I am a right social libertarian
Right: 7.05, Libertarian: 5.19
Political Spectrum Quiz
Posted on 01/07/2011 7:21:49 AM PST by OneVike
Some of the Qs left me with more Qs than answers.
My Political Views
I am a center-right moderate social authoritarian
Right: 1.6, Authoritarian: 3.2
My Foreign Policy Views
Score: 2.4
My Culture War Stance
Score: 6.97
Guess I'd make a good politician, huh?
There were too many questions about war, abortion and other matters of current debate and too few concerning the role of government in society, IMO. As others have remarked, the matter of "who" would ban offensive works of art or writing or speech is very important--and neither the introductory paragraphs nor the questions themselves specify that body, which is a serious flaw. Most of us, I suspect, assume the government or an agency thereof, but those with less political awareness might assume otherwise (e.g., evil corporations, media monopolies, fundamentalist churches).
There were too many similar questions, as if they were trying to pin you down on issues that might be interpreted narrowly in one case and broadly in another. (There were too many questions, plain and simple.)
A much better 2-dimensional quiz--just 20 questions--based on the original Nolan Chart (also good, but outdated), can be found here.
I say this because most FReepers should be more happy with their scores and where they are placed on the chart. It also will stimulate the neurons, in a healthy way. YMMV.
You are a right social libertarian.
Right: 7.02, Libertarian: 4.04
My Political Views
I am a far-right moderate social authoritarian
Right: 7.63, Authoritarian: 1.28
Political Spectrum Quiz
This is the result of forcing myself to choose only the "strongly agree" or "strongly disagree" categories; even if the question is open to interpretation. Overall, it's pretty messed up. Since I answered everything "strongly", I should be butted right up along the right hand margin - but that's not where they placed me. Don't even get me started about the vertical axis, is a total mess.
FWIW, mine came out:
Right 4.77
Authoritarian 2.08
Foreign Policy 4.75
Culture 7.11
I found some of the questions difficult to properly answer, especially the ones about so-called “moral issues”, which were poorly defined, IMHO.
To me, while nearly all issues have some moral component, only issues that exclusively deal with one’s religious beliefs or personal ethics, and that don’t involve harm to or infringement upon the rights of others, should be considered “moral issues”.
For example, while abortion is morally wrong, it is not a “moral issue” because it involves the taking of an innocent life. Same sex “marriage” is morally wrong, but it is not a “moral issue” because it is also violation of sound public policy, natural law and science.
The only real “moral issues” would be laws dealing with things like church attendance, religious practice, personal, sexual behavior in the privacy of one’s home, alcohol use, etc.
I also find questions about “corporate interests being to powerful” or “unrestrained Capitalism” tough to answer. If unrestrained Captitalism means, unrestrained, fraud, monopolies, price fixing (by corporations or unions), and other anti-competitive behavior, I think it is horrible (and not true Capitalism). If it means free, honest, naturally competitive markets, without burdensome regulations and redistribution of wealth, it is great.
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My Political Views
I am a far-right social moderate
Right: 8.24, Authoritarian: 0.07
Political Spectrum Quiz
My Foreign Policy Views
Score: 0.59
Political Spectrum Quiz
My Culture War Stance
Score: 3.98
Political Spectrum Quiz
Funny how Democrats who took quiz differ from their party leadership, who would all cluster in the upper left corner.
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Apparently, I’m a “right/social libertarian.”
Poorly worded quiz. Then, again, it *is* the internet.
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