Where do you fall on the political spectrum test

[ChocolateMoose123]

Pretty self explanatory.
The Definitive Political Orientation Test | PlayBuzz

 

[Qlip]

Left Libertarian

You're on the left and libertarian spectrum of the political compass! You question authority and are deeply distrustful of hierarchy. You believe strongly in personal liberty and individual freedoms. You firmly believe in a self-governed and non-hierarchical society with maximum individual freedoms for all. You support women's rights, gay rights, and liberal attitudes on sex. You, however, favor collectively owned property and an economy that guarantees equality and opportunity. You believe in strong communities and favor a cooperative economy over dog eat dog capitalism. You're a lefty, but you hate big government just as much as the next libertarian! What do you think? Do you agree?

 

[Merced]

Got Left Libertarian.

 

[á´…eparted]

Makes sense, although I do not think property should be collectively owned. Private ownership is fine.

You're on the left and libertarian spectrum of the political compass! You question authority and are deeply distrustful of hierarchy. You believe strongly in personal liberty and individual freedoms. You firmly believe in a self-governed and non-hierarchical society with maximum individual freedoms for all. You support women's rights, gay rights, and liberal attitudes on sex. You, however, favor collectively owned property and an economy that guarantees equality and opportunity. You believe in strong communities and favor a cooperative economy over dog eat dog capitalism. You're a lefty, but you hate big government just as much as the next libertarian! What do you think? Do you agree?

 

[ZNP-TBA]

Right Libertarian

You're on the right and libertarian quadrant of the political spectrum! You prize individualism and personal liberty above all else. You believe in private property and the free market. You tend to be patriotic but you're sceptical of the state and you find little to no value in government institutions. You believe that success depends on the individual's ability to pull themselves up by their own boot straps and take advantage of the opportunities they have. You see taxes as a form of oppression and you believe that the greatest threat to freedom is big government. You believe in a society of independent and hard-working individuals who take care of themselves. You want big brother out of your bedroom, out of your bank account, and off your property!

The description is pretty much accurate.

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[MENTION=5223]MDP2525[/MENTION] what did you get?

 

[Flâneuse]

Left Libertarian

 

[ChocolateMoose123]

Right Libertarian
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You're on the right and libertarian quadrant of the political spectrum! You prize individualism and personal liberty above all else. You believe in private property and the free market. You tend to be patriotic but you're sceptical of the state and you find little to no value in government institutions. You believe that success depends on the individual's ability to pull themselves up by their own boot straps and take advantage of the opportunities they have. You see taxes as a form of oppression and you believe that the greatest threat to freedom is big government. You believe in a society of independent and hard-working individuals who take care of themselves. You want big brother out of your bedroom, out of your bank account, and off your property!

The description is pretty much accurate.

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[MENTION=5223]MDP2525[/MENTION] what did you get?

Left Libertarian. It fits. Although it is very generalized.

 

[ZNP-TBA]

Left Libertarian. It fits. Although it is very generalized.

Gotta say I think I'm pleased to see so many libertarian leaning people here. It probably explains why most of us can have civil (if heated) discussions about things. So far the 'Left' persuasion of test takers doesn't surprise me. I agree with everything in the Left-libertarian description too except for the push for collectivization of property. I believe in co-ops so long as they are voluntarily established and maintained but I don't think they necessitate casting out individual private property altogether.

 

[ChocolateMoose123]

Gotta say I think I'm pleased to see so many libertarian leaning people here. It probably explains why most of us can have civil (if heated) discussions about things. So far the 'Left' persuasion of test takers doesn't surprise me. I agree with everything in the Left-libertarian description too except for the push for collectivization of property. I believe in co-ops so long as they are voluntarily established and maintained but I don't think they necessitate casting out individual private property altogether.

Yeah. That was vague and where I was not to keen on the description. Individual private property is fine by me. I think there is some right leaning libertarians who subscribe to the "no shared property" including corporations, etc and I don't see that as viable.

EDIT: I should say, not without much stricter guidlines for corporations. They shouldn't be allowed to make political contributions, I don't believe in bailouts, etc.

 

[ZNP-TBA]

Yeah. That was vague and where I was not to keen on the description. Individual private property is fine by me. I think there is some right leaning libertarians who subscribe to the "no shared property" including corporations, etc and I don't see that as viable.

Yeah right libertarians like Walter Block believe all property should be privatized (privatized in the sense of ownership dictated by the free market, not government granted privatization to corporations since he doesn't support corporatism as is seen today).
I think shared property is fine and even more efficient in some cases such as sharing certain commons. Again whether they are voluntarily acquired or acquired through force is the distinguishing factor for me. I say let co-ops and privately owned businesses compete freely and see which better serves the people. Where people chose to trade their resources will give us a measurable answer.

I wrote this back in 2009 when I was a very strong libertarian (I still am for the most part):

Walter Block and Private Roads.
Upon recently reading Walter Block's defense of private roads and subsequent criticism of public ( by 'public' I mean to say state-owned) roads there appeared certain claims in his blog that I either disagreed with or had a hard time understanding.

Block begins by asserting that all roads , everywhere, should be privatized, no exceptions. He then suggests if you do not seriously consider this position of all-out privatization then your very life can be in danger. He points out that over 40,000 people annually lose their lives on American highways. He means to quite directly assert that it is the government ownership and maintenance of these roads that are the 'ultimate cause' of these deaths.

However, it is quite unclear by what he means by 'privatization.' Privatization today usually involves some piece of land sold by government to a favored corporation at non-market based prices. It is a switch of dictatorship.

He blames poor stewardship pointing to bungling bureaucracy as the culprit. The State is not subject to the profit/loss system and price mechanism of the free market and, therefore, does not brunt the true costs shoddy roads and the consequences that can result from them. Block seems to imply that there is serious lack of efficiency in state roads and this can be considered the main cause of the 40,000 + deaths.

Here is my problem with this, and its two pronged. When there are a myriad of factors that lead to accidents on the road , why would bureaucratic management standout as the 'ultimate cause?' Also, why do we care about how the state handles the roads issue?

The problem of government roads being the ultimate cause isn't really substantiated by any evidence ( at least that I have seen). It is a claim without substance. Factors such as alcohol play a huge role in judgment impairment on any road ( government or private) and will increase the probability of an accident. As far as intoxication goes, I guess one reasonable advantage a private road might have over a government one is that it can be restricted to drivers not under the influence. But then again government can and do set up check points and that still isn't full proof and I expect that you can't ever fully avoid at least the occasional mishap.

If a somewhat intoxicated man walked into Wal-Mart and used the restroom facility which posted that the custodian has just finished mopping the floors , and the the intoxicated customer slips and breaks their neck, would Block blame Wal-Mart or the man?

In terms of keeping up the roads , I would say the government does a fairly good job. I am not kidding either. The roads in my community and the major highways near me look in excellent condition, especially when compared to roads I have seen in other countries. I have been many places within the U.S. and rarely do I see a road ( yes, government run) that looks very horrible. The biggest problem I see , in terms of efficiency , is the amount of time it takes workers to repair or change a road, particularly a highway. Block is correct in suggesting that central planners have a much harder time calculating than free market entrepreneurs, but roads are not that much of a problem for a central planning body. Roads are low entropy and compared to something like a stock market and are not that hard to manage. Hell , even the bureaucrats can do a decent job , right?

But just because I said the State does , at least , an O.K. job of road maintenance, does that mean I actually endorse state-ownership of roads? Well no, I don't. I don't believe it is justified. The efficiency issues , I believe, can be handled by a free market to be comparatively as well or better than state maintenance. Block seems to focus the problem on efficiency when it seems to me to be beside the point. Does this mean if the State can actually be shown to be fairly efficient at handling the roads , would he would be in favor of state ownership? The problem with state-ownership is much more fundamental and problematic than matters of efficiency and bureaucratic management. It is the the forced externalization of costs which can penalize non-compliance with prison time.

I don't believe that collective management of roads should always be frowned upon either. From example of the State, we already see that most roads can be collectively managed reasonably well. Unfortunately since the State monopolizes most roads, its just about impossible to determine the true costs of roads. I believe when a free market competes in the road business we will be able to know these costs. I still think that collective management could be better in some situations. Why can't a local community decide to collectively maintain their thoroughfares? I find it problematic when someone proposes non-pluralistic measures. Claiming , as an imperative , life or death , that all roads must be privatized is a stretch and frankly, vulgar. Its pretty much like if a socialist claims that all means of production , everywhere , must be collectivized , no objections, that would seem vulgar.

Honestly, in a hypothetical free society , I see a likely combination of commonly owned roads and private roads. Thank you Mr.Block for your insight. And while I do support free markets I don't demand that all things must be privatized as a matter of life and death. Communities , which are established voluntarily , may be able to decide how they want to manage their own resources and whether they want to share collective responsibility or not.

 

[erm]

I got left libertarian as well, not surprisingly.

Not so sure on "favor collectively owned property". If they mean some collectively owned, then yes that's basically a necessity for a decently functional society, but I don't favor it over privately owned at all. I also don't know what "strong communities" means, but I'm always suspicious when the word "community" comes up to justify or condemn anything.

I don't have anything close to a complete political view, as I'm usually agnostic on most issues. I guess the closest I have to an actual ideology, which is based on my understanding and work with networks and complexity, is the need to regulate/control in order to minimize the amount of regulation and control. I know that's a very left-wing, anti-authoritarian view.

 

[Bush]

Right Libertarian, natch

 

[RedAmazoneFriendZone]

You're on the left and libertarian spectrum of the political compass. One more here :hi:

 

[human101]

Left libertarianism, interesting because I like capitalism.

 

[citizen cane]

This appears, a few questions in, to be a watered down version of the political compass test. Seems like a waste of time, and I'm not sure why anyone would bother to take it, knowing that there are better alternatives out there,

 

[Hawthorne]

Left Libertarian

 

[Zeego]

Left Libertarian

 

[Beargryllz]

Not what I expected

I figured I'd be tagged moderate-libertarian. Maybe they weigh the religious stuff pretty heavily?

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

You're on the right and libertarian quadrant of the political spectrum! You prize individualism and personal liberty above all else. You believe in private property and the free market. You tend to be patriotic but you're sceptical of the state and you find little to no value in government institutions. You believe that success depends on the individual's ability to pull themselves up by their own boot straps and take advantage of the opportunities they have. You see taxes as a form of oppression and you believe that the greatest threat to freedom is big government. You believe in a society of independent and hard-working individuals who take care of themselves. You want big brother out of your bedroom, out of your bank account, and off your property!

 

[Magic Poriferan]

This appears to be the same set of questions as the political compass, with the same lower left bias.