- 05 Jul 2010 20:35
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Going through the polls here, I came across a poll for which was best, The Political Compass or the Nolan Chart Survey. While the PC was better than the new NCS (the link to the old NCS is broken), I found them both horrible - my score for the PC was Economic Left/Right: 2.50, Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.92; and the NCS put me as a Centrist just short of either Libertarian and Conservative. Neither fit my political views accurately, the PC because it mixed in views on morality unmodified by how those views should be worked out in law, and the NCS's questions were just plain strange.
So, just for fun and since I didn't see a poll for it already listed (though I'm sure it's in there somewhere), here's the online poll that I think does the best job of measuring general political philosophy, though of course it doesn't measure the idiosyncrasies and fine divisions of each: The World's Smallest Political Quiz
Below are the descriptions of the five political ideologies. Which best describes you, and does the poll place you more or less where you should be, at least in the correct extra-large pigeonhole? Note that the poll asks which description below best describes you, not what result you got on the quiz.
My own score was Libertarian: Personal 80 / Economic 90, which IMHO is about right.
So, just for fun and since I didn't see a poll for it already listed (though I'm sure it's in there somewhere), here's the online poll that I think does the best job of measuring general political philosophy, though of course it doesn't measure the idiosyncrasies and fine divisions of each: The World's Smallest Political Quiz
Below are the descriptions of the five political ideologies. Which best describes you, and does the poll place you more or less where you should be, at least in the correct extra-large pigeonhole? Note that the poll asks which description below best describes you, not what result you got on the quiz.
My own score was Libertarian: Personal 80 / Economic 90, which IMHO is about right.
Libertarian
Libertarians support maximum liberty in both personal and economic matters. They advocate a much smaller government; one that is limited to protecting individuals from coercion and violence. Libertarians tend to embrace individual responsibility, oppose government bureaucracy and taxes, promote private charity, tolerate diverse lifestyles, support the free market, and defend civil liberties.
Left (Liberal)
Liberals usually embrace freedom of choice in personal matters, but tend to support significant government control of the economy. They generally support a government-funded "safety net" to help the disadvantaged, and advocate strict regulation of business. Liberals tend to favor environmental regulations, defend civil liberties and free expression, support government action to promote equality, and tolerate diverse lifestyles.
Centrist
Centrist espouse a "middle ground" regarding government control of the economy and personal behavior. Depending on the issue, they sometimes favor government intervention and sometimes support individual freedom of choice. Centrists pride themselves on keeping an open mind, tend to oppose "political extremes," and emphasize what they describe as "practical" solutions to problems.
Right (Conservative)
Conservatives tend to favor economic freedom, but frequently support laws to restrict personal behavior that violates "traditional values." They oppose excessive government control of business, while endorsing government action to defend morality and the traditional family structure. Conservatives usually support a strong military, oppose bureaucracy and high taxes, favor a free-market economy, and endorse strong law enforcement.
Statists (Big Government)
Statists want government to have a great deal of power over the economy and individual behavior. They frequently doubt whether economic liberty and individual freedom are practical options in today's world. Statists tend to distrust the free market, support high taxes and centralized planning of the economy, oppose diverse lifestyles, and question the importance of civil liberties.
Society cannot exist, unless a controlling power upon will and appetite be placed somewhere; and the less of it there is within, the more there must be without.
—Edmund Burke
—Edmund Burke