scored -6 on Moral Order and 1.5 on Moral Rules.



The following categories best match your score (multiple responses are possible):

System: Socialism
Ideology: Activism
Party: Green Party
Presidents: Jimmy Carter
04' Election: David Cobb
08' Election: Dennis Kucinich


I really have no authority on these subject matters.

 

[cookiecutter]

I scored a 14 on the Libertarian Purity test, probably because of drug legalization. "You are starting to have libertarian leanings. Explore them." What?! Nooooooo!