Posted on 11/08/2006 12:48:58 PM PST by hoppity
This is the Libertarian Purity Test, which is intended to measure how libertarian you are. It isn't intended to be any sort of McCarthyite purging device -- just a form of entertainment, hopefully thought-provoking. I like it a lot better than the more famous "World's Shortest Political Quiz" because I haven't stated the questions with any intent to give an upward bias to a test-taker's score, and because it gives a clearer breakdown between hard and soft-core libertarians. Enjoy, suggest your friends try it out, and see how you compare to other test-takers...
A note on meaning: The word privatized as used throughout the survey means that a given government service is henceforth supplied by the free market and paid for by consumers. It is distinguished from sub-contracting in which the government uses tax money to hire a private firm to provide a government service.
I thought it might be interesting to see where FReepers score, considering the discussions about Libertarians going on today.
I'll give it a whirl. Maybe it will help reduce the raging inferno of anger that I now refer to as "being awake" to a mere powder keg of fury.
Of course, a perfect score on that test indicates that you are a maniac, since it means you endorse political assassinations.
He can consider himself anything he likes ... considering some of the things he wants a "yes" answer to, I consider him a lunatic.
The higher the point value the loonier the questions.
I am a "a medium-core libertarian, probably self-consciously so. Your friends probably encourage you to quit talking about your views so much."
Funny for a guy who nearly joined the "lone soldier" IDF program.
There is a link error now.
Do you have dye your skin blue, or have campaign photos holding your pet ferett (like two of their canidates for office did)?
91-130 points: You have entered the heady realm of hard-core libertarianism. Now doesn't that make you feel worse that you didn't get a perfect score?
31-50 points: Your libertarian credentials are obvious. Doubtlessly you will become more extreme as time goes on.
This surprised me a bit. I thought it would be lower for some reason.
I scored a 97, which the author says, means I "have entered the heady realm of hard-core libertarianism." That's probably about right to some degree. My major problem with Libertarians though is that they would let anyone into this country (no immigration laws). So I guess I'm more of a "quasi-Libertarian."
Whenever I talk to a Libertarian, the topic switches to drugs in about the first two minutes. Perhaps my experience is unusual, but it seems to me that legalizing drugs is a surprisingly important issue for Libs. I'm not sure the test adequately highlights how central this seems to be.
I scored a 37. I guess I lost points in the sex, drugs, and rock and roll catgories...
51-90 points: You are a medium-core libertarian, probably self-consciously so. Your friends probably encourage you to quit talking about your views so much.
I scored a 55.
I didn't score as high as I thought I would.
bump
I scored an 81 but I'm a hard core objectivist. See, we aren't libertarians.
51-90 points: You are a medium-core libertarian, probably self-consciously so. Your friends probably encourage you to quit talking about your views so much.
That puts me right on the border with
31-50 points: Your libertarian credentials are obvious. Doubtlessly you will become more extreme as time goes on.
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