The Libertarian Purity Test

I cam across this today, and it judges you on how "pure" your Libertarian views are, obviosuly the igher you get the more Libertarian you are. There is a total of 160 points.

I got 70, and the descrpition goes basicly I am a mediym-core Libertarian and that my friends tell me th shut up about my views.

I'm sure Amuk and TL will enjoy it.

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

Do Libertarians really want to abolish and privatize everything like this test suggests? Private police....that's really, really scary.

By the way, I got a 10.

[Edited on 10/22/2004 by Flinx]

Got a 147

131-159 points: You are nearly a perfect libertarian, with a tiny number of blind spots. Think about them, then take the test over again. On the other hand, if you scored this high, you probably have a good libertarian objection to my suggested libertarian answer. :-)

Some of the questions were worded kinda strange or I might have scored higher

Originally posted by Flinx
Private police....that's really, really scary

[Edited on 10/22/2004 by Flinx]

Not really it just amounts to every neighborhood hireing a Security Guard. Wouldnt it be nice to have a cop you could FIRE. No more being treated like an axe murderer when you are pulled over

Some of the questions were broad in my sense, like the privitazation of nearly everything.

Thinking back, I should've put that roads and highways should be privitized the gov does a crappy job building and reparing them.

Your score is...

18

Bwahaha.

Originally posted by Amuk

Originally posted by Flinx
Private police....that's really, really scary

[Edited on 10/22/2004 by Flinx]

Not really it just amounts to every neighborhood hireing a Security Guard. Wouldnt it be nice to have a cop you could FIRE. No more being treated like an axe murderer when you are pulled over

Hmm....when you put it that way...

I took this the other day when someone suggested that I amy be a Libertarian...I scored a "51"

I got a 94. Higher than I thought it would have been.

Scored a 110

Which means,

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?

Yup hard core - thats me all-right

We can see who the wild-eyed Libertarian is

Give me Liberty or give me ....another shot of whiskey

143

You are nearly a perfect libertarian, with a tiny number of blind spots. Think about them, then take the test over again. On the other hand, if you scored this high, you probably have a good libertarian objection to my suggested libertarian answer. :-)



I wish I could be the perfect libertarian but as in all political parties, sometimes things are just too extreme...
At least in 2004's society...

Maybe one day.... Maybe one day....

[edit on 22-10-2004 by TrueLies]

Originally posted by Amuk
Give me Liberty or give me ....another shot of whiskey

That's funny you said that I was actually going to post about whiskey...

Libertarian's would rather be asleep at the table with a shot of whisky to escape the harsh world in which we live in, a double standard world of freedoms... wait, thats not funny...

Yes to everything until the anarchist questions!

Originally posted by Flinx
Do Libertarians really want to abolish and privatize everything like this test suggests?

This was my reply on another thread in response to a question kind of like this:

There's a difference between small "l" libertarians and big "L" Libertarians. Big "L" Libertarians being people affiliated or agreeing with the Libertarian Party. Small "l" libertarians are simply people that follow a libertarian philosophy. There can be a big difference.

There are several different forms of libertarianism. Libertarian Socialism is really just a pretty word for anarchism. This sums it up well: "adherents believe that management of the common good (socialism) is necessary, but that this should be done in a manner that preserves individual liberty and avoids concentration of power or authority (libertarianism). Some libertarian socialists say individual liberty and societal harmony are necessarily antagonistic, and anarchist philosophy must balance the two. Others feel that the two are symbiotic, and that the liberty of the individual guarantees the harmony of the society and vice-versa."

Then there's Libertarian Capitalism, the philosophy more closely associated to the LP.

There are many people that say they are libertarians, yet believe in completely different things. In fact, some libertarians say that voting in elections and the very idea of a political party are both anti-libertarian ideas.

Now, the questions in the five point range on this test are of the anarcho-capitalist philosophy. These are in line with beliefs of the Libertarian Party, but much more extreme. The LP believes that government (in very limited form) is necessary. Anarcho-Capitalists are anarchists that believe in capitalism.

Only got a 98

That damned liberal streak in me keeps showing through

Your score is...

82

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.



Completely accurate score. I recognize how bad things can get if everything is privatized, so there does need to be government social programs to at least maintain some standards of living. Liberal libertarian is how I consider myself and the score reflects this.

I got a 154.

If you've ever read my blog, you'd probably understand why.

83 points.

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.

What did you expect from a Canadian?

I'm a Republican and expected to get maybe a 5 so I was surprised to get a 34: 31-50 points: Your libertarian credentials are obvious. Doubtlessly you will become more extreme as time goes on.

I'm sure I'll become more extreme as time goes on but probably not in the libertarian way.


Jemison